OpusMT-En-Zh: Optimized for Mobile Deployment
OpusMT English to Chinese neural machine translation model based on MarianMT transformer architecture
OpusMT English to Chinese translation model is a state-of-the-art neural machine translation system designed for translating English text into Chinese. This model is based on the Marian transformer architecture and has been optimized for edge inference by splitting into encoder and decoder components with modified attention mechanisms. It exhibits robust performance for real-world translation tasks, making it highly reliable for practical applications. The model supports input sequences up to 256 tokens and can generate Chinese translations with high accuracy.
This model is an implementation of OpusMT-En-Zh found here.
This repository provides scripts to run OpusMT-En-Zh on Qualcomm® devices. More details on model performance across various devices, can be found here.
Model Details
- Model Type: Model_use_case.text_generation
- Model Stats:
- Model checkpoint: Helsinki-NLP/opus-mt-en-zh
- Input resolution: 256 tokens (English text)
- Max input sequence length: 256 tokens
- Max output sequence length: 256 tokens
- Number of parameters (OpusMTEncoder): ~74M
- Model size (OpusMTEncoder) (float): ~280 MB
- Number of parameters (OpusMTDecoder): ~74M
- Model size (OpusMTDecoder) (float): ~280 MB
- Number of encoder layers: 6
- Number of decoder layers: 6
- Attention heads: 8
- Hidden dimension: 512
| Model | Precision | Device | Chipset | Target Runtime | Inference Time (ms) | Peak Memory Range (MB) | Primary Compute Unit | Target Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpusMTEncoder | float | QCS8275 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8275 (Proxy) | TFLITE | 12.799 ms | 6 - 181 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | QCS8275 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8275 (Proxy) | QNN_DLC | 12.547 ms | 0 - 139 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | QCS8450 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) | TFLITE | 5.02 ms | 6 - 342 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | QCS8450 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) | QNN_DLC | 4.829 ms | 0 - 172 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | QCS8550 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | TFLITE | 3.654 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | QCS8550 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | QNN_DLC | 3.529 ms | 0 - 249 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | QCS8550 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | ONNX | 5.715 ms | 13 - 15 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.onnx.zip |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | QCS9075 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS9075 (Proxy) | TFLITE | 4.849 ms | 6 - 181 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | QCS9075 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS9075 (Proxy) | QNN_DLC | 4.554 ms | 0 - 140 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | SA7255P ADP | Qualcomm® SA7255P | TFLITE | 12.799 ms | 6 - 181 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | SA7255P ADP | Qualcomm® SA7255P | QNN_DLC | 12.547 ms | 0 - 139 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | SA8295P ADP | Qualcomm® SA8295P | TFLITE | 5.541 ms | 6 - 180 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | SA8295P ADP | Qualcomm® SA8295P | QNN_DLC | 5.235 ms | 0 - 139 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | SA8775P ADP | Qualcomm® SA8775P | TFLITE | 4.849 ms | 6 - 181 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | SA8775P ADP | Qualcomm® SA8775P | QNN_DLC | 4.554 ms | 0 - 140 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | TFLITE | 2.654 ms | 0 - 340 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | QNN_DLC | 2.561 ms | 0 - 175 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | ONNX | 4.132 ms | 15 - 327 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.onnx.zip |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S25 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | TFLITE | 2.247 ms | 0 - 349 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S25 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | QNN_DLC | 2.128 ms | 0 - 143 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S25 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | ONNX | 3.558 ms | 0 - 335 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.onnx.zip |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 QRD | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | TFLITE | 1.773 ms | 0 - 316 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 QRD | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | QNN_DLC | 1.622 ms | 0 - 145 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 QRD | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | ONNX | 2.862 ms | 0 - 299 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.onnx.zip |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | Snapdragon X Elite CRD | Snapdragon® X Elite | QNN_DLC | 3.871 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTEncoder | float | Snapdragon X Elite CRD | Snapdragon® X Elite | ONNX | 5.79 ms | 108 - 108 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.onnx.zip |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | QCS8275 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8275 (Proxy) | TFLITE | 6.378 ms | 0 - 424 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | QCS8275 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8275 (Proxy) | QNN_DLC | 5.378 ms | 6 - 241 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | QCS8450 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) | TFLITE | 4.72 ms | 0 - 426 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | QCS8450 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) | QNN_DLC | 4.11 ms | 6 - 249 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | QCS8550 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | TFLITE | 3.491 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | QCS8550 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | QNN_DLC | 2.89 ms | 2 - 346 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | QCS8550 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | ONNX | 3.892 ms | 12 - 14 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.onnx.zip |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | QCS9075 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS9075 (Proxy) | TFLITE | 11.184 ms | 0 - 292 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | QCS9075 (Proxy) | Qualcomm® QCS9075 (Proxy) | QNN_DLC | 3.504 ms | 6 - 243 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | SA7255P ADP | Qualcomm® SA7255P | TFLITE | 6.378 ms | 0 - 424 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | SA7255P ADP | Qualcomm® SA7255P | QNN_DLC | 5.378 ms | 6 - 241 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | SA8295P ADP | Qualcomm® SA8295P | TFLITE | 4.795 ms | 0 - 285 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | SA8295P ADP | Qualcomm® SA8295P | QNN_DLC | 4.061 ms | 6 - 234 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | SA8775P ADP | Qualcomm® SA8775P | TFLITE | 11.184 ms | 0 - 292 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | SA8775P ADP | Qualcomm® SA8775P | QNN_DLC | 3.504 ms | 6 - 243 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | TFLITE | 2.62 ms | 0 - 573 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | QNN_DLC | 2.196 ms | 0 - 259 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | ONNX | 2.913 ms | 0 - 415 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.onnx.zip |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S25 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | TFLITE | 2.314 ms | 14 - 503 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S25 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | QNN_DLC | 1.959 ms | 0 - 236 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | Samsung Galaxy S25 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | ONNX | 2.579 ms | 0 - 442 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.onnx.zip |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 QRD | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | TFLITE | 2.164 ms | 0 - 434 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.tflite |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 QRD | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | QNN_DLC | 1.888 ms | 0 - 243 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 QRD | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | ONNX | 2.447 ms | 1 - 405 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.onnx.zip |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | Snapdragon X Elite CRD | Snapdragon® X Elite | QNN_DLC | 2.736 ms | 6 - 6 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.dlc |
| OpusMTDecoder | float | Snapdragon X Elite CRD | Snapdragon® X Elite | ONNX | 3.166 ms | 161 - 161 MB | NPU | OpusMT-En-Zh.onnx.zip |
Installation
Install the package via pip:
# NOTE: 3.10 <= PYTHON_VERSION < 3.14 is supported.
pip install "qai-hub-models[opus-mt-en-zh]"
Configure Qualcomm® AI Hub Workbench to run this model on a cloud-hosted device
Sign-in to Qualcomm® AI Hub Workbench with your
Qualcomm® ID. Once signed in navigate to Account -> Settings -> API Token.
With this API token, you can configure your client to run models on the cloud hosted devices.
qai-hub configure --api_token API_TOKEN
Navigate to docs for more information.
Demo off target
The package contains a simple end-to-end demo that downloads pre-trained weights and runs this model on a sample input.
python -m qai_hub_models.models.opus_mt_en_zh.demo
The above demo runs a reference implementation of pre-processing, model inference, and post processing.
NOTE: If you want running in a Jupyter Notebook or Google Colab like environment, please add the following to your cell (instead of the above).
%run -m qai_hub_models.models.opus_mt_en_zh.demo
Run model on a cloud-hosted device
In addition to the demo, you can also run the model on a cloud-hosted Qualcomm® device. This script does the following:
- Performance check on-device on a cloud-hosted device
- Downloads compiled assets that can be deployed on-device for Android.
- Accuracy check between PyTorch and on-device outputs.
python -m qai_hub_models.models.opus_mt_en_zh.export
How does this work?
This export script leverages Qualcomm® AI Hub to optimize, validate, and deploy this model on-device. Lets go through each step below in detail:
Step 1: Compile model for on-device deployment
To compile a PyTorch model for on-device deployment, we first trace the model
in memory using the jit.trace and then call the submit_compile_job API.
import torch
import qai_hub as hub
from qai_hub_models.models.opus_mt_en_zh import Model
# Load the model
torch_model = Model.from_pretrained()
# Device
device = hub.Device("Samsung Galaxy S25")
# Trace model
input_shape = torch_model.get_input_spec()
sample_inputs = torch_model.sample_inputs()
pt_model = torch.jit.trace(torch_model, [torch.tensor(data[0]) for _, data in sample_inputs.items()])
# Compile model on a specific device
compile_job = hub.submit_compile_job(
model=pt_model,
device=device,
input_specs=torch_model.get_input_spec(),
)
# Get target model to run on-device
target_model = compile_job.get_target_model()
Step 2: Performance profiling on cloud-hosted device
After compiling models from step 1. Models can be profiled model on-device using the
target_model. Note that this scripts runs the model on a device automatically
provisioned in the cloud. Once the job is submitted, you can navigate to a
provided job URL to view a variety of on-device performance metrics.
profile_job = hub.submit_profile_job(
model=target_model,
device=device,
)
Step 3: Verify on-device accuracy
To verify the accuracy of the model on-device, you can run on-device inference on sample input data on the same cloud hosted device.
input_data = torch_model.sample_inputs()
inference_job = hub.submit_inference_job(
model=target_model,
device=device,
inputs=input_data,
)
on_device_output = inference_job.download_output_data()
With the output of the model, you can compute like PSNR, relative errors or spot check the output with expected output.
Note: This on-device profiling and inference requires access to Qualcomm® AI Hub Workbench. Sign up for access.
Deploying compiled model to Android
The models can be deployed using multiple runtimes:
TensorFlow Lite (
.tfliteexport): This tutorial provides a guide to deploy the .tflite model in an Android application.QNN (
.soexport ): This sample app provides instructions on how to use the.soshared library in an Android application.
View on Qualcomm® AI Hub
Get more details on OpusMT-En-Zh's performance across various devices here. Explore all available models on Qualcomm® AI Hub
License
- The license for the original implementation of OpusMT-En-Zh can be found here.
References
Community
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