The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods that iteratively select versions of augmented reality objects at augmented reality levels of detail to provide for download to a client device to reduce start-up latency associated with providing a requested augmented reality scene. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems determine utility and priority metrics associated with versions of augmented reality objects associated with a requested augmented reality scene. The disclosed systems utilize the determined metrics to select versions of augmented reality objects that are likely to be viewed by the client device and improve the quality of the augmented reality scene as the client device moves through the augmented reality scene. In at least one embodiment, the disclosed systems iteratively select versions of augmented reality objects at various levels of detail until the augmented reality scene is fully downloaded.