diff --git a/verl/utils/model.py b/verl/utils/model.py
index e0c275e8c43..15fdecd62da 100644
--- a/verl/utils/model.py
+++ b/verl/utils/model.py
@@ -696,6 +696,47 @@ def get_hf_auto_model_class(hf_config):
     return actor_module_class
 
 
+def extract_multi_modal_inputs(
+    batch_data: list[dict[str, torch.Tensor]],
+    indices: Optional[list[int]] = None,
+) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor | list[torch.Tensor]]:
+    """
+    Extract and process multi-modal inputs from a batch.
+
+    Args:
+        batch_data (list[dict[str, torch.Tensor]]): The batch containing potential multi-modal inputs
+        indices (Optional[list[int]]): If provided, only extract inputs at these indices
+
+    Returns:
+        dict[str, torch.Tensor | list[torch.Tensor]]: Processed multi-modal inputs ready for model consumption
+
+    """
+    multi_modal_inputs = {}
+    multi_modal_inputs_collected = {}
+    has_image_bound = False
+
+    selected_batch_data = batch_data
+    if indices is not None:
+        selected_batch_data = [batch_data[i] for i in indices if i < len(batch_data)]
+
+    for inputs in selected_batch_data:
+        if "image_bound" in inputs:
+            has_image_bound = True
+        for key, value in inputs.items():
+            if value is not None:
+                if key not in multi_modal_inputs_collected:
+                    multi_modal_inputs_collected[key] = []
+                multi_modal_inputs_collected[key].append(value)
+
+    for key, values in multi_modal_inputs_collected.items():
+        if has_image_bound:  # minicpm-o logic
+            multi_modal_inputs[key] = values
+        else:
+            multi_modal_inputs[key] = torch.cat(values, dim=0)
+
+    return multi_modal_inputs
+
+
 @dataclass
 class CausalLMOutputForPPO(CausalLMOutputWithPast):
     log_probs: Optional[torch.FloatTensor] = None
diff --git a/verl/workers/actor/dp_actor.py b/verl/workers/actor/dp_actor.py
index 32caab3ef10..99184725112 100644
--- a/verl/workers/actor/dp_actor.py
+++ b/verl/workers/actor/dp_actor.py
@@ -98,14 +98,9 @@ def _forward_micro_batch(
         response_length = micro_batch["responses"].size(-1)
         multi_modal_inputs = {}
         if "multi_modal_inputs" in micro_batch.keys():
-            if "image_bound" in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"][0]:  # minicpm-o logic
-                for key in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"][0].keys():
-                    multi_modal_inputs[key] = [inputs[key] for inputs in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"]]
-            else:
-                for key in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"][0].keys():
-                    multi_modal_inputs[key] = torch.cat(
-                        [inputs[key] for inputs in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"]], dim=0
-                    )
+            from verl.utils.model import extract_multi_modal_inputs
+
+            multi_modal_inputs = extract_multi_modal_inputs(micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"])
 
         with torch.autocast(device_type=self.device_name, dtype=torch.bfloat16):
             input_ids = micro_batch["input_ids"]
diff --git a/verl/workers/actor/megatron_actor.py b/verl/workers/actor/megatron_actor.py
index fb16922e4d2..b3c2a52a9b7 100644
--- a/verl/workers/actor/megatron_actor.py
+++ b/verl/workers/actor/megatron_actor.py
@@ -466,12 +466,10 @@ def forward_step(batch_iter, model):
 
             multi_modal_inputs = {}
             if "multi_modal_inputs" in batch:
-                for key in batch["multi_modal_inputs"][0].keys():
-                    idxs = batch["multi_modal_inputs_idx"]
-                    mmi = batch["multi_modal_inputs"]
-                    multi_modal_inputs[key] = torch.cat(
-                        [mmi[idx].get(key) for idx in idxs if mmi[idx].get(key) is not None], dim=0
-                    )
+                from verl.utils.model import extract_multi_modal_inputs
+
+                indices = batch.get("multi_modal_inputs_idx", None)
+                multi_modal_inputs = extract_multi_modal_inputs(batch["multi_modal_inputs"], indices)
             responses = batch["responses"]
             response_length = responses.size(1)
             label = position_ids.clone()
diff --git a/verl/workers/critic/dp_critic.py b/verl/workers/critic/dp_critic.py
index e45f6f2048d..3f7314c93be 100644
--- a/verl/workers/critic/dp_critic.py
+++ b/verl/workers/critic/dp_critic.py
@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ def _forward_micro_batch(self, micro_batch):
         response_length = micro_batch["responses"].size(-1)
         multi_modal_inputs = {}
         if "multi_modal_inputs" in micro_batch.keys():
-            for key in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"][0].keys():
-                multi_modal_inputs[key] = torch.cat(
-                    [inputs[key] for inputs in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"]], dim=0
-                )
+            from verl.utils.model import extract_multi_modal_inputs
+
+            multi_modal_inputs = extract_multi_modal_inputs(micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"])
 
