poolside releases Laguna-S-2.1, a 120B parameter model with GGUF support
A new 120B contender emerges with open weights and custom llama.cpp GGUF support...
Deep Dive
poolside has released Laguna-S-2.1, now available on Hugging Face with pre-quantized GGUF files for use with a custom fork of llama.cpp. The announcement was also shared on X.
Key Points
- 120-billion parameter open‑weights model released by poolside.
- Available on Hugging Face with pre‑quantized GGUF files for llama.cpp fork.
- Targets code generation and developer‑focused AI tasks with local inference.
Why It Matters
An open‑weight 120B model with GGUF support gives teams a powerful, cost‑effective alternative for self‑hosted AI workloads.