bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn
Built by vazad, bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn is a 2 billion parameter chat model. bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn is an open-weights chat model with roughly 2 billion parameters.
by vazad · 2B parameters
Best for
- low-latency chat and routing
- request routing and triage
- text classification
Ways to use bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn in osFoundry
Connect with your own key (BYOK)
Open the key dialog and paste your vazad API key. osFoundry discovers bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn automatically — assign it to a Maestro role (router, direct, orchestrator, or fallback) in the Pipeline tab and it is live in every chat. Your key, your provider account — no token markup.
Deploy a dedicated endpoint
bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn is open-weights — run it locally for free, or deploy a dedicated GPU endpoint in your workspace for reserved capacity with no rate limits.
Use it in a Room App
Room Apps declare AI features in their manifest, then call them with invokeAI:
import { invokeAI } from '@osfoundry/app-sdk'
// 'summarize' is an AI feature declared in your app manifest.
const result = await invokeAI('summarize', userText)
Call it from your own apps
Once a model is wired into your workspace you can host it as an API and reach it from your own services, scripts, or CI — outside osFoundry.
What hardware can run bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn
bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn runs on a single 16GB consumer GPU (~2 GB VRAM with KV-cache headroom). Full-precision inference fits on a single H100 80GB at FP16 precision (~5 GB).
bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn vs similar models
Licence
Unspecified — Licence terms not specified — verify the upstream model card before commercial use.
Check upstream documentation.
Frequently asked about bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn
Is bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn free to use?
bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn is free to run locally on your own hardware. Hosted access through osFoundry is metered (input Free (local), output Free (local)). You can switch between local and hosted at any time.
Can I use bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn commercially?
Commercial use is allowed with conditions. Licence terms not specified — verify the upstream model card before commercial use. Check upstream documentation.
How much VRAM does bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn need?
Approximately 2 GB at Q4 quantisation, or 5 GB at full FP16 precision. Fits on a single 24GB consumer GPU.
Can I run bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn locally?
Yes. bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn is open-weights and runs locally on a workstation GPU. osFoundry's local runtime handles model loading, quantisation, and routing.
What is bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn best at?
bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn is well-suited to low-latency chat and routing, request routing and triage, text classification.
How do I use bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn in osFoundry?
Paste your vazad API key in the key dialog (or deploy the open weights for self-hostable models), assign bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn to a Maestro role in the Pipeline tab, then use it in chat, Room Apps via invokeAI, or your own apps.
Published by vazad on May 2, 2026. Source: https://huggingface.co/vazad/bonsai-1.7b-iq2_bn