# Image Classification on ImageNet (val) (Top-1 and Top-5 Error Rate)

Source: [Image Classification on ImageNet (val) (Top-1 and Top-5 Error Rate)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-imagenet-val-top-1-and-top-5-error-rate>)

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

Data updated: 2026-02-26T06:07:17.888Z

Evaluation of Image Classification performance on the validation split of the ImageNet dataset, reporting Top-1 and Top-5 error rates.

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 | Image Classification |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | ImageNet (val) |
| Metric | Top-1 Error |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 12 of 12 |
| 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

- [Top-1 Error](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-imagenet-val-top-1-and-top-5-error-rate.md?metric=Top-1%20Error>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Top-5 Error](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-imagenet-val-top-1-and-top-5-error-rate.md?metric=Top-5%20Error>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | Top-1 Error | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Teacher Baseline | 26.69 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |
| WCoRD+KD | 28.44 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |
| WCoRD | 28.51 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |
| CRD+KD | 28.62 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |
| GCKT | 28.78 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |
| CRD | 28.83 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |
| LCKT | 29.1 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |
| AT | 29.3 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |
| KD | 29.34 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |
| SP | 29.38 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |
| CC | 30.04 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |
| Student Baseline | 30.25 | Not recorded | 68fa699f1e209131cea23268 |

### Teacher Baseline

Top-1 Error: 26.69. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b19b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

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

### WCoRD+KD

Top-1 Error: 28.44. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b1a6.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Student model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### WCoRD

Top-1 Error: 28.51. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b1a5.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Student model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### CRD+KD

Top-1 Error: 28.62. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b1a2.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Student model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### GCKT

Top-1 Error: 28.78. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b1a4.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Student model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### CRD

Top-1 Error: 28.83. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b1a1.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6b9f1e209131cea2f601.md>)

[Implementation](<http://github.com/HobbitLong/RepDistiller>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Student model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LCKT

Top-1 Error: 29.1. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b1a3.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Student model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### AT

Top-1 Error: 29.3. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b19d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa631f1e209131ce9fd01c.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/szagoruyko/attention-transfer>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Student model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### KD

Top-1 Error: 29.34. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b19e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa61b81e209131ce9f5b87.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Student model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SP

Top-1 Error: 29.38. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b19f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa66211e209131cea0e8f0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Student model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### CC

Top-1 Error: 30.04. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b1a0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa658f1e209131cea0b328.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Student model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Student Baseline

Top-1 Error: 30.25. Result ID: 698dc85b8b517eb43323b19c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa699f1e209131cea23268.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Student model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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