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Poolside releases updated Laguna-S-2.1-NVFP4 model

Poolside has released an updated version of their Laguna-S-2.1-NVFP4 model, superseding the previous checkpoint. Users who downloaded earlier versions are advised to re-download the model to access the latest weights and configuration. AI

IMPACT Model updates can improve performance and capabilities for users of specific open-source models.

RANK_REASON This is a model update from a non-frontier lab, not a new frontier release.

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Poolside releases updated Laguna-S-2.1-NVFP4 model

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/WhaleFactory ·

    https://huggingface.co/poolside/Laguna-S-2.1-NVFP4

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><strong><em>Updated release (August 2026).</em></strong> <em>This is a new checkpoint that supersedes the earlier version of this repository. The weights have changed, not only the config, so if you downloaded a previous copy please re-download t…