Moondream lists 2 models and Poolside 4. Poolside is cheaper on a typical model ($0.09 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Moondream | Poolside | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 2 | 4 |
| Models with published pricing | 2 | 4 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.85 | $0.09 |
| Cheapest paid model | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 ($0.07) |
| Longest context | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview (32K) | Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (1.0M) |
| Free models | 0 | 2 |
| Newest model | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview (2026-10-15) | Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (2026-07-21) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 0 | 0 |
For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.
| Workload (per month) | Moondream | Poolside |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $72.50 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview | $6.90 with Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $61.00 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview | $8.40 with Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | no suitable model | $8.64 with Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $39.00 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview | $5.52 with Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | no suitable model | $3.12 with Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 |
| You need | Moondream | Poolside |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 ($0.07) |
| With tool calling | none listed | Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 ($0.07) |
| With image input | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 ($0.07) |
| 128K+ context | none listed | Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 ($0.07) |
| 1M+ context | none listed | Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 ($0.11) |
| Model type | Moondream | Poolside |
|---|---|---|
| text+image->text | 2 | 0 |
| text->text | 0 | 4 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Moondream | Poolside |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 2 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 2 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Poolside is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.09 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $0.85 for Moondream. The cheapest paid models are Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview at $0.85 and Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 at $0.07.
It depends on the job: Poolside offers the broader line-up (2 models vs 4), Poolside the lower typical price, Poolside the longest context (1.0M tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Poolside: Moondream lists 2 models and Poolside lists 4.
Poolside: Moondream's longest is Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview at 32K tokens; Poolside's is Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 at 1.0M.
Moondream: none. Poolside: 2 free models (e.g. Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free)).
Moondream: 2 of 2 models accept images. Poolside: 0 of 4.