Best Model In The 24B Range
You really cooked with this one. It's better than any other 24B models for RP that I've tried, even Cydonia-R1 . It can handle a wide range of scenarios and sticks to the character cards well. In my testing, the 24B is more knowledgeable and coherent than the 33B v2 upscale (33B at Q4_K_M) but both are good. Definitely beats out models like Magnum-Diamond, as it doesn't torpedo itself into an NSFW rampage at the slightest mention of any form of romance but still maintains writing ability above the base Mistral model. The model is really versatile, thanks for putting the time into it. Edit: I've changed my mind. After further testing, I think the 33B upscale does outperform the 24B.
Thank you!
The upscale is a quirky beast, I found that one really difficult to judge as well during my testing. It has a high variance in the quality of outputs with how unique the responses are that lends itself more to a "fun" model than a smart one.
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The 24B version is a very decent model, it's a lot easier to steer away from style/formatting mimicry (typical of MS models) than 99% of other fine-tunes. It has its own style, which I appreciate. I only tried it for a few hours, way below the threshold I'd normally apply when looking at models, so it's more a "feels" test than anything else, but I had fun with it (which is rare nowadays)
Didn't try the upscale one, those, in my general experience, are not really worth it.