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microsoft/BitNet

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Total stars
41,444
Today
+7since 00:11 UTC
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Official inference framework for 1-bit LLMs

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About the project

Official inference framework for 1-bit LLMs (BitNet b1.58) with optimized kernels for CPU and GPU. Runs ternary models fast and losslessly, including a 100B model on a single CPU.

Useful for
  • Run BitNet-b1.58-2B-4T locally on CPU for chat without a GPU
  • Speed up 1-bit embedding model inference on x86 with I2_S kernels
  • Deploy a 1.58-bit LLM on an edge device with low energy use

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1.9 Steady Magnitude out of 10 — how fast interest is growing, not a quality score.

Star growth looks organic. Data as of November 2, 2026, 21:46 UTC.

The star-growth assessment does not verify whether the project is safe to run.

Stars per day

0200400August 5, 2026November 2, 2026

Bars show stars per UTC day; the line is a moving average of available history. Gaps mean missing data, not zero growth. Today's bar is incomplete. Red marks spike days.

Why it’s trending

  • Star-counter measurements on 2026-11-02 (UTC), 00:11–21:39: 41437 → 41444 stars (+7). This is the change over that interval.
  • Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +8 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.

Measured growth: the last 7 completed days

New stars over 7 days: 222. +289% versus the preceding 7 days.

Daily measurements · UTC
October 26, 2026
9
October 27, 2026
24
October 28, 2026
16
October 29, 2026
71
October 30, 2026
35
October 31, 2026
43
November 1, 2026
24

Largest measured day in the last 30 days: 317 · October 12, 2026. Days with data: 30.

Completed days come from GitHub star history; today and forecasts are excluded from this comparison. History checked: November 2, 2026, 21:46 UTC. Sources and measurement limits →

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Numbers

Total stars
41,444
Today
+7 stars measured 2026-11-02, 00:11–21:39 UTC, ≈ 8 by evening
Forks
3,864
Issues and pull requests
599
Watchers
362
Language
C++
License
MIT
Created
August 5, 2024
Last push
July 27, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

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