diff --git a/backend/open_webui/socket/main.py b/backend/open_webui/socket/main.py
index a38acc0c00..9eda1d55c3 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/socket/main.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/socket/main.py
@@ -286,14 +286,14 @@ def get_session_ids_from_room(room):
 def get_user_ids_from_room(room):
     active_session_ids = get_session_ids_from_room(room)
 
+    # Single pool lookup per session (each .get is a Redis round trip
+    # when the session pool is Redis-backed).
     active_user_ids = list(
-        set(
-            [
-                SESSION_POOL.get(session_id)['id']
-                for session_id in active_session_ids
-                if SESSION_POOL.get(session_id) is not None
-            ]
-        )
+        {
+            entry['id']
+            for entry in (SESSION_POOL.get(session_id) for session_id in active_session_ids)
+            if entry is not None
+        }
     )
     return active_user_ids
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ async def usage(sid, data):
 
         # Store the new usage data and task
         USAGE_POOL[model_id] = {
-            **(USAGE_POOL[model_id] if model_id in USAGE_POOL else {}),
+            **(USAGE_POOL.get(model_id) or {}),
             sid: {'updated_at': current_time},
         }
 
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py
index 196689f61d..2850c92b93 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py
@@ -179,8 +179,10 @@ async def generate_chat_completion(
         # Merge the direct connection model into server models so that
         # task functions (title, tags, etc.) can resolve a server-side
         # task model while still having the direct model available.
+        # dict(...items()) is one HGETALL on a Redis-backed pool; ``{**pool}``
+        # would issue HKEYS plus one HGET per model.
         models = {
-            **request.app.state.MODELS,
+            **dict(request.app.state.MODELS.items()),
             request.state.model['id']: request.state.model,
         }
         log.debug(f'direct connection to model: {request.state.model["id"]}')
@@ -188,11 +190,12 @@ async def generate_chat_completion(
         models = request.app.state.MODELS
 
     model_id = form_data['model']
-    if model_id not in models:
+    # Single lookup — membership check plus getitem would be two Redis
+    # round trips on a Redis-backed model pool.
+    model = models.get(model_id)
+    if model is None:
         raise Exception('Model not found')
 
-    model = models[model_id]
-
     if getattr(request.state, 'direct', False) and model_id == getattr(request.state, 'model', {}).get('id'):
         return await generate_direct_chat_completion(request, form_data, user=user, models=models)
     else: