Is Astra Nerfed? Quantization, Context Hygiene, and Benchmarks
Sep 11, 2026 · 716 messages · 72 active members
@jcartu and @leewardbound sparred over whether Astra has been quantized post-launch, with jcartu arguing 90% of 'model feels dumb' complaints stem from 70-80% context usage and poor memory hygiene (NVFP4 only loses 2-3%…
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