Samtool Supported Models File

# tview is the text-based viewer samtools tview -p chr1:1000000 sorted.bam reference.fa

| Use Case | Recommended Model | SAMtool Flag | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Real-time web app (CPU) | MobileSAM | --model-type mobile_sam | | High-res satellite imagery | SAM2 Hiera-Large | --model-type sam2_hiera_large | | Limited VRAM (6GB GPU) | SAM-H + INT8 quantized | --quantize int8 | | Medical imaging (MRI/CT) | MedSAM | --model-type medsam | | Video object segmentation | SAM2.1 (Hiera-Base) | --model-type sam2.1_hiera_b | samtool supported models

SAMTool releases updates every 2–3 months. As of Q2 2025, version 2.8.9 has added preliminary support for: # tview is the text-based viewer samtools tview

As of the latest stable release (Samtool v2.4.1), the following model families are officially supported. Samtool categorizes models based on their originating framework and common deployment formats. Recent updates have added support for budget and

Recent updates have added support for budget and mid-range models such as: Galaxy A04/A04e (SM-A042F, SM-A045F) Galaxy A05 (SM-A055F/M) Galaxy A15/A16 series (various variants)