# Qualcomm Neural Processing SDK use cases

Source: [https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/qualcomm-neural-processing-sdk-use-cases.html](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/qualcomm-neural-processing-sdk-use-cases.html)

Qualcomm Neural Processing SDK (formerly known as Qualcomm Snapdragon Neural
        Processing Engine (SNPE)) is used to execute deep neural networks for inference. The use
        cases describe the image classification, object detection, and image segmentation scenarios
        using different ML models.

Note: The deep learning container (DLC) models used in the pipelines
            are available with the Qualcomm Neural Processing SDK release.

Before you execute the use cases, complete the preconditions mentioned in [GStreamer command-line use cases](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/gstreamer-application-use-cases.html).

- **[Image classification and display with Neural Processing SDK](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/single-camera-stream-with-image-classification-and-display-with-mobilenet-v1.html)**  

The use cases use an Inceptionv3 model with Qualcomm Neural Processing SDK to         classify scenes, either overlay or compose the classification labels, and then display the         results.
- **[Image classification and encode with Neural Processing SDK](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/single-camera-stream-with-image-classification-and-encode-with-mobilenet-v1.html)**  

The use cases use the Inceptionv3 Image Classification model with Qualcomm Neural         Processing SDK to classify scenes a single camera stream and either overlay or compose the         classification labels, and then encode the stream.
- **[Object detection and display with Neural Processing SDK](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/single-camera-stream-with-object-detection-and-display-with-mobilenet-v2-ssd.html)**  

The use cases use a yolonas.dlc object detection model with         Qualcomm Neural Processing SDK to identify an object from a camera stream, overlay or         compose the bounding boxes over the detected objects, and then display the         results.
- **[Object detection and encode with Neural Processing SDK](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/single-camera-stream-with-object-detection-and-encode-with-mobilenet-v2-ssd.html)**  

The use cases use a yolonas.dlc object detection model with         Neural Processing SDK to identify an object from a camera stream, overlay or compose the         bounding boxes over the detected objects, and then encode the stream as a H.264         bitstream.
- **[Image segmentation and display with Neural Processing SDK](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/single-camera-stream-with-image-segmentation-and-display-with-deeplabv3-quantized.html)**  

The use case uses the DeepLab v3 model with Qualcomm Neural Processing SDK runtime to         identify the semantic segmentations in a scene from a video stream coming through a camera         source, compose the semantics and original video stream together using qtivcomposer, and         then display the results.
- **[Image segmentation and encode with Neural Processing SDK](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/single-camera-stream-with-image-segmentation-and-encode-with-deeplabv3-quantized.html)**  

The use case uses the DeepLab v3 model with Qualcomm Neural Processing SDK runtime to         compose the semantic segmentations and original video stream, encode this stream, and then         multiplex it in a MP4 container.

**Parent Topic:** [Machine learning use cases](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/machine-learning-use-cases.html)

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Last Published: Oct 27, 2025

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