From 3a911b854dfa9fb2999f1e6bb7db8957aeb89b11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xinyuan Tong <115166877+JustinTong0323@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:14:48 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Refactor mm processors and Enable mixed modality processing
 (#7629)

Signed-off-by: Xinyuan Tong <justinning0323@outlook.com>
---
 python/sglang/srt/managers/mm_utils.py        |  78 ++---
 python/sglang/srt/managers/schedule_batch.py  |   9 +
 .../sglang/srt/managers/tokenizer_manager.py  |  25 +-
 python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_vl2.py      |   8 +-
 python/sglang/srt/models/gemma3n_mm.py        |  24 +-
 python/sglang/srt/models/kimi_vl.py           |   3 +-
 python/sglang/srt/models/mllama4.py           |   5 +-
 python/sglang/srt/models/phi4mm.py            |   4 +-
 python/sglang/srt/models/pixtral.py           |  10 +-
 python/sglang/srt/models/qwen2_5_vl.py        |   4 +-
 python/sglang/srt/models/qwen2_vl.py          |   5 +-
 python/sglang/srt/models/vila.py              |  11 +-
 .../multimodal/processors/base_processor.py   | 309 ++++++++----------
 .../sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/clip.py  |  11 +-
 .../multimodal/processors/deepseek_vl_v2.py   |   9 +-
 .../srt/multimodal/processors/gemma3.py       |   9 +-
 .../srt/multimodal/processors/gemma3n.py      |  21 +-
 .../srt/multimodal/processors/internvl.py     |   7 -
 .../srt/multimodal/processors/janus_pro.py    |   6 -
 .../srt/multimodal/processors/kimi_vl.py      |   9 +-
 .../sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/llava.py |   6 -
 .../srt/multimodal/processors/minicpm.py      |   9 +-
 .../sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/mlama.py |  12 +-
 .../srt/multimodal/processors/mllama4.py      |   3 -
 .../srt/multimodal/processors/phi4mm.py       |  12 +-
 .../srt/multimodal/processors/pixtral.py      |   6 -
 .../srt/multimodal/processors/qwen_vl.py      |  10 +-
 .../sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/vila.py  |  38 +--
 28 files changed, 235 insertions(+), 428 deletions(-)

diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/mm_utils.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/mm_utils.py
index d05df897f..94abc80df 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/mm_utils.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/mm_utils.py
@@ -125,74 +125,38 @@ class MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens(MultiModalityDataPaddingPa
     e.g. <image><image>....<image>, or <audio><audio>...<audio>
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, token_ids: List[int]) -> None:
-        self.token_ids = token_ids
-
     def pad_input_tokens(
         self, input_ids: List[int], mm_inputs: MultimodalInputs
     ) -> List[int]:
         """
-        Finds contiguous regions of tokens matching `self.token_ids` in `input_ids`
-        and replaces each region with the corresponding `pad_value` from `mm_inputs.mm_items`.
+        Replaces multimodal tokens in input_ids with corresponding pad_values from mm_items.
+        Each modality (image, audio, video) is handled separately based on its token_id.
         """
-        pad_values = [item.pad_value for item in mm_inputs.mm_items]
-        if not pad_values:
-            # No multimodal items, return original input_ids
+        if not input_ids or not mm_inputs.mm_items:
             return input_ids
-        if not input_ids:
-            return []
 
         input_ids_tensor = torch.tensor(input_ids)
-        device = input_ids_tensor.device
-        token_ids_tensor = torch.tensor(self.token_ids, device=device)
-        mask = torch.isin(input_ids_tensor, token_ids_tensor)
 
-        if not mask.any():
-            # No tokens match token_ids, return original input_ids
-            return input_ids
+        # Create mapping of token_ids to pad_values for each modality
+        token_to_pad_mapping = {}
 
-        # Find contiguous regions
-        padded_mask = torch.cat(
-            (
-                torch.tensor([False], device=device),
-                mask,
-                torch.tensor([False], device=device),
-            )
-        )
-        # Find indices where the mask value changes
-        diff_indices = torch.where(padded_mask[1:] != padded_mask[:-1])[0]
-
-        # Start indices are where False changes to True
-        starts = diff_indices[::2]
-        # End indices are where True changes to False (exclusive index)
-        ends = diff_indices[1::2]
-
-        # Check if the number of regions matches the number of pad values
-        if len(starts) != len(pad_values):
-            # Maybe log a warning here?
-            num_regions = len(starts)
-            num_pad_values = len(pad_values)
-            if num_regions > 0 and num_pad_values > 0:
-                pad_values = (pad_values * (num_regions // num_pad_values + 1))[
-                    :num_regions
-                ]
-            else:  # If no regions or no pad_values, this loop won't run anyway.
-                pad_values = []  # Ensure pad_values is empty if starts is empty
-
-        # Create a copy to modify
-        output_ids_tensor = input_ids_tensor.clone()
-
-        # Replace tokens in each region with the corresponding pad value
-        # Ensure we don't iterate if pad_values became empty due to mismatch and num_regions=0
-        for i in range(min(len(starts), len(pad_values))):
-            start_idx = starts[i]
-            end_idx = ends[i]
-            pad_value = pad_values[i]
-            if pad_value is not None:  # Ensure pad_value is not None before assignment
-                output_ids_tensor[start_idx:end_idx] = pad_value
+        for item in mm_inputs.mm_items:
+            if item.is_image() and mm_inputs.im_token_id is not None:
+                token_to_pad_mapping[mm_inputs.im_token_id] = item.pad_value
+            elif item.is_audio() and mm_inputs.audio_token_id is not None:
+                token_to_pad_mapping[mm_inputs.audio_token_id] = item.pad_value
+            elif item.is_video() and mm_inputs.video_token_id is not None:
+                token_to_pad_mapping[mm_inputs.video_token_id] = item.pad_value
             else:
-                logger.warning(f"Skipping region {i} due to None pad_value.")
-        return output_ids_tensor.tolist()
+                raise ValueError(f"No multimodal token id provided for {item.modality}")
+
+        # Apply replacements for all tokens at once
+        for token_id, pad_value in token_to_pad_mapping.items():
+            input_ids_tensor[input_ids_tensor == token_id] = pad_value
+
+        ret_input_ids = input_ids_tensor.tolist()
+
+        return ret_input_ids
 
 
 embedding_cache = None
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/schedule_batch.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/schedule_batch.py
index 117a82d8a..864eaf1ee 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/schedule_batch.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/schedule_batch.py
@@ -174,6 +174,15 @@ class Modality(Enum):
     VIDEO = auto()
     AUDIO = auto()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_str(modality_str: str):
+        try:
+            return Modality[modality_str.upper()]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Invalid modality string: {modality_str}. Valid modalities are: {[m.name for m in Modality]}"
+            )
+
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class MultimodalDataItem:
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/tokenizer_manager.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/tokenizer_manager.py
index 16ab5c10c..cf100ecce 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/tokenizer_manager.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/tokenizer_manager.py
@@ -482,20 +482,25 @@ class TokenizerManager:
                 token_type_ids = encoded.get("token_type_ids", [None])[0]
 
         if self.mm_processor and obj.contains_mm_input():
-            image_inputs: Dict = await self.mm_processor.process_mm_data_async(
+            if not isinstance(obj.image_data, list):
+                obj.image_data = [obj.image_data]
+            if not isinstance(obj.audio_data, list):
+                obj.audio_data = [obj.audio_data]
+            mm_inputs: Dict = await self.mm_processor.process_mm_data_async(
                 image_data=obj.image_data,
+                audio_data=obj.audio_data,
                 input_text=input_text or input_ids,
                 request_obj=obj,
                 max_req_input_len=self.max_req_input_len,
             )
-            if image_inputs and "input_ids" in image_inputs:
-                input_ids = image_inputs["input_ids"]
+            if mm_inputs and "input_ids" in mm_inputs:
+                input_ids = mm_inputs["input_ids"]
         else:
-            image_inputs: Optional[Dict] = None
+            mm_inputs = None
 
         self._validate_one_request(obj, input_ids)
         return self._create_tokenized_object(
-            obj, input_text, input_ids, input_embeds, image_inputs, token_type_ids
+            obj, input_text, input_ids, input_embeds, mm_inputs, token_type_ids
         )
 
     def _validate_one_request(
@@ -559,7 +564,7 @@ class TokenizerManager:
         input_text: str,
         input_ids: List[int],
         input_embeds: Optional[Union[List[float], None]] = None,
-        image_inputs: Optional[Dict] = None,
+        mm_inputs: Optional[Dict] = None,
         token_type_ids: Optional[List[int]] = None,
     ) -> Union[TokenizedGenerateReqInput, TokenizedEmbeddingReqInput]:
         """Create a tokenized request object from common parameters."""
@@ -584,7 +589,7 @@ class TokenizerManager:
                 obj.rid,
                 input_text,
                 input_ids,
-                image_inputs,
+                mm_inputs,
                 sampling_params,
                 obj.return_logprob,
                 obj.logprob_start_len,
@@ -606,7 +611,7 @@ class TokenizerManager:
                 obj.rid,
                 input_text,
                 input_ids,
-                image_inputs,
+                mm_inputs,
                 token_type_ids,
                 sampling_params,
             )
@@ -644,9 +649,9 @@ class TokenizerManager:
     ) -> None:
         """Validate constraints for batch tokenization processing."""
         for i in range(batch_size):
-            if self.is_generation and obj[i].image_data:
+            if self.is_generation and obj[i].contains_mm_input():
                 raise ValueError(
-                    "For image input processing do not set `enable_tokenizer_batch_encode`."
+                    "For multimodal input processing do not set `enable_tokenizer_batch_encode`."
                 )
             if obj[i].input_ids is not None:
                 raise ValueError(
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_vl2.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_vl2.py
index c0af78aca..e69458134 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_vl2.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_vl2.py
@@ -253,11 +253,9 @@ class DeepseekVL2ForCausalLM(nn.Module):
                 weights_loader = getattr(param, "weight_loader", default_weight_loader)
                 weights_loader(param, loaded_weight)
 
-    def pad_input_ids(self, input_ids: List[int], image_inputs: MultimodalInputs):
-        helper = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens(
-            [image_inputs.im_token_id]
-        )
-        return helper.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, image_inputs)
+    def pad_input_ids(self, input_ids: List[int], mm_inputs: MultimodalInputs):
+        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens()
+        return pattern.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, mm_inputs)
 
