# Image Classification on MNIST (test) (ANN vs SNN Accuracy Comparison)

Source: [Image Classification on MNIST (test) (ANN vs SNN Accuracy Comparison)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-mnist-test-ann-vs-snn-accuracy-comparison>)

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

Data updated: 2026-02-26T06:03:00.175Z

Evaluation of Image Classification performance on the MNIST test set, specifically comparing the accuracy achieved by standard Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) against Spiking Neural Networks (SNN).

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) | MNIST (test) |
| Metric | SNN Accuracy |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 5 of 5 |
| 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

- [SNN Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-mnist-test-ann-vs-snn-accuracy-comparison.md?metric=SNN%20Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [ANN Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/image-classification-on-mnist-test-ann-vs-snn-accuracy-comparison.md?metric=ANN%20Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | SNN Accuracy | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ASF-BP | 99.65 | Not recorded | 68fa6f141e209131cea43c25 |
| KDSNN | 99.37 | Not recorded | 68fa6f141e209131cea43c25 |
| STBP | 98.89 | Not recorded | 68fa6f141e209131cea43c25 |
| SDNN | 98.4 | Not recorded | 68fa6f141e209131cea43c25 |
| ANTLR | 97.6 | Not recorded | 68fa6f141e209131cea43c25 |

### ASF-BP

SNN Accuracy: 99.65. Result ID: 6990943c3a6c314849019a94.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6f141e209131cea43c25.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"ANN Architecture":"-","SNN Architecture":"LeNet5","timestep":400}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### KDSNN

SNN Accuracy: 99.37. Result ID: 6990943c3a6c314849019a95.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6f141e209131cea43c25.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6f141e209131cea43c25.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"ANN Architecture":"ResNet18","SNN Architecture":"2conv","timestep":4}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### STBP

SNN Accuracy: 98.89. Result ID: 6990943c3a6c314849019a92.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6f141e209131cea43c25.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa5ee21e209131ce9e60bd.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"ANN Architecture":"-","SNN Architecture":"784-800-10","timestep":30}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SDNN

SNN Accuracy: 98.4. Result ID: 6990943c3a6c314849019a91.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6f141e209131cea43c25.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa64291e209131cea03036.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"ANN Architecture":"-","SNN Architecture":"2conv-2pool","timestep":30}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ANTLR

SNN Accuracy: 97.6. Result ID: 6990943c3a6c314849019a93.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6f141e209131cea43c25.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa68a01e209131cea1d363.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"ANN Architecture":"-","SNN Architecture":"784-800-10","timestep":100}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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