Raspberry Pi 5 / BitNet b1.58 2B-4T
Can a Raspberry Pi 5 run BitNet b1.58 2B-4T?
Yes, usable but slower than reading speed. Measured generation speed: 8.13 tok/s across 1 public run.
Rule of thumb: 10+ tok/s feels like a chat; 4–10 is usable for assistants and automations; under 4 is batch-job territory. Speeds depend on quantization, runtime, context length and cooling. Check each source.
| Board | Quant | Runtime | Gen tok/s | Prompt tok/s | TTFT ms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi 5 | Q1.5 | Ollama | 8.13 | – | – | source ↗ accessed 2026-10-17 |
BitNet b1.58 2B-4T on other boards
- No other boards have this model yet.
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