diff --git a/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_fusion_pass.cc b/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_fusion_pass.cc
index fcfcd15f79..cf2bbf330f 100644
--- a/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_fusion_pass.cc
+++ b/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_fusion_pass.cc
@@ -246,31 +246,31 @@ int NPUFusionPass::FormatFusion(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel) {
 int NPUFusionPass::Run() {
   for (size_t i = 0; i < kernels->size(); i++) {
     auto kernel = (*kernels)[i];
-    if (NPUPassUtils::IsNchw2Nhwc(kernel) || NPUPassUtils::IsNhwc2Nchw(kernel)) {
-      if (CheckFormatFusion(kernel)) {
-        i--;
-        FormatFusion(kernel);
+    if (CheckFusion(kernel)) {
+      switch (kernel->Type()) {
+        case schema::PrimitiveType_Concat:
+          i -= kernel->in_kernels().size();
+          ConcatFusion(kernel);
+          continue;
+        case schema::PrimitiveType_Add:
+        case schema::PrimitiveType_Activation:
+        case schema::PrimitiveType_Eltwise:
+          i -= kernel->in_kernels().size();
+          CommonFusion(kernel);
+          continue;
+        default:
+          continue;
       }
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (!CheckFusion(kernel)) {
-      continue;
     }
-    switch (kernel->Type()) {
-      case schema::PrimitiveType_Concat:
-        i -= kernel->in_kernels().size();
-        ConcatFusion(kernel);
-        continue;
-      case schema::PrimitiveType_Add:
-      case schema::PrimitiveType_Activation:
-      case schema::PrimitiveType_Eltwise:
-        i -= kernel->in_kernels().size();
-        CommonFusion(kernel);
-        continue;
-      default:
-        continue;
+  }
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < kernels->size(); ++i) {
+    auto kernel = (*kernels)[i];
+    if (CheckFormatFusion(kernel)) {
+      i--;
+      FormatFusion(kernel);
     }
   }
+
   return RET_OK;
 }
 }  // namespace mindspore::lite
diff --git a/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_insert_transform_pass.cc b/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_insert_transform_pass.cc
index b403f158d3..8eb75aebac 100644
--- a/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_insert_transform_pass.cc
+++ b/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_insert_transform_pass.cc
@@ -20,31 +20,81 @@
 
 namespace mindspore::lite {
 using kernel::KERNEL_ARCH::kNPU;
-enum InsertState { InsertNone, PreInsert, PostInsert };
-
+enum InsertState { InsertNone, PreInsert, PostInsert, BothInsert };
 std::set<mindspore::schema::PrimitiveType> npu_insert_nodes = {schema::PrimitiveType_Concat, schema::PrimitiveType_Add,
                                                                schema::PrimitiveType_Eltwise,
                                                                schema::PrimitiveType_Activation};
+// this pass goal is to minimize subgraphs generated
+// by inserting nchw2nhwc or nhwc2nchw before or after the operator (e.g. concat, add, etc..) together with
+// fusion pass. If transpose inserted are more than half of input output, we will insert remaining input
+// output with transpose and hopefully do a fusion pass. Otherwise, we don't insert anything.
+//
+// Typically concat accept output from nchw2nhwc, we fill other input with nh2nc and nc2nh so that inputs to concat are
+// format same and then fusion all nchw2nhwc op.
+// e.g.
+// original     (conv->nchw2nhwc, add(format nhwc)) -> concat-> (nhwc2nchw->conv)
+// current pass (conv->nchw2nhwc, add->nhwc2nchw->nchw2nhwc) -> concat -> (nhwc2nchw->conv)
+// fusion pass  (conv, add->nhwc2nchw) -> concat -> conv
+// original 2 cpusubgraph, after 2 pass, only 1 cpu subgraph
+//
+// node:
+// Such ops require inputs all have same format, could be nchw or nhwc or other format.
+// Their inputs outputs may not be 4d, or are already format ok,
+// so we won't insert nc2nh or nh2nc when op's in kernels and out kernels contains no nc2nh or nh2nc.
+// This pass should be run after npu_transform_pass, which insert transpose for nchw-input-limited op like conv2d.
 
