It means it doesn't use a vae. I usually do some tests with pixel grids on new models 16x16,8x8,4x4,2x2 and with nano bana there is none of the typical degradat

It means it doesn't use a vae. I usually do some tests with pixel grids on new models 16x16,8x8,4x4,2x2 and with nano bana there is none of the typical degradation of Vae models. It's probably a similar to what lodestone does with the new chroma radiance model. https://huggingface.co/lodestones/Chroma1-Radiance https://huggingface.co/lodestones/Chroma1-Radiance