     def get_image_feature(self, items: List[MultimodalDataItem]):
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/gemma3n_mm.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/gemma3n_mm.py
index 5100a37ed..e81c9ebae 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/gemma3n_mm.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/gemma3n_mm.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from sglang.srt.layers.logits_processor import LogitsProcessor
 from sglang.srt.layers.quantization.base_config import QuantizationConfig
 from sglang.srt.layers.vocab_parallel_embedding import VocabParallelEmbedding
 from sglang.srt.managers.mm_utils import (
-    MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternTokenPairs,
+    MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens,
     general_mm_embed_routine,
 )
 from sglang.srt.managers.schedule_batch import (
@@ -244,26 +244,11 @@ class Gemma3nForConditionalGeneration(PreTrainedModel):
     def pad_input_ids(
         self,
         input_ids: List[int],
-        mm_inputs: Optional[MultimodalInputs] = None,
+        mm_inputs: MultimodalInputs,
     ) -> List[int]:
         """Pad input IDs with image and audio tokens."""
-        if mm_inputs is None:
-            return input_ids
-
-        # Collect available media token pairs
-        media_token_pairs = []
-        for attr_name in ["im_start_id", "audio_start_id"]:
-            if hasattr(mm_inputs, attr_name):
-                start_id = getattr(mm_inputs, attr_name)
-                end_id = getattr(mm_inputs, attr_name.replace("start", "end"))
-                media_token_pairs.append((start_id, end_id))
-
-        # Apply padding pattern if we have media tokens
-        if media_token_pairs:
-            pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternTokenPairs(media_token_pairs)
-            return pattern.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, mm_inputs)
-
-        return input_ids
+        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens()
+        return pattern.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, mm_inputs)
 
     def get_input_embeddings(self) -> nn.Embedding:
         return self.language_model.get_input_embeddings()
@@ -431,7 +416,6 @@ class Gemma3nForConditionalGeneration(PreTrainedModel):
             )
 
         positions += 1
-
         if input_ids is not None:
             # Prepare per-layer inputs from inputs_ids
             per_layer_inputs_mask = torch.logical_and(
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/kimi_vl.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/kimi_vl.py
index 9311df485..c1e0c85d2 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/kimi_vl.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/kimi_vl.py
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ class KimiVLForConditionalGeneration(nn.Module):
         return res
 
     def pad_input_ids(self, input_ids: List[int], mm_inputs: MultimodalInputs):
-        # Get all special token IDs
-        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens(mm_inputs.im_token_id)
+        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens()
         return pattern.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, mm_inputs)
 
     def forward(
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/mllama4.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/mllama4.py
index 3837989da..5f7c0c006 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/mllama4.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/mllama4.py
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@ class Llama4ForConditionalGeneration(nn.Module):
         self.logits_processor = LogitsProcessor(config.text_config)
 
     def pad_input_ids(self, input_ids: List[int], mm_inputs: MultimodalInputs):
-        # Get all special token IDs
-        im_token_id: int = mm_inputs.im_token_id
-
-        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens([im_token_id])
+        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens()
         return pattern.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, mm_inputs)
 
     def get_image_feature(
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/phi4mm.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/phi4mm.py
index 2626e9641..39fe643ec 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/phi4mm.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/phi4mm.py
@@ -446,9 +446,7 @@ class Phi4MMForCausalLM(nn.Module):
         return hidden_states
 
     def pad_input_ids(self, input_ids: List[int], mm_inputs: MultimodalInputs):
-        # Get all special token IDs
-        im_token_id: int = mm_inputs.im_token_id
-        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens([im_token_id])
+        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens()
         return pattern.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, mm_inputs)
 
     def should_apply_lora(self, module_name: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/pixtral.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/pixtral.py
index 6a5ebab9f..04a7362d8 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/pixtral.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/pixtral.py
@@ -268,15 +268,14 @@ class PixtralHFVisionModel(nn.Module):
 
     DEFAULT_IMAGE_TOKEN_ID = 10
 
-    def pad_input_ids(self, input_ids: List[int], image_inputs: MultimodalInputs):
-        return self.input_padder.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, image_inputs)
+    def pad_input_ids(self, input_ids: List[int], mm_inputs: MultimodalInputs):
+        return self.input_padder.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, mm_inputs)
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         config: PixtralVisionConfig,
         quant_config: Optional[QuantizationConfig] = None,
         *,
-        image_token_id: int = DEFAULT_IMAGE_TOKEN_ID,
         num_hidden_layers_override: Optional[int] = None,
         prefix: str = "",
     ) -> None:
@@ -314,11 +313,8 @@ class PixtralHFVisionModel(nn.Module):
             )
 
         # Initialize patch position embedding
-        self.image_token_id = image_token_id
         self.patch_positional_embedding = PixtralRotaryEmbedding(config)
-        self.input_padder = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens(
-            [self.image_token_id]
-        )
+        self.input_padder = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens()
 
     @property
     def dtype(self):
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/qwen2_5_vl.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/qwen2_5_vl.py
index 2de6789df..2a93f035d 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/qwen2_5_vl.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/qwen2_5_vl.py
@@ -493,9 +493,7 @@ class Qwen2_5_VLForConditionalGeneration(nn.Module):
         self.pooler = Pooler(pooling_type=PoolingType.LAST, normalize=True)
 
     def pad_input_ids(self, input_ids: List[int], mm_inputs: MultimodalInputs):
-        # Get all special token IDs
-        im_token_id: int = mm_inputs.im_token_id
-        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens([im_token_id])
+        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens()
         return pattern.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, mm_inputs)
 
     def get_image_feature(self, items: List[MultimodalDataItem]) -> torch.Tensor:
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/qwen2_vl.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/qwen2_vl.py
index 4c9026c1a..c106a1a19 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/qwen2_vl.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/qwen2_vl.py
@@ -479,10 +479,7 @@ class Qwen2VLForConditionalGeneration(nn.Module):
         self.pooler = Pooler(pooling_type=PoolingType.LAST, normalize=True)
 
     def pad_input_ids(self, input_ids: List[int], mm_inputs: MultimodalInputs):
-        # Get all special token IDs
-        im_token_id: int = mm_inputs.im_token_id
-
-        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens([im_token_id])
+        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens()
         return pattern.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, mm_inputs)
 
     def get_image_feature(self, items: List[MultimodalDataItem]) -> torch.Tensor:
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/vila.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/vila.py
index 8672f6982..1d5ddf369 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/vila.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/vila.py
@@ -270,15 +270,10 @@ class VILAForConditionalGeneration(nn.Module):
                 weight_loader(param, loaded_weight)
 
     def pad_input_ids(
-        self,
-        input_ids: List[int],
-        image_inputs: MultimodalInputs,
+        self, input_ids: List[int], mm_inputs: MultimodalInputs
     ) -> List[int]:
-        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens(
-            token_ids=[self.config.image_token_id],
-        )
-
-        return pattern.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, image_inputs)
+        pattern = MultiModalityDataPaddingPatternMultimodalTokens()
+        return pattern.pad_input_tokens(input_ids, mm_inputs)
 
