CIFAR 10 Image Classification ML Frameworks

Educational projects focused on classifying images from the CIFAR-10 dataset using CNNs and related techniques. Includes hyperparameter tuning, transfer learning, and architectural variations applied specifically to CIFAR-10. Does NOT include general image classification frameworks, other datasets (CIFAR-100, MNIST), or production deployment tools.

There are 90 cifar 10 image classification frameworks tracked. 1 score above 50 (established tier). The highest-rated is liuzhuang13/DenseNet at 51/100 with 4,855 stars.

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#	Framework	Score	Tier	Stars	Language
1	liuzhuang13/DenseNet Densely Connected Convolutional Networks, In CVPR 2017 (Best Paper Award).	51	Established	4,855	Lua
2	titu1994/DenseNet DenseNet implementation in Keras	44	Emerging	709	Python
3	BIGBALLON/cifar-10-cnn Play deep learning with CIFAR datasets	44	Emerging	839	Python
4	bamos/densenet.pytorch A PyTorch implementation of DenseNet.	44	Emerging	842	Python
5	gpleiss/efficient_densenet_pytorch A memory-efficient implementation of DenseNets	44	Emerging	1,539	Python
6	raghakot/keras-resnet Residual networks implementation using Keras-1.0 functional API	44	Emerging	1,393	Python
7	kratzert/finetune_alexnet_with_tensorflow Code for finetuning AlexNet in TensorFlow >= 1.2rc0	44	Emerging	782	Jupyter Notebook
8	weiaicunzai/pytorch-cifar100 Practice on cifar100(ResNet, DenseNet, VGG, GoogleNet, InceptionV3,...	43	Emerging	4,755	Python
9	jaxony/ShuffleNet ShuffleNet in PyTorch. Based on https://arxiv.org/abs/1707.01083	43	Emerging	295	Python
10	amirassov/kaggle-imaterialist The First Place Solution of Kaggle iMaterialist (Fashion) 2019 at FGVC6	43	Emerging	485	Python
11	FrancescoSaverioZuppichini/ResNet Clean, scalable and easy to use ResNet implementation in Pytorch	41	Emerging	217	Jupyter Notebook
12	creafz/pytorch-cnn-finetune Fine-tune pretrained Convolutional Neural Networks with PyTorch	41	Emerging	725	Python
13	duggalrahul/AlexNet-Experiments-Keras Code examples for training AlexNet using Keras and Theano	40	Emerging	107	Jupyter Notebook
14	iduta/iresnet Improved Residual Networks (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2004.04989.pdf)	38	Emerging	249	Python
15	Poyu123/CNN-application-on-CRFAR10-picture-distinguish A hands-on TensorFlow image recognition project teaching a computer to...	36	Emerging	12	Python
16	shicai/DenseNet-Caffe DenseNet Caffe Models, converted from https://github.com/liuzhuang13/DenseNet	36	Emerging	361	—
17	tysam-code/hlb-CIFAR10 Train to 94% on CIFAR-10 in <6.3 seconds on a single A100. Or ~95.79% in...	35	Emerging	1,300	Python
18	deep-diver/CIFAR10-img-classification-tensorflow image classification with CIFAR10 dataset w/ Tensorflow	35	Emerging	142	Jupyter Notebook
19	ddlee-cn/awesome_cnn A collection of CNN structures, contains PyTorch Implementation and Netscope...	35	Emerging	44	Python
20	Sakib1263/TF-1D-2D-ResNetV1-2-SEResNet-ResNeXt-SEResNeXt Models supported: ResNet, ResNetV2, SE-ResNet, ResNeXt, SE-ResNeXt [layers:...	34	Emerging	44	Jupyter Notebook
21	RubixML/CIFAR-10 Use the famous CIFAR-10 dataset to train a multi-layer neural network to...	34	Emerging	59	PHP
22	jhkim89/PyramidNet Torch implementation of the paper "Deep Pyramidal Residual Networks"...	32	Emerging	129	Lua
23	henrysky/Galaxy10 A CIFAR10-like galaxy image dataset	30	Emerging	44	Python
24	Sakib1263/DenseNet-1D-2D-Tensorflow-Keras Models Supported: DenseNet121, DenseNet161, DenseNet169, DenseNet201 and...	30	Emerging	16	Jupyter Notebook
25	nachiket273/pytorch_resnet_rs Pytorch implementation of "Revisiting ResNets: Improved Training and Scaling...	30	Emerging	36	Python
26	Sakib1263/MobileNet-1D-2D-Tensorflow-Keras Supported Models: MobileNet [V1, V2, V3_Small, V3_Large] (Both 1D and 2D...	29	Experimental	13	Jupyter Notebook
27	james77777778/keras-image-models A library that includes Keras3 layers, blocks and models with pretrained...	28	Experimental	47	Python
28	Sakib1263/Inception-InceptionResNet-SEInception-SEInceptionResNet-1D-2D-Tensorflow-Keras Models Supported: Inception [v1, v2, v3, v4], SE-Inception, Inception_ResNet...	28	Experimental	37	Jupyter Notebook
29	purvanshjoshi/Noble-Ensemble-Technical-Suite Advanced Machine Learning Suite for Fault Diagnostics and 397-Class Scene...	27	Experimental	1	Python
30	Sakib1263/VGG-1D-2D-Tensorflow-Keras Models Supported: VGG11, VGG13, VGG16, VGG16_v2, VGG19 (1D and 2D versions...	24	Experimental	17	Jupyter Notebook
