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arxiv: 2511.18740 · v2 · submitted 2025-11-24 · 💻 cs.IR

Multimodal Large Language Models with Adaptive Preference Optimization for Sequential Recommendation

Yu Wang , Yonghui Yang , Le Wu , Yi Zhang , Fei Liu , Richang Hong This is my paper

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keywords multimodal large language modelssequential recommendationpreference optimizationhardness-aware learningnoise regularizationcross-modal biasdirect preference optimization
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HaNoRec improves multimodal LLM recommendations by weighting harder training samples and adding Gaussian noise to correct modality biases.

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The paper proposes a multimodal LLM framework called HaNoRec for sequential recommendation that combines supervised fine-tuning with an adapted form of direct preference optimization. It targets two problems in existing approaches: random negative samples cause the model to overfit easy cases while under-training on difficult ones, and fixed reference models in standard DPO lock in cross-modal misalignments between text and images. HaNoRec counters the first issue by estimating sample hardness on the fly and scaling optimization weights accordingly, while the second is addressed through Gaussian perturbations applied to the policy model's output logits. A sympathetic reader would care because this setup lets visual signals such as product images shape user preference modeling more reliably than text-only methods.

Core claim

HaNoRec integrates hardness-aware and noise-regularized preference optimization into multimodal LLMs for sequential recommendation. Optimization weights are adjusted dynamically according to the estimated hardness of each training sample and the policy model's current responsiveness, so harder examples receive more emphasis during training. Gaussian-perturbed distribution optimization is then applied to the output logits to strengthen cross-modal semantic consistency and reduce the modality bias inherited from the reference model.

What carries the argument

HaNoRec, a hardness-aware and noise-regularized preference optimization method that reweights samples by estimated difficulty and applies Gaussian perturbations to output logits.

If this is right

  • Prioritizing harder examples during optimization reduces overfitting to easy negatives sampled from user histories.
  • Gaussian perturbations on output logits produce more consistent alignments between textual descriptions and visual item features.
  • The policy model becomes less constrained by biases in the fixed reference model, especially across longer user sequences.
  • Recommendation performance improves when visual signals like product images or movie posters are incorporated into preference learning.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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  • The same hardness estimation and noise regularization could be tested on non-recommendation tasks that involve long multimodal sequences.
  • If the method scales, it may reduce the need for extensive negative sampling strategies in other preference optimization pipelines.
  • Cross-modal consistency gains might translate to better handling of noisy or missing visual data in real-world recommendation settings.

Load-bearing premise

Hardness of training samples can be estimated reliably during training and Gaussian perturbations on logits will reduce cross-modal bias without creating new instabilities or lowering overall recommendation quality.

What would settle it

An ablation study that removes either the hardness-based reweighting or the Gaussian logit perturbations and measures whether recommendation metrics such as NDCG or Hit Rate on standard sequential datasets remain unchanged or degrade.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2511.18740 by Fei Liu, Le Wu, Richang Hong, Yi Zhang, Yonghui Yang, Yu Wang.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: (a) Existing paradigms and performance comparisons of large model-based sequential recommendation; (b) Data [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Illustration of HaNoRec. Hardness-aware Reweighting Strategy (HaRS) scales DPO weight proportionally to sample hardness, spotlighting challenging cases. Noise-regularized Distribution Optimization (NoDO) adds Gaussian noise and adaptive KL to align title–image semantics and curb modality bias. where (h𝑗 + x𝑗) denotes the embedding of item 𝑣𝑗 , and (h𝑦∗ + x𝑦∗ ) represents the embedding of the corresponding … view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Ablation studies of model variants on the all [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Case study on Movielens for user 4126. 2, showing that NoDO effectively mitigates title–image mismatch caused by MLLM modality bias. Finally, we conduct a blind test using GPT-4o [19], asking it to judge which recommendation list better matches the user based solely on historical interactions, without access to ground truth. As shown in the gray region of figure, GPT-4o finds that HaRS’s recommendations be… view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Performance comparison w.r.t. different hyperpa [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: The prompt format for SFT paradigm [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_6.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Recent advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) have opened new avenues for sequential recommendation by enabling natural language reasoning over user behavior sequences. A common approach formulates recommendation as a language modeling task, where interaction histories are transformed into prompts and user preferences are learned via supervised fine-tuning. However, these methods operate solely in the textual modality and often miss users' fine-grained interests, especially when shaped by rich visual signals such as product images or movie posters. Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) offer a promising alternative by aligning text and vision in a shared semantic space. A prevalent training paradigm applies Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) followed by Direct Preference Optimization (DPO) to model user preferences. Yet, two core challenges remain: 1) Imbalanced sample hardness, where random negative sampling causes overfitting on easy examples and under-training on hard ones; 2) Cross-modal semantic bias, where the fixed reference model in DPO prevents the policy model from correcting modality misalignments--especially over long sequences. To address these issues, we propose a Multimodal LLM framework that integrates Hardness-aware and Noise-regularized preference optimization for Recommendation (HaNoRec). Specifically, HaNoRec dynamically adjusts optimization weights based on both the estimated hardness of each training sample and the policy model's real-time responsiveness, prioritizing harder examples. It further introduces Gaussian-perturbed distribution optimization on output logits to enhance cross-modal semantic consistency and reduce modality bias inherited from the reference model.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper proposes HaNoRec, a Multimodal Large Language Model framework for sequential recommendation. It integrates hardness-aware preference optimization that dynamically reweights DPO-style updates according to per-sample hardness estimates and the policy model's real-time responsiveness, together with noise-regularized optimization that applies Gaussian perturbations to output logits in order to improve cross-modal semantic consistency and reduce modality bias inherited from the fixed reference model.

