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Poolside
Open-weight foundation models built for agentic software engineering
As of 29 August 2026, Poolside starts at $0.06/month. Poolside builds open-weight foundation models and coding agents for enterprise software engineering teams. Softwr lists it under AI. Poolside is launched in 2023, available on Web, API, macOS, Windows.
Overview
What Poolside does
Poolside is a foundation model company focused on AI for software development. It develops the Laguna family of open-weight models, including Laguna S 2.1 (118B parameters, 1M context) and Laguna XS 2.1 (33B parameters, 256K context, designed for on-device use), alongside desktop and CLI tools for building with them. The company primarily sells to large enterprises, banks, and government/defense customers with sizeable engineering organizations, while also making models available on usage-based token pricing through platforms like OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway.
What people use it for
- Enterprises deploying AI coding assistance across large developer organizations
- Government and defense agencies needing on-premise or sovereign coding models
- Teams building custom coding agents on open-weight foundation models
- Organizations wanting on-device lightweight coding models
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Where it falls short
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- No self-serve public application; access is largely through enterprise sales or third-party model gateways
- Pricing for the flagship enterprise and government offering is not public and requires a sales conversation
- Targets organizations with large (5,000+) developer headcounts, making it a poor fit for individuals or small teams
- Documentation and product surface area are thin compared to consumer-facing coding assistants
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Pricing
What Poolside costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Laguna XS 2.1
On request
- $0.06 per 1M input tokens
- $0.12 per 1M output tokens
- Available via OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway
Laguna S 2.1
On request
- $0.10 per 1M input tokens
- $0.20 per 1M output tokens
- 1M token context window
Enterprise / Government
On request
- Custom contracts for large engineering organizations
- Sales-quoted pricing
- On-premise or dedicated deployment options
Capabilities
Features
Laguna S 2.1
118B-parameter frontier-class coding model with a 1M token context window
Laguna XS 2.1
33B-parameter lightweight model designed to run on-device with a 256K context window
Desktop and CLI tools
Native applications for building and coding with Poolside's models
Open-weight models
Model weights are published openly rather than kept fully closed
Third-party gateway access
Models available via OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway
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Questions people ask
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How is Poolside's Laguna model usage priced?
Laguna XS 2.1 is priced at $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.12 per 1M output tokens; Laguna S 2.1 is $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens.
SourceWhere can I access Poolside's models?
Laguna models are available through third-party gateways OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway, as well as via Poolside's own desktop and CLI tools.
SourceDoes Poolside offer enterprise or government pricing?
Yes, Poolside offers custom, sales-quoted contracts for large enterprises and government/defense customers, including on-premise or dedicated deployment options.
SourceHow do I get started building with Poolside's models?
Poolside's documentation provides a quickstart guide for installing the `pool` CLI and running an agent task, alongside API documentation for custom integrations.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Poolside
- Company
- Poolside
- Based in
- San Francisco, USA
- Founders
- Jason Warner, Eiso Kant
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