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Windows ML samples

Windows ML supports a wide variety of ONNX models for different AI scenarios. This page provides samples for using Windows ML from different frameworks and languages, as well as ready-to-use model samples for common AI tasks.

The AI Dev Gallery is the easiest way to explore Windows ML samples. It provides:

  • Interactive demos for each model scenario
  • Full source code for every sample
  • One-click export to a Visual Studio project so you can use the model in your own app

Tip

Each model sample in the AI Dev Gallery includes complete source code. Use the Export to Visual Studio feature to quickly create a working project with your chosen model.

Framework integration samples

The Windows App SDK Samples repository on GitHub contains sample applications that demonstrate how to integrate Windows ML into different languages and frameworks.

Language Framework Packaging type Dependency type Link
C# Console Unpackaged Framework-dependent Link
C# WPF Unpackaged Framework-dependent Link
C# WinUI MSIX Framework-dependent Link
C# WinForms Unpackaged Framework-dependent Link
C++ Console DLL w/ separate EXE Framework-dependent Link
C++ Console Unpackaged Self-contained Link
C++ Console MSIX Framework-dependent Link
Python Console Unpackaged Framework-dependent Link

Model samples by scenario

The following sections list available models for each AI scenario, along with their size and hardware support. Click "Try it yourself" to open the sample in the AI Dev Gallery app.

Large Language Models (LLMs) - Text generation

Generate conversational text responses using state-of-the-art language models.

Try it yourself in the AI Dev Gallery app

Model Hardware Size
Phi 4 Mini CPU CPU 4.6 GB
Phi 3.5 Mini CPU ACC4 CPU 2.6 GB
Phi 3 Mini CPU CPU 2.5 GB
Phi 3 Mini CPU ACC4 CPU 2.5 GB
Phi 3 Medium CPU ACC4 CPU 8.6 GB
Mistral 7B Instruct 0.2 CPU CPU 4.6 GB
Mistral 7B Instruct 0.2 CPU ACC4 CPU 4.6 GB

Large Language Models (LLMs) - Multi-modal

Analyze images and generate text descriptions using vision-enabled language models.

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Model Hardware Size
Phi 3 Vision CPU CPU 3.0 GB
Phi 3.5 Vision CPU CPU 3.0 GB

Text embedding (Semantic search)

Convert text into vector embeddings for semantic search and similarity matching.

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Model Hardware Size
all-MiniLM-L12-v2 CPU, GPU 127.2 MB
all-MiniLM-L6-v2 CPU, GPU 86.4 MB

Image generation

Create images from text prompts using diffusion models.

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Model Hardware Size
Stable Diffusion v1.4 CPU, GPU 5.1 GB

Image classification

Classify images into predefined categories.

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Model Hardware Size
MobileNet v2 1.0 CPU, GPU 13.3 MB
ResNet101 v1 7 CPU, GPU 170.6 MB
ResNet50 v1 7 CPU, GPU 97.8 MB
SqueezeNet 1.1 CPU, GPU, NPU 4.7 MB

Image object detection

Detect and locate objects within images.

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Model Hardware Size
Faster RCNN 10 CPU, GPU 159.6 MB
Faster RCNN 12 CPU, GPU 168.5 MB
YOLOv4 CPU, GPU 245.5 MB

Image segmentation (Background detection)

Separate foreground subjects from backgrounds in images.

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Model Hardware Size
SINet CPU, GPU, NPU 404.7 KB

Human pose detection

Detect human body poses and key points in images.

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Model Hardware Size
HRNet Pose CPU, GPU, NPU 108.9 MB

Street segmentation

Segment street photographs into detectable zones for autonomous driving and mapping applications.

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Model Hardware Size
FFNet 78s CPU, GPU, NPU 104.9 MB
FFNet 54s CPU, GPU, NPU 68.8 MB

Face detection

Detect and locate human faces in images.

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Model Hardware Size
FaceDetLite CPU, GPU, NPU 3.4 MB

Audio transcription (Voice-to-text)

Convert spoken audio into written text using speech recognition models.

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Model Hardware Size
Whisper Tiny CPU CPU 73.8 MB
Whisper Small CPU CPU 422.5 MB
Whisper Medium CPU CPU 1.3 GB

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