     ##### BEGIN COPY modeling_vila.py #####
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/base_processor.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/base_processor.py
index 2e6ee5ed3..7d7b1cf0c 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/base_processor.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/base_processor.py
@@ -17,15 +17,6 @@ from sglang.srt.managers.schedule_batch import Modality, MultimodalDataItem
 from sglang.srt.utils import encode_video, load_audio, load_image
 
 
-class MultimodalInputFormat(Enum):
-    """Enum for different multimodal input formats."""
-
-    RAW_IMAGES = "raw_images"
-    PRECOMPUTED_FEATURES = "precomputed_features"
-    PIXEL_VALUES = "pixel_values"
-    AUDIO = "audio"
-
-
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class BaseMultiModalProcessorOutput:
     # input_text, with each frame of video/image represented with a image_token
@@ -110,18 +101,45 @@ class BaseMultimodalProcessor(ABC):
             max_workers=int(os.environ.get("SGLANG_CPU_WORKERS", os.cpu_count())),
         )
 
+        # Mapping from attribute names to modality types
+        self.ATTR_NAME_TO_MODALITY = {
+            # Image-related attributes
+            "pixel_values": Modality.IMAGE,
+            "image_sizes": Modality.IMAGE,
+            "image_grid_thw": Modality.IMAGE,
+            "image_emb_mask": Modality.IMAGE,
+            "image_spatial_crop": Modality.IMAGE,
+            "tgt_size": Modality.IMAGE,
+            "image_grid_hws": Modality.IMAGE,
+            "aspect_ratio_id": Modality.IMAGE,
+            "aspect_ratio_mask": Modality.IMAGE,
+            "second_per_grid_ts": Modality.IMAGE,
+            # Audio-related attributes
+            "audio_features": Modality.AUDIO,
+            "audio_feature_lens": Modality.AUDIO,
+            "input_features": Modality.AUDIO,
+            "input_features_mask": Modality.AUDIO,
+            # Video-related attributes
+            "video_grid_thws": Modality.VIDEO,
+            # Generic attributes that could apply to multiple modalities
+            # "precomputed_features" - handled specially as it can be any modality
+        }
+
     def process_mm_data(
         self, input_text, images=None, videos=None, audios=None, **kwargs
     ):
         """
         process multimodal data with transformers AutoProcessor
         """
-        if images is not None:
+        if images:
             kwargs["images"] = images
-        if videos is not None:
+        if videos:
             kwargs["videos"] = videos
-        if audios is not None:
+        if audios:
             kwargs["audios"] = audios
+            if self.__class__.__name__ == "Gemma3nSGLangProcessor":
+                # Note(Xinyuan): for gemma3n, ref: https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/ccf2ca162e33f381e454cdb74bf4b41a51ab976d/src/transformers/models/gemma3n/processing_gemma3n.py#L107
+                kwargs["audio"] = audios
 
         processor = self._processor
         if hasattr(processor, "image_processor") and isinstance(
@@ -144,6 +162,7 @@ class BaseMultimodalProcessor(ABC):
     async def process_mm_data_async(
         self,
         image_data,
+        audio_data,
         input_text,
         request_obj,
         max_req_input_len,
@@ -418,175 +437,137 @@ class BaseMultimodalProcessor(ABC):
                 values[k] = v
         return values
 
-    def process_and_combine_mm_data(
-        self, base_output: BaseMultiModalProcessorOutput
-    ) -> Tuple[Optional[MultimodalDataItem], torch.Tensor]:
+    def collect_mm_items_from_processor_output(
+        self, data_dict: dict
+    ) -> List[MultimodalDataItem]:
+        """Create mm_items directly from processor output."""
+        items = {}  # modality -> MultimodalDataItem
+
+        for attr_name, value in data_dict.items():
+            if attr_name == "input_ids":
+                continue
+
+            # Get modality for this attribute
+            modality = self.ATTR_NAME_TO_MODALITY.get(attr_name)
+
+            if not modality and attr_name == "precomputed_features":
+                modality_str = data_dict.get("modality")
+                try:
+                    modality = (
+                        Modality.from_str(modality_str)
+                        if modality_str
+                        else Modality.IMAGE
+                    )
+                except ValueError:
+                    modality = Modality.IMAGE
+
+            if modality:
+                # Create item if needed
+                if modality not in items:
+                    items[modality] = MultimodalDataItem(modality=modality)
+
+                # Set attribute
+                if hasattr(items[modality], attr_name):
+                    setattr(items[modality], attr_name, value)
+
+        return list(items.values())
+
+    def _process_and_collect_mm_items(
+        self, input_text: str, images=None, audios=None, videos=None, **kwargs
+    ) -> Tuple[List[MultimodalDataItem], torch.Tensor]:
         """
-        Process multimodal data and return the combined multimodal item and input_ids.
-        Handles all three input formats at the same abstraction level.
+        Helper method to process multimodal data and create mm_items in one step.
 
