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Prism ML releases Bonsai 27B models in 1-bit and ternary formats

Prism ML has released two versions of its Bonsai 27B model: one utilizing 1-bit binary weights and another with ternary weights. The 1-bit Bonsai model, optimized for mobile devices like the iPhone 17 Pro Max, boasts a significantly reduced footprint of approximately 3.9 GB while retaining about 90% of FP16 intelligence. The ternary version, designed for everyday laptops, offers a slightly larger footprint of around 7.2 GB but achieves 95% of FP16 intelligence and faster inference speeds. AI

IMPACT These highly compressed models could enable powerful AI capabilities on edge devices and standard laptops, expanding accessibility.

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Prism ML releases Bonsai 27B models in 1-bit and ternary formats

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COVERAGE [4]

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    prism-ml/Bonsai-27B-mlx-1bit

    text-generation · 23 downloads · 57 likes

  2. Hugging Face Trending Models TIER_1 Bahasa(ID) · prism-ml ·

    prism-ml/Bonsai-27B-gguf

    text-generation · 513 downloads · 86 likes

  3. Hugging Face Trending Models TIER_1 English(EN) · prism-ml ·

    prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-27B-mlx-2bit

    text-generation · 6 downloads · 58 likes

  4. Hugging Face Trending Models TIER_1 Bahasa(ID) · prism-ml ·

    prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-27B-gguf

    text-generation · 23 downloads · 67 likes