microsoft/BitNet: 1-Bit LLM Inference Framework Surges to 37.8K Stars — Runs 100B Params on Single CPU
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Microsoft's official inference framework for 1-bit LLMs (BitNet b1.58) is trending again at +435 stars today after CPU optimization updates achieving 1.15-2.1x additional speedup. The framework runs 100B-parameter models on a single CPU at 5-7 tokens/second (human reading speed) with 71.9-82.2% energy reduction on x86. Six community models now available on Hugging Face alongside the official BitNet-b1.58-2B-4T.