Identity
- Status
- active
- Developer ID
prism-ml/Bonsai-8B- Released
- Mar 18, 2026
- Version
- Bonsai 8B
- License
- apache-2.0
PrismMLBonsai 8B
PrismML's 1-bit 8.2B text model for local inference on laptops and phones.
- Token context
- 66K tokens
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Text
- Released
- Mar 18, 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
- 66K tokens
- Maximum output
- Unknown
- Total parameters
- 8.2B
- 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
- 1.16 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-8B, prism-ml/Bonsai-8B-gguf, prism-ml/Bonsai-8B-mlx-1bit
Explicit Unknowns
- Maximum output
- Architecture
- Tokenizer
- Knowledge cutoff
Primary Evidence
Sources and Observation Date
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Questions
Bonsai 8B FAQs
What is Bonsai 8B?+
PrismML's 1-bit 8.2B text model for local inference on laptops and phones. It is developed by PrismML and its current sourced lifecycle status is active.
What inputs and outputs does Bonsai 8B support?+
Bonsai 8B's current record lists Text as input and Text as output.
How much context does Bonsai 8B support?+
The current record lists a 66K-token context window and does not report a maximum output length.
What technical specifications are published for Bonsai 8B?+
Bonsai 8B's developer-published specifications include weight format: Binary Q1_0; effective bit width: 1 bit per weight; weight size: 1.16 GB.
How large is Bonsai 8B?+
The current record lists 8.2B total parameters and an unknown active parameter count. Its architecture is not reported.
What capabilities and tasks does Bonsai 8B support?+
Bonsai 8B's recorded capabilities are chat and generation. Its supported tasks are text.
Is Bonsai 8B available through an API?+
Bonsai 8B is explicitly marked as not API-available in the current record.
How much does Bonsai 8B cost through an API?+
Bonsai 8B 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 8B be self-hosted?+
Bonsai 8B is an open-weight model. Self-hosting is supported, and the recorded license is apache-2.0.
Does Bonsai 8B have related versions or aliases?+
No predecessor is recorded. No successor is recorded. Recorded aliases are prism-ml/Bonsai-8B, prism-ml/Bonsai-8B-gguf, and prism-ml/Bonsai-8B-mlx-1bit.