         with torch.autocast(device_type=self.device_name, dtype=torch.bfloat16):
             input_ids = micro_batch["input_ids"]
diff --git a/verl/workers/engine/fsdp/transformer_impl.py b/verl/workers/engine/fsdp/transformer_impl.py
index 46430d26741..d3548211dda 100644
--- a/verl/workers/engine/fsdp/transformer_impl.py
+++ b/verl/workers/engine/fsdp/transformer_impl.py
@@ -644,14 +644,9 @@ def prepare_model_inputs(self, micro_batch: TensorDict):
 
         multi_modal_inputs = {}
         if "multi_modal_inputs" in micro_batch.keys():
-            if "image_bound" in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"][0]:  # minicpm-o logic
-                for key in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"][0].keys():
-                    multi_modal_inputs[key] = [inputs[key] for inputs in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"]]
-            else:
-                for key in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"][0].keys():
-                    multi_modal_inputs[key] = torch.cat(
-                        [inputs[key] for inputs in micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"]], dim=0
-                    )
+            from verl.utils.model import extract_multi_modal_inputs
+
+            multi_modal_inputs = extract_multi_modal_inputs(micro_batch["multi_modal_inputs"])
 
         input_ids = micro_batch["input_ids"]
         attention_mask = micro_batch["attention_mask"]
diff --git a/verl/workers/engine/megatron/transformer_impl.py b/verl/workers/engine/megatron/transformer_impl.py
index 42df0da4ffc..9d6ad2f2134 100644
--- a/verl/workers/engine/megatron/transformer_impl.py
+++ b/verl/workers/engine/megatron/transformer_impl.py
@@ -165,19 +165,14 @@ def _build_megatron_module(self):
         return module
 
     def _build_optimizer(self):
-        from verl.utils.megatron.optimizer import (
-            get_megatron_optimizer,
-            init_megatron_optim_config,
-        )
+        from verl.utils.megatron.optimizer import get_megatron_optimizer, init_megatron_optim_config
 
         optim_config_megatron = init_megatron_optim_config(self.optimizer_config)
         optimizer = get_megatron_optimizer(model=self.module, config=optim_config_megatron)
         return optimizer
 
     def _build_lr_scheduler(self):
-        from verl.utils.megatron.optimizer import (
-            get_megatron_optimizer_param_scheduler,
-        )
+        from verl.utils.megatron.optimizer import get_megatron_optimizer_param_scheduler
 
         optimizer_scheduler = get_megatron_optimizer_param_scheduler(
             optimizer=self.optimizer, config=self.optimizer_config
@@ -495,13 +490,11 @@ def prepare_model_inputs(self, batch: TensorDict):
             ]  # mcore patch recompute qwen2vl's pos ids during forward
 
         multi_modal_inputs = {}
-        if "multi_modal_inputs" in batch.keys():
-            for key in batch["multi_modal_inputs"][0].keys():
-                idxs = batch["multi_modal_inputs_idx"]
-                mmi = batch["multi_modal_inputs"]
-                multi_modal_inputs[key] = torch.cat(
-                    [mmi[idx].get(key).to(input_ids.device) for idx in idxs if mmi[idx].get(key) is not None], dim=0
-                )
+        if "multi_modal_inputs" in batch:
+            from verl.utils.model import extract_multi_modal_inputs
+
+            indices = batch.get("multi_modal_inputs_idx", None)
+            multi_modal_inputs = extract_multi_modal_inputs(batch["multi_modal_inputs"], indices)
 
         return {
             "input_ids": input_ids,
diff --git a/verl/workers/reward_model/megatron/reward_model.py b/verl/workers/reward_model/megatron/reward_model.py
index 3457a530764..5a27bf45e47 100644
--- a/verl/workers/reward_model/megatron/reward_model.py
+++ b/verl/workers/reward_model/megatron/reward_model.py
@@ -281,11 +281,10 @@ def forward_step(batch_iter, model):
 
             multi_modal_inputs = {}
             if "multi_modal_inputs" in batch:
-                for key in batch["multi_modal_inputs"][0].keys():
-                    multi_modal_inputs[key] = torch.cat(
-                        [batch["multi_modal_inputs"][i][key] for i in batch["multi_modal_inputs_idx"]], dim=0
-                    )
+                from verl.utils.model import extract_multi_modal_inputs
 
+                indices = batch.get("multi_modal_inputs_idx", None)
+                multi_modal_inputs = extract_multi_modal_inputs(batch["multi_modal_inputs"], indices)
             output = forward_fn(
                 model,
                 input_ids,