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PrismML releases Bonsai 2 27B, compressing Qwen3.8 27B to 5.9 GB for smartphones

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PrismML has released Bonsai 2 27B, a compressed version of Alibaba's Qwen3.8 27B model. The model fits in 5.9 GB, making it suitable for smartphones, while retaining 98.2% of Qwen's benchmark scores.

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  1. Techmeme

    Julie Bort / TechCrunch : PrismML releases Bonsai 2 27B, which compresses Alibaba's Qwen3.8 27B to 5.9 GB, small enough for smartphones, while retaining 98.2% of Qwen's benchmark scores — If AI lab PrismML isn't on your radar yet, it should be — not because it's raised gobs of money (it hasn't yet …