Export, quantization & deployment

Fastest route: export in Platform

Open a completed model's Export tab, select one of the 20 formats, configure its arguments, and click Start Export. Platform runs CPU exports directly and asks for a target GPU where the format requires one (notably TensorRT); download the artifact when the job completes. Match TensorRT's selected GPU family and software environment to the deployment target, just as with a local engine build.

Use Platform when you do not want to install each exporter toolchain locally. Use the Python/CLI path below for custom calibration, repeatable automation, local hardware builds, or immediate parity validation. See Platform model export.

Quickstart

from ultralytics import YOLO