Alpie Core 32B, 4 bit any real agent workflow tests or just vendor benchmarks?

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reasoning coding model low-vram 4-bit agent-workflows benchmarks

Summary

The article questions the validity of vendor benchmarks for Alpie Core 32B, a 4-bit reasoning coding model optimized for low VRAM and agent workflows, noting a lack of independent benchmark replication.

On paper it’s being described as Strong reasoning coding model Optimised for low VRAM via 4 bit deployment Positioned for tool use, agent workflows Benchmark claims include competitive scores vs larger frontier models (from vendor reports) What I haven’t been able to find yet Any independent benchmark replication?
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