Less is More: A Simple yet Effective Token Reduction Method for Efficient Multi-modal LLMs

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Autores principales: Song, Dingjie, Wang, Wenjun, Chen, Shunian, Wang, Xidong, Guan, Michael, Wang, Benyou
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author Song, Dingjie
Wang, Wenjun
Chen, Shunian
Wang, Xidong
Guan, Michael
Wang, Benyou
author_facet Song, Dingjie
Wang, Wenjun
Chen, Shunian
Wang, Xidong
Guan, Michael
Wang, Benyou
contents The rapid advancement of Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) has led to remarkable performances across various domains. However, this progress is accompanied by a substantial surge in the resource consumption of these models. We address this pressing issue by introducing a new approach, Token Reduction using CLIP Metric (TRIM), aimed at improving the efficiency of MLLMs without sacrificing their performance. Inspired by human attention patterns in Visual Question Answering (VQA) tasks, TRIM presents a fresh perspective on the selection and reduction of image tokens. The TRIM method has been extensively tested across 12 datasets, and the results demonstrate a significant reduction in computational overhead while maintaining a consistent level of performance. This research marks a critical stride in efficient MLLM development, promoting greater accessibility and sustainability of high-performing models.
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spellingShingle Less is More: A Simple yet Effective Token Reduction Method for Efficient Multi-modal LLMs
Song, Dingjie
Wang, Wenjun
Chen, Shunian
Wang, Xidong
Guan, Michael
Wang, Benyou
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Multimedia
The rapid advancement of Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) has led to remarkable performances across various domains. However, this progress is accompanied by a substantial surge in the resource consumption of these models. We address this pressing issue by introducing a new approach, Token Reduction using CLIP Metric (TRIM), aimed at improving the efficiency of MLLMs without sacrificing their performance. Inspired by human attention patterns in Visual Question Answering (VQA) tasks, TRIM presents a fresh perspective on the selection and reduction of image tokens. The TRIM method has been extensively tested across 12 datasets, and the results demonstrate a significant reduction in computational overhead while maintaining a consistent level of performance. This research marks a critical stride in efficient MLLM development, promoting greater accessibility and sustainability of high-performing models.
title Less is More: A Simple yet Effective Token Reduction Method for Efficient Multi-modal LLMs
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Multimedia
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.10994