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Type of change: new feature

Adds opt-in support for using the standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider during ModelOpt ONNX quantization.

Users select the ABI backend with:

--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi

When selected, ModelOpt imports and registers the installed TensorRT-RTX ABI provider before creating the ONNX Runtime inference session. The backend selection is propagated through INT8, FP8, and INT4 AWQ calibration paths, including the Windows GenAI LLM quantization example.

The existing --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx behavior remains backward compatible. The legacy backend is still the default and continues to use TensorRT-RTX libraries supplied through PATH.

For Windows x64 with Python 3.11 or newer, the ONNX dependencies now include:

  • onnxruntime-gpu~=1.26.0
  • onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0

Keeping onnxruntime-gpu allows users to select either CUDA EP or TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for calibration. Windows-on-Arm source-build instructions are intentionally out of scope and will be documented separately.

Usage

python -m modelopt.onnx.quantization `--onnx_path="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\model.onnx"`--model_id="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\config.json"`--quantize_mode=int8 `--output_path="C:\path\to\int8_abi\model.onnx"`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx `--trt_rtx_backend=abi `--use_external_data_format `--high_precision_dtype=fp32 `--log_level=INFO
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<!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->## Summary by CodeRabbit-**New Features**- Added optional TensorRT-RTX ABI backend support for ONNX calibration on Windows ARM64.
- Added `legacy` and `abi` backend selection to quantization APIs and command-line tools, with `legacy` remaining the default.
- Added validation for unsupported backends and incompatible TensorRT plugin configurations.
-**Documentation**- Updated Windows installation guidance, Python compatibility requirements, ARM64 setup, and verification steps.
- Documented the new TensorRT-RTX backend command-line option.
-**Tests**- Added coverage for ABI provider registration, backend validation, and compatibility checks.
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The PR adds selectable legacy and ABI TensorRT-RTX calibration support. It propagates the selection through quantization and inference-session setup, adds ABI provider registration, updates Windows packaging, and documents ARM64 usage.

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TensorRT-RTX ABI calibration support

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Backend selection and quantization wiring
modelopt/onnx/quantization/__main__.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/quantize.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, examples/windows/onnx_ptq/genai_llm/*
Adds the --trt_rtx_backend option with legacy and abi values. The selected backend reaches quantize and calibration options.
Execution-provider setup and validation
modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_ort_utils.py
Loads or reuses the ABI provider library, validates backend values, and updates custom-operator execution-provider handling.
Calibration inference propagation
modelopt/onnx/quantization/graph_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int4.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int8.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/fp8.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_quantize_api.py
Forwards the backend through extended-model inference, MatMul and MHA exclusion, AWQ sessions, and ORT configuration.
Windows installation and release documentation
pyproject.toml, docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst, CHANGELOG.rst
Updates Python support, Windows package selection, ARM64 guidance, installation verification, and release notes.

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This change adds ABI-backed TensorRT-RTX calibration for Windows ARM64, but the installation guidance does not yet tell users to select the ABI backend. ARM64 users may therefore follow the documented setup and encounter failed or misconfigured calibration.

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participant quantize
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participant TensorRT_RTX_ABI_provider
User->>CalibrationCLI: Select NvTensorRtRtx and abi
CalibrationCLI->>quantize: Pass trt_rtx_backend=abi
quantize->>ORT: Configure calibration session
ORT->>TensorRT_RTX_ABI_provider: Import and register provider
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- Around line 51-55: Update the default-install statement near the
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calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths = kwargs.get("trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths")

if calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:
if trt_rtx_backend != "abi" and calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:

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Configure classic TensorRT when ABI mode also selects it for custom plugins.

When trt_rtx_backend="abi" and custom operators require trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths, update_trt_ep_support adds TensorrtExecutionProvider. This condition skips its plugin options, so calibration cannot load those custom operators.

Keep the skip only for ABI-only provider lists. Add a regression test for ABI mode with custom operators and plugin paths.

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- if trt_rtx_backend != "abi" and calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:+ if (+ calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None+ and (trt_rtx_backend != "abi" or "TensorrtExecutionProvider" in providers)+ ):
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*Quantization*

- Add ``mtq.temporarily_fold_weights`` for repeated frozen-weight inference and ``mtq.preserve_quantizer_attributes_context`` for restoring temporary quantizer property and type changes. Temporary folding snapshots affected fake-quant weights on a configurable device and restores them with their quantizer state; retained pre-quant scales are inactive, while shared weights, shared quantizers, and ``SequentialQuantizer`` weights are unsupported.
- Add opt-in TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider support for ONNX calibration on Windows x64. Select it with ``--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi``; the legacy backend remains the default.

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This should go in 0.46.1 if that becomes the next release version (for modelopt+woa support).

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Should I remove this line in this pr?

Not familiar with the usual workflow. I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support. Should it go to 0.47.0 or 0.46.1?

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We should update changelog for whatever feature-support and bug fixes we do.

Based on the current label on this PR (cherry-pick-0.46.1), you can add it in 0.46.1. We can update it separately to 0.47 if we decide to do 0.47 release for it.

One minor thing: We should update the changelog statement to WoA / ARM64 since his PR gates the ABI EP dependency to Windows ARM64 only.

I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support.

Trying to understand: You mean for adding the required package to the pyproject dependencies for x64? Code-wise not expecting divergence between x64 and ARM64 — the ABI EP path should be platform-agnostic, so it should just be the dependency gating (adding the plugin + bumping ORT for x64). Please let me know if there is something more to it.

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yes, the new x64 pr will just include dependency update if all tests are successful.

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parser.add_argument(
"--trt_rtx_backend",
choices=["legacy", "abi"],
default="legacy",

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Should this default be "legacy" or "ABI"? I guess EP ABI is the default path now for TRTRTX EP. Can you check on this and confirm, update required places?

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In the future, I believe ABI ep will be default. But for now I think we should keep legacy as default so all old commands still work, such as example code, regression test (If any)

We might need to find a time to update everything to use ABI by default. Because it covers almost all modelopt-onnx features, we should first decide the range and create another pr for that.

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I was under the impression that this WoA support and validation is done using EP ABI path with TRTRTX EP. Is that not the case?

In current form, we are setting default to legacy but we are installing ep-abi-plugin by default (not legacy trtrtx ep) - so if user misses to explicitly pass trtrtx-backend=abi, then it can fallback to CPU making it very slow and bad experience for the user. So, please make sure to update the documentation suitably for it.

I am okay with having legacy as default for now but we should soon update this with EP ABI default after due validation (if not done already) - since legacy EP is not updated for a long time, and it will soon be deprecated.

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Using TRTRTX EP with EP ABI is a bit more involved - it has extra registration step, requires extra plugin package (onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13) etc.. I suggest we add high-level TRTRTX EP usage instructions or snippets in ModelOpt's onnxruntime deployment page - https://github.com/NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer/blob/main/docs/source/deployment/2_onnxruntime.rst - and add relevant links to TRTRTX EP ABI official docs. This should hopefully help the ModelOpt users to get to the right instructions for TRTRTX EP deployment (legacy and EP ABI paths).

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Scope the ABI-plugin verification statement.

pyproject.toml Lines 66-67 install the ABI plugin only for Windows ARM64 with Python >3.10. The current text implies that every Windows installation includes the plugin. Windows x64 defaults to onnxruntime-gpu, and Windows ARM64 with Python 3.10 does not receive this dependency.

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instructions to apply only to Windows ARM64 with Python versions newer than
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In `@docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst`:
- Around line 47-49: Update the Windows standalone installation documentation
near the TensorRT-RTX package descriptions to show the required ModelOpt options
`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi`, state that ModelOpt
registers the ABI plugin before creating the session, and add links to the
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- Line 57: Update the dependency documentation for the nvidia-modelopt[onnx]
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- *onnxruntime-trt-rtx* provides TensorRT-RTX EP.
- *onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13* provides TensorRT-RTX EP ABI plugin.
- *onnxruntime-gpu* provides the CUDA EP.

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The ONNX Runtime (ORT) TensorRT and TensorRT-RTX execution providers are primarily designed for NVIDIA GPU acceleration, which is not standard hardware on Windows ARM64 devices (typically powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors). However, regarding the technical framework for standalone plugin deployment using the Execution Provider (EP) ABI (introduced in ORT 1.23.0), the following information applies to Windows environments: 1. Deprecation of Built-in EPs: The built-in TensorRT and TensorRT-RTX execution providers within the main ONNX Runtime repository are deprecated [1]. Developers are strongly encouraged to migrate to the standalone EP ABI plugin model [2][1]. 2. Standalone Plugin ABI Deployment: The standalone plugin approach uses a decoupled architecture where the EP is built as a separate shared library (e.g., onnxruntime_providers_nv_tensorrt_rtx.dll) that links against the main onnxruntime.dll [2][1]. This allows for dynamic loading at runtime, avoiding the need to compile the EP together with the core ONNX Runtime [2]. 3. Deployment Instructions: To deploy a standalone EP ABI plugin on Windows, use the following steps: - Registration: Use the ORT API to register the plugin library dynamically in your application code [1]: ortApi.RegisterExecutionProviderLibrary(env, "ProviderName", ORT_TSTR("path_to_your_plugin.dll")); - Session Configuration: Append the EP to your session options using the V2 API, ensuring you pass the required configuration keys and values [1]: ortApi.SessionOptionsAppendExecutionProvider_V2(session_options, env, &device_info,...); - Testing/Execution: For CLI testing, use the onnxruntime_perf_test tool with the --plugin_eps and --plugin_ep_libs flags [1]. 4. Windows ARM64 Context: While the EP ABI plugin architecture supports Windows, note that NVIDIA TensorRT acceleration requires compatible NVIDIA GPU hardware [3][4]. On Windows ARM64 devices using Snapdragon processors, the recommended execution provider is typically QNN (Qualcomm AI Engine Direct) rather than TensorRT [5][6]. If you are targeting Windows ARM64, ensure your environment and target hardware support the specific acceleration library you intend to load. For detailed build instructions for the standalone plugins, refer to the respective official NVIDIA/TensorRT-RTX-EP-ABI or onnxruntime-ep-tensorrt repositories [2][1].

