ShuffleNet v2

Closed weights Tsinghua University,Megvii Inc 2.3M parameters June 2018

No estimate

No hardware requirements for this model

The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.

On record

Full specification

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Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation
Tsinghua University,Megvii Inc
Organisation type
Academia,Industry
Country
China
Published
30 June 2018
Authors
Ningning Ma, Xiangyu Zhang, Hai-Tao Zheng, Jian Sun

What it does

The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.

Domain
Vision
Task
Image classification, Object detection

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Parameters
2.3M
Training data
1,280,000 tokens

How it is classified

Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.

Citations
6,289

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Reference
ShuffleNet V2: Practical Guidelines for Efficient CNN Architecture Design
Last updated
25 May 2026

What the numbers mean

Background

ShuffleNet v2 was published by Tsinghua University,Megvii Inc, in China, in June 2018. It comes out of academia,Industry.

It works in Vision, and is recorded as doing image classification, Object detection.

Because the weights are not available, none of the hardware figures elsewhere on this site apply to it.

How it was trained

The training set ran to roughly 1,280,000 tokens.

Answers

ShuffleNet v2 — common questions

01

What is ShuffleNet v2 used for?

ShuffleNet v2 works in Vision, and is recorded as handling image classification, Object detection. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

02

What GPU do I need to run ShuffleNet v2?

None. ShuffleNet v2 is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.

03

Is ShuffleNet v2 open source?

The licensing for ShuffleNet v2 was never recorded in our source data. We treat unstated licensing as closed, because an unrecorded licence is not one to rely on.

04

How many parameters does ShuffleNet v2 have?

ShuffleNet v2 has 2.3M parameters. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.

05

Who created ShuffleNet v2?

ShuffleNet v2 was published by Tsinghua University,Megvii Inc, based in China, categorised as academia,Industry.

06

When was ShuffleNet v2 released?

ShuffleNet v2 was published in June 2018. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 25 May 2026

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