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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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 2.42, ONNX Runtime 1.24.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | QAIRT 2.42, ONNX Runtime 1.24.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | QAIRT 2.42, ONNX Runtime 1.24.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | QAIRT 2.42, ONNX Runtime 1.24.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | QAIRT 2.42, ONNX Runtime 1.24.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | QAIRT 2.42, ONNX Runtime 1.24.1 | Download |
| PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | QAIRT 2.42, ONNX Runtime 1.24.1 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | QAIRT 2.43 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | QAIRT 2.43 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | QAIRT 2.43 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | QAIRT 2.43 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | QAIRT 2.43 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | QAIRT 2.43 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | QAIRT 2.43 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | QAIRT 2.43 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | QAIRT 2.43 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | QAIRT 2.43 | Download |
| QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) | QAIRT 2.43 | 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:
- Model checkpoint: openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo
- Input resolution: 128x3000 (30 seconds audio)
- Max decoded sequence length: 200 tokens
Performance Summary
| Model | Runtime | Precision | Chipset | Inference Time (ms) | Peak Memory Range (MB) | Primary Compute Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HfWhisperDecoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 4.565 ms | 399 - 399 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 8.41 ms | 399 - 399 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 7.804 ms | 42 - 53 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | 9.825 ms | 34 - 36 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | 10.292 ms | 33 - 69 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 6.745 ms | 22 - 35 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 6.132 ms | 42 - 52 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 4.852 ms | 33 - 33 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 8.018 ms | 33 - 33 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 7.508 ms | 33 - 41 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS8275 (Proxy) | 15.677 ms | 33 - 40 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | 9.492 ms | 33 - 37 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 10.551 ms | 16 - 24 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | 10.335 ms | 33 - 72 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) | 16.424 ms | 33 - 42 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 15.677 ms | 33 - 40 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 11.829 ms | 32 - 37 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 6.638 ms | 4 - 13 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperDecoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 6.155 ms | 33 - 44 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 252.412 ms | 1279 - 1279 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 585.785 ms | 1274 - 1274 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 421.004 ms | 62 - 73 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | 598.859 ms | 0 - 1282 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | 700.948 ms | 31 - 35 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 317.027 ms | 62 - 73 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 249.466 ms | 69 - 79 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 247.831 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 580.61 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 425.293 ms | 1 - 8 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS8275 (Proxy) | 2173.012 ms | 1 - 7 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | 579.141 ms | 1 - 3 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 707.755 ms | 1 - 8 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | 698.306 ms | 1 - 32 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) | 1314.619 ms | 1 - 14 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 2173.012 ms | 1 - 7 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 864.112 ms | 1 - 10 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 304.101 ms | 1 - 14 MB | NPU |
| HfWhisperEncoder | QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 247.677 ms | 7 - 16 MB | NPU |
License
- The license for the original implementation of Whisper-Large-V3-Turbo can be found here.
References
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