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# YOLOv8

## Overview

YOLOv8 is the latest iteration in the YOLO series of real-time object detectors, offering cutting-edge performance in terms of accuracy and speed. Building upon the advancements of previous YOLO versions, YOLOv8 introduces new features and optimizations that make it an ideal choice for various object detection tasks in a wide range of applications.

## Key Features

- **Advanced Backbone and Neck Architectures:** YOLOv8 employs state-of-the-art backbone and neck architectures, resulting in improved feature extraction and object detection performance.
- **Anchor-free Split Ultralytics Head:** YOLOv8 adopts an anchor-free split Ultralytics head, which contributes to better accuracy and a more efficient detection process compared to anchor-based approaches.
- **Optimized Accuracy-Speed Tradeoff:** With a focus on maintaining an optimal balance between accuracy and speed, YOLOv8 is suitable for real-time object detection tasks in diverse application areas.
- **Variety of Pre-trained Models:** YOLOv8 offers a range of pre-trained models to cater to various tasks and performance requirements, making it easier to find the right model for your specific use case.

## Supported Tasks

| Model Type  | Pre-trained Weights                                                                                              | Task                  |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| YOLOv8      | `yolov8n.pt`, `yolov8s.pt`, `yolov8m.pt`, `yolov8l.pt`, `yolov8x.pt`                                             | Detection             |
| YOLOv8-seg  | `yolov8n-seg.pt`, `yolov8s-seg.pt`, `yolov8m-seg.pt`, `yolov8l-seg.pt`, `yolov8x-seg.pt`                         | Instance Segmentation |
| YOLOv8-pose | `yolov8n-pose.pt`, `yolov8s-pose.pt`, `yolov8m-pose.pt`, `yolov8l-pose.pt`, `yolov8x-pose.pt` ,`yolov8x-pose-p6` | Pose/Keypoints        |
| YOLOv8-cls  | `yolov8n-cls.pt`, `yolov8s-cls.pt`, `yolov8m-cls.pt`, `yolov8l-cls.pt`, `yolov8x-cls.pt`                         | Classification        |

## Supported Modes

| Mode       | Supported          |
|------------|--------------------|
| Inference  | :heavy_check_mark: |
| Validation | :heavy_check_mark: |
| Training   | :heavy_check_mark: |

??? Performance

    === "Detection"

        | Model                                                                                | size<br><sup>(pixels) | mAP<sup>val<br>50-95 | Speed<br><sup>CPU ONNX<br>(ms) | Speed<br><sup>A100 TensorRT<br>(ms) | params<br><sup>(M) | FLOPs<br><sup>(B) |
        | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- |
        | [YOLOv8n](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8n.pt) | 640                   | 37.3                 | 80.4                           | 0.99                                | 3.2                | 8.7               |
        | [YOLOv8s](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8s.pt) | 640                   | 44.9                 | 128.4                          | 1.20                                | 11.2               | 28.6              |
        | [YOLOv8m](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8m.pt) | 640                   | 50.2                 | 234.7                          | 1.83                                | 25.9               | 78.9              |
        | [YOLOv8l](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8l.pt) | 640                   | 52.9                 | 375.2                          | 2.39                                | 43.7               | 165.2             |
        | [YOLOv8x](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8x.pt) | 640                   | 53.9                 | 479.1                          | 3.53                                | 68.2               | 257.8             |

    === "Segmentation"

        | Model                                                                                        | size<br><sup>(pixels) | mAP<sup>box<br>50-95 | mAP<sup>mask<br>50-95 | Speed<br><sup>CPU ONNX<br>(ms) | Speed<br><sup>A100 TensorRT<br>(ms) | params<br><sup>(M) | FLOPs<br><sup>(B) |
        | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | -------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- |
        | [YOLOv8n-seg](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8n-seg.pt) | 640                   | 36.7                 | 30.5                  | 96.1                           | 1.21                                | 3.4                | 12.6              |
        | [YOLOv8s-seg](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8s-seg.pt) | 640                   | 44.6                 | 36.8                  | 155.7                          | 1.47                                | 11.8               | 42.6              |
        | [YOLOv8m-seg](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8m-seg.pt) | 640                   | 49.9                 | 40.8                  | 317.0                          | 2.18                                | 27.3               | 110.2             |
        | [YOLOv8l-seg](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8l-seg.pt) | 640                   | 52.3                 | 42.6                  | 572.4                          | 2.79                                | 46.0               | 220.5             |
        | [YOLOv8x-seg](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8x-seg.pt) | 640                   | 53.4                 | 43.4                  | 712.1                          | 4.02                                | 71.8               | 344.1             |

    === "Classification"

        | Model                                                                                        | size<br><sup>(pixels) | acc<br><sup>top1 | acc<br><sup>top5 | Speed<br><sup>CPU ONNX<br>(ms) | Speed<br><sup>A100 TensorRT<br>(ms) | params<br><sup>(M) | FLOPs<br><sup>(B) at 640 |
        | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------ |
        | [YOLOv8n-cls](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8n-cls.pt) | 224                   | 66.6             | 87.0             | 12.9                           | 0.31                                | 2.7                | 4.3                      |
        | [YOLOv8s-cls](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8s-cls.pt) | 224                   | 72.3             | 91.1             | 23.4                           | 0.35                                | 6.4                | 13.5                     |
        | [YOLOv8m-cls](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8m-cls.pt) | 224                   | 76.4             | 93.2             | 85.4                           | 0.62                                | 17.0               | 42.7                     |
        | [YOLOv8l-cls](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8l-cls.pt) | 224                   | 78.0             | 94.1             | 163.0                          | 0.87                                | 37.5               | 99.7                     |
        | [YOLOv8x-cls](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8x-cls.pt) | 224                   | 78.4             | 94.3             | 232.0                          | 1.01                                | 57.4               | 154.8                    |

    === "Pose"

        | Model                                                                                                | size<br><sup>(pixels) | mAP<sup>pose<br>50-95 | mAP<sup>pose<br>50 | Speed<br><sup>CPU ONNX<br>(ms) | Speed<br><sup>A100 TensorRT<br>(ms) | params<br><sup>(M) | FLOPs<br><sup>(B) |
        | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- |
        | [YOLOv8n-pose](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8n-pose.pt)       | 640                   | 50.4                  | 80.1               | 131.8                          | 1.18                                | 3.3                | 9.2               |
        | [YOLOv8s-pose](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8s-pose.pt)       | 640                   | 60.0                  | 86.2               | 233.2                          | 1.42                                | 11.6               | 30.2              |
        | [YOLOv8m-pose](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8m-pose.pt)       | 640                   | 65.0                  | 88.8               | 456.3                          | 2.00                                | 26.4               | 81.0              |
        | [YOLOv8l-pose](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8l-pose.pt)       | 640                   | 67.6                  | 90.0               | 784.5                          | 2.59                                | 44.4               | 168.6             |
        | [YOLOv8x-pose](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8x-pose.pt)       | 640                   | 69.2                  | 90.2               | 1607.1                         | 3.73                                | 69.4               | 263.2             |
        | [YOLOv8x-pose-p6](https://github.com/ultralytics/assets/releases/download/v0.0.0/yolov8x-pose-p6.pt) | 1280                  | 71.6                  | 91.2               | 4088.7                         | 10.04                               | 99.1               | 1066.4            |