         Returns:
-            Tuple of (combined_mm_item, input_ids)
+            Tuple of (created mm_items, input_ids)
         """
+        ret = self.process_mm_data(
+            input_text=input_text, images=images, audios=audios, videos=videos, **kwargs
+        )
 
-        def tokenize_text(input_text: str) -> torch.Tensor:
-            """Tokenize input text."""
-            return self._processor.tokenizer(
-                input_text,
+        input_ids = ret["input_ids"].flatten()
+        collected_items = self.collect_mm_items_from_processor_output(ret)
+
+        return collected_items, input_ids
+
+    def process_and_combine_mm_data(
+        self, base_output: BaseMultiModalProcessorOutput
+    ) -> Tuple[List[MultimodalDataItem], torch.Tensor]:
+        """
+        Process multimodal data and return the combined multimodal items and input_ids.
+        Supports mixed modalities (images and audio in the same request).
+
+        Returns:
+            Tuple of (list of mm_items, input_ids)
+        """
+        # Collect all items and categorize them
+        all_items = (base_output.images or []) + (base_output.audios or [])
+
+        # Handle text-only case
+        if not all_items:
+            input_ids = self._processor.tokenizer(
+                base_output.input_text,
+                return_tensors="pt",
+                add_special_tokens=True,
+            ).input_ids.flatten()
+            return [], input_ids
+
+        dict_items, raw_images, raw_audios = [], [], []
+        for item in all_items:
+            if isinstance(item, dict):
+                dict_items.append(item)
+            elif isinstance(item, Image.Image):
+                raw_images.append(item)
+            elif isinstance(item, np.ndarray):
+                raw_audios.append(item)
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f"Unknown multimodal item type: {type(item)}")
+
+        # Process items and get input_ids
+        all_collected_items = []
+        input_ids = None
+
+        # Handle dict items (already processed)
+        for dict_item in dict_items:
+            all_collected_items.extend(
+                self.collect_mm_items_from_processor_output(dict_item)
+            )
+
+        # Handle raw items (need processing)
+        if raw_images or raw_audios:
+            collected_items, input_ids = self._process_and_collect_mm_items(
+                input_text=base_output.input_text,
+                images=raw_images,
+                audios=raw_audios,
+            )
+            all_collected_items.extend(collected_items)
+
+        # Fallback tokenization if no raw items were processed
+        if input_ids is None:
+            input_ids = self._processor.tokenizer(
+                base_output.input_text,
                 return_tensors="pt",
                 add_special_tokens=True,
             ).input_ids.flatten()
 
-        def categorize_mm_inputs(mm_inputs: List) -> MultimodalInputFormat:
-            """Categorize multimodal inputs and validate consistency."""
-            try:
-                has_image = False
-                has_pixel_values = False
-                has_precomputed_features = False
-                has_audio = False
-
-                for mm_input in mm_inputs:
-                    if isinstance(mm_input, Image.Image):
-                        has_image = True
-                    elif isinstance(mm_input, np.ndarray):
-                        has_audio = True
-                    elif isinstance(mm_input, dict):
-                        if mm_input.get("precomputed_features", None) is not None:
-                            has_precomputed_features = True
-                        elif mm_input.get("pixel_values", None) is not None:
-                            has_pixel_values = True
-                        else:
-                            raise ValueError(
-                                f"Invalid multimodal input: {mm_input}, expected dict with pixel_values or precomputed_features"
-                            )
-                    else:
-                        raise ValueError(
-                            f"Invalid multimodal input: {mm_input}, expected Image.Image or dict"
-                        )
-
-                # Validate format consistency
-                format_count = sum(
-                    [has_image, has_pixel_values, has_precomputed_features, has_audio]
-                )
-                if format_count > 1:
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        "Unsupported: mixture of multimodal input formats. "
-                        f"Found formats: image={has_image}, pixel_values={has_pixel_values}, "
-                        f"precomputed_features={has_precomputed_features}, audio={has_audio}"
-                    )
-
-                if has_image:
-                    return MultimodalInputFormat.RAW_IMAGES
-                elif has_precomputed_features:
-                    return MultimodalInputFormat.PRECOMPUTED_FEATURES
-                elif has_pixel_values:
-                    return MultimodalInputFormat.PIXEL_VALUES
-                elif has_audio:
-                    return MultimodalInputFormat.AUDIO
-                else:
-                    raise ValueError("No valid multimodal input format found")
-            except Exception as e:
-                raise ValueError(f"Failed to categorize inputs: {e}")
-
-        def process_raw_images(
-            base_output: BaseMultiModalProcessorOutput,
-        ) -> Tuple[MultimodalDataItem, torch.Tensor]:
-            """Process raw Image.Image objects using transformers processor."""
-            ret = self.process_mm_data(
-                input_text=base_output.input_text,
-                images=base_output.images,
-            )
-            combined_mm_item = MultimodalDataItem(modality=Modality.IMAGE)
-
-            # Copy all fields from processor output except input_ids
-            for key, value in ret.items():
-                if key != "input_ids" and hasattr(combined_mm_item, key):
-                    setattr(combined_mm_item, key, value)
-
-            input_ids = ret["input_ids"].flatten()
-            return combined_mm_item, input_ids
-
-        def process_precomputed_features(
-            base_output: BaseMultiModalProcessorOutput,
-        ) -> Tuple[MultimodalDataItem, torch.Tensor]:
-            """Process inputs with precomputed features."""
-            combined_mm_item = MultimodalDataItem(modality=Modality.IMAGE)
-            combined_mm_item.precomputed_features = self._extract_processor_features(
-                base_output.images, "precomputed_features"
-            )
-            input_ids = tokenize_text(base_output.input_text)
-            return combined_mm_item, input_ids
-
-        def process_pixel_values(
-            base_output: BaseMultiModalProcessorOutput,
-        ) -> Tuple[MultimodalDataItem, torch.Tensor]:
-            """Process inputs with pixel values."""
-            values = self._extract_processor_features_from_all_attributes(
-                base_output.images
-            )
-            combined_mm_item = MultimodalDataItem.from_dict(values)
-            input_ids = tokenize_text(base_output.input_text)
-            return combined_mm_item, input_ids
-
-        def process_audio(
-            base_output: BaseMultiModalProcessorOutput,
-        ) -> Tuple[MultimodalDataItem, torch.Tensor]:
-            """Process inputs with audio."""
-            ret = self.process_mm_data(
-                input_text=base_output.input_text,
-                audio=base_output.audios,  # Note: "audio" is for gemma3n only
-            )
-            combined_mm_item = MultimodalDataItem(modality=Modality.AUDIO)
-            for key, value in ret.items():
-                if key != "input_ids" and hasattr(combined_mm_item, key):
-                    setattr(combined_mm_item, key, value)
-            input_ids = ret["input_ids"].flatten()
-            return combined_mm_item, input_ids
-
-        def finalize_mm_item(
-            combined_mm_item: MultimodalDataItem, input_ids: torch.Tensor
-        ) -> MultimodalDataItem:
-            """Apply common post-processing to the multimodal item."""
-            if combined_mm_item.modality in [Modality.IMAGE, Modality.MULTI_IMAGES]:
-                combined_mm_item.image_offsets = self.get_mm_items_offset(
+        # Add offsets to all items
+        for mm_item in all_collected_items:
+            if mm_item.modality in [Modality.IMAGE, Modality.MULTI_IMAGES]:
+                mm_item.image_offsets = self.get_mm_items_offset(
                     input_ids=input_ids,
                     mm_token_id=self.IM_TOKEN_ID,
                 )
-            elif combined_mm_item.modality == Modality.AUDIO:
-                combined_mm_item.audio_offsets = self.get_mm_items_offset(
+            elif mm_item.modality == Modality.AUDIO:
+                mm_item.audio_offsets = self.get_mm_items_offset(
                     input_ids=input_ids,
                     mm_token_id=self.AUDIO_TOKEN_ID,
                 )
-            elif combined_mm_item.modality == Modality.VIDEO:
-                combined_mm_item.video_offsets = self.get_mm_items_offset(
+            elif mm_item.modality == Modality.VIDEO:
+                mm_item.video_offsets = self.get_mm_items_offset(
                     input_ids=input_ids,
                     mm_token_id=self.VIDEO_TOKEN_ID,
                 )
             else:
-                raise ValueError(f"Unknown modality: {combined_mm_item.modality}")
-            return combined_mm_item
+                raise ValueError(f"Unknown modality: {mm_item.modality}")
 
