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arxiv: 2607.02291 · v1 · pith:OC6VL47Pnew · submitted 2026-07-02 · 💻 cs.LG · cs.CV

Optimizing Visual Generative Models via Distribution-wise Rewards

Ruihang Li , Mengde Xu , Shuyang Gu , Leigang Qu , Fuli Feng , Han Hu , Wenjie Wang This is my paper

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keywords visual generative modelsdistribution-wise rewardsreinforcement learningmode collapseFID scoresmodel mergingreward hacking
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Distribution-wise rewards in reinforcement learning allow finetuning of visual generative models to improve quality without losing diversity.

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The paper proposes finetuning visual generative models with reinforcement learning using rewards that consider the distribution of all generated samples rather than scoring each one separately. This approach aims to avoid reward hacking and the resulting loss of diversity or introduction of anomalies that occur with individual sample optimization. A subset-replace strategy is introduced to make calculating these distribution rewards computationally feasible by only updating a small part of a reference set. The framework further applies reinforcement learning to optimize coefficients for merging models after training to reduce inconsistencies arising from stochastic differential equations. Experiments across base models show meaningful gains in FID-50K scores alongside maintained sample diversity.

Core claim

By employing distribution-wise rewards instead of sample-wise ones, along with a subset-replace strategy for efficient computation and reinforcement learning for post-hoc model merging, the method aligns generated samples more closely with real data distributions, resulting in lower FID-50K values and preserved diversity.

What carries the argument

distribution-wise reward that accounts for the overall data distribution of generated samples to guide optimization

If this is right

  • Significant improvements in FID-50K metrics, such as from 8.30 to 5.77 for SiT and 3.74 to 3.52 for EDM2
  • Enhanced perceptual quality in generated images
  • Preservation of sample diversity compared to conventional methods
  • Potential reduction in train-inference inconsistency through optimized model merging

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • This could extend to reducing computational costs in other distribution-based evaluation settings
  • May suggest similar distribution-focused rewards for reinforcement learning in non-visual generative tasks
  • Implies that post-training optimization of merging can serve as a general fix for stochastic training issues

Load-bearing premise

The subset-replace strategy provides accurate distribution-wise reward signals without new biases or loss of mode collapse mitigation.

What would settle it

If experiments on SiT or EDM2 show no FID improvement or reduced diversity after applying the distribution-wise reward method.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2607.02291 by Fuli Feng, Han Hu, Leigang Qu, Mengde Xu, Ruihang Li, Shuyang Gu, Wenjie Wang.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Visualization of class-conditional image generation using varied initial noises. The baseline model (without RL, first row, FID 8.30) frequently produces visual artifacts, such as incorrect text rendering, spurious elements, distortion, and vignetting. Applying a sample-wise RL reward 1 leads to severe reward hacking (second row, FID 34.26), causing a collapse in sample diversity and introducing artifacts … view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Illustration of our proposed RL framework with distribution-wise rewards. (1) Subset-replace Strategy: Initially, a reference set is generated using the diffusion policy. During rollout, a random subset is replaced with newly generated samples in the same classes. The distribution-wise metric of the resulting set acts as a reward, which is then normalized into an advantage signal to update the model via po… view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Ablation results on reference set refresh interval. We compare intervals of 5, 10, and 20 training steps, finding that 10 steps achieves the best FID-5K score by providing a good balance between reward representativeness and computational overhead. Adaptation bias toward the training denoising schedule. We observed that after the model reaches its optimal perfor￾mance, its performance gradually deteriorate… view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Uncurated samples of class label "airliner" (404) Without RL Ours Without RL Ours [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Uncurated samples of class label "balloon" (417) 16 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Uncurated samples of class label "giant panda" (388) Without RL Ours Without RL Ours [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: Uncurated samples of class label "lion" (291) 17 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: Uncurated samples of class label "zebra" (340) 18 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_10.png] view at source ↗
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Conventional reinforcement learning strategies for visual generation typically employ sample-wise reward functions, yet this practice frequently results in reward hacking that degrades image diversity and introduces visual anomalies. To address these limitations, we present a novel framework that finetunes generative models using distribution-wise rewards, ensuring better alignment with real-world data distributions. Unlike rewards that evaluate samples individually, distribution-wise reward accounts for the data distribution of the samples, mitigating the mode collapse problem that occurs when all samples optimize towards the same direction independently. To overcome the prohibitive computational cost of estimating these rewards, we introduce a subset-replace strategy that efficiently provides reward signals by updating only a small subset of a generated reference set. Additionally, we apply RL to optimize post-hoc model merging coefficients, potentially mitigating the train-inference inconsistency caused by introducing stochastic differential equation (SDE) in regular RL practices. Extensive experiments show our approach significantly improves FID-50K across various base models, from 8.30 to 5.77 for SiT and from 3.74 to 3.52 for EDM2. Qualitative evaluation also confirms that our method enhances perceptual quality while preserving sample diversity.

