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PrismML launches Bonsai 27B, a model based on Qwen3.6 27B that it says runs natively on Apple devices via MLX; its CEO says Apple is evaluating the tech (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)

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PrismML released Bonsai 27B, a Qwen3.6-based model optimized to run locally on Apple hardware through MLX.

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MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: PrismML launches Bonsai 27B, a model based on Qwen3.6 27B that it says runs natively on Apple devices via MLX; its CEO says Apple is evaluating the tech — Apple is in talks with a small Silicon Valley company that says it can shrink powerful artificial intelligence models enough to run directly …