diff --git a/backend/open_webui/socket/utils.py b/backend/open_webui/socket/utils.py
index dd0120d7b9..43dcf70a7b 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/socket/utils.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/socket/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import hashlib
 import json
 import uuid
 
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ class RedisLock:
 class RedisDict:
     def __init__(self, name, redis_url, redis_sentinels=[], redis_cluster=False):
         self.name = name
+        # Per-process cache of the last payload fingerprint written by set().
+        # Used to skip redundant HSET round-trips when the model list hasn't
+        # changed — the dominant Redis write source on busy multi-pod setups.
+        self._last_signature: str | None = None
         self.redis = get_redis_connection(
             redis_url,
             redis_sentinels,
@@ -90,6 +95,20 @@ class RedisDict:
     def set(self, mapping: dict):
         if not mapping:
             self.redis.delete(self.name)
+            self._last_signature = None
+            return
+
+        # Serialize values once — reused for both the fingerprint and the write.
+        serialized = {k: json.dumps(v) for k, v in mapping.items()}
+
+        # Skip the write when the prepared mapping is identical to the last one
+        # this process wrote.  The check is per-instance (not distributed), but
+        # still eliminates the majority of redundant writes because each pod
+        # typically produces the same model list on consecutive refreshes.
+        signature = hashlib.sha256(
+            json.dumps(serialized, sort_keys=True).encode()
+        ).hexdigest()
+        if signature == self._last_signature:
             return
 
         # Fetch existing keys before writing so we know which ones to remove.
@@ -101,10 +120,12 @@ class RedisDict:
         # HSET first (add/update all new values), then HDEL (remove stale keys).
         # We never DELETE the whole hash — this eliminates the race window
         # where concurrent readers would see an empty models dict.
-        self.redis.hset(self.name, mapping={k: json.dumps(v) for k, v in mapping.items()})
+        self.redis.hset(self.name, mapping=serialized)
         if keys_to_remove:
             self.redis.hdel(self.name, *keys_to_remove)
 
+        self._last_signature = signature
+
     def get(self, key, default=None):
         try:
             return self[key]
@@ -113,6 +134,7 @@ class RedisDict:
 
     def clear(self):
         self.redis.delete(self.name)
+        self._last_signature = None
 
     def update(self, other=None, **kwargs):
         if other is not None:
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/models.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/models.py
index c6d87dfc54..60c5836637 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/models.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import asyncio
 import copy
 import logging
 import sys
-import time
 
 from aiocache import cached
 from fastapi import Request
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ async def fetch_ollama_models(request: Request, user: UserModel = None):
             'id': model['model'],
             'name': model['name'],
             'object': 'model',
-            'created': int(time.time()),
+            'created': 0,
             'owned_by': 'ollama',
             'ollama': model,
             'loaded': 'expires_at' in model,
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ async def get_all_models(request, refresh: bool = False, user: UserModel = None)
                         'meta': model['meta'],
                     },
                     'object': 'model',
-                    'created': int(time.time()),
+                    'created': 0,
                     'owned_by': 'arena',
                     'arena': True,
                 }
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ async def get_all_models(request, refresh: bool = False, user: UserModel = None)
                         'meta': DEFAULT_ARENA_MODEL['meta'],
                     },
                     'object': 'model',
-                    'created': int(time.time()),
+                    'created': 0,
                     'owned_by': 'arena',
                     'arena': True,
                 }