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Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The manuscript proposes a framework for fine-tuning visual generative models with distribution-wise rewards (instead of sample-wise rewards) to reduce reward hacking, mode collapse, and visual anomalies. It introduces a subset-replace strategy to efficiently approximate these rewards by updating only a small subset of a generated reference set, and applies RL to optimize post-hoc model merging coefficients to mitigate train-inference inconsistency from SDE. Experiments claim FID-50K reductions from 8.30 to 5.77 on SiT and from 3.74 to 3.52 on EDM2, plus qualitative gains in perceptual quality while preserving diversity.

Significance. If the subset-replace strategy is shown to yield unbiased distribution-wise reward estimates and the experimental claims are supported by rigorous verification, the approach could meaningfully advance RL-based fine-tuning of generative models by addressing distribution-level alignment and mode collapse. The post-hoc merging optimization is a potentially useful addition for practical deployment.

major comments (2)
  1. [Methods section (subset-replace strategy)] Methods section (subset-replace strategy): The central claim requires that the subset-replace strategy yields reward signals whose expectation matches the true distribution distance without selection bias or correlation that could re-enable mode collapse. No analysis, proof, or empirical check is supplied that the replacement rule preserves the necessary statistical properties; if approximation error correlates with generation quality, the RL updates optimize a distorted objective.
  2. [Experiments section] Experiments section: The reported FID improvements (e.g., 8.30→5.77 for SiT) are presented without error bars, ablation studies on subset size or replacement frequency, or verification that distribution-wise rewards were actually computed as claimed. This leaves the quantitative support for the central claims unverified.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: 'finetunes' should be hyphenated as 'fine-tunes' for consistency with standard usage.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

Thank you for the constructive feedback on our manuscript. We address the major comments point by point below and will revise the paper to incorporate additional analysis and experimental verification.

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  1. Referee: [Methods section (subset-replace strategy)] Methods section (subset-replace strategy): The central claim requires that the subset-replace strategy yields reward signals whose expectation matches the true distribution distance without selection bias or correlation that could re-enable mode collapse. No analysis, proof, or empirical check is supplied that the replacement rule preserves the necessary statistical properties; if approximation error correlates with generation quality, the RL updates optimize a distorted objective.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the submitted manuscript does not contain a formal proof or empirical verification of the statistical properties of the subset-replace strategy. The approach relies on updating a small random subset of the reference set to approximate the distribution-wise reward efficiently. In the revision we will add a dedicated subsection with a proof sketch showing that, under uniform random replacement, the expected value of the approximated reward equals the true distribution distance, together with empirical checks that measure correlation between approximation error and sample quality to confirm the RL objective is not distorted. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Experiments section] Experiments section: The reported FID improvements (e.g., 8.30→5.77 for SiT) are presented without error bars, ablation studies on subset size or replacement frequency, or verification that distribution-wise rewards were actually computed as claimed. This leaves the quantitative support for the central claims unverified.

    Authors: We agree that the experimental results would be more convincing with additional statistical controls. The revised manuscript will report FID scores with error bars computed over multiple independent runs, include ablations on subset size and replacement frequency, and provide explicit verification (including pseudocode and timing measurements) that the distribution-wise rewards were computed exactly as described in the methods section using the maintained reference set. revision: yes

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No circularity: experimental results, no derivations or self-referential predictions

full rationale

The paper's central claims rest on experimental FID improvements (e.g., 8.30 to 5.77 for SiT) obtained via a subset-replace strategy for distribution-wise rewards and post-hoc RL merging. No equations, derivations, or fitted parameters are presented that reduce any 'prediction' to the inputs by construction. The subset-replace is described as an efficiency approximation whose statistical properties are asserted but not derived from prior self-citations in a load-bearing way. Results are framed as empirical outcomes rather than self-defined quantities, making the work self-contained against external benchmarks like FID-50K.

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