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Ultralytics YOLO26 to Bring Real-Time Computer Vision to Intel ProcessorsUltralytics, the company behind the YOLO family of object detection models, today announced collaboration with Intel to bring production-ready YOLO (You Only Look Once) computer vision models to Intel hardware, making real-time vision AI faster, easier, and more cost-effective to deploy across industries from robotics to manufacturing, logistics, and security. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260714132916/en/ 
Ultralytics collaborates with Intel to bring YOLO computer vision models to Intel hardware Most real-world vision AI technologies run on existing, CPU-based infrastructures including industrial PCs, laptops and edge devices. By pairing Ultralytics YOLO models with OpenVINO Toolkit, developers can deploy YOLO models across various platforms powered by any Intel processor, putting the compute where appopriate: CPU, GPU, or NPU. The result is faster, more cost-effective, and more accessible computer vision for the industries that need it most. The collaboration meets AI where it actually ships, resulting in faster inference in supported CPU/GPU scenarios, with sub-5-millisecond inference reported across YOLO tasks on Intel hardware, reducing latency and deployment costs. "Enterprises train in the data center, but the real work of vision AI happens at the edge, on factory floors, in retail, in robotics-running on Intel CPUs and NPUs," said Glenn Jocher, Founder and CEO of Ultralytics. "This collaboration means developers get state-of-the-art models like YOLO26 running production-ready on the hardware they already own, eliminating the need for a discrete GPU." The collaboration also cuts friction for developers, who can train and export their applications to OpenVINO and deploy them with the same familiar Ultralytics Platform or Python package and command line interface, often with a single command. This single workflow supports use cases in a variety of industries, including:
"Extending Intel's AI PC and physical AI platforms with leading open vision models helps developers deploy applications with real-world efficient AI inferencing on processors with AI acceleration built right in. This ensures that some of the industry's top models are optimized for the latest Intel Core Ultra processors and beyond," said Matthew Formica, Intel Senior Director & Global Head of Edge Technical Marketing. "We are excited to partner with Ultralytics to build on this momentum." About Ultralytics Founded by Glenn Jocher, Ultralytics is the leading force in vision AI, best known for its Ultralytics YOLO (You Only Look Once) models. With over 135K GitHub stars, 300 million Pip downloads, and 3.3+ billion model usages, Ultralytics YOLOv5, YOLOv8, YOLO11, and now YOLO26 have become the most widely recognized object detection models globally. Ultralytics empowers users with easy-to-use, cutting-edge AI technology. Our mission is to simplify and democratize the use of AI, making it accessible and impactful across industries ranging from manufacturing to healthcare and more. ©Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.
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