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Document the required ABI backend setting.

When users select NvTensorRtRtx on Windows ARM64, ModelOpt defaults trt_rtx_backend to legacy and does not register the installed ABI plugin. Document --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi, and state that ModelOpt registers the plugin before creating the session. Link the official TensorRT-RTX and standalone ABI deployment instructions.

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@haoxiz-nvidia, Can you check on this?

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I have added document related to legacy/abi ep choice. We cannot set legacy to default now because x64 windows side haven't been verified (Need to check ort-gpu + CTK 13 + ABI ep)

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"cupy-cuda12x; platform_machine != 'aarch64' and platform_machine != 'ARM64' and platform_system != 'Darwin'",

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On Windows ARM64, the nvidia-modelopt[onnx] extra does not install cupy-cuda12x, but the documentation states that it does. Document the architecture-specific behavior and the supported INT4 ONNX quantization path.

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# ORT host and standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for native Windows ARM64.
"onnxruntime~=1.24.2; python_version > '3.10' and platform_system == 'Windows' and platform_machine == 'ARM64'",
"onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0; python_version > '3.10' and platform_system == 'Windows' and platform_machine == 'ARM64'",
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It appears on Windows ARM64 + Python 3.10, none of the onnxruntime markers will match, so [onnx] installs no onnxruntime at all. So, anything importing onnxruntime would fail at runtime.

Is 3.10 intentionally unsupported on WoA? (even though its old python version but to be sure...)

Or, can you provide onnxruntime fallback for it, or guard it suitably (unsupported message) so we don't get a silent broken install?

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I only tested py3.12 and py3.13 on WoA, but I just checked that 3.10 won't work because arm64 is missing Numpy, Scipy, onnx 1.21 and some other dependency. As 3.10 will reach its end of life Oct. 2026, I suggest we stop supporting it.

I will also mention these in the docs.

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Type of change: new feature

Adds opt-in support for using the standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider during ModelOpt ONNX quantization.

Users select the ABI backend with:

--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi

When selected, ModelOpt imports and registers the installed TensorRT-RTX ABI provider before creating the ONNX Runtime inference session. The backend selection is propagated through INT8, FP8, and INT4 AWQ calibration paths, including the Windows GenAI LLM quantization example.

The existing --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx behavior remains backward compatible. The legacy backend is still the default and continues to use TensorRT-RTX libraries supplied through PATH.

For Windows x64 with Python 3.11 or newer, the ONNX dependencies now include:

  • onnxruntime-gpu~=1.26.0
  • onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0

Keeping onnxruntime-gpu allows users to select either CUDA EP or TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for calibration. Windows-on-Arm source-build instructions are intentionally out of scope and will be documented separately.

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python -m modelopt.onnx.quantization `--onnx_path="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\model.onnx"`--model_id="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\config.json"`--quantize_mode=int8 `--output_path="C:\path\to\int8_abi\model.onnx"`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx `--trt_rtx_backend=abi `--use_external_data_format `--high_precision_dtype=fp32 `--log_level=INFO
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- Added `legacy` and `abi` backend selection to quantization APIs and command-line tools, with `legacy` remaining the default.
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-**Documentation**- Updated Windows installation guidance, Python compatibility requirements, ARM64 setup, and verification steps.
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The PR adds selectable legacy and ABI TensorRT-RTX calibration support. It propagates the selection through quantization and inference-session setup, adds ABI provider registration, updates Windows packaging, and documents ARM64 usage.

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TensorRT-RTX ABI calibration support

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Backend selection and quantization wiring
modelopt/onnx/quantization/__main__.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/quantize.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, examples/windows/onnx_ptq/genai_llm/*
Adds the --trt_rtx_backend option with legacy and abi values. The selected backend reaches quantize and calibration options.
Execution-provider setup and validation
modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_ort_utils.py
Loads or reuses the ABI provider library, validates backend values, and updates custom-operator execution-provider handling.
Calibration inference propagation
modelopt/onnx/quantization/graph_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int4.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int8.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/fp8.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_quantize_api.py
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Windows installation and release documentation
pyproject.toml, docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst, CHANGELOG.rst
Updates Python support, Windows package selection, ARM64 guidance, installation verification, and release notes.

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This change adds ABI-backed TensorRT-RTX calibration for Windows ARM64, but the installation guidance does not yet tell users to select the ABI backend. ARM64 users may therefore follow the documented setup and encounter failed or misconfigured calibration.

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calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths = kwargs.get("trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths")

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Configure classic TensorRT when ABI mode also selects it for custom plugins.

When trt_rtx_backend="abi" and custom operators require trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths, update_trt_ep_support adds TensorrtExecutionProvider. This condition skips its plugin options, so calibration cannot load those custom operators.

Keep the skip only for ABI-only provider lists. Add a regression test for ABI mode with custom operators and plugin paths.

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*Quantization*

- Add ``mtq.temporarily_fold_weights`` for repeated frozen-weight inference and ``mtq.preserve_quantizer_attributes_context`` for restoring temporary quantizer property and type changes. Temporary folding snapshots affected fake-quant weights on a configurable device and restores them with their quantizer state; retained pre-quant scales are inactive, while shared weights, shared quantizers, and ``SequentialQuantizer`` weights are unsupported.
- Add opt-in TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider support for ONNX calibration on Windows x64. Select it with ``--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi``; the legacy backend remains the default.

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This should go in 0.46.1 if that becomes the next release version (for modelopt+woa support).

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Should I remove this line in this pr?

Not familiar with the usual workflow. I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support. Should it go to 0.47.0 or 0.46.1?

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We should update changelog for whatever feature-support and bug fixes we do.

Based on the current label on this PR (cherry-pick-0.46.1), you can add it in 0.46.1. We can update it separately to 0.47 if we decide to do 0.47 release for it.

One minor thing: We should update the changelog statement to WoA / ARM64 since his PR gates the ABI EP dependency to Windows ARM64 only.

I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support.

Trying to understand: You mean for adding the required package to the pyproject dependencies for x64? Code-wise not expecting divergence between x64 and ARM64 — the ABI EP path should be platform-agnostic, so it should just be the dependency gating (adding the plugin + bumping ORT for x64). Please let me know if there is something more to it.

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yes, the new x64 pr will just include dependency update if all tests are successful.

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"--trt_rtx_backend",
choices=["legacy", "abi"],
default="legacy",

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Should this default be "legacy" or "ABI"? I guess EP ABI is the default path now for TRTRTX EP. Can you check on this and confirm, update required places?

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In the future, I believe ABI ep will be default. But for now I think we should keep legacy as default so all old commands still work, such as example code, regression test (If any)

We might need to find a time to update everything to use ABI by default. Because it covers almost all modelopt-onnx features, we should first decide the range and create another pr for that.

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I was under the impression that this WoA support and validation is done using EP ABI path with TRTRTX EP. Is that not the case?

In current form, we are setting default to legacy but we are installing ep-abi-plugin by default (not legacy trtrtx ep) - so if user misses to explicitly pass trtrtx-backend=abi, then it can fallback to CPU making it very slow and bad experience for the user. So, please make sure to update the documentation suitably for it.

I am okay with having legacy as default for now but we should soon update this with EP ABI default after due validation (if not done already) - since legacy EP is not updated for a long time, and it will soon be deprecated.

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Using TRTRTX EP with EP ABI is a bit more involved - it has extra registration step, requires extra plugin package (onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13) etc.. I suggest we add high-level TRTRTX EP usage instructions or snippets in ModelOpt's onnxruntime deployment page - https://github.com/NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer/blob/main/docs/source/deployment/2_onnxruntime.rst - and add relevant links to TRTRTX EP ABI official docs. This should hopefully help the ModelOpt users to get to the right instructions for TRTRTX EP deployment (legacy and EP ABI paths).

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@haoxiz-nvidia, Can you check on this?

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I have added document related to legacy/abi ep choice. We cannot set legacy to default now because x64 windows side haven't been verified (Need to check ort-gpu + CTK 13 + ABI ep)

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It appears on Windows ARM64 + Python 3.10, none of the onnxruntime markers will match, so [onnx] installs no onnxruntime at all. So, anything importing onnxruntime would fail at runtime.

