Laguna XS 2.1 vs Qwen 3.6 27B
Comparing VRAM requirements, performance, and capabilities for running these models locally with Ollama.
Parameters
33B
Context
256K
VRAM Range
22–72 GB
Recommended
Q4_K_M (22 GB)
ByPoolside·LicenseOpenMDW-1.1
Parameters
27B
Context
256K
VRAM Range
20–62 GB
Recommended
Q4_K_M (20 GB)
ByAlibaba·LicenseApache 2.0
VRAM Requirements by Quantization
Side-by-side memory needs at each quality level.
| Quantization | Laguna XS 2.1 | Qwen 3.6 27B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 22 GB | 20 GB | +2.0 GB |
| Q8_0 | 39 GB | 34 GB | +5.0 GB |
Capabilities
Feature support comparison.
| Capability | Laguna XS 2.1 | Qwen 3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| text generation | Yes | Yes |
| code generation | Yes | Yes |
| reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| tool use | Yes | Yes |
| multilingual | — | Yes |
| vision | — | Yes |
| math | — | Yes |
| summarization | — | Yes |
Benchmark Scores
Higher is better. Scores from published evaluations.
| Benchmark | Laguna XS 2.1 | Qwen 3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| swe-bench-verified | 70.9 | 77.2 |
| swe-bench-pro | 47.6 | — |
| aime2026 | — | 94.1 |
| gpqa-diamond | — | 87.8 |
Hardware Compatibility
Can each model run at recommended quantization on common VRAM tiers?
| VRAM | Laguna XS 2.1 | Qwen 3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| 8 GB | No | No |
| 12 GB | No | No |
| 16 GB | Offload | Offload |
| 24 GB | Tight | Runs |
| 32 GB | Runs | Runs |
| 48 GB | Runs | Runs |
| 64 GB | Runs | Runs |
| 96 GB | Runs | Runs |
Run Laguna XS 2.1
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