# Handwritten digit classification on MNIST (test)

Source: [Handwritten digit classification on MNIST (test)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/handwritten-digit-classification-on-mnist-test>)

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

Data updated: 2026-05-04T08:51:43.376Z

Evaluation of Handwritten Digit Classification performance on the test split of the MNIST dataset, reporting structural or graph-based 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 | Handwritten digit classification |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | MNIST (test) |
| Metric | Accuracy (Regular) |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Higher 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

- [Accuracy (Regular)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/handwritten-digit-classification-on-mnist-test.md?metric=Accuracy%20(Regular)>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Accuracy (Complete)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/handwritten-digit-classification-on-mnist-test.md?metric=Accuracy%20(Complete)>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Accuracy (Ring)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/handwritten-digit-classification-on-mnist-test.md?metric=Accuracy%20(Ring)>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Accuracy (Erdős–Rényi)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/handwritten-digit-classification-on-mnist-test.md?metric=Accuracy%20(Erd%C5%91s%E2%80%93R%C3%A9nyi)>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | Accuracy (Regular) | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CIL | 97.79 | Not recorded | 6965d1a46343fa78c8323807 |
| Standard SGD | 97.42 | Not recorded | 6965d1a46343fa78c8323807 |
| DeCaFork | 97.31 | Not recorded | 6965d1a46343fa78c8323807 |
| CIL | 97.16 | Not recorded | 6965d1a46343fa78c8323807 |
| Structured Recurrent SNN | 97 | Not recorded | 69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3 |
| STDP | 95 | Not recorded | 69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3 |
| e-prop | 92 | Not recorded | 69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3 |
| Reward-modulated STDP | 88 | Not recorded | 69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3 |
| WTA-based SNN | 88 | Not recorded | 69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3 |
| Reservoir SNN + readout | 85 | Not recorded | 69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3 |

### CIL

Accuracy (Regular): 97.79. Result ID: 6999a8025698665ec41ecae8.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6965d1a46343fa78c8323807.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6965d1a46343fa78c8323807.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Data Partitioning":"i.i.d.","A (hyperparameter)":"small (A=10)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Standard SGD

Accuracy (Regular): 97.42. Result ID: 6999a8025698665ec41ecae7.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6965d1a46343fa78c8323807.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Data Partitioning":"i.i.d."}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DeCaFork

Accuracy (Regular): 97.31. Result ID: 6999a8025698665ec41ecaea.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6965d1a46343fa78c8323807.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6965d1a46343fa78c8323807.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Data Partitioning":"i.i.d."}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### CIL

Accuracy (Regular): 97.16. Result ID: 6999a8025698665ec41ecae9.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6965d1a46343fa78c8323807.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6965d1a46343fa78c8323807.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Data Partitioning":"i.i.d.","A (hyperparameter)":"large (A=350)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Structured Recurrent SNN

Accuracy (Regular): 97. Result ID: 69f85e0447f34ce924dc31b0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Learning rule":"WTA + modulatory plasticity","Depth / Recurrence":"Deep recurrent"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### STDP

Accuracy (Regular): 95. Result ID: 69f85e0447f34ce924dc31ab.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Learning rule":"Unsupervised STDP + readout","Depth / Recurrence":"Shallow, feedforward"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### e-prop

Accuracy (Regular): 92. Result ID: 69f85e0447f34ce924dc31af.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Learning rule":"Approx. gradient descent","Depth / Recurrence":"Deep recurrent"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Reward-modulated STDP

Accuracy (Regular): 88. Result ID: 69f85e0447f34ce924dc31ad.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Learning rule":"Three-factor plasticity","Depth / Recurrence":"Shallow / recurrent"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### WTA-based SNN

Accuracy (Regular): 88. Result ID: 69f85e0447f34ce924dc31ae.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Learning rule":"Margin / competition","Depth / Recurrence":"Shallow"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Reservoir SNN + readout

Accuracy (Regular): 85. Result ID: 69f85e0447f34ce924dc31ac.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f82816c0f56ed843088ac3.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Learning rule":"Fixed recurrence","Depth / Recurrence":"Recurrent, untrained"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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