Is 3.10 intentionally unsupported on WoA? (even though its old python version but to be sure...)

Or, can you provide onnxruntime fallback for it, or guard it suitably (unsupported message) so we don't get a silent broken install?

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I only tested py3.12 and py3.13 on WoA, but I just checked that 3.10 won't work because arm64 is missing Numpy, Scipy, onnx 1.21 and some other dependency. As 3.10 will reach its end of life Oct. 2026, I suggest we stop supporting it.

I will also mention these in the docs.

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I think uv.lock appears stale. Can you double check?

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What does this PR do?

Type of change: new feature

Adds opt-in support for using the standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider during ModelOpt ONNX quantization.

Users select the ABI backend with:

--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi

When selected, ModelOpt imports and registers the installed TensorRT-RTX ABI provider before creating the ONNX Runtime inference session. The backend selection is propagated through INT8, FP8, and INT4 AWQ calibration paths, including the Windows GenAI LLM quantization example.

The existing --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx behavior remains backward compatible. The legacy backend is still the default and continues to use TensorRT-RTX libraries supplied through PATH.

For Windows x64 with Python 3.11 or newer, the ONNX dependencies now include:

  • onnxruntime-gpu~=1.26.0
  • onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0

Keeping onnxruntime-gpu allows users to select either CUDA EP or TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for calibration. Windows-on-Arm source-build instructions are intentionally out of scope and will be documented separately.

Usage

python -m modelopt.onnx.quantization `--onnx_path="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\model.onnx"`--model_id="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\config.json"`--quantize_mode=int8 `--output_path="C:\path\to\int8_abi\model.onnx"`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx `--trt_rtx_backend=abi `--use_external_data_format `--high_precision_dtype=fp32 `--log_level=INFO
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The PR adds selectable legacy and ABI TensorRT-RTX calibration support. It propagates the selection through quantization and inference-session setup, adds ABI provider registration, updates Windows packaging, and documents ARM64 usage.

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TensorRT-RTX ABI calibration support

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Backend selection and quantization wiring
modelopt/onnx/quantization/__main__.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/quantize.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, examples/windows/onnx_ptq/genai_llm/*
Adds the --trt_rtx_backend option with legacy and abi values. The selected backend reaches quantize and calibration options.
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modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_ort_utils.py
Loads or reuses the ABI provider library, validates backend values, and updates custom-operator execution-provider handling.
Calibration inference propagation
modelopt/onnx/quantization/graph_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int4.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int8.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/fp8.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_quantize_api.py
Forwards the backend through extended-model inference, MatMul and MHA exclusion, AWQ sessions, and ORT configuration.
Windows installation and release documentation
pyproject.toml, docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst, CHANGELOG.rst
Updates Python support, Windows package selection, ARM64 guidance, installation verification, and release notes.

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This change adds ABI-backed TensorRT-RTX calibration for Windows ARM64, but the installation guidance does not yet tell users to select the ABI backend. ARM64 users may therefore follow the documented setup and encounter failed or misconfigured calibration.

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User->>CalibrationCLI: Select NvTensorRtRtx and abi
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quantize->>ORT: Configure calibration session
ORT->>TensorRT_RTX_ABI_provider: Import and register provider
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calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths = kwargs.get("trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths")

if calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:
if trt_rtx_backend != "abi" and calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:

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Configure classic TensorRT when ABI mode also selects it for custom plugins.

When trt_rtx_backend="abi" and custom operators require trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths, update_trt_ep_support adds TensorrtExecutionProvider. This condition skips its plugin options, so calibration cannot load those custom operators.

Keep the skip only for ABI-only provider lists. Add a regression test for ABI mode with custom operators and plugin paths.

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- if trt_rtx_backend != "abi" and calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:+ if (+ calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None+ and (trt_rtx_backend != "abi" or "TensorrtExecutionProvider" in providers)+ ):
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iftrt_rtx_backend!="abi"andcalibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_pathsisnotNone:
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*Quantization*

- Add ``mtq.temporarily_fold_weights`` for repeated frozen-weight inference and ``mtq.preserve_quantizer_attributes_context`` for restoring temporary quantizer property and type changes. Temporary folding snapshots affected fake-quant weights on a configurable device and restores them with their quantizer state; retained pre-quant scales are inactive, while shared weights, shared quantizers, and ``SequentialQuantizer`` weights are unsupported.
- Add opt-in TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider support for ONNX calibration on Windows x64. Select it with ``--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi``; the legacy backend remains the default.

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This should go in 0.46.1 if that becomes the next release version (for modelopt+woa support).

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Should I remove this line in this pr?

Not familiar with the usual workflow. I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support. Should it go to 0.47.0 or 0.46.1?

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We should update changelog for whatever feature-support and bug fixes we do.

Based on the current label on this PR (cherry-pick-0.46.1), you can add it in 0.46.1. We can update it separately to 0.47 if we decide to do 0.47 release for it.

One minor thing: We should update the changelog statement to WoA / ARM64 since his PR gates the ABI EP dependency to Windows ARM64 only.

I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support.

Trying to understand: You mean for adding the required package to the pyproject dependencies for x64? Code-wise not expecting divergence between x64 and ARM64 — the ABI EP path should be platform-agnostic, so it should just be the dependency gating (adding the plugin + bumping ORT for x64). Please let me know if there is something more to it.

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yes, the new x64 pr will just include dependency update if all tests are successful.

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parser.add_argument(
"--trt_rtx_backend",
choices=["legacy", "abi"],
default="legacy",

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Should this default be "legacy" or "ABI"? I guess EP ABI is the default path now for TRTRTX EP. Can you check on this and confirm, update required places?

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In the future, I believe ABI ep will be default. But for now I think we should keep legacy as default so all old commands still work, such as example code, regression test (If any)

We might need to find a time to update everything to use ABI by default. Because it covers almost all modelopt-onnx features, we should first decide the range and create another pr for that.

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I was under the impression that this WoA support and validation is done using EP ABI path with TRTRTX EP. Is that not the case?

In current form, we are setting default to legacy but we are installing ep-abi-plugin by default (not legacy trtrtx ep) - so if user misses to explicitly pass trtrtx-backend=abi, then it can fallback to CPU making it very slow and bad experience for the user. So, please make sure to update the documentation suitably for it.

I am okay with having legacy as default for now but we should soon update this with EP ABI default after due validation (if not done already) - since legacy EP is not updated for a long time, and it will soon be deprecated.

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Using TRTRTX EP with EP ABI is a bit more involved - it has extra registration step, requires extra plugin package (onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13) etc.. I suggest we add high-level TRTRTX EP usage instructions or snippets in ModelOpt's onnxruntime deployment page - https://github.com/NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer/blob/main/docs/source/deployment/2_onnxruntime.rst - and add relevant links to TRTRTX EP ABI official docs. This should hopefully help the ModelOpt users to get to the right instructions for TRTRTX EP deployment (legacy and EP ABI paths).

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Scope the ABI-plugin verification statement.

pyproject.toml Lines 66-67 install the ABI plugin only for Windows ARM64 with Python >3.10. The current text implies that every Windows installation includes the plugin. Windows x64 defaults to onnxruntime-gpu, and Windows ARM64 with Python 3.10 does not receive this dependency.

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- *onnxruntime-trt-rtx* provides TensorRT-RTX EP.
- *onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13* provides TensorRT-RTX EP ABI plugin.
- *onnxruntime-gpu* provides the CUDA EP.

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The ONNX Runtime (ORT) TensorRT and TensorRT-RTX execution providers are primarily designed for NVIDIA GPU acceleration, which is not standard hardware on Windows ARM64 devices (typically powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors). However, regarding the technical framework for standalone plugin deployment using the Execution Provider (EP) ABI (introduced in ORT 1.23.0), the following information applies to Windows environments: 1. Deprecation of Built-in EPs: The built-in TensorRT and TensorRT-RTX execution providers within the main ONNX Runtime repository are deprecated [1]. Developers are strongly encouraged to migrate to the standalone EP ABI plugin model [2][1]. 2. Standalone Plugin ABI Deployment: The standalone plugin approach uses a decoupled architecture where the EP is built as a separate shared library (e.g., onnxruntime_providers_nv_tensorrt_rtx.dll) that links against the main onnxruntime.dll [2][1]. This allows for dynamic loading at runtime, avoiding the need to compile the EP together with the core ONNX Runtime [2]. 3. Deployment Instructions: To deploy a standalone EP ABI plugin on Windows, use the following steps: - Registration: Use the ORT API to register the plugin library dynamically in your application code [1]: ortApi.RegisterExecutionProviderLibrary(env, "ProviderName", ORT_TSTR("path_to_your_plugin.dll")); - Session Configuration: Append the EP to your session options using the V2 API, ensuring you pass the required configuration keys and values [1]: ortApi.SessionOptionsAppendExecutionProvider_V2(session_options, env, &device_info,...); - Testing/Execution: For CLI testing, use the onnxruntime_perf_test tool with the --plugin_eps and --plugin_ep_libs flags [1]. 4. Windows ARM64 Context: While the EP ABI plugin architecture supports Windows, note that NVIDIA TensorRT acceleration requires compatible NVIDIA GPU hardware [3][4]. On Windows ARM64 devices using Snapdragon processors, the recommended execution provider is typically QNN (Qualcomm AI Engine Direct) rather than TensorRT [5][6]. If you are targeting Windows ARM64, ensure your environment and target hardware support the specific acceleration library you intend to load. For detailed build instructions for the standalone plugins, refer to the respective official NVIDIA/TensorRT-RTX-EP-ABI or onnxruntime-ep-tensorrt repositories [2][1].

