Understanding Financial Reasoning in AI: A Multimodal Benchmark and Error Learning Approach

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Main Authors: Deng, Shuangyan, Peng, Haizhou, Xu, Jiachen, Liu, Chunhou, Giurcuaneanu, Ciprian Doru, Liu, Jiamou
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author Deng, Shuangyan
Peng, Haizhou
Xu, Jiachen
Liu, Chunhou
Giurcuaneanu, Ciprian Doru
Liu, Jiamou
author_facet Deng, Shuangyan
Peng, Haizhou
Xu, Jiachen
Liu, Chunhou
Giurcuaneanu, Ciprian Doru
Liu, Jiamou
contents Effective financial reasoning demands not only textual understanding but also the ability to interpret complex visual data such as charts, tables, and trend graphs. This paper introduces a new benchmark designed to evaluate how well AI models - especially large language and multimodal models - reason in finance-specific contexts. Covering 3,200 expert-level question-answer pairs across 15 core financial topics, the benchmark integrates both textual and visual modalities to reflect authentic analytical challenges in finance. To address limitations in current reasoning approaches, we propose an error-aware learning framework that leverages historical model mistakes and feedback to guide inference, without requiring fine-tuning. Our experiments across state-of-the-art models show that multimodal inputs significantly enhance performance and that incorporating error feedback leads to consistent and measurable improvements. The results highlight persistent challenges in visual understanding and mathematical logic, while also demonstrating the promise of self-reflective reasoning in financial AI systems. Our code and data can be found at https://anonymous/FinMR/CodeData.
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spellingShingle Understanding Financial Reasoning in AI: A Multimodal Benchmark and Error Learning Approach
Deng, Shuangyan
Peng, Haizhou
Xu, Jiachen
Liu, Chunhou
Giurcuaneanu, Ciprian Doru
Liu, Jiamou
Artificial Intelligence
Effective financial reasoning demands not only textual understanding but also the ability to interpret complex visual data such as charts, tables, and trend graphs. This paper introduces a new benchmark designed to evaluate how well AI models - especially large language and multimodal models - reason in finance-specific contexts. Covering 3,200 expert-level question-answer pairs across 15 core financial topics, the benchmark integrates both textual and visual modalities to reflect authentic analytical challenges in finance. To address limitations in current reasoning approaches, we propose an error-aware learning framework that leverages historical model mistakes and feedback to guide inference, without requiring fine-tuning. Our experiments across state-of-the-art models show that multimodal inputs significantly enhance performance and that incorporating error feedback leads to consistent and measurable improvements. The results highlight persistent challenges in visual understanding and mathematical logic, while also demonstrating the promise of self-reflective reasoning in financial AI systems. Our code and data can be found at https://anonymous/FinMR/CodeData.
title Understanding Financial Reasoning in AI: A Multimodal Benchmark and Error Learning Approach
topic Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06282