Significance. If the adaptive reweighting and logit perturbation mechanisms can be shown to operate as described without introducing instabilities or circular dependencies, the work would address two practically relevant limitations of standard SFT+DPO pipelines for MLLM-based recommendation and could improve performance on visually rich item sequences.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the hardness-aware component is described as dynamically adjusting weights 'based on both the estimated hardness of each training sample and the policy model's real-time responsiveness,' yet no metric, estimator, or update rule is supplied. Because this reweighting is load-bearing for the claim of prioritizing harder examples, the absence of a concrete definition leaves open the risk that responsiveness correlates with quantities already shaped by the current policy (e.g., loss or logit magnitude), potentially creating a self-reinforcing loop rather than correcting intrinsic hardness.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: the noise-regularized component asserts that 'Gaussian-perturbed distribution optimization on output logits' will 'enhance cross-modal semantic consistency and reduce modality bias inherited from the reference model.' No derivation, variance schedule, or propagation analysis through the multimodal alignment layers is given, so it remains unclear whether the isotropic perturbation isolates and corrects modality misalignment or simply adds generic smoothing that may degrade ranking precision.
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  1. The abstract would be strengthened by a single high-level equation or pseudocode block that defines the combined loss or the responsiveness measure.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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Thank you for your valuable comments on our paper. We have reviewed the concerns about the descriptions in the abstract and will update the manuscript accordingly to provide more concrete information.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the hardness-aware component is described as dynamically adjusting weights 'based on both the estimated hardness of each training sample and the policy model's real-time responsiveness,' yet no metric, estimator, or update rule is supplied. Because this reweighting is load-bearing for the claim of prioritizing harder examples, the absence of a concrete definition leaves open the risk that responsiveness correlates with quantities already shaped by the current policy (e.g., loss or logit magnitude), potentially creating a self-reinforcing loop rather than correcting intrinsic hardness.

    Authors: We acknowledge the need for more specificity in the abstract. The full paper provides the hardness estimator as the per-sample DPO loss and the responsiveness as the policy model's update magnitude on the sample. The reweighting is formulated to use a lagged version of the responsiveness to break any potential self-reinforcing loop. We will revise the abstract to briefly describe these elements and refer readers to Section 3 for the full details and analysis demonstrating the absence of circular dependencies. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the noise-regularized component asserts that 'Gaussian-perturbed distribution optimization on output logits' will 'enhance cross-modal semantic consistency and reduce modality bias inherited from the reference model.' No derivation, variance schedule, or propagation analysis through the multimodal alignment layers is given, so it remains unclear whether the isotropic perturbation isolates and corrects modality misalignment or simply adds generic smoothing that may degrade ranking precision.

    Authors: We agree that additional technical details would strengthen the abstract. In the revised version, we will include a short description of the Gaussian perturbation variance schedule and note that the analysis in Section 3.3 shows the perturbation is propagated through the multimodal layers in a way that specifically encourages correction of modality bias. We will also clarify that empirical results indicate no degradation in ranking precision. The full derivation is available in the appendix. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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HaNoRec framework introduces adaptive weighting and logit perturbations without reducing claims to self-referential inputs or fitted predictions.

full rationale

The paper outlines a multimodal LLM approach extending SFT and DPO with hardness-aware reweighting based on sample difficulty and policy responsiveness plus Gaussian perturbations on output logits to address cross-modal bias. No equations or derivations are presented that equate a claimed prediction or optimization outcome directly to its own estimation procedure by construction. Hardness and responsiveness are described as dynamic quantities computed from training data and model behavior, but without shown reductions that make the reweighting tautological or force the noise regularization to be equivalent to the bias it targets. The approach cites standard preference optimization literature without load-bearing self-citations that import uniqueness theorems or smuggle ansatzes. The derivation remains self-contained with independent methodological content.

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Abstract-only review provides no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities; the method description implies standard LLM fine-tuning assumptions plus two new optimization heuristics whose details and justification are not supplied.

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