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Document the required ABI backend setting.

When users select NvTensorRtRtx on Windows ARM64, ModelOpt defaults trt_rtx_backend to legacy and does not register the installed ABI plugin. Document --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi, and state that ModelOpt registers the plugin before creating the session. Link the official TensorRT-RTX and standalone ABI deployment instructions.

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In `@docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst` around
lines 47 - 49, Update the Windows standalone installation documentation near the
TensorRT-RTX package descriptions to show the required ModelOpt options
`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi`, state that ModelOpt
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@haoxiz-nvidia, Can you check on this?

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I have added document related to legacy/abi ep choice. We cannot set legacy to default now because x64 windows side haven't been verified (Need to check ort-gpu + CTK 13 + ABI ep)

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"cppimport",
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"cupy-cuda12x; platform_machine != 'aarch64' and platform_machine != 'ARM64' and platform_system != 'Darwin'",

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On Windows ARM64, the nvidia-modelopt[onnx] extra does not install cupy-cuda12x, but the documentation states that it does. Document the architecture-specific behavior and the supported INT4 ONNX quantization path.

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# ORT host and standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for native Windows ARM64.
"onnxruntime~=1.24.2; python_version > '3.10' and platform_system == 'Windows' and platform_machine == 'ARM64'",
"onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0; python_version > '3.10' and platform_system == 'Windows' and platform_machine == 'ARM64'",
# ORT with Python <= 3.10

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It appears on Windows ARM64 + Python 3.10, none of the onnxruntime markers will match, so [onnx] installs no onnxruntime at all. So, anything importing onnxruntime would fail at runtime.

Is 3.10 intentionally unsupported on WoA? (even though its old python version but to be sure...)

Or, can you provide onnxruntime fallback for it, or guard it suitably (unsupported message) so we don't get a silent broken install?

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I only tested py3.12 and py3.13 on WoA, but I just checked that 3.10 won't work because arm64 is missing Numpy, Scipy, onnx 1.21 and some other dependency. As 3.10 will reach its end of life Oct. 2026, I suggest we stop supporting it.

I will also mention these in the docs.

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I think uv.lock appears stale. Can you double check?

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Type of change: new feature

Adds opt-in support for using the standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider during ModelOpt ONNX quantization.

Users select the ABI backend with:

--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi

When selected, ModelOpt imports and registers the installed TensorRT-RTX ABI provider before creating the ONNX Runtime inference session. The backend selection is propagated through INT8, FP8, and INT4 AWQ calibration paths, including the Windows GenAI LLM quantization example.

The existing --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx behavior remains backward compatible. The legacy backend is still the default and continues to use TensorRT-RTX libraries supplied through PATH.

For Windows x64 with Python 3.11 or newer, the ONNX dependencies now include:

  • onnxruntime-gpu~=1.26.0
  • onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0

Keeping onnxruntime-gpu allows users to select either CUDA EP or TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for calibration. Windows-on-Arm source-build instructions are intentionally out of scope and will be documented separately.

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python -m modelopt.onnx.quantization `--onnx_path="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\model.onnx"`--model_id="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\config.json"`--quantize_mode=int8 `--output_path="C:\path\to\int8_abi\model.onnx"`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx `--trt_rtx_backend=abi `--use_external_data_format `--high_precision_dtype=fp32 `--log_level=INFO
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<!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->## Summary by CodeRabbit-**New Features**- Added optional TensorRT-RTX ABI backend support for ONNX calibration on Windows ARM64.
- Added `legacy` and `abi` backend selection to quantization APIs and command-line tools, with `legacy` remaining the default.
- Added validation for unsupported backends and incompatible TensorRT plugin configurations.
-**Documentation**- Updated Windows installation guidance, Python compatibility requirements, ARM64 setup, and verification steps.
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The PR adds selectable legacy and ABI TensorRT-RTX calibration support. It propagates the selection through quantization and inference-session setup, adds ABI provider registration, updates Windows packaging, and documents ARM64 usage.

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TensorRT-RTX ABI calibration support

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Backend selection and quantization wiring
modelopt/onnx/quantization/__main__.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/quantize.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, examples/windows/onnx_ptq/genai_llm/*
Adds the --trt_rtx_backend option with legacy and abi values. The selected backend reaches quantize and calibration options.
Execution-provider setup and validation
modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_ort_utils.py
Loads or reuses the ABI provider library, validates backend values, and updates custom-operator execution-provider handling.
Calibration inference propagation
modelopt/onnx/quantization/graph_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int4.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int8.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/fp8.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_quantize_api.py
Forwards the backend through extended-model inference, MatMul and MHA exclusion, AWQ sessions, and ORT configuration.
Windows installation and release documentation
pyproject.toml, docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst, CHANGELOG.rst
Updates Python support, Windows package selection, ARM64 guidance, installation verification, and release notes.

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This change adds ABI-backed TensorRT-RTX calibration for Windows ARM64, but the installation guidance does not yet tell users to select the ABI backend. ARM64 users may therefore follow the documented setup and encounter failed or misconfigured calibration.

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calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths = kwargs.get("trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths")

if calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:
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Configure classic TensorRT when ABI mode also selects it for custom plugins.

When trt_rtx_backend="abi" and custom operators require trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths, update_trt_ep_support adds TensorrtExecutionProvider. This condition skips its plugin options, so calibration cannot load those custom operators.

Keep the skip only for ABI-only provider lists. Add a regression test for ABI mode with custom operators and plugin paths.

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- if trt_rtx_backend != "abi" and calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:+ if (+ calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None+ and (trt_rtx_backend != "abi" or "TensorrtExecutionProvider" in providers)+ ):
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*Quantization*

- Add ``mtq.temporarily_fold_weights`` for repeated frozen-weight inference and ``mtq.preserve_quantizer_attributes_context`` for restoring temporary quantizer property and type changes. Temporary folding snapshots affected fake-quant weights on a configurable device and restores them with their quantizer state; retained pre-quant scales are inactive, while shared weights, shared quantizers, and ``SequentialQuantizer`` weights are unsupported.
- Add opt-in TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider support for ONNX calibration on Windows x64. Select it with ``--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi``; the legacy backend remains the default.

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This should go in 0.46.1 if that becomes the next release version (for modelopt+woa support).

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Should I remove this line in this pr?

Not familiar with the usual workflow. I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support. Should it go to 0.47.0 or 0.46.1?

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We should update changelog for whatever feature-support and bug fixes we do.

Based on the current label on this PR (cherry-pick-0.46.1), you can add it in 0.46.1. We can update it separately to 0.47 if we decide to do 0.47 release for it.

One minor thing: We should update the changelog statement to WoA / ARM64 since his PR gates the ABI EP dependency to Windows ARM64 only.

I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support.

Trying to understand: You mean for adding the required package to the pyproject dependencies for x64? Code-wise not expecting divergence between x64 and ARM64 — the ABI EP path should be platform-agnostic, so it should just be the dependency gating (adding the plugin + bumping ORT for x64). Please let me know if there is something more to it.

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yes, the new x64 pr will just include dependency update if all tests are successful.

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Should this default be "legacy" or "ABI"? I guess EP ABI is the default path now for TRTRTX EP. Can you check on this and confirm, update required places?

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In the future, I believe ABI ep will be default. But for now I think we should keep legacy as default so all old commands still work, such as example code, regression test (If any)

We might need to find a time to update everything to use ABI by default. Because it covers almost all modelopt-onnx features, we should first decide the range and create another pr for that.

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I was under the impression that this WoA support and validation is done using EP ABI path with TRTRTX EP. Is that not the case?

In current form, we are setting default to legacy but we are installing ep-abi-plugin by default (not legacy trtrtx ep) - so if user misses to explicitly pass trtrtx-backend=abi, then it can fallback to CPU making it very slow and bad experience for the user. So, please make sure to update the documentation suitably for it.

I am okay with having legacy as default for now but we should soon update this with EP ABI default after due validation (if not done already) - since legacy EP is not updated for a long time, and it will soon be deprecated.

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Using TRTRTX EP with EP ABI is a bit more involved - it has extra registration step, requires extra plugin package (onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13) etc.. I suggest we add high-level TRTRTX EP usage instructions or snippets in ModelOpt's onnxruntime deployment page - https://github.com/NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer/blob/main/docs/source/deployment/2_onnxruntime.rst - and add relevant links to TRTRTX EP ABI official docs. This should hopefully help the ModelOpt users to get to the right instructions for TRTRTX EP deployment (legacy and EP ABI paths).

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@haoxiz-nvidia, Can you check on this?

