# Classic Discrete Control on MountainCar v0

Source: [Classic Discrete Control on MountainCar v0](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/classic-discrete-control-on-mountaincar-v0>)

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

Data updated: 2026-05-29T07:39:01.819Z

Evaluation of algorithms on the MountainCar v0 environment for the Classic Discrete Control task, measured by Mean Episodic Return.

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 | Classic Discrete Control |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | MountainCar v0 |
| Metric | Mean Episodic Return |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 18 of 18 |
| 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

- [Mean Episodic Return](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/classic-discrete-control-on-mountaincar-v0.md?metric=Mean%20Episodic%20Return>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [FP16 Percentage](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/classic-discrete-control-on-mountaincar-v0.md?metric=FP16%20Percentage>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | Mean Episodic Return | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Indep. QHD | 200 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| Indep. QHD | 200 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| Distill. FedDQN | 174.3 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| Trunc. FedAvg-QHD | 172.9 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| FedAvg-DQN | 167.8 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| FedQHD | 162.3 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| Distill. FedDQN | 156 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| Trunc. FedAvg-QHD | 148.3 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| FedQHD | 143.7 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| Oracle QHD† | 141.3 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| Oracle QHD† | 140 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| MLP-PPO | 128 | Not recorded | 69f03f7455a3c32af89fa4c2 |
| Oracle DQN† | 125.7 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| Oracle DQN† | 122.8 | Not recorded | 6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801 |
| INT4-PPO | 122 | Not recorded | 69f03f7455a3c32af89fa4c2 |
| INT8-PPO | 118 | Not recorded | 69f03f7455a3c32af89fa4c2 |
| FP16-PPO | 115 | Not recorded | 69f03f7455a3c32af89fa4c2 |
| BitRL-1bit | 108 | Not recorded | 69f03f7455a3c32af89fa4c2 |

### Indep. QHD

Mean Episodic Return: 200. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350da.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Homo"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Indep. QHD

Mean Episodic Return: 200. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350db.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Hetero"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Distill. FedDQN

Mean Episodic Return: 174.3. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350e0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa76d71e209131cea6f7a4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Hetero"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Trunc. FedAvg-QHD

Mean Episodic Return: 172.9. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350dd.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Hetero"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedAvg-DQN

Mean Episodic Return: 167.8. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350de.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6c2d1e209131cea32921.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Homo"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedQHD

Mean Episodic Return: 162.3. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350e2.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Hetero"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Distill. FedDQN

Mean Episodic Return: 156. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350df.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa76d71e209131cea6f7a4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Homo"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Trunc. FedAvg-QHD

Mean Episodic Return: 148.3. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350dc.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Homo"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FedQHD

Mean Episodic Return: 143.7. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350e1.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Homo"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Oracle QHD†

Mean Episodic Return: 141.3. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350e3.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Homo"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Oracle QHD†

Mean Episodic Return: 140. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350e4.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Hetero"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### MLP-PPO

Mean Episodic Return: 128. Result ID: 69f0875347f34ce924d70ad0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7455a3c32af89fa4c2.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Architecture":"MLP"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Oracle DQN†

Mean Episodic Return: 125.7. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350e5.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Homo"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Oracle DQN†

Mean Episodic Return: 122.8. Result ID: 6a19428bfbc373592c1350e6.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191d9ddbd7150506f82801.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Encoder Setting":"Hetero"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### INT4-PPO

Mean Episodic Return: 122. Result ID: 69f0875347f34ce924d70ace.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7455a3c32af89fa4c2.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Precision":"INT4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### INT8-PPO

Mean Episodic Return: 118. Result ID: 69f0875347f34ce924d70acd.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7455a3c32af89fa4c2.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Precision":"INT8"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FP16-PPO

Mean Episodic Return: 115. Result ID: 69f0875347f34ce924d70acc.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7455a3c32af89fa4c2.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Precision":"FP16"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### BitRL-1bit

Mean Episodic Return: 108. Result ID: 69f0875347f34ce924d70acf.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7455a3c32af89fa4c2.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f7455a3c32af89fa4c2.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Precision":"1-bit"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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