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OpenVINO vs PyTorch comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

OpenVINO
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PyTorch
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of OpenVINO is 1.6%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PyTorch is 1.4%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Mahender Reddy Pokala - PeerSpot reviewer
Improved model deployment on edge devices, but compatibility and scalability present challenges
I found OpenVINO ( /products/openvino-reviews )'s ability to convert custom models into its format particularly beneficial, as businesses sometimes require unique models specific to their use cases. Utilizing OpenVINO allowed me to run these custom models on devices directly, which I found quite impressive. Additionally, the Model Zoo offered by OpenVINO added value to the product.
Rohan Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Enabled creation of innovative projects through developer-friendly features
The aspect I like most about PyTorch is that it is really developer-friendly. Developers can constantly create new things, and everyone around the world can use it for free because it's an open-source product. What I personally like is that PyTorch has enabled users to use Apple's M1 chip natively for GPU users. Unlike other libraries using CUDA, PyTorch utilizes Metal Performance Shaders (MPS) to enable GPU usage on M1 chips.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The initial setup is quite simple."
"Intel's support team is very good."
"The inferencing and processing capabilities are quite beneficial for our requirements."
"The runtime of OpenVINO is highly valuable for running different computer vision models."
"The features for model comparison, the feature for model testing, evaluation, and deployment are very nice. It can work almost with all the models."
"PyTorch is developer-friendly, allowing developers to continuously create new projects."
"For me, the product's initial setup phase is easy...For beginners, it is fairly easy to learn."
"Its interface is the most valuable. The ability to have an interface to train machine learning models and construct them with the high-level interface, without excess busting and reconstructing the same technical elements, is very useful."
"PyTorch allows me to build my projects from scratch."
"The framework of the solution is valuable."
"It's been pretty scalable in terms of using multiple GPUs."
"PyTorch is developer-friendly, allowing developers to continuously create new projects."
"We use PyTorch libraries, which are working well. It's very easy."
 

Cons

"It would be great if OpenVINO could convert new models into its format more quickly."
"Scalability is a challenge with OpenVINO, particularly when I try to connect multiple streams of input or run multiple edge devices consecutively."
"At this point, the product could probably just use a greater integration with more machine learning model tools."
"The model optimization is a little bit slow — it could be improved."
"It has some disadvantages because when you're working with very complex models, neural networks if OpenVINO cannot convert them automatically and you have to do a custom layer and later add it to the model. It is difficult."
"PyTorch could make certain things more obvious. Even though it does make things like defining loss functions and calculating gradients in backward propagation clear, these concepts may confuse beginners. We find that it's kind of problematic. Despite having methods called on loss functions during backward passes, the oral documentation for beginners is quite complex."
"I would like a model to be available. I think Google recently released a new version of EfficientNet. It's a really good classifier, and a PyTorch implementation would be nice."
"The product has certain shortcomings in the automation of machine learning."
"On the production side of things, having more frameworks would be helpful."
"We faced an issue with PyTorch due to version incompatibility. PyTorch has no latest version after v12.3."
"The product has breakdowns when we change the versions a lot."
"I've had issues with stability when I use a lot of data and try out different combinations of modeling techniques."
"I do not have any complaints."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We didn't have to pay for any licensing with Intel OpenVINO. Everything is available on their site and easily downloadable for free."
"The solution is affordable."
"PyTorch is an open-source solution."
"It is free."
"PyTorch is open source."
"PyTorch is open-sourced."
"It is free."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
43%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
32%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
University
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PyTorch?
I haven't gone for a paid plan yet. I've just been using the free trial or open-source version.
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PyTorch needs improvement in working on ARM-based chips. Although they have unified memory for GPU and RAM, they are unable to utilize these GPUs for processing efficiently. They take so much time....
 

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