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I have added document related to legacy/abi ep choice. We cannot set legacy to default now because x64 windows side haven't been verified (Need to check ort-gpu + CTK 13 + ABI ep)

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It appears on Windows ARM64 + Python 3.10, none of the onnxruntime markers will match, so [onnx] installs no onnxruntime at all. So, anything importing onnxruntime would fail at runtime.

Is 3.10 intentionally unsupported on WoA? (even though its old python version but to be sure...)

Or, can you provide onnxruntime fallback for it, or guard it suitably (unsupported message) so we don't get a silent broken install?

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I only tested py3.12 and py3.13 on WoA, but I just checked that 3.10 won't work because arm64 is missing Numpy, Scipy, onnx 1.21 and some other dependency. As 3.10 will reach its end of life Oct. 2026, I suggest we stop supporting it.

I will also mention these in the docs.

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I think uv.lock appears stale. Can you double check?

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What does this PR do?

Type of change: new feature

Adds opt-in support for using the standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider during ModelOpt ONNX quantization.

Users select the ABI backend with:

--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi

When selected, ModelOpt imports and registers the installed TensorRT-RTX ABI provider before creating the ONNX Runtime inference session. The backend selection is propagated through INT8, FP8, and INT4 AWQ calibration paths, including the Windows GenAI LLM quantization example.

The existing --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx behavior remains backward compatible. The legacy backend is still the default and continues to use TensorRT-RTX libraries supplied through PATH.

For Windows x64 with Python 3.11 or newer, the ONNX dependencies now include:

  • onnxruntime-gpu~=1.26.0
  • onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0

Keeping onnxruntime-gpu allows users to select either CUDA EP or TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for calibration. Windows-on-Arm source-build instructions are intentionally out of scope and will be documented separately.

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python -m modelopt.onnx.quantization `--onnx_path="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\model.onnx"`--model_id="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\config.json"`--quantize_mode=int8 `--output_path="C:\path\to\int8_abi\model.onnx"`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx `--trt_rtx_backend=abi `--use_external_data_format `--high_precision_dtype=fp32 `--log_level=INFO
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The PR adds selectable legacy and ABI TensorRT-RTX calibration support. It propagates the selection through quantization and inference-session setup, adds ABI provider registration, updates Windows packaging, and documents ARM64 usage.

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TensorRT-RTX ABI calibration support

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Backend selection and quantization wiring
modelopt/onnx/quantization/__main__.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/quantize.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, examples/windows/onnx_ptq/genai_llm/*
Adds the --trt_rtx_backend option with legacy and abi values. The selected backend reaches quantize and calibration options.
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modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_ort_utils.py
Loads or reuses the ABI provider library, validates backend values, and updates custom-operator execution-provider handling.
Calibration inference propagation
modelopt/onnx/quantization/graph_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int4.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int8.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/fp8.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_quantize_api.py
Forwards the backend through extended-model inference, MatMul and MHA exclusion, AWQ sessions, and ORT configuration.
Windows installation and release documentation
pyproject.toml, docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst, CHANGELOG.rst
Updates Python support, Windows package selection, ARM64 guidance, installation verification, and release notes.

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This change adds ABI-backed TensorRT-RTX calibration for Windows ARM64, but the installation guidance does not yet tell users to select the ABI backend. ARM64 users may therefore follow the documented setup and encounter failed or misconfigured calibration.

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User->>CalibrationCLI: Select NvTensorRtRtx and abi
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quantize->>ORT: Configure calibration session
ORT->>TensorRT_RTX_ABI_provider: Import and register provider
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calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths = kwargs.get("trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths")

if calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:
if trt_rtx_backend != "abi" and calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:

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Configure classic TensorRT when ABI mode also selects it for custom plugins.

When trt_rtx_backend="abi" and custom operators require trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths, update_trt_ep_support adds TensorrtExecutionProvider. This condition skips its plugin options, so calibration cannot load those custom operators.

Keep the skip only for ABI-only provider lists. Add a regression test for ABI mode with custom operators and plugin paths.

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- if trt_rtx_backend != "abi" and calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:+ if (+ calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None+ and (trt_rtx_backend != "abi" or "TensorrtExecutionProvider" in providers)+ ):
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iftrt_rtx_backend!="abi"andcalibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_pathsisnotNone:
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*Quantization*

- Add ``mtq.temporarily_fold_weights`` for repeated frozen-weight inference and ``mtq.preserve_quantizer_attributes_context`` for restoring temporary quantizer property and type changes. Temporary folding snapshots affected fake-quant weights on a configurable device and restores them with their quantizer state; retained pre-quant scales are inactive, while shared weights, shared quantizers, and ``SequentialQuantizer`` weights are unsupported.
- Add opt-in TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider support for ONNX calibration on Windows x64. Select it with ``--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi``; the legacy backend remains the default.

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This should go in 0.46.1 if that becomes the next release version (for modelopt+woa support).

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Should I remove this line in this pr?

Not familiar with the usual workflow. I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support. Should it go to 0.47.0 or 0.46.1?

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We should update changelog for whatever feature-support and bug fixes we do.

Based on the current label on this PR (cherry-pick-0.46.1), you can add it in 0.46.1. We can update it separately to 0.47 if we decide to do 0.47 release for it.

One minor thing: We should update the changelog statement to WoA / ARM64 since his PR gates the ABI EP dependency to Windows ARM64 only.

I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support.

Trying to understand: You mean for adding the required package to the pyproject dependencies for x64? Code-wise not expecting divergence between x64 and ARM64 — the ABI EP path should be platform-agnostic, so it should just be the dependency gating (adding the plugin + bumping ORT for x64). Please let me know if there is something more to it.

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yes, the new x64 pr will just include dependency update if all tests are successful.

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parser.add_argument(
"--trt_rtx_backend",
choices=["legacy", "abi"],
default="legacy",

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Should this default be "legacy" or "ABI"? I guess EP ABI is the default path now for TRTRTX EP. Can you check on this and confirm, update required places?

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In the future, I believe ABI ep will be default. But for now I think we should keep legacy as default so all old commands still work, such as example code, regression test (If any)

We might need to find a time to update everything to use ABI by default. Because it covers almost all modelopt-onnx features, we should first decide the range and create another pr for that.

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I was under the impression that this WoA support and validation is done using EP ABI path with TRTRTX EP. Is that not the case?

In current form, we are setting default to legacy but we are installing ep-abi-plugin by default (not legacy trtrtx ep) - so if user misses to explicitly pass trtrtx-backend=abi, then it can fallback to CPU making it very slow and bad experience for the user. So, please make sure to update the documentation suitably for it.

I am okay with having legacy as default for now but we should soon update this with EP ABI default after due validation (if not done already) - since legacy EP is not updated for a long time, and it will soon be deprecated.

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Using TRTRTX EP with EP ABI is a bit more involved - it has extra registration step, requires extra plugin package (onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13) etc.. I suggest we add high-level TRTRTX EP usage instructions or snippets in ModelOpt's onnxruntime deployment page - https://github.com/NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer/blob/main/docs/source/deployment/2_onnxruntime.rst - and add relevant links to TRTRTX EP ABI official docs. This should hopefully help the ModelOpt users to get to the right instructions for TRTRTX EP deployment (legacy and EP ABI paths).

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Scope the ABI-plugin verification statement.

pyproject.toml Lines 66-67 install the ABI plugin only for Windows ARM64 with Python >3.10. The current text implies that every Windows installation includes the plugin. Windows x64 defaults to onnxruntime-gpu, and Windows ARM64 with Python 3.10 does not receive this dependency.

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- Around line 47-49: Update the Windows standalone installation documentation
near the TensorRT-RTX package descriptions to show the required ModelOpt options
`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi`, state that ModelOpt
registers the ABI plugin before creating the session, and add links to the
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- *onnxruntime-trt-rtx* provides TensorRT-RTX EP.
- *onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13* provides TensorRT-RTX EP ABI plugin.
- *onnxruntime-gpu* provides the CUDA EP.

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The ONNX Runtime (ORT) TensorRT and TensorRT-RTX execution providers are primarily designed for NVIDIA GPU acceleration, which is not standard hardware on Windows ARM64 devices (typically powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors). However, regarding the technical framework for standalone plugin deployment using the Execution Provider (EP) ABI (introduced in ORT 1.23.0), the following information applies to Windows environments: 1. Deprecation of Built-in EPs: The built-in TensorRT and TensorRT-RTX execution providers within the main ONNX Runtime repository are deprecated [1]. Developers are strongly encouraged to migrate to the standalone EP ABI plugin model [2][1]. 2. Standalone Plugin ABI Deployment: The standalone plugin approach uses a decoupled architecture where the EP is built as a separate shared library (e.g., onnxruntime_providers_nv_tensorrt_rtx.dll) that links against the main onnxruntime.dll [2][1]. This allows for dynamic loading at runtime, avoiding the need to compile the EP together with the core ONNX Runtime [2]. 3. Deployment Instructions: To deploy a standalone EP ABI plugin on Windows, use the following steps: - Registration: Use the ORT API to register the plugin library dynamically in your application code [1]: ortApi.RegisterExecutionProviderLibrary(env, "ProviderName", ORT_TSTR("path_to_your_plugin.dll")); - Session Configuration: Append the EP to your session options using the V2 API, ensuring you pass the required configuration keys and values [1]: ortApi.SessionOptionsAppendExecutionProvider_V2(session_options, env, &device_info,...); - Testing/Execution: For CLI testing, use the onnxruntime_perf_test tool with the --plugin_eps and --plugin_ep_libs flags [1]. 4. Windows ARM64 Context: While the EP ABI plugin architecture supports Windows, note that NVIDIA TensorRT acceleration requires compatible NVIDIA GPU hardware [3][4]. On Windows ARM64 devices using Snapdragon processors, the recommended execution provider is typically QNN (Qualcomm AI Engine Direct) rather than TensorRT [5][6]. If you are targeting Windows ARM64, ensure your environment and target hardware support the specific acceleration library you intend to load. For detailed build instructions for the standalone plugins, refer to the respective official NVIDIA/TensorRT-RTX-EP-ABI or onnxruntime-ep-tensorrt repositories [2][1].

