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New benchmark assesses MLLMs' numerical data reconstruction from dense charts

A new benchmark, ChartDensity-Bench, has been introduced to evaluate the capabilities of multimodal large language models (MLLMs) in reconstructing numerical data from scientific charts, particularly under conditions of high visual density. This benchmark systematically varies the number of charts presented simultaneously to assess model performance across dimensions such as structural reliability, completeness, parseability, and numerical fidelity. Initial experiments reveal that increasing visual density generally degrades the accuracy of numerical reconstruction, with significant variations observed among different MLLMs. AI

IMPACT This benchmark will help researchers develop more robust MLLMs capable of accurately extracting numerical data from complex visual inputs.

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New benchmark assesses MLLMs' numerical data reconstruction from dense charts

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Xinhe Wu, Yadong Jin ·

    ChartDensity-Bench: Benchmarking MLLMs for Numerical Data Reconstruction under Visual Density

    arXiv:2609.38781v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Multimodal large language models (MLLMs) offer a promising approach for recovering numerical data from scientific charts, but their ability to reconstruct chart data from visually dense figures remains poorly understood. Existing …