# Image Classification on iNaturalist 2021 (val)

Source: [Image Classification on iNaturalist 2021 (val)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-inaturalist-2021-val>)

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

Data updated: 2026-02-26T05:30:08.033Z

Evaluation of Image Classification performance on the validation split of the iNaturalist 2021 dataset, typically measured by Accuracy.

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) | iNaturalist 2021 (val) |
| Metric | Accuracy |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 15 of 15 |
| 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](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-inaturalist-2021-val.md?metric=Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | Accuracy | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ViT-B w/ AGLU | 85.1 | Not recorded | 68fa75a11e209131cea69111 |
| ViT-B | 84.7 | Not recorded | 68fa75a11e209131cea69111 |
| SE-ResNet50 w/ APA\* + AGLU | 83.9 | Not recorded | 68fa75a11e209131cea69111 |
| LoSA | 83.8 | Not recorded | 68fa720f1e209131cea543e5 |
| LoRA | 83.3 | Not recorded | 68fa720f1e209131cea543e5 |
| Full fine-tuning | 82.5 | Not recorded | 68fa720f1e209131cea543e5 |
| SE-ResNet50 | 82.1 | Not recorded | 68fa75a11e209131cea69111 |
| Finetune only attention | 81.9 | Not recorded | 68fa720f1e209131cea543e5 |
| Finetune only mlp | 81.7 | Not recorded | 68fa720f1e209131cea543e5 |
| Finetune last 2 layers | 79.8 | Not recorded | 68fa720f1e209131cea543e5 |
| Finetune last layer | 79.2 | Not recorded | 68fa720f1e209131cea543e5 |
| Prompt Tuning | 76.8 | Not recorded | 68fa720f1e209131cea543e5 |
| Bitfit | 76.4 | Not recorded | 68fa720f1e209131cea543e5 |
| LST | 76 | Not recorded | 68fa720f1e209131cea543e5 |
| Linear probing | 70.1 | Not recorded | 68fa720f1e209131cea543e5 |

### ViT-B w/ AGLU

Accuracy: 85.1. Result ID: 6993dc1d3a6c31484919095d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75a11e209131cea69111.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75a11e209131cea69111.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/kostas1515/AGLU>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-B","AGLU":"true","Crop Size":"224"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ViT-B

Accuracy: 84.7. Result ID: 6993dc1d3a6c31484919095c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75a11e209131cea69111.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6c7e1e209131cea344dd.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-B","Crop Size":"224"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SE-ResNet50 w/ APA\* + AGLU

Accuracy: 83.9. Result ID: 6993dc1d3a6c31484919095b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75a11e209131cea69111.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75a11e209131cea69111.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/kostas1515/AGLU>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ResNet-50","SE":"true","APA":"true","AGLU":"true","Crop Size":"224"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LoSA

Accuracy: 83.8. Result ID: 699203a83a6c3148490c0db1.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-g (1B)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LoRA

Accuracy: 83.3. Result ID: 699203a83a6c3148490c0db0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6b121e209131cea2bf59.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/microsoft/LoRA>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-g (1B)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Full fine-tuning

Accuracy: 82.5. Result ID: 699203a83a6c3148490c0da7.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6d181e209131cea37ae9.md>)

[Implementation](<https://www.sota2.com/github.com/kmnp/vpt>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-g (1B)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SE-ResNet50

Accuracy: 82.1. Result ID: 6993dc1d3a6c31484919095a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75a11e209131cea69111.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa65bd1e209131cea0c0f9.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/hujie-frank/SENet>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ResNet-50","SE":"true","Crop Size":"224"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Finetune only attention

Accuracy: 81.9. Result ID: 699203a83a6c3148490c0daf.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6c121e209131cea31eaf.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-g (1B)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Finetune only mlp

Accuracy: 81.7. Result ID: 699203a83a6c3148490c0dae.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6c121e209131cea31eaf.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-g (1B)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Finetune last 2 layers

Accuracy: 79.8. Result ID: 699203a83a6c3148490c0dac.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-g (1B)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Finetune last layer

Accuracy: 79.2. Result ID: 699203a83a6c3148490c0daa.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-g (1B)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Prompt Tuning

Accuracy: 76.8. Result ID: 699203a83a6c3148490c0dab.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6d181e209131cea37ae9.md>)

[Implementation](<https://www.sota2.com/github.com/kmnp/vpt>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-g (1B)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Bitfit

Accuracy: 76.4. Result ID: 699203a83a6c3148490c0dad.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6d5a1e209131cea39632.md>)

[Implementation](<https://www.github.com/benzakenelad/BitFit>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-g (1B)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LST

Accuracy: 76. Result ID: 699203a83a6c3148490c0da9.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6dc81e209131cea3c2d3.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-g (1B)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Linear probing

Accuracy: 70.1. Result ID: 699203a83a6c3148490c0da8.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa720f1e209131cea543e5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6d181e209131cea37ae9.md>)

[Implementation](<https://www.sota2.com/github.com/kmnp/vpt>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"ViT-g (1B)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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