diff --git a/modules/core.py b/modules/core.py
index dfd1081..560adfb 100644
--- a/modules/core.py
+++ b/modules/core.py
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ def suggest_max_memory() -> int:
 
 
 def suggest_default_execution_provider() -> str:
-    """Pick the best available provider: cuda > rocm > coreml > dml > cpu."""
+    """Pick the best available provider: cuda > rocm > coreml > openvino > dml > cpu."""
     available = encode_execution_providers(onnxruntime.get_available_providers())
-    for pref in ('cuda', 'rocm', 'coreml', 'dml'):
+    for pref in ('cuda', 'rocm', 'coreml', 'openvino', 'dml'):
         if pref in available:
             return pref
     return 'cpu'
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ def suggest_execution_threads() -> int:
         return 1
     if 'CUDAExecutionProvider' in modules.globals.execution_providers:
         return 2
+    if 'OpenVINOExecutionProvider' in modules.globals.execution_providers:
+        return 1
     
     # For CPU execution, use most cores but leave some for system
     return max(4, min(cpu_count - 2, 16))
diff --git a/modules/platform_info.py b/modules/platform_info.py
index 212db05..32f45a6 100644
--- a/modules/platform_info.py
+++ b/modules/platform_info.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ ONNX_PROVIDERS: List[str] = _detect_onnx_providers()
 HAS_CUDA_PROVIDER: bool = "CUDAExecutionProvider" in ONNX_PROVIDERS
 HAS_COREML_PROVIDER: bool = "CoreMLExecutionProvider" in ONNX_PROVIDERS
 HAS_DML_PROVIDER: bool = "DmlExecutionProvider" in ONNX_PROVIDERS
+HAS_OPENVINO_PROVIDER: bool = "OpenVINOExecutionProvider" in ONNX_PROVIDERS
 
 
 def camera_backends() -> List[Tuple[int, int]]:
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ def accelerator_label() -> str:
         return "CoreML (Apple Neural Engine)"
     if HAS_COREML_PROVIDER:
         return "CoreML"
+    if HAS_OPENVINO_PROVIDER:
+        return "OpenVINO (Intel)"
     if HAS_DML_PROVIDER:
         return "DirectML"
     return "CPU"
diff --git a/modules/processors/frame/_onnx_enhancer.py b/modules/processors/frame/_onnx_enhancer.py
index 4eeee98..47780b8 100644
--- a/modules/processors/frame/_onnx_enhancer.py
+++ b/modules/processors/frame/_onnx_enhancer.py
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ def build_provider_config(providers=None):
                     "AllowLowPrecisionAccumulationOnGPU": 1,
                 },
             ))
+        elif p == "OpenVINOExecutionProvider":
+            # Prefer Intel GPU with FP16 precision when available.
+            # NB: GPU_FP16 is deprecated since OpenVINO 2025.4 — use
+            # device_type="GPU" + precision="FP16" instead.
+            config.append((
+                "OpenVINOExecutionProvider",
+                {"device_type": "GPU", "precision": "FP16"},
+            ))
         else:
             config.append(p)
     return config
diff --git a/modules/processors/frame/face_swapper.py b/modules/processors/frame/face_swapper.py
index 7559af6..e283733 100644
--- a/modules/processors/frame/face_swapper.py
+++ b/modules/processors/frame/face_swapper.py
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@ def get_face_swapper() -> Any:
                         # Use bare provider — ONNX Runtime defaults are
                         # fastest on modern GPUs (Blackwell/sm_120).
                         providers_config.append(p)
+                    elif p == "OpenVINOExecutionProvider":
+                        providers_config.append((
+                            "OpenVINOExecutionProvider",
+                            {"device_type": "GPU", "precision": "FP16"},
+                        ))
                     else:
                         providers_config.append(p)
                 FACE_SWAPPER = insightface.model_zoo.get_model(
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 6fa4d85..7b9c48d 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ if sys.platform == "win32":
             except (OSError, AttributeError):
                 pass
 
+    # On Windows, register OpenVINO DLL directories so onnxruntime's
+    # OpenVINOExecutionProvider can find openvino.dll.  This must happen
+    # before any ONNX InferenceSession is created.
+    try:
+        from onnxruntime.tools.add_openvino_win_libs import (  # type: ignore[import-untyped]  # noqa: E501
+            add_openvino_libs_to_path,
+        )
+        add_openvino_libs_to_path()
+    except (ImportError, FileNotFoundError):
+        pass  # OpenVINO not installed — no-op
+
 # On Linux, pre-load NVIDIA shared libraries (cuDNN, cuBLAS, nvrtc...) shipped
 # inside the venv via pip wheels (nvidia-cudnn-cu12, etc.). LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 # cannot be set after Python starts, so we use ctypes.CDLL with RTLD_GLOBAL