Mistral Small 4 is the next major release in the Mistral Small family, unifying the capabilities of several flagship Mistral models into a single system. It combines strong reasoning from...
Model details →Mistral: Mistral Small 4 vs Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free)
Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Laguna S 2.1 is the latest coding agent model from [Poolside](<https://poolside.ai/>). Laguna S 2.1 is a 118B total parameter model with 8B active parameters, scoring 70.2% on Terminal-Bench 2.1 and...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Mistral: Mistral Small 4 | Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 262K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.15 | $0.00 | 🏆 Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.60 | $0.00 | 🏆 Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | — | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 4 |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral: Mistral Small 4 better than Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free)?
Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Mistral: Mistral Small 4 and Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free)?
Input: $0.15 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.60 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Mistral: Mistral Small 4 and Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) support?
Mistral: Mistral Small 4 supports up to 262K tokens. Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) supports up to 262K tokens.
Do both Mistral: Mistral Small 4 and Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) support tool calling?
Mistral: Mistral Small 4: yes. Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free): yes.
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