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Document the required ABI backend setting.

When users select NvTensorRtRtx on Windows ARM64, ModelOpt defaults trt_rtx_backend to legacy and does not register the installed ABI plugin. Document --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi, and state that ModelOpt registers the plugin before creating the session. Link the official TensorRT-RTX and standalone ABI deployment instructions.

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In `@docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst` around
lines 47 - 49, Update the Windows standalone installation documentation near the
TensorRT-RTX package descriptions to show the required ModelOpt options
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I have added document related to legacy/abi ep choice. We cannot set legacy to default now because x64 windows side haven't been verified (Need to check ort-gpu + CTK 13 + ABI ep)

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"cupy-cuda12x; platform_machine != 'aarch64' and platform_machine != 'ARM64' and platform_system != 'Darwin'",

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Qualify the Windows ARM64 CuPy documentation.

On Windows ARM64, the nvidia-modelopt[onnx] extra does not install cupy-cuda12x, but the documentation states that it does. Document the architecture-specific behavior and the supported INT4 ONNX quantization path.

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# ORT host and standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for native Windows ARM64.
"onnxruntime~=1.24.2; python_version > '3.10' and platform_system == 'Windows' and platform_machine == 'ARM64'",
"onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0; python_version > '3.10' and platform_system == 'Windows' and platform_machine == 'ARM64'",
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It appears on Windows ARM64 + Python 3.10, none of the onnxruntime markers will match, so [onnx] installs no onnxruntime at all. So, anything importing onnxruntime would fail at runtime.

Is 3.10 intentionally unsupported on WoA? (even though its old python version but to be sure...)

Or, can you provide onnxruntime fallback for it, or guard it suitably (unsupported message) so we don't get a silent broken install?

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I only tested py3.12 and py3.13 on WoA, but I just checked that 3.10 won't work because arm64 is missing Numpy, Scipy, onnx 1.21 and some other dependency. As 3.10 will reach its end of life Oct. 2026, I suggest we stop supporting it.

I will also mention these in the docs.

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Type of change: new feature

Adds opt-in support for using the standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider during ModelOpt ONNX quantization.

Users select the ABI backend with:

--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi

When selected, ModelOpt imports and registers the installed TensorRT-RTX ABI provider before creating the ONNX Runtime inference session. The backend selection is propagated through INT8, FP8, and INT4 AWQ calibration paths, including the Windows GenAI LLM quantization example.

The existing --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx behavior remains backward compatible. The legacy backend is still the default and continues to use TensorRT-RTX libraries supplied through PATH.

For Windows x64 with Python 3.11 or newer, the ONNX dependencies now include:

  • onnxruntime-gpu~=1.26.0
  • onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0

Keeping onnxruntime-gpu allows users to select either CUDA EP or TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for calibration. Windows-on-Arm source-build instructions are intentionally out of scope and will be documented separately.

Usage

python -m modelopt.onnx.quantization `--onnx_path="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\model.onnx"`--model_id="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\config.json"`--quantize_mode=int8 `--output_path="C:\path\to\int8_abi\model.onnx"`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx `--trt_rtx_backend=abi `--use_external_data_format `--high_precision_dtype=fp32 `--log_level=INFO
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- Added `legacy` and `abi` backend selection to quantization APIs and command-line tools, with `legacy` remaining the default.
- Added validation for unsupported backends and incompatible TensorRT plugin configurations.
-**Documentation**- Updated Windows installation guidance, Python compatibility requirements, ARM64 setup, and verification steps.
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The PR adds selectable legacy and ABI TensorRT-RTX calibration support. It propagates the selection through quantization and inference-session setup, adds ABI provider registration, updates Windows packaging, and documents ARM64 usage.

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TensorRT-RTX ABI calibration support

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Backend selection and quantization wiring
modelopt/onnx/quantization/__main__.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/quantize.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, examples/windows/onnx_ptq/genai_llm/*
Adds the --trt_rtx_backend option with legacy and abi values. The selected backend reaches quantize and calibration options.
Execution-provider setup and validation
modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_ort_utils.py
Loads or reuses the ABI provider library, validates backend values, and updates custom-operator execution-provider handling.
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modelopt/onnx/quantization/graph_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int4.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int8.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/fp8.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_quantize_api.py
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pyproject.toml, docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst, CHANGELOG.rst
Updates Python support, Windows package selection, ARM64 guidance, installation verification, and release notes.

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This change adds ABI-backed TensorRT-RTX calibration for Windows ARM64, but the installation guidance does not yet tell users to select the ABI backend. ARM64 users may therefore follow the documented setup and encounter failed or misconfigured calibration.

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calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths = kwargs.get("trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths")

if calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:
if trt_rtx_backend != "abi" and calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:

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Configure classic TensorRT when ABI mode also selects it for custom plugins.

When trt_rtx_backend="abi" and custom operators require trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths, update_trt_ep_support adds TensorrtExecutionProvider. This condition skips its plugin options, so calibration cannot load those custom operators.

Keep the skip only for ABI-only provider lists. Add a regression test for ABI mode with custom operators and plugin paths.

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- if trt_rtx_backend != "abi" and calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:+ if (+ calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None+ and (trt_rtx_backend != "abi" or "TensorrtExecutionProvider" in providers)+ ):
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*Quantization*

- Add ``mtq.temporarily_fold_weights`` for repeated frozen-weight inference and ``mtq.preserve_quantizer_attributes_context`` for restoring temporary quantizer property and type changes. Temporary folding snapshots affected fake-quant weights on a configurable device and restores them with their quantizer state; retained pre-quant scales are inactive, while shared weights, shared quantizers, and ``SequentialQuantizer`` weights are unsupported.
- Add opt-in TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider support for ONNX calibration on Windows x64. Select it with ``--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi``; the legacy backend remains the default.

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This should go in 0.46.1 if that becomes the next release version (for modelopt+woa support).

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Should I remove this line in this pr?

Not familiar with the usual workflow. I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support. Should it go to 0.47.0 or 0.46.1?

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We should update changelog for whatever feature-support and bug fixes we do.

Based on the current label on this PR (cherry-pick-0.46.1), you can add it in 0.46.1. We can update it separately to 0.47 if we decide to do 0.47 release for it.

One minor thing: We should update the changelog statement to WoA / ARM64 since his PR gates the ABI EP dependency to Windows ARM64 only.

I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support.

Trying to understand: You mean for adding the required package to the pyproject dependencies for x64? Code-wise not expecting divergence between x64 and ARM64 — the ABI EP path should be platform-agnostic, so it should just be the dependency gating (adding the plugin + bumping ORT for x64). Please let me know if there is something more to it.

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yes, the new x64 pr will just include dependency update if all tests are successful.

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parser.add_argument(
"--trt_rtx_backend",
choices=["legacy", "abi"],
default="legacy",

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Should this default be "legacy" or "ABI"? I guess EP ABI is the default path now for TRTRTX EP. Can you check on this and confirm, update required places?

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In the future, I believe ABI ep will be default. But for now I think we should keep legacy as default so all old commands still work, such as example code, regression test (If any)

We might need to find a time to update everything to use ABI by default. Because it covers almost all modelopt-onnx features, we should first decide the range and create another pr for that.

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I was under the impression that this WoA support and validation is done using EP ABI path with TRTRTX EP. Is that not the case?

In current form, we are setting default to legacy but we are installing ep-abi-plugin by default (not legacy trtrtx ep) - so if user misses to explicitly pass trtrtx-backend=abi, then it can fallback to CPU making it very slow and bad experience for the user. So, please make sure to update the documentation suitably for it.

I am okay with having legacy as default for now but we should soon update this with EP ABI default after due validation (if not done already) - since legacy EP is not updated for a long time, and it will soon be deprecated.

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Using TRTRTX EP with EP ABI is a bit more involved - it has extra registration step, requires extra plugin package (onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13) etc.. I suggest we add high-level TRTRTX EP usage instructions or snippets in ModelOpt's onnxruntime deployment page - https://github.com/NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer/blob/main/docs/source/deployment/2_onnxruntime.rst - and add relevant links to TRTRTX EP ABI official docs. This should hopefully help the ModelOpt users to get to the right instructions for TRTRTX EP deployment (legacy and EP ABI paths).

