# Bonsai: what I've logged

> Bonsai comes up in 2 posts of my AI log, from July 2026 to September 2026, and each item below links to the primary source. The sources come from PrismML, filed under frontier, image, video, world and open weights.

## Items

1. **Ternary Bonsai 2 27B** (PrismML, 14 Sept 2026): A ternary model about nine times smaller than full precision that PrismML says keeps 98.2% of its benchmark performance. [Primary source](https://prismml.com/news/bonsai-2-27b) · [Post](https://heyaliasif.com/ai/2026-09-14-week-in-ai#item-4)
2. **Ternary Bonsai 27B** (PrismML, 13 Jul 2026): A ternary-weight 27B multimodal model that fits in about 5.9 GB, which puts a capable assistant on an ordinary laptop. [Primary source](https://prismml.com/news/bonsai-27b) · [Post](https://heyaliasif.com/ai/2026-07-13-week-in-ai#item-4)

## Posts

- 2026-09-14 [Gemini 3.8 Live, open Qwen-Image-2.1 and Anthropic's Accenture pact](https://heyaliasif.com/ai/2026-09-14-week-in-ai)
- 2026-07-13 [Grok 4.5 lands, Kimi K3 and Inkling open up huge models](https://heyaliasif.com/ai/2026-07-13-week-in-ai)

Canonical: https://heyaliasif.com/ai/topics/bonsai