31	sondosaabed/Image-Modeling-with-Keras Understanding images as data, training CNNs, and optimizing their...	24	Experimental	16	Jupyter Notebook
32	TheodorEmanuelsson/CIFAR10-competition_model Keras implementation of a model for the in-class competition in Neural...	24	Experimental	3	HTML
33	AnasBrital98/CNN-From-Scratch In this repository you will find everything you need to know about...	23	Experimental	20	—
34	mftnakrsu/CIFAR100-CNN-PyTorch inzva Applied AI Study Group #5 - August 2021 Homework-1	23	Experimental	6	Jupyter Notebook
35	RafiShaik-AI/modular-image-classification-framework A modular deep learning framework for training and evaluating image...	22	Experimental	—	Python
36	LCZ-ctrl/cifar10-vgg16 Classification of the CIFAR-10 dataset implemented in VGG-16 using PyTorch.	22	Experimental	—	Python
37	AyushPaul28/CIFAR10-Deep-Learning-Comparison-- 🖼️ Compare deep learning models on the CIFAR10 dataset with an interactive...	22	Experimental	—	HTML
38	Sheaantisocial810/pytorch-mobilenet-efficiency 🚀 Explore CNN efficiency with PyTorch implementations of MobileNetV1 and V2,...	22	Experimental	—	Python
39	ghosteater1311/CNN_from_Scratch_in_CIFAR10 This repository studies and implements CNNs from scratch and use pytorch to...	22	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
40	avijit-jana/cnn-architectures-benchmark A comparative benchmark of popular Convolutional Neural Network...	21	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
41	knjcode/mxnet-finetuner An all-in-one Deep Learning toolkit for image classification to fine-tuning...	21	Experimental	106	Jupyter Notebook
42	dhanushkamath/CIFAR-10 An IPython notebook demonstrating the process of Transfer Learning using...	21	Experimental	8	Jupyter Notebook
43	L-I-M-I-T/CV_CIFAR10 分别使用KNN和SVM在CIFAR10数据集上进行物体分类任务，后续加入了HOG特征提取对图像做预处理，提高SVM的分类性能。	21	Experimental	15	Python
44	kadirnar/Pyorch-LeNet5 PyTorch implementation of LeNet5	20	Experimental	12	Python
45	v-garzon/torchresidual Flexible residual connections for PyTorch with a clean API. Build complex...	19	Experimental	—	Python
46	ArpitChaudhary1/100-Class-Image-Recognition Deep learning powered 100 class image classifier optimized using Keras Tuner...	19	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
47	thejvdev/dl-inception-models Repository for Comparing Inception v3 and Inception v4 Architectures	19	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
48	pablo-reyes8/pytorch-cnn-architectures Implementation of iconic convolutional neural networks — LeNet-5, AlexNet,...	18	Experimental	3	Python
49	code-alchemist01/CIFAR10-Deep-Learning-Comparison-- 🖼️ CIFAR10 image classification project comparing ResNet18, ResNet34, and...	16	Experimental	9	Python
50	ataturhan21/Cifar10-Image-Classification Convolutional Neural Network for CIFAR-10 image classification with data...	16	Experimental	31	Jupyter Notebook
51	MinhLuong-077/IE229.Artificial-Intelligence pytorch	15	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
52	AliHamzaAzam/image-classification-cnn CNN implementation for CIFAR-10 image classification with hyperparameter...	15	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
53	Ayaan-Ali-Khan/ILSVRC-Winner-CNN-Architectures-with-Keras A hands-on exploration of landmark CNN architectures (LeNet, AlexNet, VGG,...	15	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
54	juliana-ng/CIFAR-10-image-classification Deep Neural Network (DNN) and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) trained to...	14	Experimental	—	HTML
55	Sondreespe/grayscale-image-recognition Image recognition modeling of grayscale images.	14	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
56	lakshaybamel/cifar10-cnn-vs-ml-comparison Comparison of traditional machine learning models and CNN on CIFAR-10,...	14	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
57	jaychampaneri14/transfer-learning-classifier Fine-tune pretrained models (ResNet, EfficientNet) on custom datasets	14	Experimental	—	—
58	jaychampaneri14/resnet-fine-tuning ResNet fine-tuning toolkit for custom classification tasks	14	Experimental	—	—
59	mzquadri/CNN-Image-Classification-PyTorch Custom CNN for CIFAR-10 image classification built from scratch with PyTorch...	14	Experimental	—	Python
60	suryansh458/deep-learning-cifar10-routing-net 🖼️ Implement a Routed CNN for CIFAR-10 image classification, showcasing...	14	Experimental	—	Python
