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license: mit
base_model: openai/whisper-small
tags: [snapdragon, hexagon, npu, qualcomm, qnn, onnxruntime, whisper, asr, on-device, edge]
---

# Whisper‑small — QNN bundle for Snapdragon X2 Elite (Hexagon **V81**)

OpenAI **Whisper‑small** compiled to **precompiled QNN‑ONNX** (encoder + decoder)
for the **Hexagon NPU of the Snapdragon X2 Elite** (`dsp_arch v81`). Intended for
**on‑device, low‑power streaming speech‑to‑text** via **ONNX Runtime + QNN EP**.

## Specs
| | |
|---|---|
| Base model | `openai/whisper-small` |
| Format | `precompiled_qnn_onnx` (ONNX wrappers + QNN context binaries) |
| Components | encoder, decoder |
| Target | Snapdragon **X2 Elite**, Hexagon **V81** |
| Use via | ONNX Runtime with the QNN execution provider |

## How it was made
Compiled via [`qai-hub-models`](https://github.com/quic/ai-hub-models) on
**Qualcomm AI Hub**, targeting `Snapdragon X2 Elite CRD`, from stock Whisper‑small.

## ⚠️ Runtime note
Like all QNN bundles, this is version‑coupled to the QAIRT/ONNX‑Runtime‑QNN and the
Hexagon NPU driver it was built against — keep the NPU driver current.

## License
MIT (inherits OpenAI Whisper's license).