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Ternary Bonsai 2 27B, near top performance while fitting entirely in 8GB VRAM

Ever since Bonsai 27B came out I was excited to see what PrismML will come out with next and they did not dissapoint. For those unaware the first Bonsai 27B was a 27B-class model that was quantized in Q1 with quantization-aware training that made it run in just 4GB while being decently smart. I'm n…

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  1. 2026-09-20 20:41 · r/LocalLLM
    Ternary Bonsai 2 27B, near top performance while fitting entirely in 8GB VRAM

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