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Bonsai 2 27B: Near-Lossless Compression in a 9x Smaller Footprint

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  1. verytrivial · · focus · HN ↗
    There's a chap called Bijian Bowen who does very quick agentic coding challenges for new models (very soon after release!) mainly for toy games or websites. He just did one for this model and included a comparison with the base model Qwen 3.8 which shows the "near-lossless" claim should be taken with a grain of salt. It is an interesting model if you are GPU starved and want local, but you might have trouble finding things it is good at.
    1. qingcharles · · focus · HN ↗
      The only two I trust are Bijan and simonw.
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