Grok 4.3 vs Laguna M.1 vs North Small Translate
Laguna M.1 comes out ahead, 68 to 56 and 50 on our weighted score.
xAIGrok 4.3
56/100- ECI149.2
- Price$1.25 / $2.50
- Context1M
- Our pick
PoolsideLaguna M.1
68/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context262K
CohereNorth Small Translate
50/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context16K
Laguna M.1 is our pick
Laguna M.1 is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Grok 4.3 (56) and North Small Translate (50). Grok 4.3 wins on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceLaguna M.1 and North Small TranslateLaguna M.1 Free · North Small Translate Free · Grok 4.3 $1.56 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4.3Grok 4.3 1,000,000 · Laguna M.1 262,144 · North Small Translate 16,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGrok 4.3Grok 4.3: Text, Images, PDFs · Laguna M.1: Text · North Small Translate: Text
- Self-hostingLaguna M.1 and North Small TranslatePublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Grok 4.3 | Laguna M.1 | North Small Translate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 41 | 100 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 35 | 0 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 37 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 56/100 | 68/100 | 50/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Grok 4.3xAI | Laguna M.1Poolside | North Small TranslateCohere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 149.2 | — | — |
| ECI rank | #55 of 148 | — | — |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 88.8% | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 42.8% | — | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 93.3% | — | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 33.2% | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.25 | Free (best) | Free (best) |
| Output | $2.50 | Free (best) | Free (best) |
| Cached input | $0.20 | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.56 | Free (best) | Free (best) |
| Long-context rate | Over 200K: $2.50 / $5.00 | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official xAI API | Official Poolside API | Official Cohere API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens | 16,000 tokens |
| Max output | 30,000 tokens | 32,768 tokens (best) | 16,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | No |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 |
| API model ID | grok-4.3 | poolside/laguna-m.1 | north-small-translate-09-2026 |
| API providers | 27 (best) | 2 | 1 |
| Released | Apr 17, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Grok 4.3$17.50
- Laguna M.1Free
- North Small TranslateFree
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Grok 4.3, Laguna M.1 or North Small Translate?
Laguna M.1 is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Grok 4.3 (56) and North Small Translate (50). Grok 4.3 wins on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.3, Laguna M.1 or North Small Translate?
Laguna M.1 is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Poolside API price). North Small Translate costs Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Cohere API price); Grok 4.3 costs $1.25 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official xAI API price). Laguna M.1 is listed as free.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Grok 4.3 has an ECI of 149.2, Laguna M.1 has not been scored yet and North Small Translate has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Grok 4.3, Laguna M.1 and North Small Translate yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that North Small Translate does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.3 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Laguna M.1 and 16,000 for North Small Translate. Maximum output per response: Grok 4.3 up to 30,000, Laguna M.1 up to 32,768, North Small Translate up to 16,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Grok 4.3 accepts text, images and PDFs; Laguna M.1 accepts text; North Small Translate accepts text. Grok 4.3 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Laguna M.1 and North Small Translate publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; Grok 4.3 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
North Small Translate is the newest, released Sep 9, 2026. Laguna M.1 came out Apr 28, 2026; Grok 4.3 came out Apr 17, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