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Document the required ABI backend setting.

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TensorRT-RTX package descriptions to show the required ModelOpt options
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@haoxiz-nvidia, Can you check on this?

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I have added document related to legacy/abi ep choice. We cannot set legacy to default now because x64 windows side haven't been verified (Need to check ort-gpu + CTK 13 + ABI ep)

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"onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0; python_version > '3.10' and platform_system == 'Windows' and platform_machine == 'ARM64'",
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It appears on Windows ARM64 + Python 3.10, none of the onnxruntime markers will match, so [onnx] installs no onnxruntime at all. So, anything importing onnxruntime would fail at runtime.

Is 3.10 intentionally unsupported on WoA? (even though its old python version but to be sure...)

Or, can you provide onnxruntime fallback for it, or guard it suitably (unsupported message) so we don't get a silent broken install?

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I only tested py3.12 and py3.13 on WoA, but I just checked that 3.10 won't work because arm64 is missing Numpy, Scipy, onnx 1.21 and some other dependency. As 3.10 will reach its end of life Oct. 2026, I suggest we stop supporting it.

I will also mention these in the docs.

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I think uv.lock appears stale. Can you double check?

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Type of change: new feature

Adds opt-in support for using the standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider during ModelOpt ONNX quantization.

Users select the ABI backend with:

--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi

When selected, ModelOpt imports and registers the installed TensorRT-RTX ABI provider before creating the ONNX Runtime inference session. The backend selection is propagated through INT8, FP8, and INT4 AWQ calibration paths, including the Windows GenAI LLM quantization example.

The existing --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx behavior remains backward compatible. The legacy backend is still the default and continues to use TensorRT-RTX libraries supplied through PATH.

For Windows x64 with Python 3.11 or newer, the ONNX dependencies now include:

  • onnxruntime-gpu~=1.26.0
  • onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0

Keeping onnxruntime-gpu allows users to select either CUDA EP or TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for calibration. Windows-on-Arm source-build instructions are intentionally out of scope and will be documented separately.

Usage

python -m modelopt.onnx.quantization `--onnx_path="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\model.onnx"`--model_id="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\config.json"`--quantize_mode=int8 `--output_path="C:\path\to\int8_abi\model.onnx"`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx `--trt_rtx_backend=abi `--use_external_data_format `--high_precision_dtype=fp32 `--log_level=INFO
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The PR adds selectable legacy and ABI TensorRT-RTX calibration support. It propagates the selection through quantization and inference-session setup, adds ABI provider registration, updates Windows packaging, and documents ARM64 usage.

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TensorRT-RTX ABI calibration support

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Backend selection and quantization wiring
modelopt/onnx/quantization/__main__.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/quantize.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, examples/windows/onnx_ptq/genai_llm/*
Adds the --trt_rtx_backend option with legacy and abi values. The selected backend reaches quantize and calibration options.
Execution-provider setup and validation
modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_ort_utils.py
Loads or reuses the ABI provider library, validates backend values, and updates custom-operator execution-provider handling.
Calibration inference propagation
modelopt/onnx/quantization/graph_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int4.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int8.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/fp8.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_quantize_api.py
Forwards the backend through extended-model inference, MatMul and MHA exclusion, AWQ sessions, and ORT configuration.
Windows installation and release documentation
pyproject.toml, docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst, CHANGELOG.rst
Updates Python support, Windows package selection, ARM64 guidance, installation verification, and release notes.

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This change adds ABI-backed TensorRT-RTX calibration for Windows ARM64, but the installation guidance does not yet tell users to select the ABI backend. ARM64 users may therefore follow the documented setup and encounter failed or misconfigured calibration.

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sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant CalibrationCLI
participant quantize
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participant TensorRT_RTX_ABI_provider
User->>CalibrationCLI: Select NvTensorRtRtx and abi
CalibrationCLI->>quantize: Pass trt_rtx_backend=abi
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calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths = kwargs.get("trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths")

if calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:
if trt_rtx_backend != "abi" and calibrator.trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths is not None:

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Configure classic TensorRT when ABI mode also selects it for custom plugins.

When trt_rtx_backend="abi" and custom operators require trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths, update_trt_ep_support adds TensorrtExecutionProvider. This condition skips its plugin options, so calibration cannot load those custom operators.

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*Quantization*

- Add ``mtq.temporarily_fold_weights`` for repeated frozen-weight inference and ``mtq.preserve_quantizer_attributes_context`` for restoring temporary quantizer property and type changes. Temporary folding snapshots affected fake-quant weights on a configurable device and restores them with their quantizer state; retained pre-quant scales are inactive, while shared weights, shared quantizers, and ``SequentialQuantizer`` weights are unsupported.
- Add opt-in TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider support for ONNX calibration on Windows x64. Select it with ``--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi``; the legacy backend remains the default.

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This should go in 0.46.1 if that becomes the next release version (for modelopt+woa support).

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Should I remove this line in this pr?

Not familiar with the usual workflow. I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support. Should it go to 0.47.0 or 0.46.1?

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We should update changelog for whatever feature-support and bug fixes we do.

Based on the current label on this PR (cherry-pick-0.46.1), you can add it in 0.46.1. We can update it separately to 0.47 if we decide to do 0.47 release for it.

One minor thing: We should update the changelog statement to WoA / ARM64 since his PR gates the ABI EP dependency to Windows ARM64 only.

I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support.

Trying to understand: You mean for adding the required package to the pyproject dependencies for x64? Code-wise not expecting divergence between x64 and ARM64 — the ABI EP path should be platform-agnostic, so it should just be the dependency gating (adding the plugin + bumping ORT for x64). Please let me know if there is something more to it.

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yes, the new x64 pr will just include dependency update if all tests are successful.

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parser.add_argument(
"--trt_rtx_backend",
choices=["legacy", "abi"],
default="legacy",

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Should this default be "legacy" or "ABI"? I guess EP ABI is the default path now for TRTRTX EP. Can you check on this and confirm, update required places?

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In the future, I believe ABI ep will be default. But for now I think we should keep legacy as default so all old commands still work, such as example code, regression test (If any)

We might need to find a time to update everything to use ABI by default. Because it covers almost all modelopt-onnx features, we should first decide the range and create another pr for that.

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I was under the impression that this WoA support and validation is done using EP ABI path with TRTRTX EP. Is that not the case?

In current form, we are setting default to legacy but we are installing ep-abi-plugin by default (not legacy trtrtx ep) - so if user misses to explicitly pass trtrtx-backend=abi, then it can fallback to CPU making it very slow and bad experience for the user. So, please make sure to update the documentation suitably for it.

I am okay with having legacy as default for now but we should soon update this with EP ABI default after due validation (if not done already) - since legacy EP is not updated for a long time, and it will soon be deprecated.

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Using TRTRTX EP with EP ABI is a bit more involved - it has extra registration step, requires extra plugin package (onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13) etc.. I suggest we add high-level TRTRTX EP usage instructions or snippets in ModelOpt's onnxruntime deployment page - https://github.com/NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer/blob/main/docs/source/deployment/2_onnxruntime.rst - and add relevant links to TRTRTX EP ABI official docs. This should hopefully help the ModelOpt users to get to the right instructions for TRTRTX EP deployment (legacy and EP ABI paths).

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Scope the ABI-plugin verification statement.

pyproject.toml Lines 66-67 install the ABI plugin only for Windows ARM64 with Python >3.10. The current text implies that every Windows installation includes the plugin. Windows x64 defaults to onnxruntime-gpu, and Windows ARM64 with Python 3.10 does not receive this dependency.

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- *onnxruntime-trt-rtx* provides TensorRT-RTX EP.
- *onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13* provides TensorRT-RTX EP ABI plugin.
- *onnxruntime-gpu* provides the CUDA EP.

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Document the required ABI backend setting.

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@haoxiz-nvidia, Can you check on this?

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I have added document related to legacy/abi ep choice. We cannot set legacy to default now because x64 windows side haven't been verified (Need to check ort-gpu + CTK 13 + ABI ep)

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# ORT host and standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for native Windows ARM64.
"onnxruntime~=1.24.2; python_version > '3.10' and platform_system == 'Windows' and platform_machine == 'ARM64'",
"onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0; python_version > '3.10' and platform_system == 'Windows' and platform_machine == 'ARM64'",
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It appears on Windows ARM64 + Python 3.10, none of the onnxruntime markers will match, so [onnx] installs no onnxruntime at all. So, anything importing onnxruntime would fail at runtime.

Is 3.10 intentionally unsupported on WoA? (even though its old python version but to be sure...)

Or, can you provide onnxruntime fallback for it, or guard it suitably (unsupported message) so we don't get a silent broken install?

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I only tested py3.12 and py3.13 on WoA, but I just checked that 3.10 won't work because arm64 is missing Numpy, Scipy, onnx 1.21 and some other dependency. As 3.10 will reach its end of life Oct. 2026, I suggest we stop supporting it.

I will also mention these in the docs.

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Type of change: new feature

Adds opt-in support for using the standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider during ModelOpt ONNX quantization.