 int GetInsertState(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel) {
+  // filter out irrelevant kernel
   if (npu_insert_nodes.find(kernel->Type()) == npu_insert_nodes.end()) {
     return InsertNone;
   }
-  auto pre_flag = std::all_of(kernel->in_kernels().begin(), kernel->in_kernels().end(),
-                              [](const kernel::LiteKernel *kernel) { return NPUPassUtils::IsNchw2Nhwc(kernel); });
-  auto post_flag = std::all_of(kernel->out_kernels().begin(), kernel->out_kernels().end(),
-                               [](const kernel::LiteKernel *kernel) { return NPUPassUtils::IsNhwc2Nchw(kernel); });
-  if (pre_flag && !post_flag) {
-    return PostInsert;
+
+  // current kernel is target kernel
+  // use out kernels to count how many out lines from current kernel
+  size_t in_out_tensor_num = kernel->in_tensors().size() + kernel->out_kernels().size();
+  size_t transpose_input_num = 0;
+  size_t transpose_output_num = 0;
+  bool need_pre_insert = false;
+  bool need_post_insert = false;
+  // count number of input tensor from nc2nh and output tensor to nh2nc
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < kernel->in_tensors().size(); ++i) {
+    auto in_kernel = NPUPassUtils::KernelInputFromKernel(kernel, i);
+    if (NPUPassUtils::IsNchw2Nhwc(in_kernel)) {
+      transpose_input_num++;
+    } else {
+      need_pre_insert = true;
+    }
+  }
+  for (const auto out_kernel : kernel->out_kernels()) {
+    if (NPUPassUtils::IsNhwc2Nchw(out_kernel)) {
+      transpose_output_num++;
+    } else {
+      need_post_insert = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // won't insert any thing if num of transpose tensor is smaller than half of total input output.
+  // won't insert if total input output are all transpose tensor, the fusion pass will handle this.
+  size_t transpose_tensor_num = transpose_input_num + transpose_output_num;
+  if (transpose_tensor_num <= in_out_tensor_num / 2 || transpose_tensor_num == in_out_tensor_num) {
+    return InsertNone;
   }
-  if (!pre_flag && post_flag) {
+
+  if (need_pre_insert && !need_post_insert) {
     return PreInsert;
   }
+  if (need_pre_insert && need_post_insert) {
+    return BothInsert;
+  }
+  if (!need_pre_insert && need_post_insert) {
+    return PostInsert;
+  }
+
   return InsertNone;
 }
 
 int NPUInsertTransformPass::InsertNode(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, kernel::LiteKernel *post_kernel,
-                                       std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> *trans_kernels) {
+                                       size_t post_input_index, std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> *trans_kernels) {
   // Kernel and post_kernel can't be nullptr at the same time.
   std::string kernel_name;
   Tensor *in_tensor = nullptr;
@@ -54,7 +104,7 @@ int NPUInsertTransformPass::InsertNode(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, kernel::LiteK
   if (post_kernel != nullptr) {
     out_kernels.push_back(post_kernel);
     kernel_name = post_kernel->name() + "_pre";
-    in_tensor = post_kernel->in_tensors()[0];
+    in_tensor = post_kernel->in_tensors().at(post_input_index);
   }
   std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> in_kernels;
   // If kernel equals nullptr, post_kernel is the input of whole graph.
@@ -99,87 +149,134 @@ int NPUInsertTransformPass::InsertNode(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, kernel::LiteK
   }
   if (post_kernel != nullptr) {
     NPUPassUtils::UpdateNC2NHTransNodePostKernel(kernel, nc2nh_kernel, post_kernel);
+  } else {
+    // post_kernel nullptr mean output, we remain graph output tensor name unchanged
+    auto graph_output_name = in_tensor->tensor_name();
+    in_tensor->set_tensor_name(graph_output_name + "_before_" + name_);
+    nc2nh_tensor->set_tensor_name(graph_output_name);
   }
   return RET_OK;
 }
 
