# Face Alignment on 300W public Challenging (test)

Source: [Face Alignment on 300W public Challenging (test)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/face-alignment-on-300w-public-challenging-test>)

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

Data updated: 2026-02-26T05:53:20.856Z

Evaluation of 2D facial landmark localization accuracy on the public Challenging test set of the 300W dataset, specifically reporting Normalized Mean Error (NME) for pupils and corners.

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 | Face Alignment |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | 300W public Challenging (test) |
| Metric | NME (pupils) |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 16 of 16 |
| 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

- [NME (pupils)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/face-alignment-on-300w-public-challenging-test.md?metric=NME%20(pupils)>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [NME (corners)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/face-alignment-on-300w-public-challenging-test.md?metric=NME%20(corners)>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | NME (pupils) | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SHN | 7 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| 3DDE | 7.1 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| DCFE | 7.54 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| TSR | 7.56 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| DAN | 7.57 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| PCD-CNN | 7.62 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| 3DDFA | 8.07 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| RAR | 8.35 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| RCN | 8.44 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| TCDCN | 8.6 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| CFSS | 9.98 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| ECSAN | 11.8 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| LBF | 11.98 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| SDM | 15.4 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| ESR | 17 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |
| RCPR | 17.26 | Not recorded | 68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a |

### SHN

NME (pupils): 7. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74a8.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

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

### 3DDE

NME (pupils): 7.1. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74ab.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

[Implementation](<http://www.dia.fi.upm.es/~similar-to/simpcr>)

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

### DCFE

NME (pupils): 7.54. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74a9.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

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

### TSR

NME (pupils): 7.56. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74a6.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

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

### DAN

NME (pupils): 7.57. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74a5.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa63871e209131ce9ff48c.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/MarekKowalski/DeepAlignmentNetwork>)

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

### PCD-CNN

NME (pupils): 7.62. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74aa.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa642f1e209131cea0345e.md>)

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

### 3DDFA

NME (pupils): 8.07. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74a3.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa642c1e209131cea03210.md>)

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

### RAR

NME (pupils): 8.35. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74a7.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

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

### RCN

NME (pupils): 8.44. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74a4.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa626a1e209131ce9f942b.md>)

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

### TCDCN

NME (pupils): 8.6. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74a2.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

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

### CFSS

NME (pupils): 9.98. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74a1.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

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

### ECSAN

NME (pupils): 11.8. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e749f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

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

### LBF

NME (pupils): 11.98. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e74a0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

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

### SDM

NME (pupils): 15.4. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e749e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

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

### ESR

NME (pupils): 17. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e749d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

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

### RCPR

NME (pupils): 17.26. Result ID: 698d06e78b517eb4331e749c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66ca1e209131cea1248a.md>)

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

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