arXiv AI

What We are Missing in Multimodal LLM Evaluation?

arXiv:2606. 26348v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Multimodal large language models (MLLMs) can process diverse inputs, e.

arXiv Computation and Language
Aug 25

PUMA: A Polish Benchmark for Culturally Grounded Multimodal Understanding

arXiv:2608.21853v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models are increasingly moving beyond text processing, adding support for other modalities such as images and audio. While text understa...

By S{\l}awomir Dadas, Micha{\l} Pere{\l}kiewicz, Rafa{\l} Po\'swiata, Ma{\l}gorzata Gr\k{e}bowiec, Bart{\l}omiej Jaworski, Izabela Wo\'zniakowska
arXiv AI
Sep 3

Multimodal Language Models as Text-to-Image Model Evaluators

Multimodal Language Models as Text-to-Image Model Evaluators presents MT2IE, a framework where a multimodal large language model generates evaluation prompts and scores images, achieving higher correlation with human judgment than prior metrics. MT2IE recovers official T2I model rankings using only 20 prompts—far fewer than traditional benchmarks—and adapts prompts to each model’s performance, maintaining informative scoring ranges. The approach demonstrates that dynamic, interactive evaluation can replace static benchmarks as T2I models improve.

By Jiahui Chen, Candace Ross, Reyhane Askari-Hemmat, Koustuv Sinha, Melissa Hall, Amy Zhang, Michal Drozdzal, Adriana Romero-Soriano
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 3

Deeply Interleaved Text-Image Contexts for Multimodal LLMs Assessment

The paper introduces TIC‑Bench, a new benchmark for evaluating multimodal large language models on deeply interleaved text‑image contexts. It covers logical, temporal, and spatial association tasks, totaling 2,280 questions across eight specific types. The authors benchmarked ten state‑of‑the‑art MLLMs, finding a significant performance gap versus human experts and highlighting persistent challenges in integrating evidence across interleaved visual and textual inputs.

By Zihao Wang, Xi Xiang, Yuwen Sun, Yingyu Li, Yabo Zhang, Yihan Zeng, Fan Li, Wangmeng Zuo
arXiv AI
2d ago

MMMG: a Comprehensive and Reliable Benchmark for Multitask Multimodal Generation

arXiv:2505.17613v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Automatically evaluating multimodal generation presents a significant challenge, as automated metrics often struggle to align with human evaluation...

By Jihan Yao, Yushi Hu, Wenyuan Wang, Bin Han, Shangbin Feng, Guang Yang, Yujie Yi, Bingbing Wen, Ranjay Krishna, Lucy Lu Wang, Yulia Tsvetkov, Noah A. Smith, Banghua Zhu
arXiv Computation and Language
Sep 2

CoMMET: A Psychologically Grounded Benchmark for Evaluating Theory of Mind in Multimodal LLMs

CoMMET is a new multimodal benchmark designed to evaluate Theory of Mind (ToM) in Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs). It expands beyond existing text-only, belief-focused tests by covering a wider range of mental states, incorporating moral evaluation, and enabling multi-turn, open-ended interactions. The dataset is grounded in psychological theory and provides a comprehensive assessment across different model families and sizes, revealing strengths, limitations, and future improvement directions.

By Ruirui Chen, Weifeng Jiang, Chengwei Qin, Kaiwen Wei, Yanzhen Yue, Cheston Tan