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The Eleventh NTIRE 2026 Efficient Super-Resolution Challenge Report

arXiv 2604.03198 ↗First posted 3 Apr 2026cs.CVcited by 25

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Abstract (arXiv)

This paper reviews the NTIRE 2026 challenge on efficient single-image super-resolution with a focus on the proposed solutions and results. The aim of this challenge is to devise a network that reduces one or several aspects, such as runtime, parameters, and FLOPs, while maintaining PSNR of around 26.90 dB on the DIV2K_LSDIR_valid dataset, and 26.99 dB on the DIV2K_LSDIR_test dataset. The challenge had 95 registered participants, and 15 teams made valid submissions. They gauge the state-of-the-art results for efficient single-image super-resolution.

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  1. 2026NTIRE 2026 Challenge on Robust AI-Generated Image Detection in the Wildcited by 18
  2. 2026NTIRE 2026 Challenge on Bitstream-Corrupted Video Restoration: Methods and Resultscited by 16
  3. 2026NTIRE 2026 The Second Challenge on Day and Night Raindrop Removal for Dual-Focused Images: Methods and Resultscited by 14
  4. 2026The Second Challenge on Real-World Face Restoration at NTIRE 2026: Methods and Resultscited by 13
  5. 2026NTIRE 2026 The 3rd Restore Any Image Model (RAIM) Challenge: AI Flash Portrait (Track 3)cited by 12
  6. 2026NTIRE 2026 The 3rd Restore Any Image Model (RAIM) Challenge: Professional Image Quality Assessment (Track 1)cited by 12
  7. 2026NTIRE 2026 3D Restoration and Reconstruction in Real-world Adverse Conditions: RealX3D Challenge Resultscited by 11
  8. 2026The Fourth Challenge on Image Super-Resolution (×4) at NTIRE 2026: Benchmark Results and Method Overviewcited by 10
  9. 2026NTIRE 2026 Challenge on Video Saliency Prediction: Methods and Resultscited by 10
  10. 2026CLIP-Guided Data Augmentation for Night-Time Image Dehazingcited by 8
  11. 2026NTIRE 2026 Rip Current Detection and Segmentation (RipDetSeg) Challenge Reportcited by 8
  12. 2026Dual-Branch Remote Sensing Infrared Image Super-Resolutioncited by 7
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  1. 2026Low Light Image Enhancement Challenge at NTIRE 2026cited by 7
  2. 2026The First Challenge on Remote Sensing Infrared Image Super-Resolution at NTIRE 2026: Benchmark Results and Method Overviewcited by 7
  3. 2026Training-Free Model Ensemble for Single-Image Super-Resolution via Strong-Branch Compensationcited by 6
  4. 2026The First Challenge on Mobile Real-World Image Super-Resolution at NTIRE 2026: Benchmark Results and Method Overviewcited by 6
  5. 2026Robust Deepfake Detection, NTIRE 2026 Challenge: Reportcited by 6
  6. 2026Beyond Model Design: Data-Centric Training and Self-Ensemble for Gaussian Color Image Denoisingcited by 5
  7. 2026FluxFlow: Conservative Flow-Matching for Astronomical Image Super-Resolutioncited by 2
  8. 2026The First Controllable Bokeh Rendering Challenge at NTIRE 2026cited by 2
  9. 2026The Third Challenge on Image Denoising at NTIRE 2026: Methods and Resultscited by 1
  10. 2026NTIRE 2026 Challenge on Efficient Low Light Image Enhancement: Methods and Resultscited by 0
  11. 2026NTIRE 2026 Low-light Enhancement: Twilight Cowboy Challengecited by 0
  12. 2026ASTRA-SR: Atmospheric Seeing and Turbulence Restoration for Astronomical Image Super-Resolutioncited by 0
  13. 2026LightMIS: Ultra-Lightweight Medical Image Segmentation Without a Stage-Wise Decodercited by 0