@inproceedings{yan-etal-2025-survey,
    title = "A Survey of Mathematical Reasoning in the Era of Multimodal Large Language Model: Benchmark, Method {\&} Challenges",
    author = "Yan, Yibo  and
      Su, Jiamin  and
      He, Jianxiang  and
      Fu, Fangteng  and
      Zheng, Xu  and
      Lyu, Yuanhuiyi  and
      Wang, Kun  and
      Wang, Shen  and
      Wen, Qingsong  and
      Hu, Xuming",
    editor = "Che, Wanxiang  and
      Nabende, Joyce  and
      Shutova, Ekaterina  and
      Pilehvar, Mohammad Taher",
    booktitle = "Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: ACL 2025",
    month = jul,
    year = "2025",
    address = "Vienna, Austria",
    publisher = "Association for Computational Linguistics",
    url = "https://preview.aclanthology.org/display_plenaries/2025.findings-acl.614/",
    pages = "11798--11827",
    ISBN = "979-8-89176-256-5",
    abstract = "Mathematical reasoning, a core aspect of human cognition, is vital across many domains, from educational problem-solving to scientific advancements. As artificial general intelligence (AGI) progresses, integrating large language models (LLMs) with mathematical reasoning tasks is becoming increasingly significant. This survey provides **the first comprehensive analysis of mathematical reasoning in the era of multimodal large language models (MLLMs)**. We review over 200 studies published since 2021, and examine the state-of-the-art developments in Math-LLMs, with a focus on multimodal settings. We categorize the field into three dimensions: benchmarks, methodologies, and challenges. In particular, we explore multimodal mathematical reasoning pipeline, as well as the role of (M)LLMs and the associated methodologies. Finally, we identify five major challenges hindering the realization of AGI in this domain, offering insights into the future direction for enhancing multimodal reasoning capabilities. This survey serves as a critical resource for the research community in advancing the capabilities of LLMs to tackle complex multimodal reasoning tasks."
}