CFBenchmark-MM: Chinese Financial Assistant Benchmark for Multimodal Large Language Model
This work addresses the need for domain-specific evaluation in finance for researchers and practitioners, though it is incremental as it builds on existing MLLM frameworks.
The authors tackled the problem of evaluating multimodal large language models (MLLMs) in financial applications by introducing CFBenchmark-MM, a Chinese benchmark with over 9,000 image-question pairs, and found that MLLMs show limited efficiency and robustness in handling multimodal financial contexts.
Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) have rapidly evolved with the growth of Large Language Models (LLMs) and are now applied in various fields. In finance, the integration of diverse modalities such as text, charts, and tables is crucial for accurate and efficient decision-making. Therefore, an effective evaluation system that incorporates these data types is essential for advancing financial application. In this paper, we introduce CFBenchmark-MM, a Chinese multimodal financial benchmark with over 9,000 image-question pairs featuring tables, histogram charts, line charts, pie charts, and structural diagrams. Additionally, we develop a staged evaluation system to assess MLLMs in handling multimodal information by providing different visual content step by step. Despite MLLMs having inherent financial knowledge, experimental results still show limited efficiency and robustness in handling multimodal financial context. Further analysis on incorrect responses reveals the misinterpretation of visual content and the misunderstanding of financial concepts are the primary issues. Our research validates the significant, yet underexploited, potential of MLLMs in financial analysis, highlighting the need for further development and domain-specific optimization to encourage the enhanced use in financial domain.