# CAM Faithfulness on ImageNet (val)

Source: [CAM Faithfulness on ImageNet (val)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/cam-faithfulness-on-imagenet-val>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-02-26T05:35:22.387Z

Evaluation of the faithfulness of Class Activation Map (CAM) methods on the ImageNet validation set, measured using Average Drop (A.D.) and Average Increase (A.I.) metrics.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | CAM Faithfulness |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | ImageNet (val) |
| Metric | Average Drop |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 10 of 10 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Average Drop](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/cam-faithfulness-on-imagenet-val.md?metric=Average%20Drop>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Average Increase](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/cam-faithfulness-on-imagenet-val.md?metric=Average%20Increase>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | Average Drop | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FeatUp (Implicit) | 8.84 | Not recorded | 68fa72c11e209131cea5869f |
| FeatUp (JBU) | 9.83 | Not recorded | 68fa72c11e209131cea5869f |
| Bilinear | 10.24 | Not recorded | 68fa72c11e209131cea5869f |
| CARAFE | 10.24 | Not recorded | 68fa72c11e209131cea5869f |
| DIP | 10.57 | Not recorded | 68fa72c11e209131cea5869f |
| SAPA | 10.62 | Not recorded | 68fa72c11e209131cea5869f |
| Low-res | 10.69 | Not recorded | 68fa72c11e209131cea5869f |
| Resize-conv | 11.02 | Not recorded | 68fa72c11e209131cea5869f |
| Strided | 11.48 | Not recorded | 68fa72c11e209131cea5869f |
| Large image | 13.66 | Not recorded | 68fa72c11e209131cea5869f |

### FeatUp (Implicit)

Average Drop: 8.84. Result ID: 699292893a6c3148490fdfed.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

[Implementation](<https://tinyurl.com/28h3yppa>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FeatUp (JBU)

Average Drop: 9.83. Result ID: 699292893a6c3148490fdfec.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

[Implementation](<https://tinyurl.com/28h3yppa>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Bilinear

Average Drop: 10.24. Result ID: 699292893a6c3148490fdfe5.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### CARAFE

Average Drop: 10.24. Result ID: 699292893a6c3148490fdfea.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66911e209131cea10f20.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmdetection>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DIP

Average Drop: 10.57. Result ID: 699292893a6c3148490fdfe7.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa67891e209131cea16bed.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"inference-time optimization":"true"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SAPA

Average Drop: 10.62. Result ID: 699292893a6c3148490fdfeb.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e481e209131cea3ef7d.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/poppinace/sapa>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Low-res

Average Drop: 10.69. Result ID: 699292893a6c3148490fdfe4.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Resize-conv

Average Drop: 11.02. Result ID: 699292893a6c3148490fdfe6.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Strided

Average Drop: 11.48. Result ID: 699292893a6c3148490fdfe8.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Large image

Average Drop: 13.66. Result ID: 699292893a6c3148490fdfe9.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72c11e209131cea5869f.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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