@xenovacom: Bonsai 27B just changed the local LLM game forever. 1-bit quantization shrinks it from 54GB to just 3.8GB (-93%), while…
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Bonsai 27B achieves 93% size reduction via 1-bit quantization while retaining 90% intelligence, enabling local browser inference with custom WebGPU kernels.
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Bonsai 27B just changed the local LLM game forever.
1-bit quantization shrinks it from 54GB to just 3.8GB (-93%), while retaining 90% of its intelligence. That’s insane.
With custom WebGPU kernels written by Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol, the model now runs locally in your browser! https://t.co/I30M8u1qVW
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