Butteraugli comparisons

This page compares Butteraugli against a number of image difference metrics. It shows examples of images where they disagree, to gain insight into what kind of differences those metrics are sensitive to.

Image pairs where Butteraugli and the other metric disagree the most are shown in mosaics, and the corresponding points are highlighted in the plots. The left half of the mosaic shows the green points in the plot, the points that Butteraugli ranks among the least different, but which the other metric ranks among the most different. The right half of the mosaic shows the orange points in the plot, which Butteraugli ranks among the most different, but which the other metric ranks among the least different.

Click “Toggle A/B” to flip between the images in a pair. Zooming in with Ctrl + Scrollwheel can help to see subtle differences.

Butteraugli versus SSIM


Mosaic of Butteraugli versus SSIMScatter plot of Butteraugli versus SSIM

Butteraugli versus PSNR


Mosaic of Butteraugli versus PSNRScatter plot of Butteraugli versus PSNR

Butteraugli versus PSNRHVS-M


Mosaic of Butteraugli versus PSNRHVS-MScatter plot of Butteraugli versus PSNRHVS-M

Butteraugli versus MAE


Mosaic of Butteraugli versus MAEScatter plot of Butteraugli versus MAE

Butteraugli versus FUZZ


Mosaic of Butteraugli versus FUZZScatter plot of Butteraugli versus FUZZ

Butteraugli versus NCC


Mosaic of Butteraugli versus NCCScatter plot of Butteraugli versus NCC

Butteraugli versus SSIMULACRA


Mosaic of Butteraugli versus SSIMULACRAScatter plot of Butteraugli versus SSIMULACRA