Bonsai 2's philosophy: phone models just need to follow orders, call tools, and stop rambling
cephaloform · x · 2026-10-16
HessianFree summed up the Bonsai 2 design philosophy: your phone doesn't need to prove the Riemann hypothesis — just follow instructions, call the right tools, and don't chat too much. Bonsai 2 comes in 2B/4B/9B at 0.43/0.95/2.0GB, ternary-quantized from Qwen3.5, Apache 2.0 licensed.
Related event: PrismML open-sources ternary Bonsai 2 models, 2B runs in browser at 0.43GB(8 posts)→
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