-        # Main logic - determine input type and handle text-only case
-        mm_inputs = base_output.images or base_output.audios
-        if not mm_inputs:
-            input_ids = tokenize_text(base_output.input_text)
-            return None, input_ids
-
-        # Categorize input formats
-        input_format = categorize_mm_inputs(mm_inputs)
-
-        # Process based on format
-        if input_format == MultimodalInputFormat.RAW_IMAGES:
-            combined_mm_item, input_ids = process_raw_images(base_output)
-        elif input_format == MultimodalInputFormat.PRECOMPUTED_FEATURES:
-            combined_mm_item, input_ids = process_precomputed_features(base_output)
-        elif input_format == MultimodalInputFormat.PIXEL_VALUES:
-            combined_mm_item, input_ids = process_pixel_values(base_output)
-        elif input_format == MultimodalInputFormat.AUDIO:
-            combined_mm_item, input_ids = process_audio(base_output)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Unknown input format: {input_format}")
-
-        # Finalize with common processing
-        combined_mm_item = finalize_mm_item(combined_mm_item, input_ids)
-        return combined_mm_item, input_ids
+        return all_collected_items, input_ids
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/clip.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/clip.py
index 18cbdc312..cda5edf89 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/clip.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/clip.py
@@ -15,20 +15,11 @@ class ClipImageProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
     async def process_mm_data_async(
         self, image_data: List[Union[str, bytes]], input_text, *args, **kwargs
     ):
-        if not image_data:
-            return None
-
         if isinstance(input_text, list):
             assert len(input_text) and isinstance(input_text[0], int)
             input_text = self._processor.tokenizer.decode(input_text)
 
-        if not isinstance(image_data, list):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
-        if len(image_data) > 0:
-            images = [load_image(image)[0] for image in image_data]
-        else:
-            images = load_image(image_data[0])[0]
+        images = [load_image(image)[0] for image in image_data]
 
         image_inputs = self.process_mm_data(input_text=input_text, images=images)
         image_inputs["data_hashes"] = [hash(str(image_data))]
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/deepseek_vl_v2.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/deepseek_vl_v2.py
index 369ab9fb8..5eb731b3c 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/deepseek_vl_v2.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/deepseek_vl_v2.py
@@ -44,17 +44,10 @@ class DeepseekVL2ImageProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
         *args,
         **kwargs
     ):
-        if not image_data:
-            return None
-
-        if not isinstance(image_data, list):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
-        image_token = self.IMAGE_TOKEN
         base_output = self.load_mm_data(
             input_text,
             image_data=image_data,
-            multimodal_tokens=MultimodalSpecialTokens(image_token=image_token),
+            multimodal_tokens=MultimodalSpecialTokens(image_token=self.IMAGE_TOKEN),
             max_req_input_len=max_req_input_len,
         )
         res = self.process_mm_data(
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/gemma3.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/gemma3.py
index 3b170a31e..b7cf8d320 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/gemma3.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/gemma3.py
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ class Gemma3SGLangImageProcessor(SGLangBaseProcessor):
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        if not image_data:
-            return None
-        if isinstance(image_data, str):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
         base_output = self.load_mm_data(
             prompt=input_text,
             image_data=image_data,
@@ -51,11 +46,11 @@ class Gemma3SGLangImageProcessor(SGLangBaseProcessor):
             discard_alpha_channel=True,
         )
 
