Poolside Open-Sources Laguna S Model, Discusses Software Engineering and Open Weight Economics
baseten · x · 2026-07-22
AI coding company Poolside, partnering with Baseten, has released the Laguna S model, moving towards an open-source strategy. The model features 118B parameters (8B active) and was built in just 8 weeks with a 1M context window. In a deep dive, the team discusses the economics of open weights, breaking the oligopoly on intelligence, and why future software engineering will prioritize behaviors over IQ.
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