+int NPUInsertTransformPass::InsertForInputTensor(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, size_t in_tensor_index,
+                                                 kernel::LiteKernel *pre_kernel,
+                                                 std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> *trans_kernels) {
+  // insert transpose nodes before target ops
+  return InsertNode(pre_kernel, kernel, in_tensor_index, trans_kernels);
+}
+
+int NPUInsertTransformPass::InsertForOutputTensor(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, kernel::LiteKernel *post_kernel,
+                                                  size_t post_in_tensor_index,
+                                                  std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> *trans_kernels) {
+  // insert transpose nodes after target ops
+  return InsertNode(kernel, post_kernel, post_in_tensor_index, trans_kernels);
+}
+
 int NPUInsertTransformPass::InsertPreNodes(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel,
                                            std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> *trans_kernels) {
-  if (kernel->in_kernels().size() != kernel->in_tensors().size()) {
-    MS_LOG(DEBUG) << "The input tensors of kernel may be the input of whole graph or const tensor.";
-    return RET_OK;
-  }
-  if (kernel->in_kernels().empty()) {
-    auto ret = InsertNode(nullptr, kernel, trans_kernels);
-    if (ret != RET_OK) {
-      MS_LOG(ERROR) << "Insert nhwc2nchw kernel and nchw2nhwc kernel before kernel " << kernel->name() << " failed.";
-      return RET_ERROR;
-    }
-  }
-  for (auto in_kernel : kernel->in_kernels()) {
-    if (NPUPassUtils::IsNchw2Nhwc(in_kernel)) {
+  int ret = RET_OK;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < kernel->in_tensors().size(); ++i) {
+    auto pre_kernel = NPUPassUtils::KernelInputFromKernel(kernel, i);
+    if (NPUPassUtils::IsNchw2Nhwc(pre_kernel)) {
       continue;
     }
-    auto ret = InsertNode(in_kernel, kernel, trans_kernels);
+    // if this tensor is input of graph, pre_kernel is nullptr.
+    ret = InsertForInputTensor(kernel, i, pre_kernel, trans_kernels);
     if (ret != RET_OK) {
       MS_LOG(ERROR) << "Insert nhwc2nchw kernel and nchw2nhwc kernel before kernel " << kernel->name() << " failed.";
-      return RET_ERROR;
+      return ret;
     }
   }
-  return RET_OK;
+  return ret;
 }
 
 int NPUInsertTransformPass::InsertPostNodes(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel,
                                             std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> *trans_kernels) {
-  if (kernel->out_kernels().empty()) {
-    auto ret = InsertNode(kernel, nullptr, trans_kernels);
+  int ret = RET_OK;
+
+  for (const auto post_kernel : kernel->out_kernels()) {
+    if (NPUPassUtils::IsNhwc2Nchw(post_kernel)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    auto post_kernel_in_tensors = post_kernel->in_tensors();
+    // kernel's out tensor is one of post_kernel's input tensor
+    auto it = std::find(post_kernel_in_tensors.begin(), post_kernel_in_tensors.end(), kernel->out_tensors().at(0));
+    if (it == post_kernel_in_tensors.end()) {
+      return RET_ERROR;
+    }
+    size_t input_index = it - post_kernel_in_tensors.begin();
+    ret = InsertForOutputTensor(kernel, post_kernel, input_index, trans_kernels);
     if (ret != RET_OK) {
       MS_LOG(ERROR) << "Insert nhwc2nchw kernel and nchw2nhwc kernel after kernel " << kernel->name() << " failed.";
-      return RET_ERROR;
+      return ret;
     }
   }
-  for (auto out_kernel : kernel->out_kernels()) {
-    if (NPUPassUtils::IsNhwc2Nchw(out_kernel)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    auto ret = InsertNode(kernel, out_kernel, trans_kernels);
+  if (kernel->out_tensors().size() > kernel->out_kernels().size()) {
+    // kernel out is graph output
+    ret = InsertForOutputTensor(kernel, nullptr, 0, trans_kernels);
     if (ret != RET_OK) {
       MS_LOG(ERROR) << "Insert nhwc2nchw kernel and nchw2nhwc kernel after kernel " << kernel->name() << " failed.";
-      return RET_ERROR;
+      return ret;
     }
   }
-  return RET_OK;
+  return ret;
 }
 