-        combined_mm_item, input_ids = self.process_and_combine_mm_data(base_output)
+        mm_items, input_ids = self.process_and_combine_mm_data(base_output)
 
         return {
             "input_ids": input_ids.tolist(),
-            "mm_items": [combined_mm_item] if combined_mm_item is not None else [],
+            "mm_items": mm_items,
             "im_start_id": self.IM_START_TOKEN_ID,
             "im_end_id": self.IM_END_TOKEN_ID,
         }
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/gemma3n.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/gemma3n.py
index 0ef6466b7..36512bb6d 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/gemma3n.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/gemma3n.py
@@ -59,17 +59,6 @@ class Gemma3nSGLangProcessor(SGLangBaseProcessor):
         **kwargs,
     ):
         """Process multimodal data including images and audio."""
-
-        audio_data = request_obj.audio_data
-        if not image_data and not audio_data:
-            return None
-
-        if isinstance(image_data, str):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
-        if isinstance(audio_data, str):
-            audio_data = [audio_data]
-
         base_output = self.load_mm_data(
             prompt=input_text,
             image_data=image_data,
@@ -83,13 +72,11 @@ class Gemma3nSGLangProcessor(SGLangBaseProcessor):
             ),
         )
 
-        combined_mm_item, input_ids = self.process_and_combine_mm_data(base_output)
+        mm_items, input_ids = self.process_and_combine_mm_data(base_output)
 
         return {
             "input_ids": input_ids.tolist(),
-            "mm_items": [combined_mm_item] if combined_mm_item is not None else [],
-            "im_start_id": self.IM_START_TOKEN_ID,
-            "im_end_id": self.IM_END_TOKEN_ID,
-            "audio_start_id": self.AUDIO_START_TOKEN_ID,
-            "audio_end_id": self.AUDIO_END_TOKEN_ID,
+            "mm_items": mm_items,
+            "im_token_id": self.IM_TOKEN_ID,
+            "audio_token_id": self.AUDIO_TOKEN_ID,
         }
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/internvl.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/internvl.py
index a9ae60f5f..db4e645ba 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/internvl.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/internvl.py
@@ -172,13 +172,6 @@ class InternVLImageProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
     async def process_mm_data_async(
         self, image_data, input_text, request_obj, max_req_input_len, **kwargs
     ):
-        if not image_data:
-            return None
-
-        # Ensure image_data is a list
-        if isinstance(image_data, str):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
         base_output = self.load_mm_data(
             prompt=input_text,
             image_data=image_data,
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/janus_pro.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/janus_pro.py
index e08204f11..1a38537b5 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/janus_pro.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/janus_pro.py
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ class JanusProImageProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
         max_req_input_len,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        if not image_data:
-            return None
-
-        if not isinstance(image_data, list):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
         processor = self._processor
 
         base_out = self.load_mm_data(
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/kimi_vl.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/kimi_vl.py
index 404d42458..71fb5e6d2 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/kimi_vl.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/kimi_vl.py
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ class KimiVLImageProcessor(SGLangBaseProcessor):
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        if not image_data:
-            return None
-        if isinstance(image_data, str):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
         base_output = self.load_mm_data(
             prompt=input_text,
             image_data=image_data,
@@ -44,10 +39,10 @@ class KimiVLImageProcessor(SGLangBaseProcessor):
             max_req_input_len=max_req_input_len,
         )
 
-        combined_mm_item, input_ids = self.process_and_combine_mm_data(base_output)
+        mm_items, input_ids = self.process_and_combine_mm_data(base_output)
 
         return {
             "input_ids": input_ids.tolist(),
-            "mm_items": [combined_mm_item] if combined_mm_item is not None else [],
+            "mm_items": mm_items,
             "im_token_id": self.IM_TOKEN_ID,
         }
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/llava.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/llava.py
index d2ecb8260..d32398d85 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/llava.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/llava.py
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ class LlavaImageProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        if not image_data:
-            return None
-
         modalities = request_obj.modalities or ["image"]
         aspect_ratio = getattr(self.hf_config, "image_aspect_ratio", None)
         grid_pinpoints = (
@@ -122,9 +119,6 @@ class LlavaImageProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
             else None
         )
 
-        if isinstance(image_data, str):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
         if isinstance(image_data, list) and len(image_data) > 0:
             if "multi-images" in modalities or "video" in modalities:
                 # Multiple images
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/minicpm.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/minicpm.py
index 46b7d6246..4a0756f7e 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/minicpm.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/minicpm.py
@@ -23,19 +23,12 @@ class MiniCPMMultimodalProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
     async def process_mm_data_async(
         self,
         image_data: List[Union[str, bytes]],
+        audio_data: List[Union[str, bytes]],
         input_text,
         request_obj,
         max_req_input_len,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        audio_data = request_obj.audio_data
-        if not image_data and not audio_data:
-            return None
-        if not isinstance(image_data, list):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-        if not isinstance(audio_data, list):
-            audio_data = [audio_data]
-
         base_output = self.load_mm_data(
             prompt=input_text,
             max_req_input_len=max_req_input_len,
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/mlama.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/mlama.py
index d7bd0dfa5..aeb227be2 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/mlama.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/mlama.py
@@ -15,21 +15,11 @@ class MllamaImageProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
     async def process_mm_data_async(
         self, image_data: List[Union[str, bytes]], input_text, *args, **kwargs
     ):
-        if not image_data:
-            return None
-
         if isinstance(input_text, list):
             assert len(input_text) and isinstance(input_text[0], int)
             input_text = self._processor.tokenizer.decode(input_text)
 
