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Can a M4 Pro 24GB run Bonsai 2 27B (ternary)?

Yes. Bonsai 2 27B (ternary) fits in fast memory on M4 Pro 24GB at Q2_0 (10.6 GB needed, 16.1 GB usable), about 26 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M4 Pro 24GB · Model: Bonsai 2 27B (ternary)

M4 Pro 24GB has 24 GB of unified memory and 273 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 16.1 GB. Bonsai 2 27B (ternary) (27B, Prism ML) at Q2_0 is a 8.3 GB download and needs 10.6 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ2_0
Download size8.3 GB
Memory needed10.6 GB
Usable fast memory16.1 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~26 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run bonsai-2:27b
Open M4 Pro 24GB in the checker

Estimates, not benchmarks. Model sizes are ollama.com download sizes; memory needed adds headroom for ~8k tokens of context; speeds are rough figures from memory bandwidth. Data updated 2026-10-23.

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