Users select the ABI backend with:

--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi

When selected, ModelOpt imports and registers the installed TensorRT-RTX ABI provider before creating the ONNX Runtime inference session. The backend selection is propagated through INT8, FP8, and INT4 AWQ calibration paths, including the Windows GenAI LLM quantization example.

The existing --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx behavior remains backward compatible. The legacy backend is still the default and continues to use TensorRT-RTX libraries supplied through PATH.

For Windows x64 with Python 3.11 or newer, the ONNX dependencies now include:

  • onnxruntime-gpu~=1.26.0
  • onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0

Keeping onnxruntime-gpu allows users to select either CUDA EP or TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for calibration. Windows-on-Arm source-build instructions are intentionally out of scope and will be documented separately.

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python -m modelopt.onnx.quantization `--onnx_path="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\model.onnx"`--model_id="C:\path\to\Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct\config.json"`--quantize_mode=int8 `--output_path="C:\path\to\int8_abi\model.onnx"`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx `--trt_rtx_backend=abi `--use_external_data_format `--high_precision_dtype=fp32 `--log_level=INFO
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- Added `legacy` and `abi` backend selection to quantization APIs and command-line tools, with `legacy` remaining the default.
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The PR adds selectable legacy and ABI TensorRT-RTX calibration support. It propagates the selection through quantization and inference-session setup, adds ABI provider registration, updates Windows packaging, and documents ARM64 usage.

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TensorRT-RTX ABI calibration support

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Backend selection and quantization wiring
modelopt/onnx/quantization/__main__.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/quantize.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, examples/windows/onnx_ptq/genai_llm/*
Adds the --trt_rtx_backend option with legacy and abi values. The selected backend reaches quantize and calibration options.
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modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/ort_patching.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_ort_utils.py
Loads or reuses the ABI provider library, validates backend values, and updates custom-operator execution-provider handling.
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modelopt/onnx/quantization/graph_utils.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int4.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/int8.py, modelopt/onnx/quantization/fp8.py, tests/unit/onnx/quantization/test_quantize_api.py
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pyproject.toml, docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst, CHANGELOG.rst
Updates Python support, Windows package selection, ARM64 guidance, installation verification, and release notes.

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This change adds ABI-backed TensorRT-RTX calibration for Windows ARM64, but the installation guidance does not yet tell users to select the ABI backend. ARM64 users may therefore follow the documented setup and encounter failed or misconfigured calibration.

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Configure classic TensorRT when ABI mode also selects it for custom plugins.

When trt_rtx_backend="abi" and custom operators require trt_extra_plugin_lib_paths, update_trt_ep_support adds TensorrtExecutionProvider. This condition skips its plugin options, so calibration cannot load those custom operators.

Keep the skip only for ABI-only provider lists. Add a regression test for ABI mode with custom operators and plugin paths.

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*Quantization*

- Add ``mtq.temporarily_fold_weights`` for repeated frozen-weight inference and ``mtq.preserve_quantizer_attributes_context`` for restoring temporary quantizer property and type changes. Temporary folding snapshots affected fake-quant weights on a configurable device and restores them with their quantizer state; retained pre-quant scales are inactive, while shared weights, shared quantizers, and ``SequentialQuantizer`` weights are unsupported.
- Add opt-in TensorRT-RTX ABI Execution Provider support for ONNX calibration on Windows x64. Select it with ``--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi``; the legacy backend remains the default.

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This should go in 0.46.1 if that becomes the next release version (for modelopt+woa support).

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Should I remove this line in this pr?

Not familiar with the usual workflow. I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support. Should it go to 0.47.0 or 0.46.1?

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We should update changelog for whatever feature-support and bug fixes we do.

Based on the current label on this PR (cherry-pick-0.46.1), you can add it in 0.46.1. We can update it separately to 0.47 if we decide to do 0.47 release for it.

One minor thing: We should update the changelog statement to WoA / ARM64 since his PR gates the ABI EP dependency to Windows ARM64 only.

I will create a new pr just for windows x64 ABI ep support.

Trying to understand: You mean for adding the required package to the pyproject dependencies for x64? Code-wise not expecting divergence between x64 and ARM64 — the ABI EP path should be platform-agnostic, so it should just be the dependency gating (adding the plugin + bumping ORT for x64). Please let me know if there is something more to it.

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yes, the new x64 pr will just include dependency update if all tests are successful.

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parser.add_argument(
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default="legacy",

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Should this default be "legacy" or "ABI"? I guess EP ABI is the default path now for TRTRTX EP. Can you check on this and confirm, update required places?

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In the future, I believe ABI ep will be default. But for now I think we should keep legacy as default so all old commands still work, such as example code, regression test (If any)

We might need to find a time to update everything to use ABI by default. Because it covers almost all modelopt-onnx features, we should first decide the range and create another pr for that.

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I was under the impression that this WoA support and validation is done using EP ABI path with TRTRTX EP. Is that not the case?

In current form, we are setting default to legacy but we are installing ep-abi-plugin by default (not legacy trtrtx ep) - so if user misses to explicitly pass trtrtx-backend=abi, then it can fallback to CPU making it very slow and bad experience for the user. So, please make sure to update the documentation suitably for it.

I am okay with having legacy as default for now but we should soon update this with EP ABI default after due validation (if not done already) - since legacy EP is not updated for a long time, and it will soon be deprecated.

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Using TRTRTX EP with EP ABI is a bit more involved - it has extra registration step, requires extra plugin package (onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13) etc.. I suggest we add high-level TRTRTX EP usage instructions or snippets in ModelOpt's onnxruntime deployment page - https://github.com/NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer/blob/main/docs/source/deployment/2_onnxruntime.rst - and add relevant links to TRTRTX EP ABI official docs. This should hopefully help the ModelOpt users to get to the right instructions for TRTRTX EP deployment (legacy and EP ABI paths).

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pyproject.toml Lines 66-67 install the ABI plugin only for Windows ARM64 with Python >3.10. The current text implies that every Windows installation includes the plugin. Windows x64 defaults to onnxruntime-gpu, and Windows ARM64 with Python 3.10 does not receive this dependency.

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instructions to apply only to Windows ARM64 with Python versions newer than
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In `@docs/source/getting_started/windows/_installation_standalone.rst`:
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near the TensorRT-RTX package descriptions to show the required ModelOpt options
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registers the ABI plugin before creating the session, and add links to the
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- Line 57: Update the dependency documentation for the nvidia-modelopt[onnx]
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- *onnxruntime-trt-rtx* provides TensorRT-RTX EP.
- *onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13* provides TensorRT-RTX EP ABI plugin.
- *onnxruntime-gpu* provides the CUDA EP.

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Document the required ABI backend setting.

When users select NvTensorRtRtx on Windows ARM64, ModelOpt defaults trt_rtx_backend to legacy and does not register the installed ABI plugin. Document --calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi, and state that ModelOpt registers the plugin before creating the session. Link the official TensorRT-RTX and standalone ABI deployment instructions.

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`--calibration_eps=NvTensorRtRtx --trt_rtx_backend=abi`, state that ModelOpt
registers the ABI plugin before creating the session, and add links to the
official TensorRT-RTX and standalone ABI deployment instructions.

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@haoxiz-nvidia, Can you check on this?

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I have added document related to legacy/abi ep choice. We cannot set legacy to default now because x64 windows side haven't been verified (Need to check ort-gpu + CTK 13 + ABI ep)

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onnx = [
"cppimport",
"cupy-cuda12x; platform_machine != 'aarch64' and platform_system != 'Darwin'",
"cupy-cuda12x; platform_machine != 'aarch64' and platform_machine != 'ARM64' and platform_system != 'Darwin'",

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Qualify the Windows ARM64 CuPy documentation.

On Windows ARM64, the nvidia-modelopt[onnx] extra does not install cupy-cuda12x, but the documentation states that it does. Document the architecture-specific behavior and the supported INT4 ONNX quantization path.

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# ORT host and standalone TensorRT-RTX ABI EP for native Windows ARM64.
"onnxruntime~=1.24.2; python_version > '3.10' and platform_system == 'Windows' and platform_machine == 'ARM64'",
"onnxruntime-ep-nv-tensorrt-rtx-cu13==0.4.0; python_version > '3.10' and platform_system == 'Windows' and platform_machine == 'ARM64'",
# ORT with Python <= 3.10

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It appears on Windows ARM64 + Python 3.10, none of the onnxruntime markers will match, so [onnx] installs no onnxruntime at all. So, anything importing onnxruntime would fail at runtime.

Is 3.10 intentionally unsupported on WoA? (even though its old python version but to be sure...)

Or, can you provide onnxruntime fallback for it, or guard it suitably (unsupported message) so we don't get a silent broken install?

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I only tested py3.12 and py3.13 on WoA, but I just checked that 3.10 won't work because arm64 is missing Numpy, Scipy, onnx 1.21 and some other dependency. As 3.10 will reach its end of life Oct. 2026, I suggest we stop supporting it.

I will also mention these in the docs.

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I think uv.lock appears stale. Can you double check?

Signed-off-by: Haoxi Zhang <haoxiz@nvidia.com>
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I think uv.lock appears stale. Can you double check?

Thanks, fixed

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