-        if not isinstance(image_data, list):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
-        if len(image_data) > 0:
-            images = [load_image(image)[0] for image in image_data]
-        else:
-            images = load_image(image_data[0])[0]
-
+        images = [load_image(image)[0] for image in image_data]
         image_inputs = self.process_mm_data(input_text=input_text, images=images)
         image_inputs["input_ids"] = image_inputs["input_ids"].tolist()[0]
         image_inputs["mm_items"] = [
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/mllama4.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/mllama4.py
index c8507e5e1..5360b2144 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/mllama4.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/mllama4.py
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ class Mllama4ImageProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        if not image_data:
-            return None
-
         if isinstance(input_text, list):
             assert len(input_text) and isinstance(input_text[0], int)
             input_text = self._processor.tokenizer.decode(input_text)
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/phi4mm.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/phi4mm.py
index 64f51d8e2..34dec98df 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/phi4mm.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/phi4mm.py
@@ -26,22 +26,12 @@ class Phi4MMImageProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
     async def process_mm_data_async(
         self,
         image_data: List[Union[str, bytes]],
+        audio_data,
         input_text,
         request_obj,
         max_req_input_len,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        audio_data = request_obj.audio_data
-
-        if not image_data and not audio_data:
-            return None
-
-        if not isinstance(image_data, list):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
-        if not isinstance(audio_data, list):
-            audio_data = [audio_data]
-
         if audio_data:
             logger.warning(
                 "Currently SGLang does not support audio data for Phi4MM. We are working on it. You can file an issue to help us prioritize."
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/pixtral.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/pixtral.py
index 6ca422c8a..eba99457b 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/pixtral.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/pixtral.py
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ class PixtralProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        if not image_data:
-            return None
-
-        if isinstance(image_data, str):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
         mm_data = self.load_mm_data(
             prompt=input_text,
             multimodal_tokens=self.multimodal_tokens,
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/qwen_vl.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/qwen_vl.py
index 855c8bf90..8ba5a2bd7 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/qwen_vl.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/qwen_vl.py
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ class Qwen2_5VLImageProcessor(SGLangBaseProcessor):
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        if isinstance(image_data, str):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
         base_output = self.load_mm_data(
             prompt=input_text,
             image_data=image_data,
@@ -130,12 +127,13 @@ class Qwen2_5VLImageProcessor(SGLangBaseProcessor):
 
         video_grid_thw = None  # TODO
 
-        combined_mm_item, input_ids = self.process_and_combine_mm_data(base_output)
+        mm_items, input_ids = self.process_and_combine_mm_data(base_output)
 
-        if combined_mm_item is None:
+        if not mm_items:
             # Note(Xinyuan): This is the case where image loading fails.
             return None
 
+        combined_mm_item = mm_items[0]  # only image is supported for now
         video_grid_thw = None  # TODO
         second_per_grid_ts = getattr(combined_mm_item, "second_per_grid_ts", None)
 
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ class Qwen2_5VLImageProcessor(SGLangBaseProcessor):
 
         return {
             "input_ids": input_ids.tolist(),
-            "mm_items": [combined_mm_item],
+            "mm_items": mm_items,
             "im_start_id": self.IM_START_TOKEN_ID,
             "im_end_id": self.IM_END_TOKEN_ID,
             "im_token_id": self.IM_TOKEN_ID,
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/vila.py b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/vila.py
index 5b4ae9a92..5c8a6c4ef 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/vila.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/vila.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class VILAMultimodalProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
         _processor: VILAProcessor,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(hf_config, server_args, _processor)
+        self.IM_TOKEN_ID = hf_config.image_token_id
+        self.VIDEO_TOKEN_ID = hf_config.video_token_id
 
     async def process_mm_data_async(
         self,
@@ -46,13 +48,7 @@ class VILAMultimodalProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
         max_req_input_len: int,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        if not image_data:
-            return None
-
-        if not isinstance(image_data, list):
-            image_data = [image_data]
-
-        mm_data = self.load_mm_data(
+        base_output = self.load_mm_data(
             prompt=input_text,
             multimodal_tokens=MultimodalSpecialTokens(
                 image_token=self._processor.tokenizer.image_token
@@ -61,25 +57,11 @@ class VILAMultimodalProcessor(BaseMultimodalProcessor):
             image_data=image_data,
         )
 
-        inputs = self.process_mm_data(
-            input_text=mm_data.input_text,
-            images=mm_data.images,
-        )
+        mm_items, input_ids = self.process_and_combine_mm_data(base_output)
 
-        image_offsets = self.get_mm_items_offset(
-            input_ids=inputs.input_ids[0],
-            mm_token_id=cast(int, self._processor.tokenizer.image_token_id),
-        )
-
-        mm_items: List[MultimodalDataItem] = [
-            MultimodalDataItem(
-                modality=Modality.IMAGE,
-                image_offsets=image_offsets,
-                pixel_values=inputs.pixel_values,
-            )
-        ]
-
-        return dict(
-            input_ids=inputs.input_ids[0].tolist(),
-            mm_items=mm_items,
-        )
+        return {
+            "input_ids": input_ids.tolist(),
+            "mm_items": mm_items,
+            "im_token_id": self.IM_TOKEN_ID,
+            "video_token_id": self.VIDEO_TOKEN_ID,
+        }