Why “Bonsai” is being discussed
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Bonsai 2 27B · Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 89 tokens/sec generation with speculative decoding - 81 tokens/sec at 20k context - 474 tokens/sec ingestion at 20k — about 42…
by jakswa · Sep 18, 2026
Define the "parallel sum" a∥b=((a*b)/(a+b) A normal sum has the associative property: a+(b+c)=(a+b)+c which justifies dropping the parentheses a+(b+c)=a+b+c=(a+b)+c It is j…
by DoctorOetker · Sep 18, 2026
For anyone who wants to try Bonsai 2 without setting up runtimes, downloading the right quant etc, try here - https://triangllabs.ai/otis
by petrenk0n · Sep 18, 2026
Jev, Bonsai 2, Edge 0 and even SwiftQwen are anecdotal evidence, this isn't a projection. I can run my own sizeable agent swarm with Mastra, something I have not been able to do…
by SillyUsername · Sep 18, 2026
On openrouter I had to filter out glm 5.3 flash instances running fp4 - making sure it only ran fp8 - as the quantized models kept going crazy / off track. Assume bonsai ha…
by cregy · Sep 18, 2026
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Bonsai is the Japanese art of growing and shaping miniature trees in containers, with a long documented history of influences and native Japanese development over a thousand years, and with unique aesthetics, cultural history, and terminology derived from its evolution in Japan. Similar arts exist in other cultures, including Korea's bunjae, the Chinese art of penjing, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese Hòn non bộ. Read more on Wikipedia