Local MXFP4 Testing Reveals Inconsistent Quality Among OpenRouter DS4 Flash Providers
antirez · x · 2026-08-01
Developer antirez reported that after running MXFP4 locally to generate greedy continuations, he noticed significant quality discrepancies among different OpenRouter providers offering the DS4 Flash model. He pointed out that some providers serve degraded or unoptimized versions, warning developers to be cautious when selecting a provider.
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