diff --git a/backend/python/autogptq/install.sh b/backend/python/autogptq/install.sh
index 2829b927..36443ef1 100755
--- a/backend/python/autogptq/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/autogptq/install.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/autogptq/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/autogptq/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dc25a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/autogptq/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/bark/install.sh b/backend/python/bark/install.sh
index 2829b927..36443ef1 100755
--- a/backend/python/bark/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/bark/install.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/bark/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/bark/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd885624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/bark/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+torchaudio
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/common/template/install.sh b/backend/python/common/template/install.sh
index 2829b927..36443ef1 100755
--- a/backend/python/common/template/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/common/template/install.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/common/template/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/common/template/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dc25a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/common/template/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/coqui/install.sh b/backend/python/coqui/install.sh
index 2829b927..36443ef1 100755
--- a/backend/python/coqui/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/coqui/install.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/coqui/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/coqui/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd885624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/coqui/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+torchaudio
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/diffusers/install.sh b/backend/python/diffusers/install.sh
index 2829b927..36443ef1 100755
--- a/backend/python/diffusers/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/diffusers/install.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/diffusers/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/diffusers/requirements-intel.txt
index 490c68b0..ae03e99e 100644
--- a/backend/python/diffusers/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/diffusers/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
---index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
 intel-extension-for-pytorch
-torchaudio
-torchvision
\ No newline at end of file
+torch
+torchvision
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/parler-tts/install.sh b/backend/python/parler-tts/install.sh
index 41f3abfe..002472a2 100755
--- a/backend/python/parler-tts/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/parler-tts/install.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
 
 # https://github.com/descriptinc/audiotools/issues/101
diff --git a/backend/python/parler-tts/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/parler-tts/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd885624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/parler-tts/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+torchaudio
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/petals/install.sh b/backend/python/petals/install.sh
index 2829b927..36443ef1 100755
--- a/backend/python/petals/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/petals/install.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/petals/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/petals/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dc25a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/petals/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/rerankers/install.sh b/backend/python/rerankers/install.sh
index 2829b927..36443ef1 100755
--- a/backend/python/rerankers/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/rerankers/install.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/rerankers/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/rerankers/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dc25a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/rerankers/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/sentencetransformers/install.sh b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/install.sh
index 2829b927..36443ef1 100755
--- a/backend/python/sentencetransformers/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/install.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dc25a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/transformers-musicgen/install.sh b/backend/python/transformers-musicgen/install.sh
index 2829b927..36443ef1 100755
--- a/backend/python/transformers-musicgen/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/transformers-musicgen/install.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/transformers-musicgen/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/transformers-musicgen/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dc25a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/transformers-musicgen/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/transformers/install.sh b/backend/python/transformers/install.sh
index 2829b927..36443ef1 100755
--- a/backend/python/transformers/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/transformers/install.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/transformers/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/transformers/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dc25a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/transformers/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/vall-e-x/install.sh b/backend/python/vall-e-x/install.sh
index ff9003ff..c0cce96a 100755
--- a/backend/python/vall-e-x/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/vall-e-x/install.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ VALL_E_X_VERSION=3faaf8ccadb154d63b38070caf518ce9309ea0f4
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
 
 git clone https://github.com/Plachtaa/VALL-E-X.git ${MY_DIR}/source
diff --git a/backend/python/vall-e-x/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/vall-e-x/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd885624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/vall-e-x/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+torchaudio
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/python/vllm/install.sh b/backend/python/vllm/install.sh
index ccc83f96..78a3d5ba 100755
--- a/backend/python/vllm/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/vllm/install.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,12 @@ EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS="--no-build-isolation"
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/vllm/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/vllm/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dc25a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/vllm/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch
+torch
+optimum[openvino]
\ No newline at end of file