[Question]: Is OpenVINO EP from the Windows ML catalog supported with the new Runtime API and ORT 1.30.0 (or maybe 1.31.0)? #25

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I'm evaluating the new Windows ML Runtime API and would like to confirm whether the OpenVINO Execution Provider distributed through the Windows ML ExecutionProviderCatalog is supported with Microsoft.Windows.AI.MachineLearning 2.7.2021-experimental, which ships ONNX Runtime 1.30.0.

I understand that the new Runtime API uses ONNX Runtime as its backend for .onnx and .ort models, and that Windows ML can dynamically acquire and register OpenVINO EP packages. However, I could not find an explicit compatibility statement or end-to-end example showing OpenVINO EP selected through the new Runtime API.

Could you please clarify:

Is the Windows ML-managed OpenVINOExecutionProvider supported with the new Runtime API and ORT 1.30.0?

If supported, what is the recommended way to register and select the provider through the new Runtime API?

The Windows ML EP release history lists package 1.8.84.0 with “OpenVINO 1.6.1” and package 1.8.80.0 with “OpenVINO 1.4.1”. Are these values the versions of the NuGet package Intel.ML.OnnxRuntime.EP.OpenVINO, rather than the underlying OpenVINO Runtime? If so, which OpenVINO Runtime versions are bundled in those packages?

Has the OpenVINO EP package 1.8.95.0 been validated with ORT 1.30.0? If so, which OpenVINO Runtime version does it contain?

A minimal C++ example and a compatibility matrix covering Windows ML, ORT, the Windows ML EP package, and the bundled OpenVINO Runtime would be very helpful.

This is a compatibility and documentation question; I have not yet established that this combination fails at runtime.

References:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/new-windows-ml/runtime/overview

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/new-windows-ml/supported-execution-providers

https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsML/wiki/Windows-ML-Execution-Provider-Releases

https://www.nuget.org/packages/Intel.ML.OnnxRuntime.EP.OpenVINO

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