61	rtkervi/cifar10-classifier Classifier for the CIFAR-10 dataset using CNN	14	Experimental	—	—
62	shervinnd/CIFAR-10-Image-Classification-with-CNN Description: Dive into this exciting project that builds a CNN with...	14	Experimental	3	Jupyter Notebook
63	0-mostafa-rezaee-0/CNN__Convolutional-Neural-Network End-to-end implementation of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for image...	13	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
64	elifirinci/cifar-10 This project explores the concept of transfer learning using the CIFAR-10...	13	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
65	gorkemgul/VGG-Hub A comprehensive collection of PyTorch implementations for the VGG (Visual...	13	Experimental	7	Python
66	dwday/lbp_tensorflow_python Fast Local Binary Patterns using TensorFlow	13	Experimental	7	Jupyter Notebook
67	AshkanGanj/CIFAR-10-classification-with-ConvNet-Architecture CIFAR image classification with convolutional network architecture	13	Experimental	7	Jupyter Notebook
68	abhishek-kathuria/CIFAR100-Image-Classification Classify CIFAR-100 images using CNN, ResNet and transfer learning using PyTorch	13	Experimental	11	Jupyter Notebook
69	matin-ghorbani/VGGNet-PyTorch Implement VGGNet from scratch using PyTorch	13	Experimental	6	Python
70	matin-ghorbani/Inception-Net-from-Scratch Inception Net Implementation from Scratch using PyTorch	13	Experimental	7	Python
71	junaidaliop/MobileNetV4 PyTorch replication of the MobileNetV4 Model	13	Experimental	8	Python
72	Shikha-code36/early-exit-cnn A deep learning framework that implements Early Exit strategies in...	13	Experimental	7	Jupyter Notebook
73	swarajkumarsingh/cnn-cifar-classification-model Cifar classification model using Pytorch CNN module with ResNet9 model, with...	13	Experimental	8	Jupyter Notebook
74	AmirAAZ818/Transfer-Learning-Optimization Implementation of normalization techniques (BatchNorm, LayerNorm, FRN) and...	13	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
75	shahin-ro/CIFAR-10-Image-Detection A simple CNN model for classifying 10 image categories (e.g., airplanes,...	13	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
76	Anusha-me/Statistical_design_of_experiement-CIFRA-10 Hyperparameter tuning of a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for CIFAR-10...	12	Experimental	1	—
77	NightInsight/MachineLearning_CNN_CV Создание и обучение сверточной нейронной сети (CNN) для классификации...	11	Experimental	2	—
78	rutujaingole/Deep-Learning-ECE-7123-2025-Spring-Mini-Project Custom ResNet model from scratch trained on CIFAR-10 for Image...	11	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
79	hoanglechau/channelwise-attention-residual-networks-dl This project implements a Squeeze-and-Excitation Residual Network...	11	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
80	Yuval-Vino/CIFAR10-classification Building deep learning architecture to classify CIFAR10 data set	11	Experimental	—	HTML
81	hortus-neu/cifar10-resnet--flask-inference Transfer learning with ResNet18 on CIFAR-10 and deployment as a Flask...	11	Experimental	—	Python
82	sezer-muhammed/Resnet10EncoderMLPElementWiseFused Optimized implementation of a ResNet10 encoder with fused element-wise...	11	Experimental	—	Python
83	AliKHaliliT/ResNet18-2DD Custom ResNet18 2D Network with Improved Architecture	11	Experimental	—	Python
84	AliKHaliliT/BResNet16-2Plus1DD Bottleneck ResNet16 3D Network using Conv2Plus1D layers with Enhanced Architecture	11	Experimental	—	Python
85	KianaAbrisham/mlp-pytorch-classifier PyTorch MLP for tabular classification with early stopping	11	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
86	Moez-lab/cifar10-image-classifier 🧠 A deep learning project using TensorFlow to classify CIFAR-10 images with...	11	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
87	Amirali-SoltaniRad/cifar100-classification A comprehensive PyTorch project for image classification on CIFAR-100 using...	11	Experimental	5	Jupyter Notebook
88	arm-on/interpretable-image-classification Interpretability methods applied on image classifiers trained on MNIST and CIFAR10	11	Experimental	24	Jupyter Notebook
89	AliKHaliliT/BResNet16D-Family Bottleneck ResNet16 Networks with Enhanced Architecture	10	Experimental	1	—
90	yasin-peker/Training-Artificial-Neural-Network In this project, I performed experiments on artificial neural network (ANN)...	10	Experimental	1	Jupyter Notebook

Comparisons in this category

efficient_densenet_pytorch and densenet.pytorch (44 vs 44)