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license: apache-2.0
tags: [gguf, paddock, baa-ai]
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# Paddock Reader 9B (GGUF)
Default grounded-answering reader for the baa.ai **Paddock** console. 9B parameters, 8/4-bit
mixed quantization, GGUF (llama.cpp — Metal, CUDA, or CPU). ~6.8 GB; recommend >=16 GB RAM (CPU)
or any >=8 GB GPU. Context: run with n_ctx 4096-8192. Downloaded automatically by the Paddock
installer and container; verify against SHA256SUMS.