diff --git a/docs/en/user_guides/how_to_deploy.md b/docs/en/user_guides/how_to_deploy.md
index 0b8e31a395..458bc3eb3f 100644
--- a/docs/en/user_guides/how_to_deploy.md
+++ b/docs/en/user_guides/how_to_deploy.md
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ For example:
 python tools/misc/publish_model.py ./epoch_10.pth ./epoch_10_publish.pth
 ```
 
+To save model as float16 (half) add --float16, which is as follows:
+
+```shell
+python tools/misc/publish_model.py ${IN_FILE} ${OUT_FILE} --float16
+```
+
 The script will automatically simplify the model, save the simplified model to the specified path, and add a timestamp to the filename, for example, `./epoch_10_publish-21815b2c_20230726.pth`.
 
 ## Deployment with MMDeploy
diff --git a/docs/zh_cn/user_guides/how_to_deploy.md b/docs/zh_cn/user_guides/how_to_deploy.md
index 2349fcca09..4cad3c70d3 100644
--- a/docs/zh_cn/user_guides/how_to_deploy.md
+++ b/docs/zh_cn/user_guides/how_to_deploy.md
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ python tools/misc/publish_model.py ${IN_FILE} ${OUT_FILE}
 python tools/misc/publish_model.py ./epoch_10.pth ./epoch_10_publish.pth
 ```
 
+要将模型保存为 float16 (half)，请添加 --float16，如下所示：
+
+```shell
+python tools/misc/publish_model.py ${IN_FILE} ${OUT_FILE} --float16
+```
+
 脚本会自动对模型进行精简，并将精简后的模型保存到制定路径，并在文件名的最后加上时间戳，例如 `./epoch_10_publish-21815b2c_20230726.pth`。
 
 ## 使用 MMDeploy 部署
diff --git a/mmpose/models/pose_estimators/base.py b/mmpose/models/pose_estimators/base.py
index 216f592fda..db902ec6ae 100644
--- a/mmpose/models/pose_estimators/base.py
+++ b/mmpose/models/pose_estimators/base.py
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ def forward(self,
             if self.metainfo is not None:
                 for data_sample in data_samples:
                     data_sample.set_metainfo(self.metainfo)
+            param = next(self.backbone.parameters())
+            if param.is_cuda and param.dtype == torch.float16:
+                inputs = inputs.half()
             return self.predict(inputs, data_samples)
         elif mode == 'tensor':
             return self._forward(inputs)
diff --git a/tools/misc/publish_model.py b/tools/misc/publish_model.py
index addf4cca64..d024f3151a 100644
--- a/tools/misc/publish_model.py
+++ b/tools/misc/publish_model.py
@@ -20,12 +20,21 @@ def parse_args():
         type=str,
         default=['meta', 'state_dict'],
         help='keys to save in published checkpoint (default: meta state_dict)')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--float16',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False,
+        help='Whether save model as float16')
     args = parser.parse_args()
     return args
 
 
-def process_checkpoint(in_file, out_file, save_keys=['meta', 'state_dict']):
+def process_checkpoint(in_file,
+                       out_file,
+                       save_keys=['meta', 'state_dict'],
+                       float16=False):
     checkpoint = torch.load(in_file, map_location='cpu')
+    checkpoint['meta']['float16'] = float16
 
     # only keep `meta` and `state_dict` for smaller file size
     ckpt_keys = list(checkpoint.keys())
@@ -41,6 +50,17 @@ def process_checkpoint(in_file, out_file, save_keys=['meta', 'state_dict']):
     # if it is necessary to remove some sensitive data in checkpoint['meta'],
     # add the code here.
 
+    if float16:
+        print(save_keys)
+        if 'meta' not in save_keys:
+            raise ValueError(
+                'Key `meta` must be in save_keys to save model as float16. '
+                'Change float16 to False or add `meta` in save_keys.')
+        print_log('Saving model as float16.', logger='current')
+        for key in checkpoint['state_dict'].keys():
+            checkpoint['state_dict'][key] = checkpoint['state_dict'][key].half(
+            )
+
     if digit_version(TORCH_VERSION) >= digit_version('1.8.0'):
         torch.save(checkpoint, out_file, _use_new_zipfile_serialization=False)
     else:
@@ -58,7 +78,8 @@ def process_checkpoint(in_file, out_file, save_keys=['meta', 'state_dict']):
 
 def main():
     args = parse_args()
-    process_checkpoint(args.in_file, args.out_file, args.save_keys)
+    process_checkpoint(args.in_file, args.out_file, args.save_keys,
+                       args.float16)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':