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Bonsai 27B

PrismML · July 2026

A 27B chat model from PrismML that reads pictures as well as text.

Downloads
479K
Likes
975
Parameters
27B
Context
256K
Licence
apache-2.0

Runs great on M4 · 16 GB

The Q1_0 size from prism-ml is the one to get: a 3.8 GB download that uses 6.5 GB of memory, and writes about 11 words a second.

Bonsai 27B runs well from a Mac with an M1 and 8 GB of memory. 59 of 59 Mac configurations run it well.

Compare with

The nearest models in size.

Sizes

From prism-ml/Bonsai-27B-gguf on Hugging Face. A smaller size is a smaller download and a little less accurate.

SizeDownloadMemory at 8KGet
Q1_03.8 GB4.2 GBestimatedOpen
F1654 GB54 GBestimatedOpen

Run It Anywhere

Bonsai 27B is an open model, so any app that runs GGUF files can run it. These take the Q1_0 size from prism-ml straight from Hugging Face.

  • LM StudioMac, Windows, LinuxOpen
  • JanMac, Windows, LinuxOpen
  • MstyMac, Windows, LinuxOpen
  • OllamaMac, Windows, Linuxollama run hf.co/prism-ml/Bonsai-27B-gguf:Q1_0
  • llama.cppMac, Windows, Linuxllama-server -hf prism-ml/Bonsai-27B-gguf:Q1_0
  • Docker Model RunnerMac, Windows, Linuxdocker model run hf.co/prism-ml/Bonsai-27B-gguf:Q1_0
On a PC Graphics Card
Video memoryLargest size that fitsDownloadMemory at 8K
6 GBNone worth runningneeds 54 GB
8 GBNone worth runningneeds 54 GB
10 GBNone worth runningneeds 54 GB
11 GBNone worth runningneeds 54 GB
12 GBNone worth runningneeds 54 GB
16 GBNone worth runningneeds 54 GB
20 GBNone worth runningneeds 54 GB
24 GBNone worth runningneeds 54 GB
32 GBNone worth runningneeds 54 GB
48 GBNone worth runningneeds 54 GB

The largest size, of those that keep three bits a weight or more, whose memory at an 8K chat is under 92% of the card's; the rest is the desktop's. Estimated from the files, the same way as for a Mac; speed on a PC is not estimated yet. A size that doesn't fit the card still runs, slower, with part of it in ordinary memory.

On every Mac
MacSizeFitMemoryWrites
M6 · 16 GBQ1_0Runs great6.5 GB17
M6 · 24 GBQ1_0Runs great9.1 GB17
M6 · 32 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB17
M5 · 16 GBQ1_0Runs great6.5 GB16
M5 · 24 GBQ1_0Runs great9.1 GB16
M5 · 32 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB16
M5 Pro · 24 GBQ1_0Runs great9.1 GB30
M5 Pro · 48 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB30
M5 Pro · 64 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB30
M5 Max · 36 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB43
M5 Max · 48 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB54
M5 Max · 64 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB54
M5 Max · 128 GBF16Runs great64 GB7.6
M5 Ultra · 96 GBF16Runs well64 GB15
M5 Ultra · 256 GBF16Runs great64 GB15
M5 Ultra · 512 GBF16Runs great64 GB15
M4 · 16 GBQ1_0Runs great6.5 GB11
M4 · 24 GBQ1_0Runs great9.1 GB11
M4 · 32 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB11
M4 Pro · 24 GBQ1_0Runs great9.1 GB22
M4 Pro · 48 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB22
M4 Pro · 64 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB22
M4 Max · 36 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB28
M4 Max · 48 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB34
M4 Max · 64 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB34
M4 Max · 96 GBF16Runs well64 GB4.7
M4 Max · 128 GBF16Runs great64 GB6.1
M3 · 8 GBQ1_0Runs well5.2 GB10
M3 · 16 GBQ1_0Runs great6.5 GB10
M3 · 24 GBQ1_0Runs great9.1 GB10
M3 Pro · 18 GBQ1_0Runs great6.5 GB14
M3 Pro · 36 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB14
M3 Max · 36 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB24
M3 Max · 48 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB30
M3 Max · 64 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB30
M3 Max · 96 GBF16Runs well64 GB3.5
M3 Max · 128 GBF16Runs great64 GB4.6
M3 Ultra · 96 GBF16Runs well64 GB8.8
M3 Ultra · 256 GBF16Runs great64 GB8.8
M3 Ultra · 512 GBF16Runs great64 GB8.8
M2 · 8 GBQ1_0Runs well5.2 GB9.9
M2 · 16 GBQ1_0Runs great6.5 GB9.9
M2 · 24 GBQ1_0Runs great9.1 GB9.9
M2 Pro · 16 GBQ1_0Runs great6.5 GB18
M2 Pro · 32 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB18
M2 Max · 32 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB30
M2 Max · 64 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB30
M2 Max · 96 GBF16Runs well64 GB4.6
M2 Ultra · 64 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB44
M2 Ultra · 128 GBF16Runs great64 GB8.8
M2 Ultra · 192 GBF16Runs great64 GB8.8
M1 · 8 GBQ1_0Runs well5.2 GB6.7
M1 · 16 GBQ1_0Runs great6.5 GB6.7
M1 Pro · 16 GBQ1_0Runs great6.5 GB16
M1 Pro · 32 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB16
M1 Max · 32 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB24
M1 Max · 64 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB24
M1 Ultra · 64 GBQ1_0Runs great14 GB33
M1 Ultra · 128 GBF16Runs great64 GB8.3

Writes is words a second, estimated from the Mac's memory speed and the model's size; how, and how wrong.

Packaged by

2 repositories on Hugging Face carry this model for llama.cpp. Outmake reads them all as one model.

Information

Maker
PrismML
Released
July 2026
Parameters
27B
Longest chat
256K tokens
Reads pictures
Yes
Licence
apache-2.0
Downloads this month
479,331
Likes
975
Sizes
2, 3.8 to 54 GB
Kind
Maker's release

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Shows on Bonsai 27B's Hugging Face card which Macs run it well, linked to this page. It updates every morning.

Runs on Mac badge

Files, downloads and likes read from Hugging Face on November 5, 2026 and refreshed every morning. Memory and speed are estimates until someone running Outmake measures this model on that Mac.

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