Quantize a Keras neural network model

Question

Recently, I\'ve started creating neural networks with Tensorflow + Keras and I would like to try the quantization feature available in Tensorflow. So far, experimenting with exa

Answer 1

Tensorflow lite can be used to quantize keras model.

The following code was written for tensorflow 1.14. It might not work for earlier versions.

First, after training the model you should save your model to h5

model.fit(train_images, train_labels, epochs=epochs)

# evaluate the accuracy of model on test data
test_loss, test_acc = model.evaluate(test_images, test_labels)
print('Test accuracy:', test_acc)
model.save("model.h5")

To load keras model use tf.lite.TFLiteConverter.from_keras_model_file

# load the previously saved model
converter  = tf.lite.TFLiteConverter.from_keras_model_file("model.h5")
tflite_model = converter.convert()
# Save the model to file
with open("tflite_model.tflite", "wb") as output_file:
    output_file.write(tflite_model)

The saved model can be loaded to python script or to other platforms and languages. To use saved tflite model, tensorlfow.lite provides Interpreter. The following example from here shows how to load tflite model from local file using python scripts.

import numpy as np
import tensorflow as tf

# Load TFLite model and allocate tensors.
interpreter = tf.lite.Interpreter(model_path="tflite_model.tflite")
interpreter.allocate_tensors()

# Get input and output tensors.
input_details = interpreter.get_input_details()
output_details = interpreter.get_output_details()

# Test model on random input data.
input_shape = input_details[0]['shape']
input_data = np.array(np.random.random_sample(input_shape), dtype=np.float32)
interpreter.set_tensor(input_details[0]['index'], input_data)

interpreter.invoke()

# The function `get_tensor()` returns a copy of the tensor data.
# Use `tensor()` in order to get a pointer to the tensor.
output_data = interpreter.get_tensor(output_details[0]['index'])
print(output_data)