 int NPUInsertTransformPass::Run() {
+  std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> insert_kernels;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < all_kernels_->size(); i++) {
     auto kernel = (*all_kernels_)[i];
     if (kernel->desc().arch != kNPU) {
       continue;
     }
     auto insert_state = GetInsertState(kernel);
+    insert_kernels.clear();
     // If the every output kernel is nhwc2nchw, insert
     // modify loop index add post_kernels.size() to the next kernel in the origin vector
-    if (insert_state == PreInsert) {
-      std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> pre_kernels;
-      auto ret = InsertPreNodes(kernel, &pre_kernels);
-      if (ret != RET_OK) {
-        MS_LOG(ERROR) << "Insert nhwc2nchw kernel and nchw2nhwc kernel before kernel " << kernel->name() << " failed.";
-        return RET_ERROR;
+    switch (insert_state) {
+      case PreInsert: {
+        auto ret = InsertPreNodes(kernel, &insert_kernels);
+        if (ret != RET_OK) {
+          MS_LOG(ERROR) << "Insert nhwc2nchw kernel and nchw2nhwc kernel before kernel " << kernel->name()
+                        << " failed.";
+          return RET_ERROR;
+        }
+        all_kernels_->insert(all_kernels_->begin() + i, insert_kernels.begin(), insert_kernels.end());
+        i += insert_kernels.size();
+        break;
       }
-      all_kernels_->insert(all_kernels_->begin() + i, pre_kernels.begin(), pre_kernels.end());
-      i += pre_kernels.size();
-    }
+      case PostInsert: {
+        auto ret = InsertPostNodes(kernel, &insert_kernels);
+        if (ret != RET_OK) {
+          MS_LOG(ERROR) << "Insert nhwc2nchw kernel and nchw2nhwc kernel after kernel " << kernel->name() << " failed.";
+          return RET_ERROR;
+        }
+        all_kernels_->insert(all_kernels_->begin() + i + 1, insert_kernels.begin(), insert_kernels.end());
+        i += insert_kernels.size();
+        break;
+      }
+      case BothInsert: {
+        auto ret = InsertPreNodes(kernel, &insert_kernels);
+        if (ret != RET_OK) {
+          MS_LOG(ERROR) << "Insert nhwc2nchw kernel and nchw2nhwc kernel before kernel " << kernel->name()
+                        << " failed.";
+          return RET_ERROR;
+        }
+        all_kernels_->insert(all_kernels_->begin() + i, insert_kernels.begin(), insert_kernels.end());
+        i += insert_kernels.size();
 
-    if (insert_state == PostInsert) {
-      std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> post_kernels;
-      auto ret = InsertPostNodes(kernel, &post_kernels);
-      if (ret != RET_OK) {
-        MS_LOG(ERROR) << "Insert nhwc2nchw kernel and nchw2nhwc kernel after kernel " << kernel->name() << " failed.";
-        return RET_ERROR;
+        insert_kernels.clear();
+        ret = InsertPostNodes(kernel, &insert_kernels);
+        if (ret != RET_OK) {
+          MS_LOG(ERROR) << "Insert nhwc2nchw kernel and nchw2nhwc kernel after kernel " << kernel->name() << " failed.";
+          return RET_ERROR;
+        }
+        all_kernels_->insert(all_kernels_->begin() + i + 1, insert_kernels.begin(), insert_kernels.end());
+        i += insert_kernels.size();
+        break;
       }
-      all_kernels_->insert(all_kernels_->begin() + i + 1, post_kernels.begin(), post_kernels.end());
-      i += post_kernels.size();
+      default:
+        MS_LOG(DEBUG) << "Insert Nothing on kernel " << kernel->name();
     }
   }
   return RET_OK;
diff --git a/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_insert_transform_pass.h b/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_insert_transform_pass.h
index 8479d222f2..adc2d09027 100644
--- a/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_insert_transform_pass.h
+++ b/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_insert_transform_pass.h
@@ -45,8 +45,13 @@ class NPUInsertTransformPass : public NPUBasePass {
 
   int InsertPostNodes(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> *trans_kernels);
 
-  int InsertNode(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, kernel::LiteKernel *post_kernel,
+  int InsertNode(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, kernel::LiteKernel *post_kernel, size_t post_input_index,
                  std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> *trans_kernels);
+  int InsertForInputTensor(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, size_t in_tensor_index, kernel::LiteKernel *pre_kernel,
+                           std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> *trans_kernels);
+
+  int InsertForOutputTensor(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, kernel::LiteKernel *post_kernel, size_t post_in_tensor_index,
+                            std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> *trans_kernels);
 
  private:
   int total = 0;
diff --git a/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_pass_utils.cc b/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_pass_utils.cc
index a41bfedab9..b9299e5930 100644
--- a/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_pass_utils.cc
+++ b/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_pass_utils.cc
@@ -172,32 +172,33 @@ void NPUPassUtils::UpdateNC2NHPostKernelInTensors(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, ke
 
