v4.8.1
kaifcodec/user-scannerv4.8.1Aug 6, 2026by mudler
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AI Summary
This patch release fixes VRAM handling for malformed metadata, restores 3D Studio results, updates GGUF backends, and adds Qwen3.5 variants to the model gallery.
Key Highlights
- Qwen3.5 9B variants (HauhauCS and Defiant Fable) are added to the gallery.
- vllm-cpp ABI compatibility is fixed by mirroring the engine's ABI v10.
- VRAM metadata handling is corrected to contain malformed GGUF metadata.
- 3D Studio results and history are restored after a previous crash fix.
- Various GGUF backends (audio.cpp, ik_llama.cpp, stable-diffusion.cpp) are updated.
New Features
- Qwen3.5 9B model variants
- Full engine config surface wired through engine_args for vllm-cpp
- Fixed vllm-cpp backend loading
- Restored 3D Studio results and history
Full Release Notes
<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at master --> ## What's Changed ### Other Changes * docs(blog): cover the terminal agent in the 4.8 post by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11372 * fix(vram): contain malformed GGUF metadata by @richiejp in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11374 * docs: :arrow_up: update docs version mudler/LocalAI by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11377 * chore: :arrow_up: Update 0xShug0/audio.cpp to `7efbb58def443722ea540d931dd3debee3e4d5e8` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11378 * chore: :arrow_up: Update ikawrakow/ik_llama.cpp to `cf1aa57e1a0fabfd015831718fc99d1aec01ada5` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11380 * chore: :arrow_up: Update leejet/stable-diffusion.cpp to `c6beeef35526c6dc94b74a7fb69f9d2e6a2a7a12` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11384 * chore: :arrow_up: Update CrispStrobe/CrispASR to `21901d3f7c23554f072964828363e49ddbc2dc68` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11383 * fix(vllm-cpp): mirror the engine's ABI v10 so the backend loads again by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11386 * fix(react-ui): stop traces page crash when switching trace tabs by @nandanadileep in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11387 * chore: :arrow_up: Update antirez/ds4 to `b0309611041655f4e45671cfd9c9886aff161406` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11381 * chore(model-gallery): :arrow_up: update checksum by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11382 * gallery: add Qwen3.5 9B HauhauCS variants by @localai-org-maint-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11339 * gallery: add Qwen3.5 9B Defiant Fable variants by @localai-org-maint-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11335 * feat(vllm-cpp): wire the full engine config surface through engine_args by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11159 * fix(react-ui): restore 3D Studio results and history by @richiejp in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11393 * fix(cli): ignore a half-populated socket activation environment by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/11394 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/compare/v4.8.0...v4.8.1
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