Whisper-Large-V3-Turbo: Optimized for Qualcomm Devices
Whisper large-v3-turbo is a finetuned version of a pruned Whisper large-v3. In other words, it's the exact same model, except that the number of decoding layers have reduced from 32 to 4. As a result, the model is way faster, at the expense of a minor quality degradation. This model is based on the transformer architecture and has been optimized for edge inference by replacing Multi-Head Attention (MHA) with Single-Head Attention (SHA) and linear layers with convolutional (conv) layers. It exhibits robust performance in realistic, noisy environments, making it highly reliable for real-world applications. Specifically, it excels in long-form transcription, capable of accurately transcribing audio clips up to 30 seconds long. Time to the first token is the encoder's latency, while time to each additional token is decoder's latency, where we assume a max decoded length specified below.
This is based on the implementation of Whisper-Large-V3-Turbo found here. This repository contains pre-exported model files optimized for Qualcomm® devices. You can use the Qualcomm® AI Hub Models library to export with custom configurations. More details on model performance across various devices, can be found here.
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Deploying Whisper-Large-V3-Turbo on-device
This model is compatible with the Qualcomm Voice AI SDK. Download the SDK from the Qualcomm Package Manager to deploy this model on-device.
Getting Started
There are two ways to deploy this model on your device:
Option 1: Download Pre-Exported Models
Below are pre-exported model assets ready for deployment.
| Runtime | Precision | Chipset | SDK Versions | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
For more device-specific assets and performance metrics, visit Whisper-Large-V3-Turbo on Qualcomm® AI Hub.
Option 2: Export with Custom Configurations
Use the Qualcomm® AI Hub Models Python library to compile and export the model with your own:
- Custom weights (e.g., fine-tuned checkpoints)
- Custom input shapes
- Target device and runtime configurations
This option is ideal if you need to customize the model beyond the default configuration provided here.
See our repository for Whisper-Large-V3-Turbo on GitHub for usage instructions.
Model Details
Model Type: Model_use_case.speech_recognition
Model Stats:
- Input resolution: 128x3000 (30 seconds audio)
- Max decoded sequence length: 200 tokens
- Model checkpoint: openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo
Performance Summary
| Model | Runtime | Precision | Chipset | Inference Time (ms) | Peak Memory Range (MB) | Primary Compute Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 4.834 ms | 33 - 33 MB | NPU |
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 8.009 ms | 401 - 401 MB | NPU |
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 8.094 ms | 42 - 55 MB | NPU |
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 16.463 ms | 42 - 56 MB | NPU |
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 12.067 ms | 33 - 70 MB | NPU |
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 9.865 ms | 34 - 36 MB | NPU |
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 16.463 ms | 42 - 56 MB | NPU |
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 10.957 ms | 33 - 69 MB | NPU |
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 8.009 ms | 401 - 401 MB | NPU |
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 6.742 ms | 21 - 32 MB | NPU |
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 6.742 ms | 21 - 32 MB | NPU |
| decoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 6.297 ms | 22 - 34 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 5.279 ms | 33 - 33 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 8.471 ms | 33 - 33 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 7.961 ms | 33 - 41 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 16.314 ms | 33 - 43 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 12.432 ms | 33 - 73 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 9.968 ms | 33 - 38 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 16.314 ms | 33 - 43 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 11.67 ms | 33 - 72 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 8.471 ms | 33 - 33 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 6.7 ms | 4 - 13 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 11.693 ms | 25 - 30 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 6.7 ms | 4 - 13 MB | NPU |
| decoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 6.28 ms | 25 - 34 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 5.316 ms | 33 - 33 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 8.464 ms | 33 - 33 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 7.978 ms | 34 - 41 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 16.448 ms | 12 - 22 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 12.489 ms | 33 - 73 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 9.863 ms | 33 - 35 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 11.218 ms | 16 - 25 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 11.218 ms | 16 - 25 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 16.448 ms | 12 - 22 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 10.932 ms | 33 - 72 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 8.464 ms | 33 - 33 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 6.713 ms | 17 - 30 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 11.674 ms | 25 - 30 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 6.713 ms | 17 - 30 MB | NPU |
| decoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 6.266 ms | 25 - 35 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 274.731 ms | 65 - 65 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 626.772 ms | 1677 - 1677 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 469.381 ms | 64 - 74 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1304.317 ms | 2 - 14 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 814.08 ms | 1 - 5 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 628.304 ms | 0 - 1793 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1304.317 ms | 2 - 14 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 857.368 ms | 1 - 5 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 626.772 ms | 1677 - 1677 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 407.475 ms | 64 - 73 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 407.475 ms | 64 - 73 MB | NPU |
| encoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 279.077 ms | 63 - 72 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 272.932 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 627.015 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 466.402 ms | 1 - 8 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1292.397 ms | 1 - 15 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 816.789 ms | 1 - 33 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 625.702 ms | 1 - 4 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1292.397 ms | 1 - 15 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 751.72 ms | 1 - 32 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 627.015 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 409.206 ms | 1 - 15 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 876.889 ms | 1 - 7 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 409.206 ms | 1 - 15 MB | NPU |
| encoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 274.154 ms | 0 - 9 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 269.518 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 627.477 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 465.981 ms | 1 - 8 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1296.405 ms | 1 - 16 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 816.127 ms | 1 - 34 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 627.631 ms | 1 - 6 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 760.379 ms | 1 - 11 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 760.379 ms | 1 - 11 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1296.405 ms | 1 - 16 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 751.949 ms | 1 - 32 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 627.477 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 399.892 ms | 0 - 8 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 877.048 ms | 1 - 6 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 399.892 ms | 0 - 8 MB | NPU |
| encoder | VOICE_AI | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 267.113 ms | 0 - 9 MB | NPU |
License
- The license for the original implementation of Whisper-Large-V3-Turbo can be found here.
References
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