 void NPUPassUtils::UpdateNC2NHTransNodePostKernel(kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, kernel::LiteKernel *trans_kernel,
                                                   kernel::LiteKernel *post_kernel) {
-  // For post_kernel after trans, kernel should be replaced with trans_kernel.
+  // The input tensor should be replaced with the output tensor of trans_kernel.
   auto post_in_tensors = post_kernel->in_tensors();
-  if (kernel == nullptr) {
-    post_in_tensors[0] = trans_kernel->out_tensors()[0];
-  } else {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < post_in_tensors.size(); i++) {
-      if (post_in_tensors[i] == kernel->out_tensors()[0]) {
-        post_in_tensors[i] = trans_kernel->out_tensors()[0];
-        break;
-      }
+  Tensor *old_in_tensor = nullptr;
+  // find out which input tensor of post_kernel should be updated
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < post_in_tensors.size(); ++i) {
+    if (KernelInputFromKernel(post_kernel, i) == kernel) {
+      old_in_tensor = post_in_tensors.at(i);
+      break;
     }
   }
+  if (old_in_tensor == nullptr) {
+    MS_LOG(WARNING) << "Could not find in tensor index";
+    return;
+  }
+  std::replace(post_in_tensors.begin(), post_in_tensors.end(), old_in_tensor, trans_kernel->out_tensors().at(0));
   post_kernel->set_in_tensors(post_in_tensors);
 
-  // The input tensor should be replaced with the output tensor of trans_kernel.
-  std::vector<kernel::LiteKernel *> post_in_kernels = post_kernel->in_kernels();
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < post_in_kernels.size(); i++) {
-    if (post_in_kernels[i] == kernel) {
-      post_in_kernels[i] = trans_kernel;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
+  // For post_kernel after trans, kernel in in_kernels should be replaced with trans_kernel.
+  auto post_in_kernels = post_kernel->in_kernels();
+  std::replace(post_in_kernels.begin(), post_in_kernels.end(), kernel, trans_kernel);
   post_kernel->set_in_kernels(post_in_kernels);
 }
 
 bool NPUPassUtils::IsNhwc2Nchw(const kernel::LiteKernel *kernel) {
+  if (kernel == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
   if (kernel->Type() != schema::PrimitiveType_Transpose) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -215,6 +216,9 @@ bool NPUPassUtils::IsNhwc2Nchw(const kernel::LiteKernel *kernel) {
 }
 
 bool NPUPassUtils::IsNchw2Nhwc(const kernel::LiteKernel *kernel) {
+  if (kernel == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
   if (kernel->Type() != schema::PrimitiveType_Transpose) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -230,5 +234,22 @@ bool NPUPassUtils::IsNchw2Nhwc(const kernel::LiteKernel *kernel) {
   }
   return false;
 }
-
+kernel::LiteKernel *NPUPassUtils::KernelInputFromKernel(const kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, size_t in_tensor_index) {
+  // given kernel and input tensor index, get which kernel output this tensor.
+  // If input tensor is graph input, return nullptr.
+  if (kernel == nullptr) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  auto tensor = kernel->in_tensors().at(in_tensor_index);
+  auto in_kernels = kernel->in_kernels();
+  auto output_contain = [tensor](const kernel::LiteKernel *kernel) {
+    auto out_tensors = kernel->out_tensors();
+    return std::find(out_tensors.begin(), out_tensors.end(), tensor) != out_tensors.end();
+  };
+  auto it = std::find_if(in_kernels.begin(), in_kernels.end(), output_contain);
+  if (it == in_kernels.end()) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  return *it;
+}
 }  // namespace mindspore::lite
diff --git a/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_pass_utils.h b/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_pass_utils.h
index c3a8247f76..a92356b428 100644
--- a/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_pass_utils.h
+++ b/mindspore/lite/src/runtime/agent/npu/optimizer/npu_pass_utils.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class NPUPassUtils {
   static bool IsNhwc2Nchw(const kernel::LiteKernel *kernel);
 
   static bool IsNchw2Nhwc(const kernel::LiteKernel *kernel);
+  static kernel::LiteKernel *KernelInputFromKernel(const kernel::LiteKernel *kernel, size_t in_tensor_index);
 
  private:
   static PrimitiveC *CreateTransposePrimitive();
diff --git a/mindspore/lite/test/models_onnx_fp16.cfg b/mindspore/lite/test/models_onnx_fp16.cfg
index 03213a338c..3e6823471a 100644
--- a/mindspore/lite/test/models_onnx_fp16.cfg
+++ b/mindspore/lite/test/models_onnx_fp16.cfg
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ crnn_lite_lstm_v2.onnx;32,32,32,1 0.3
 psenet_lite_mbv2.onnx;1,32,32,3 0.6
 super-resolution-10.onnx;1,224,224,1 4.5
 tinyyolov2-8.onnx;1,416,416,3 5.5
-ml_2012_ocr_cn.onnx -1
+#ml_2012_ocr_cn.onnx -1
 #ml_2012_ocr_cn_noLSTM.onnx 1
 candy-9.onnx 5
 mosaic-9.onnx 4