The present disclosure describes methods, devices, and storage medium for recognizing a target object in a target image. The method including obtaining, by a device, an image recognition instruction, the image recognition instruction carrying object identification information used for indicating a target object in a target image. The device includes a memory storing instructions and a processor in communication with the memory. The method includes obtaining, by the device, an instruction feature vector matching the image recognition instruction; obtaining, by the device, an image feature vector set matching the target image, the image feature vector set comprising an ith image feature vector for indicating an image feature of the target image in an ith scale, and i being a positive integer; and recognizing, by the device, the target object from the target image according to the instruction feature vector and the image feature vector set.