PrismML Releases Bonsai 27B: 1-bit and Ternary Builds of Qwen3.6-27B That Run on Laptops and Phones

Jul 15, 2026

PrismML has released Bonsai 27B, a low-bit representation of the Qwen3.6-27B model, with both 1-bit (binary) and ternary variants. The ternary version uses 1.71 bits per weight and has an ideal size of 5.9GB, while both variants are designed to run on laptops and phones. Both are distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.

Why it matters: This release makes it possible to run a large 27B-parameter language model on consumer devices with significantly reduced hardware requirements.

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