Laguna M.1 vs Claude Mythos 5 vs North Small Translate
Laguna M.1 comes out ahead, 68 to 50 and 36 on our weighted score.
- Our pick
PoolsideLaguna M.1
68/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context262K
AnthropicClaude Mythos 5
36/100- ECI—
- Price$10.00 / $50.00
- Context1M
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 North Small Translate (50) and Claude Mythos 5 (36). Claude Mythos 5 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 · Claude Mythos 5 $20.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextClaude Mythos 5Claude Mythos 5 1,000,000 · Laguna M.1 262,144 · North Small Translate 16,000 tokens
- Widest inputsClaude Mythos 5Laguna M.1: Text · Claude Mythos 5: Text, Images, PDFs · North Small Translate: Text
- Self-hostingLaguna M.1 and North Small TranslatePublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Laguna M.1 | Claude Mythos 5 | North Small Translate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 0 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 80 | 0 |
| Context window | 20% | 37 | 60 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 68/100 | 36/100 | 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 | Laguna M.1Poolside | Claude Mythos 5Anthropic | North Small TranslateCohere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | Free (best) | $10.00 | Free (best) |
| Output | Free (best) | $50.00 | Free (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | Free (best) | $20.00 | Free (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Poolside API | Median of 2 providers | Official Cohere API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 16,000 tokens |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) | 16,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 |
| API model ID | poolside/laguna-m.1 | — | north-small-translate-09-2026 |
| API providers | 2 (best) | 2 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Apr 28, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jan 31, 2026 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Laguna M.1Free
- Claude Mythos 5$200.00
- North Small TranslateFree
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Laguna M.1, Claude Mythos 5 or North Small Translate?
Laguna M.1 is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against North Small Translate (50) and Claude Mythos 5 (36). Claude Mythos 5 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, Laguna M.1, Claude Mythos 5 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); Claude Mythos 5 costs $10.00 input / $50.00 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Laguna M.1 is listed as free.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Laguna M.1 has not been scored yet, Claude Mythos 5 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 Laguna M.1, Claude Mythos 5 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?
Claude Mythos 5 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: Laguna M.1 up to 32,768, Claude Mythos 5 up to 128,000, North Small Translate up to 16,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Laguna M.1 accepts text; Claude Mythos 5 accepts text, images and PDFs; North Small Translate accepts text. Claude Mythos 5 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; Claude Mythos 5 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
North Small Translate is the newest, released Sep 9, 2026. Claude Mythos 5 came out Jun 9, 2026; Laguna M.1 came out Apr 28, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Claude Mythos 5 Jan 31, 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.
