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PrismML launches Bonsai 2, a 5.9GB model matching 98% of Qwen3.8 27B's benchmarks

Early users praise the compressed model as a practical local-AI option

1 Sep 17 11:05 PM · 9d ago · 1 article · 2 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 2

A Bluesky user highlighted the model's usefulness for recommending capable local AI to people with ordinary laptops, pointing to the 6 GB weights and a browser-native WebGPU demo.

Early users praise the compressed model as a practical local-AI option
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“it's so nice to have a capable local model i can recommend to people in my life who only have normal laptops, super valuable drop.”

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Babak Hassibi CEO of PrismMLIon Stoica PrismML adviserPrismML AI startup

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  1. 1 outlet PrismML launches a 5.9 GB Qwen3.8 model for local AI

    first by RuntimeWire, 9d ago

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