Model comparison

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Laguna XS.2

Claude Sonnet 5.5 has enough public results to be ranked (#10); Laguna XS.2 does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic

60.5

Rank #10 Confirmed

Laguna XS.2 Poolside

32.5

Unranked Sparse

Summary

  • They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores higher in 2 categories and Laguna XS.2 in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads 88.7 to 20.3.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 100% for Claude Sonnet 5.5 and 0% for Laguna XS.2.
  • Laguna XS.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Laguna XS.2 specifications
Claude Sonnet 5.5Laguna XS.2
ProviderAnthropicPoolside
Noometry Index60.532.5
Released2026-09-282026-04-28
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window1M—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$2—
Output $ / M tokens$10—
Results tracked162

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Category by category

Coding Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads

Claude Sonnet 5.5: 65.5 (#6), Laguna XS.2: 34.1

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5.5Laguna XS.2
LMArena WebDev16991302
FrontierCode52.1%—
CursorBench55.5%—
FrontierSWE61.9%—
SciCode61%—
ALE-Bench1,819—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Claude Sonnet 5.5: 44.9 (#14), Laguna XS.2: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5.5Laguna XS.2
APEX-Agents75.5%—

Reasoning Not comparable

Claude Sonnet 5.5: 52.4 (#29), Laguna XS.2: —

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5.5Laguna XS.2
CritPt31.4%—
Mystery Game Puzzles65%—

Math Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads

Claude Sonnet 5.5: 88.7 (#4), Laguna XS.2: 20.3

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5.5Laguna XS.2
ProofBench100%0%
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)88.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 480.5%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025100%—

Knowledge Not comparable

Claude Sonnet 5.5: 66.0 (#11), Laguna XS.2: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5.5Laguna XS.2
GPQA Diamond95.6%—
SimpleQA Verified46.5%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Claude Sonnet 5.5: 53.2 (#5), Laguna XS.2: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5.5Laguna XS.2
Furniture Assembly75%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 better than Laguna XS.2?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 has enough public results to be ranked (#10); Laguna XS.2 does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 or Laguna XS.2 better for coding?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 65.5 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Laguna XS.2 share?

2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Sonnet 5.5 has 16 scored results on Noometry and Laguna XS.2 has 2.

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