Short answer: Laguna S 2.1 is 4.3x cheaper (under 0.01¢ vs 0.034¢ a chat). Qwen 3.8 Flash ranks higher overall (#20 vs #22). Pick Laguna S 2.1 for everyday use and Qwen 3.8 Flash when quality matters most.
QQWENGANG
QWEN 3.8 FLASH
QWEN GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE591 SOURCE
BUILDAGENTSAUTOMATEIDEAS
CODEAGENTSIDEASINTO REALITY
POWER53UNVERIFIED · CRAPGPT TESTS
Reasoning
56
Instruction
54
Writing
54
Math
52
Code
50
Value
70
RUNNER★★★
GENERALIST / REASONER
0.034¢ per chat · 2,913 chats per NZ$1
“Faster than your bottleneck.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
PPOOLSIDEGANG
LAGUNA S 2.1
POOLSIDE GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE671 SOURCE
CODEIN THESUN
SHIPITCHEAP
POWER53UNVERIFIED · CRAPGPT TESTS
Code
50
Reasoning
56
Instruction
54
Writing
54
Math
52
Value
94
SPECIALIST★★★
CODER / REASONER
<0.01¢ per chat · 12,529 chats per NZ$1
“Compiles first time. Mostly.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
Qwen 3.8 Flash
Laguna S 2.1
Cost per chat (NZD)
0.034¢
under 0.01¢
Chats per NZ$1
2,913
12,529
Overall rank
#20
#22
Vendor
Alibaba
Poolside
Speciality
General
Code
Reasoning
56
56
Code
50
50
Math
52
52
Writing
54
54
Instruction
54
54
Scores are 0 to 100 percentiles blending LMArena, Epoch AI, Artificial Analysis and CrapGPT's own tests. Updated 2026-10-11.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Qwen 3.8 Flash or Laguna S 2.1?
Laguna S 2.1 costs under 0.01¢ per typical chat versus 0.034¢ for Qwen 3.8 Flash on CrapGPT (NZD, measured token use).
