Model benchmarks

prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0 local LLM performance

As of October 2026, prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0 runs at up to 47.8 tok/s for local inference (best of 8 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

27B

Peak speed

47.8 tok/s

Average speed

42.3 tok/s

Avg PP

420.5 tok/s

Min memory

9.3 GB

Max context

32,768 tokens

Avg output / run

36,901 tokens

Avg runtime / run

15m 5s

Avg quality

76.7

Benchmark runs

8

GPUs tested

1

Quality by task

Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 8 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.

TaskP5 (low)AvgP95 (high)
Overall66.076.786.3
Agent Workflow74.484.191.3
Code Generation5.651.280.8
Role Play & Narrative78.686.694.6
Research & Analysis80.284.890.0

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0 has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated October 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
AMD Radeon RX 9070/9070 XT/9070 GREllama.cppQ2_047.8 tok/s42.3 tok/s9.3 GB32,768 tokens76.78

Benchmark runs

All 8 prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0 runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0 good for coding?
In our benchmarks, prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0 scores 51.2/100 for coding. It runs at about 42.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Nex-N2.5-mini-IQ3_XXS is faster (~91.4 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (81.6/100).
Is prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0 good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0 scores 84.1/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 42.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-Mini is faster (~88.2 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (91.3/100).
How fast is prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0 for local inference?
Across 8 community benchmark runs, prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0 reaches up to 47.8 tok/s and averages 42.3 tok/s, with the fastest results on AMD Radeon RX 9070/9070 XT/9070 GRE.
How much memory does prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0 need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 9.3 GB of memory (quantizations tested: Q2_0).
Which tools have been used to run prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B-gguf:PQ2_0?
Benchmarks were submitted using llama.cpp. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.