PSL Scale Chart: What Each PSL Tier Means
The PSL scale rates faces from 0 to 8, with about 4 as the everyday average. Here is the full tier ladder from Sub-3 to True Adam, what each score range means, and how far you should trust any of it.
Updated November 14, 2026
PSL tiers and ranges
| Tier | Score range | Band | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-3 | 0.0 – 2.5 | Below average | Sub-3. Well below the population average on most axes. |
| LTN | 2.5 – 3.5 | Below average | Low-Tier Normie. Below average; a few weak axes pull the total down. |
| MTN | 3.5 – 4.5 | Average | Mid-Tier Normie. Right around the everyday average (about 4). |
| HTN | 4.5 – 5.5 | Average | High-Tier Normie. Above the middle of the pack while still inside the normal range. |
| Chadlite | 5.5 – 6.5 | Above average | Chadlite. Clearly above average, with several standout axes. |
| Chad | 6.5 – 7.0 | Above average | Chad. The top of the above-average band: strong on almost every axis. |
| Gigachad | 7.0 – 7.8 | Elite | Gigachad. Elite: model-level impressions on several axes. |
| True Adam | 7.8 – 8.0 | Elite | True Adam. Mythic territory: near-perfect on almost every axis. |
- Score range
- 0.0 – 2.5
- Band
- Below average
- What it means
- Sub-3. Well below the population average on most axes.
- Score range
- 2.5 – 3.5
- Band
- Below average
- What it means
- Low-Tier Normie. Below average; a few weak axes pull the total down.
- Score range
- 3.5 – 4.5
- Band
- Average
- What it means
- Mid-Tier Normie. Right around the everyday average (about 4).
- Score range
- 4.5 – 5.5
- Band
- Average
- What it means
- High-Tier Normie. Above the middle of the pack while still inside the normal range.
- Score range
- 5.5 – 6.5
- Band
- Above average
- What it means
- Chadlite. Clearly above average, with several standout axes.
- Score range
- 6.5 – 7.0
- Band
- Above average
- What it means
- Chad. The top of the above-average band: strong on almost every axis.
- Score range
- 7.0 – 7.8
- Band
- Elite
- What it means
- Gigachad. Elite: model-level impressions on several axes.
- Score range
- 7.8 – 8.0
- Band
- Elite
- What it means
- True Adam. Mythic territory: near-perfect on almost every axis.
What is the PSL scale?
PSL is a facial-attractiveness rating convention from looksmaxxing communities. The name is usually traced to three online forums — PUAhate, Sluthate and Lookism — though accounts differ on the exact expansion. The scale runs from 0 to 8 and is built like a bell curve: most people sit around 4, and every step above 5 gets dramatically rarer.
Community cut-offs vary, so “Chad” on one site can be a different number on another. The ladder on this page is the one Mog Omegle uses; it lines up with four plain-language bands — below average, average, above average and elite.
How a PSL score is built
Mog Omegle scores eight axes — symmetry, harmony, proportions, skin quality, facial structure, averageness, sexual dimorphism and memorable features — from 0 to 8 each, then blends them with fixed weights (symmetry counts most, at 18%). The full table lives on the PSL rating page, where you can run it on your own photo.
What is a good PSL score?
Because 4.0 is the average, anything at or above 5.0 is already better than most people. High-Tier Normie (4.5–5.4) is a strong everyday result; Chadlite (5.5–6.4) means several axes clearly stand out; the Chad and Gigachad tiers are rare by design. If you land in the middle, you are exactly where the scale expects most people to be.
PSL scale for men and women
The same 0–8 scale is applied to everyone. What differs is which traits the rubric rewards: the sexual-dimorphism axis looks for sex-typical features — a stronger jaw and brow for men, softer contours for women — and is moderated by culture. Some communities use separate tier names for women (“Becky” and “Stacy” appear as female counterparts to normie and Chad), but there is no official standard.
Where the PSL scale falls short
- It isn’t science. PSL is a community convention; there is no peer-reviewed PSL.
- It depends on the photo. Lighting, lens distortion, angle, expression and filters can swing a score by a full tier.
- It ignores everything dynamic — voice, movement, grooming, style, confidence and personality, which decide most first impressions.
- Tools disagree. Each site has its own prompt and cut-offs, so scores from different tools aren’t comparable.
- It can feed unhealthy comparison. If rating yourself makes you feel worse, skip it.
PSL scale FAQ
What is an average PSL score?
About 4.0 on a 0–8 scale. Scores are meant to follow a bell curve, so most people sit between roughly 3.5 and 5.5 and every step above that gets rarer.
What PSL is a Chad?
On Mog Omegle’s ladder, Chadlite starts at 5.5, Chad covers 6.5–6.9 and Gigachad starts at 7.0. Other communities draw these lines differently, so a “Chad” on another site can be a different number.
What do LTN, MTN and HTN mean?
Low-Tier, Mid-Tier and High-Tier Normie — the three bands of ordinary, around-average faces. MTN is the everyday middle (3.5–4.4 here) and HTN sits just above it (4.5–5.4).
What is True Adam?
The mythic top of the ladder: a near-perfect 8 on almost every axis. It exists as a meme more than a category, and almost nobody scores there.
Is the PSL scale scientific?
No. It is a community convention from looksmaxxing forums. There is no peer-reviewed PSL, and scores depend heavily on photo quality, lighting and the person doing the rating.
What does PSL stand for?
Accounts differ. The most common one traces the name to three online forums — PUAhate, Sluthate and Lookism — while other sources give different expansions. In practice people just say “PSL”.
Is PSL 8 the maximum?
On the standard scale, yes — 8 is the ceiling. That is why the top tiers are so narrow and so rarely used.
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