diff --git a/api/onnx_web/chain/result.py b/api/onnx_web/chain/result.py
index 2f9557b6..b145d91c 100644
--- a/api/onnx_web/chain/result.py
+++ b/api/onnx_web/chain/result.py
@@ -56,10 +56,16 @@ class ImageMetadata:
         self.loras = loras
         self.models = models
 
-    def get_model_hash(self, model: Optional[str] = None) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+    def get_model_hash(
+        self, server: ServerContext, model: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> Tuple[str, str]:
         model_name = path.basename(path.normpath(model or self.params.model))
         logger.debug("getting model hash for %s", model_name)
 
+        if model_name in server.hash_cache:
+            logger.debug("using cached model hash for %s", model_name)
+            return (model_name, server.hash_cache[model_name])
+
         model_hash = get_extra_hashes().get(model_name, None)
         if model_hash is None:
             model_hash_path = path.join(self.params.model, "hash.txt")
@@ -67,10 +73,30 @@ class ImageMetadata:
                 with open(model_hash_path, "r") as f:
                     model_hash = f.readline().rstrip(",. \n\t\r")
 
-        return (model_name, model_hash or "unknown")
+        model_hash = model_hash or "unknown"
+        server.hash_cache[model_name] = model_hash
 
-    def to_exif(self, server, output: List[str]) -> str:
-        model_name, model_hash = self.get_model_hash()
+        return (model_name, model_hash)
+
+    def get_network_hash(
+        self, server: ServerContext, network_name: str, network_type: str
+    ) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+        # run this again just in case the file path changes
+        network_path = resolve_tensor(
+            path.join(server.model_path, network_type, network_name)
+        )
+
+        if network_path in server.hash_cache:
+            logger.debug("using cached network hash for %s", network_path)
+            return (network_name, server.hash_cache[network_path])
+
+        network_hash = hash_file(network_path).upper()
+        server.hash_cache[network_path] = network_hash
+
+        return (network_name, network_hash)
+
+    def to_exif(self, server: ServerContext, output: List[str]) -> str:
+        model_name, model_hash = self.get_model_hash(server)
         hash_map = {
             model_name: model_hash,
         }
@@ -80,9 +106,7 @@ class ImageMetadata:
             inversion_pairs = [
                 (
                     name,
-                    hash_file(
-                        resolve_tensor(path.join(server.model_path, "inversion", name))
-                    ).upper(),
+                    self.get_network_hash(server, name, "inversion")[1],
                 )
                 for name, _weight in self.inversions
             ]
@@ -96,9 +120,7 @@ class ImageMetadata:
             lora_pairs = [
                 (
                     name,
-                    hash_file(
-                        resolve_tensor(path.join(server.model_path, "lora", name))
-                    ).upper(),
+                    self.get_network_hash(server, name, "lora")[1],
                 )
                 for name, _weight in self.loras
             ]
@@ -127,7 +149,7 @@ class ImageMetadata:
         }
 
         # fix up some fields
-        model_name, model_hash = self.get_model_hash(self.params.model)
+        model_name, model_hash = self.get_model_hash(server, self.params.model)
         json["params"]["model"] = model_name
         json["models"].append(
             {
@@ -155,18 +177,14 @@ class ImageMetadata:
 
         if self.inversions is not None:
             for name, weight in self.inversions:
-                hash = hash_file(
-                    resolve_tensor(path.join(server.model_path, "inversion", name))
-                ).upper()
+                hash = self.get_network_hash(server, name, "inversion")[1]
                 json["inversions"].append(
                     {"name": name, "weight": weight, "hash": hash}
                 )
 
         if self.loras is not None:
             for name, weight in self.loras:
-                hash = hash_file(
-                    resolve_tensor(path.join(server.model_path, "lora", name))
-                ).upper()
+                hash = self.get_network_hash(server, name, "lora")[1]
                 json["loras"].append({"name": name, "weight": weight, "hash": hash})
 
         if self.models is not None:
diff --git a/api/onnx_web/server/context.py b/api/onnx_web/server/context.py
index dfdc2a07..bbad066a 100644
--- a/api/onnx_web/server/context.py
+++ b/api/onnx_web/server/context.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from logging import getLogger
 from os import environ, path
 from secrets import token_urlsafe
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
 import torch
 
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class ServerContext:
     plugins: List[str]
     debug: bool
     thumbnail_size: int
+    hash_cache: Dict[str, str]
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class ServerContext:
         plugins: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         debug: bool = False,
         thumbnail_size: Optional[int] = DEFAULT_THUMBNAIL_SIZE,
+        hash_cache: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         self.bundle_path = bundle_path
         self.model_path = model_path
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ class ServerContext:
         self.plugins = plugins or []
         self.debug = debug
         self.thumbnail_size = thumbnail_size
+        self.hash_cache = hash_cache or {}
 
         self.cache = ModelCache(self.cache_limit)