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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
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PyTorch
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
6th
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 November 2025, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of OpenVINO is 1.8%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PyTorch is 3.6%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Development Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
PyTorch3.6%
OpenVINO1.8%
Other94.6%
AI Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Mahender Reddy Pokala - PeerSpot reviewer
Improved model deployment on edge devices, but compatibility and scalability present challenges
I found OpenVINO'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 inferencing and processing capabilities are quite beneficial for our requirements."
"The initial setup is quite simple."
"The benefit from using OpenVINO is that NVIDIA is dominating the market of GPUs and they set the price, so if I am able to run an LLM doing inference in commodity hardware, I am saving costs."
"The features for model comparison, the feature for model testing, evaluation, and deployment are very nice. It can work almost with all the models."
"Intel's support team is very good."
"The runtime of OpenVINO is highly valuable for running different computer vision models."
"It’s reliable, secure and user-friendly. It allows you to develop any AIML project efficiently. PySearch is the best option for developing any project in the AIML domain. The product is easy to install."
"PyTorch is developer-friendly, allowing developers to continuously create new projects."
"PyTorch is developer-friendly, allowing developers to continuously create new projects."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"yTorch is gaining credibility in the research space, it's becoming easier to find examples of papers that use PyTorch. This is an advantage for someone who uses PyTorch primarily."
"The framework of the solution is valuable."
"PyTorch allows me to build my projects from scratch."
"The tool is very user-friendly."
 

Cons

"Scalability is a challenge with OpenVINO, particularly when I try to connect multiple streams of input or run multiple edge devices consecutively."
"The model optimization is a little bit slow — it could be improved."
"I couldn't get it to run on my Raspberry Pi 4 because the software packages to download were no longer available."
"It would be great if OpenVINO could convert new models into its format more quickly."
"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."
"I think that it's not properly designed for scalability. It's designed for other purposes, specifically to be able to use Intel hardware and run inference using generative models or deep learning models in Intel hardware."
"At this point, the product could probably just use a greater integration with more machine learning model tools."
"PyTorch needs improvement in working on ARM-based chips. They have unified memory for GPU and RAM, however, current GPUs used for processing are slow."
"There is not enough documentation about some methods and parameters. It is sometimes difficult to find information."
"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 breakdowns when we change the versions a lot."
"We faced an issue with PyTorch due to version incompatibility. PyTorch has no latest version after v12.3."
"The product has certain shortcomings in the automation of machine learning."
"PyTorch needs improvement in working on ARM-based chips. They have unified memory for GPU and RAM, however, current GPUs used for processing are slow."
"The training of the models could be faster."
 

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 open-sourced."
"It is free."
"PyTorch is open source."
"PyTorch is an open-source solution."
"It is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
35%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
6%
Manufacturing Company
23%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Educational Organization
10%
Performing Arts
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with OpenVINO?
I have heard good things about OpenVINO. It doesn't consume much current for external GPU usage. However, it has some downsides because I couldn't get it to run on my Raspberry Pi 4. While not spec...
What is your primary use case for OpenVINO?
I wanted to use OpenVINO for my Raspberry Pi to analyze my sleep with a night vision camera and to improve GPU performance on my Raspberry Pi. I would have used OpenVINO's Model Optimizer feature t...
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.
What needs improvement with PyTorch?
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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