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ARXIV:2603.09173 · 3D UNDERSTANDING · SUBMITTED 19 MAR · 21:31 UTC · FRESHNESS STALE
ARXIV:2603.091733D UNDERSTANDINGSUBMITTED 19 MAR · 21:31 UTCFRESHNESS STALEarXiv
SAGE is an end-to-end 3D multi-modal large language model that processes raw point clouds for enhanced 3D understanding.
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SAGE is an end-to-end 3D multi-modal large language model that processes raw point clouds for enhanced 3D understanding. Recent efforts have extended these capabilities to 3D understanding through encoder-based architectures that rely on pre-trained…
Multi-modal large language models (MLLMs) have shown remarkable progress in integrating visual and linguistic understanding. Recent efforts have extended these capabilities to 3D understanding through encoder-based architectures that rely on pre-trained 3D encoders to…
ScienceToStartup currently rates this 9.0/10 on the public viability pass. Extensive experiments across diverse 3D understanding benchmarks demonstrate that our end-to-end approach outperforms existing encoder-based methods while offering significant advantages in computational efficiency, generalization…
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SAGE is an end-to-end 3D multi-modal large language model that processes raw point clouds for enhanced 3D understanding.
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10.48550/arXiv.2603.09173SAGE is an end-to-end 3D multi-modal large language model that processes raw point clouds for enhanced 3D understanding.
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Multi-modal large language models (MLLMs) have shown remarkable progress in integrating visual and linguistic understanding. Recent efforts have extended these capabilities to 3D understanding through encoder-based architectures that rely on pre-trained 3D encoders to extract geometric features. However, such approaches suffer from semantic misalignment between geometric and linguistic spaces, resolution sensitivity, and substantial computational overhead. In this work, we present SAGE, the first end-to-end 3D MLLM that directly processes raw point clouds without relying on a pre-trained 3D encoder. Our approach introduces a lightweight 3D tokenizer that combines geometric sampling and neighbourhood aggregation with vector quantization to convert point clouds into discrete tokens--treating 3D data as a foreign language that naturally extends the LLM's vocabulary. Furthermore, to enhance the model's reasoning capability on complex 3D tasks, we propose a preference optimization training strategy with a semantic alignment-based reward, specifically designed for open-ended 3D question answering where responses are descriptive. Extensive experiments across diverse 3D understanding benchmarks demonstrate that our end-to-end approach outperforms existing encoder-based methods while offering significant advantages in computational efficiency, generalization across LLM backbones, and robustness to input resolution variations. Code is available at: github.com/snehaputul/SAGE3D.
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SAGE is an end-to-end 3D multi-modal large language model that processes raw point clouds for enhanced 3D understanding. Recent efforts have extended these capabilities to 3D understanding through encoder-based architectures that rely on pre-trained 3D encoders to extract geomet...
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Multi-modal large language models (MLLMs) have shown remarkable progress in integrating visual and linguistic understanding. Recent efforts have extended these capabilities to 3D understanding through encoder-based architectures that rely on pre-trained 3D encoders to extract ge...
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ScienceToStartup currently rates this 9.0/10 on the public viability pass. Extensive experiments across diverse 3D understanding benchmarks demonstrate that our end-to-end approach outperforms existing encoder-based methods while offering significant advantages in computational...
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3D Understanding moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 9.0/10.
In this work, we present SAGE, the first end-to-end 3D MLLM that directly processes raw point clouds without relying on a pre-trained 3D encoder.
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Our approach introduces a lightweight 3D tokenizer that combines geometric sampling and neighbourhood aggregation with vector quantization to convert point clouds into discrete tokens
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--treating 3D data as a foreign language that naturally extends the LLM's vocabulary.
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we propose a preference optimization training strategy with a semantic alignment-based reward, specifically designed for open-ended 3D question answering where responses are descriptive.
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Extensive experiments across diverse 3D understanding benchmarks demonstrate that our end-to-end approach outperforms existing encoder-based methods
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while offering significant advantages in computational efficiency
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we present SAGE, the first end-to-end 3D MLLM that directly processes raw point clouds without relying on a pre-trained 3D encoder.
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we present SAGE, the first end-to-end 3D MLLM that directly processes raw point clouds without relying on a pre-trained 3D encoder.
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Our approach introduces a lightweight 3D tokenizer that combines geometric sampling and neighbourhood aggregation with vector quantization to convert point clouds into discrete tokens
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treating 3D data as a foreign language that naturally extends the LLM's vocabulary.
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