Gemma 3n 4B vs Laguna XS 2.1

Gemma 3n 4B at $0.069 in and $0.138 out and Laguna XS 2.1 at $0.069 in and $0.138 out — per million tokens, from the same wallet.

Gemma 3n 4B

Google

0.05¢

for a client proposal

$0.069 in · $0.138 out / 1M

33K context · released May 2025

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Laguna XS 2.1

Poolside

0.05¢

for a client proposal

$0.069 in · $0.138 out / 1M

262K context · released 1 month ago

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Asking all both at once — identical prompt, identical context — costs about 0.09¢ for a typical client proposal.

At a glance

All 2 cost the same on input.
Largest context: Laguna XS 2.1 at 262K tokens — about 370 pages.

Cost per task

Estimated totals at the rates above. Solid bar is input, lighter bar is output.

Quick code fix

2K in · 500 out

Gemma 3n 4B

0.02¢

Laguna XS 2.1

0.02¢

Draft a client proposal from notes

5K in · 800 out

Gemma 3n 4B

0.05¢

Laguna XS 2.1

0.05¢

Context-heavy session (Alyph workspace)

155K in · 4K out

Gemma 3n 4B

needs 155K ctx

Laguna XS 2.1

1.1¢

Analyze a 50-page legal contract

35K in · 1K out

Gemma 3n 4B

needs 35K ctx

Laguna XS 2.1

0.26¢

Large architecture refactor

250K in · 3K out

Gemma 3n 4B

needs 250K ctx

Laguna XS 2.1

1.8¢

Solid part of each bar is input tokens, the lighter part is output. Models that don’t fit a task are marked instead of priced.

Cost vs Token Amount

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80% Input20% Output

Gemma 3n 4B

Laguna XS 2.1

Adjust the ratio slider to change how output tokens influence the final price for equivalent workloads.

Pricing

Gemma 3n 4B

Laguna XS 2.1

Input / 1M tokens

$0.069

Output / 1M tokens

$0.138

Cached input / 1M

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$0.035

Specs

Gemma 3n 4B

Laguna XS 2.1

Provider

Google

Poolside

Released

May 2025

1 month ago

Context window

33K

262K

Max output

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33K

Input

Text

Output

Text

Reasoning

Answers directly

Shows its thinking

Knowledge cutoff

2024-08-31

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Try it with real numbers

2K tokens in · 500 tokens out.

Gemma 3n 4B

Google

0.02¢

for this task

67% input · 33% output

Full pricing →

Laguna XS 2.1

Poolside

0.02¢

for this task

67% input · 33% output

Full pricing →

All 2, same prompt and context: 0.04¢. That is the entire cost of the comparison.

Your $5 welcome credit covers about 12,077 of these.

Which should you pick?

For long documents, Laguna XS 2.1 has the largest context window here — 262K tokens.

On price they are identical: about 0.05¢ for a typical task each.

If you want to watch the model think, Laguna XS 2.1 shows reasoning; the other answers directly.

Or don’t pick. Send the identical prompt to all both, read the answers side by side, and keep the winner. How to run a fair bake-off →

Gemma 3n 4B pricing →Laguna XS 2.1 pricing →Add Lyria 3 Clip Preview Add Grok 4.20

Questions, answered

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3n 4B or Laguna XS 2.1?

On a typical client proposal (5K tokens in, 800 out) they cost the same — about 0.05¢ each. Compare them on context and capabilities instead.

Which has the largest context window?

Laguna XS 2.1 — 262K tokens, about 370 pages.

Can I run Gemma 3n 4B and Laguna XS 2.1 side by side on Alyph?

Yes — that is what Alyph is built for: the identical prompt with identical context to all 2, answers rendered side by side, billed from one wallet. This exact combination costs about 0.09¢ for a typical task.

Ask both at once

Identical prompt, identical context, answers side by side — about 0.09¢ for a typical client proposal. Free to start, with $5 of credit.