Head to head
PO vs AM For light moderate heavy
Verdict · measured basis
Nova Micro 1.0 costs $0.0000 per solved task against
Laguna XS 2.1 at $0.0006 — ▼ 14x cheaper .
Over 200 tasks that is $0.11 a month.
On output token price alone Laguna XS 2.1 looks 1.2x cheaper. The ranking reverses once you divide by pass rate — the cheaper tokens do not win the task.
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Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Laguna XS 2.1 and Nova Micro 1.0 Figure Laguna XS 2.1 Nova Micro 1.0 Input $/Mtok $0.06 $0.035 Output $/Mtok $0.12 $0.14 Cached input $/Mtok $0.03 $0.035 Pass rate 78% 56% Cost per solved task $0.0006 measured $0.0000 measured Cost per month $0.11 $0.01
Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Monthly cost against tasks per month Log-log lines for Nova Micro 1.0 (measured, $0.0000 per solved task), Laguna XS 2.1 (measured, $0.0006 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks. 10 100 1k 10k 100k $0.001 $0.01 $0.1 $1 $10 $100 TASKS / MONTH (log) → 200 tasks Nova Micro 1.0 · MEASURED · $0.0000 per solved task $0.01 Nova Micro 1.0 MEASURED Laguna XS 2.1 · MEASURED · $0.0006 per solved task $0.11 Laguna XS 2.1 MEASURED Monthly cost against tasks per month Log-log lines for Nova Micro 1.0 (measured, $0.0000 per solved task), Laguna XS 2.1 (measured, $0.0006 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks. 10 100 1k 10k 100k $0.001 $0.01 $0.1 $1 $10 $100 TASKS / MONTH (log) → 200 tasks Nova Micro 1.0 · MEASURED · $0.0000 per solved task $0.01 Laguna XS 2.1 · MEASURED · $0.0006 per solved task $0.11 — Nova Micro 1.0 · MEASURED — Laguna XS 2.1 · MEASURED Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings