Ternary Bonsai 2 9B is out: what it costs and how to try it

In brief

Ternary Bonsai 2 9B is a PrismML model released on October 16, 2026. You can use it in Whizi today at 1 credit per message on the Powerhouse plan and above, next to 280 plus other models on one login. List rates are $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.13 per million output tokens, with a 262K token context window.

What Ternary Bonsai 2 9B is

Ternary Bonsai 2 9B is a PrismML model that went live on OpenRouter on October 16, 2026. It follows Ternary Bonsai 2 27B. Per standard answer it costs 2.2 times less, $0.0001 against $0.0003, and it keeps the same 262K token context window.

ReleasedOctober 16, 2026
ProviderPrismML
Context window262K tokens
Input, per million tokens$0.08
Output, per million tokens$0.13
Credits per message in Whizi1
Minimum Whizi planPowerhouse

How to try Ternary Bonsai 2 9B in Whizi

Whizi puts Ternary Bonsai 2 9B in the same model picker as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, so there is no separate PrismML account or API key to set up. Pick a plan on the pricing page, open a new chat, choose Ternary Bonsai 2 9B in the model picker and send your first message.

Each message costs 1 credit, whatever its length. If a question turns out to suit another model better, switch in the same conversation and the thread carries across. See switching models mid-conversation.

What Ternary Bonsai 2 9B costs

List rates are what the provider charges per token. The cost of one standard answer is the more useful number, because it prices the same unit of work across every model regardless of how each one is billed.

Input, per million tokens$0.08
Output, per million tokens$0.13
One standard answer$0.0001
One thousand answers$0.1450
Context window262K tokens
Credits per message in Whizi1
Minimum Whizi planPowerhouse
Rank by cost, of 135 priced models8

Prices are the published PrismML rates as carried by OpenRouter, last refreshed 2026-10-29. The full dataset covering all 153 models from 42 providers is the AI model cost index, which is free to reuse with attribution.

What it costs inside Whizi

Whizi meters messages in credits rather than tokens, and Ternary Bonsai 2 9B is charged at 1 credit per message. The cost does not change with the length of your message or the length of the answer, so a one line question and a long document analysis cost the same.

PlanPrice per monthMonthly creditsMessages on this model
Powerhouse$49.99, or $34.99 billed yearly10,00010,000

Ternary Bonsai 2 9B is part of the Powerhouse catalogue. Anything not explicitly listed on the Starter or Pro tiers resolves to Powerhouse, which is the deliberate default for the frontier and specialist models. See plans and limits.

Workflow checklist
  • Input $0.08 and output $0.13 per million tokens
  • $0.0001 for one standard answer, $0.1450 for a thousand
  • 262K token context window
  • 1 credit per message inside Whizi
  • Requires the Powerhouse plan or above
  • Ranks 8 of 135 priced models by cost per answer
Common questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Ternary Bonsai 2 9B?

Ternary Bonsai 2 9B is a PrismML model released on October 16, 2026, with a 262K token context window. It follows Ternary Bonsai 2 27B. Per standard answer it costs 2.2 times less, $0.0001 against $0.0003, and it keeps the same 262K token context window.

How do I use Ternary Bonsai 2 9B?

Sign up for Whizi, open a new chat and choose Ternary Bonsai 2 9B in the model picker. It is available on the Powerhouse plan and above at 1 credit per message, with no PrismML account or API key needed.

How much does Ternary Bonsai 2 9B cost?

$0.08 per million input tokens and $0.13 per million output tokens at list rates, which works out to $0.0001 for one standard answer of 1,000 tokens in and 500 out, or $0.1450 for a thousand of them. Inside Whizi it is 1 credit per message on a monthly allowance, rather than metered per token.

Which Whizi plan includes Ternary Bonsai 2 9B?

Powerhouse and above, which is $49.99 per month or $34.99 billed yearly. At 1 credits per message, a Powerhouse allowance of 10,000 credits covers 10,000 messages on this model if you spend the whole allowance here, and most people mix in a 1 credit model for routine work so it goes further.