Ultralytics YOLO

🌟 Summary v8.4.32 is mainly an Axelera AI export expansion release 🚀—it significantly improves how Ultralytics models (including more tasks) are exported and deployed on Axelera hardware, with supporting docs and usability updates across the Ultralytics ecosystem. 📊 Key Changes Major (Current PR #23844): Axelera export pipeline refactor and expansion 🧠⚙️ Axelera export logic was moved out of the main exporter into a dedicated utility module: ultralytics/utils/export/axelera.py. Export flow now uses a reusable helper, exposed as torch2axelera (replacing older ONNX-centered flow), making the pipeline cleaner and easier to maintain. Axelera export support was broadened beyond detection-only messaging to cover more YOLO task workflows across YOLOv8, YOLO11, and YOLO26 (with one key limitation: YOLO26 segmentation still requires Voyager SDK workaround). Calibration defaults are now task-aware via new TASK2CALIBRATIONDATA, so exports pick better default calibration datasets automatically. Export restrictions/checks were clarified (Linux support, ARM64 Docker exclusion, Torch 2.8+ requirement). Axelera runtime/backend improvements 🔌 Axelera backend dependency updated to newer runtime packages (axelera-rt / axelera-devkit 1.6.0rc3 path). Backend now loads and optimizes .axm execution pipeline more directly. New practical examples for deployment 📁🎯 Added full Axelera Python examples for: YOLO26 pose + tracking YOLO11 segmentation These show real end-to-end runtime pipelines without requiring Ultralytics at inference runtime. Documentation upgrades (large part of this release) 📚 Axelera integration docs were heavily updated: supported tasks table, Python version support (3.10/3.11/3.12), install steps, known limitations, and benchmark tables. New reference docs added for the Axelera export utility. Ultralytics Platform docs clarified: Multi-task annotation persistence (switching task view does not delete other annotations) ✅ Dataset upload formats now clearly include .tar.gz / .tgz and NDJSON. Plan-based dataset upload limits clarified: Free 10 GB, Pro 20 GB, Enterprise 50 GB. Docs UI improvements: updated banner, chat widget bump, and table inline-code overlap fix. 🎯 Purpose & Impact For developers: Cleaner architecture and reusable export utilities mean easier maintenance, fewer regressions, and faster iteration on Axelera support. 🛠️ Better task-aware calibration defaults reduce manual setup and export friction. For edge deployment users (Axelera): More practical support for real workflows across YOLOv8/YOLO11/YOLO26 and multiple tasks improves confidence when moving from training to hardware deployment. 🚀 New example pipelines make it much easier to go from model export to production-style inference. For Ultralytics Platform users: Clearer upload limits/formats and multi-task annotation behavior reduce confusion and accidental workflow mistakes. 📦 Better docs UX (chat/script/style/banner updates) improves day-to-day usability. Overall: v8.4.32 is a deployment-focused quality release: the biggest value is stronger, more scalable Axelera integration plus clearer documentation that helps both advanced users and newcomers succeed faster. ✅ What's Changed Update chat.js v0.2.8 by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/24053 Fix overlapping text with inline code in docs by @Y-T-G in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/24054 Add https://youtu.be/VHGfpOrPh-s to docs by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/24055 Add multi-task annotation storage documentation by @t-hakobyan in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/24044 20GB and 50GB Pro and Enterprise docs updates by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/24057 Tar.gz docs by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/24058 Update docs banner by @raimbekovm in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/24009 ultralytics 8.4.32 Expand Axelera exportable models and tasks by @lakshanthad in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/23844 Full Changelog: https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/compare/v8.4.31...v8.4.32