Can Bonsai 27B (1-bit) run on Redmi Note 15 5G?
YES — Runs, barely
Grade B · 68/100 · formula estimate
What this means
Our estimate says Bonsai 27B (1-bit) should fit, but replies are likely to arrive slowly.
Download the Q1_0 version, which is about 3.8 GB. We expect it to use about 6.5 GB of the roughly 9 GB available to a model on this phone.
At the estimated speed, a roughly 300-word answer may take about 2 minutes to finish.
This result is calculated from the phone and model specifications. It has not been measured on this exact phone and setup.
3tokens/s
estimated · reading pace
6.5GB
needed at Q1_0
Q1_0
quant checked
B
grade · 68/100
needs 6.5 GBusable 9 GB
Snapdragon 6 Gen 312 GB RAMCPU / GPUalso sold with 6/8 GB
Make it bearable
1
Drop context to 2K — saves ~1 GB of KV cache and a little speed.
2
Close every other app before loading — the 2.5 GB headroom is real; Android may kill the app otherwise.
3
Expect throttling after ~10 min of sustained generation on a phone chassis.
See how fast it feels
Estimated at 3 tokens/s — reading pace. A ~300-word reply takes about 133 seconds on this phone.
Where the memory goes
| Component | Detail | GB |
|---|---|---|
| Model weights | Q1_0 GGUF (3.8 GB) + mmap overhead | 4 |
| KV cache | 4K context window | 1.9 |
| Runtime | llama.cpp + app overhead | 0.6 |
| Total needed | at Q1_0, 4K context | 6.5 |
| Usable on Redmi Note 15 5G | 12 GB RAM − Android system reserve | 9 |
| Headroom | left for the OS and your other apps | 2.5 |
Pick your quant
| Quant | Download | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1_0 BEST HERE | 3.8 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~3 tokens/s |
Get it running in 3 steps
1
Install PocketPal from the Play Store — free, no account needed.
2
Download "Bonsai 27B (1-bit) Q1_0" in the in-app model hub — 3.8 GB, use Wi-Fi. Search Hugging Face for
prism-ml/Bonsai-27B-gguf and pick the Q1_0 file.3
Set context to 4K — expect ~3 tokens/s on this phone.
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