Identity
- Status
- active
- Developer ID
prism-ml/Bonsai-1.7B- Released
- Mar 29, 2026
- Version
- Bonsai 1.7B
- License
- apache-2.0
PrismMLBonsai 1.7B
PrismML's smallest 1-bit Bonsai text model for wearables and constrained local inference.
- Token context
- 33K tokens
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Text
- Released
- Mar 29, 2026
Providers & Pricing
0 current sourced offerings
No Hosted API AvailableThis record is downloadable or self-hosted. Its cost depends on the infrastructure and serving configuration, not a universal model price.
At a Glance
Model Facts
Capacity
- Token context
- 33K tokens
- Maximum output
- Unknown
- Total parameters
- 1.7B
- Active parameters
- Unknown
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not reported
Interface and Access
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Text
- API available
- No
- Open weights
- Yes
- Self-hostable
- Yes
- Reasoning
- No
- Vision
- No
- Tool calling
- No
- Capabilities
- chat, generation
Technical Specifications
- Weight format
- Binary Q1_0
- Effective bit width
- 1 bit per weight
- Weight size
- 0.25 GB
This page represents one developer model product. Dated API snapshots, serving endpoints, pricing, regions, quantizations, and service tiers attach as versioned aliases or provider details and never create duplicate public model records.
Version Lineage
PredecessorUnknown
SuccessorsUnknown
Aliasesprism-ml/Bonsai-1.7B, prism-ml/Bonsai-1.7B-gguf, prism-ml/Bonsai-1.7B-mlx-1bit
Explicit Unknowns
- Maximum output
- Architecture
- Tokenizer
- Knowledge cutoff
Primary Evidence
Sources and Observation Date
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Questions
Bonsai 1.7B FAQs
What is Bonsai 1.7B?+
PrismML's smallest 1-bit Bonsai text model for wearables and constrained local inference. It is developed by PrismML and its current sourced lifecycle status is active.
What inputs and outputs does Bonsai 1.7B support?+
Bonsai 1.7B's current record lists Text as input and Text as output.
How much context does Bonsai 1.7B support?+
The current record lists a 33K-token context window and does not report a maximum output length.
What technical specifications are published for Bonsai 1.7B?+
Bonsai 1.7B's developer-published specifications include weight format: Binary Q1_0; effective bit width: 1 bit per weight; weight size: 0.25 GB.
How large is Bonsai 1.7B?+
The current record lists 1.7B total parameters and an unknown active parameter count. Its architecture is not reported.
What capabilities and tasks does Bonsai 1.7B support?+
Bonsai 1.7B's recorded capabilities are chat and generation. Its supported tasks are text.
Is Bonsai 1.7B available through an API?+
Bonsai 1.7B is explicitly marked as not API-available in the current record.
How much does Bonsai 1.7B cost through an API?+
Bonsai 1.7B has no verified hosted API offering, so no provider token price applies. It is a downloadable or self-hosted artifact whose cost depends on the serving infrastructure and workload.
Can Bonsai 1.7B be self-hosted?+
Bonsai 1.7B is an open-weight model. Self-hosting is supported, and the recorded license is apache-2.0.
Does Bonsai 1.7B have related versions or aliases?+
No predecessor is recorded. No successor is recorded. Recorded aliases are prism-ml/Bonsai-1.7B, prism-ml/Bonsai-1.7B-gguf, and prism-ml/Bonsai-1.7B-mlx-1bit.