diff --git a/swagger/docs.go b/swagger/docs.go
index ce84e7d6f..69c52457d 100644
--- a/swagger/docs.go
+++ b/swagger/docs.go
@@ -1613,6 +1613,10 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 "alias": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
+                "backend": {
+                    "description": "Backend is the resolved backend engine for this model (e.g. \"llama-cpp\").\nPopulated at load time from overrides, inline config, or the URL-referenced config file.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
                 "capabilities": {
                     "type": "object",
                     "additionalProperties": {
@@ -1683,6 +1687,10 @@ const docTemplate = `{
         "gallery.GalleryModel": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "backend": {
+                    "description": "Backend is the resolved backend engine for this model (e.g. \"llama-cpp\").\nPopulated at load time from overrides, inline config, or the URL-referenced config file.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
                 "config_file": {
                     "description": "config_file is read in the situation where URL is blank - and therefore this is a base config.",
                     "type": "object",
@@ -1756,6 +1764,10 @@ const docTemplate = `{
         "localai.GalleryModel": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "backend": {
+                    "description": "Backend is the resolved backend engine for this model (e.g. \"llama-cpp\").\nPopulated at load time from overrides, inline config, or the URL-referenced config file.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
                 "config_file": {
                     "description": "config_file is read in the situation where URL is blank - and therefore this is a base config.",
                     "type": "object",
diff --git a/swagger/swagger.json b/swagger/swagger.json
index 7ae562848..ef294e82a 100644
--- a/swagger/swagger.json
+++ b/swagger/swagger.json
@@ -1606,6 +1606,10 @@
                 "alias": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
+                "backend": {
+                    "description": "Backend is the resolved backend engine for this model (e.g. \"llama-cpp\").\nPopulated at load time from overrides, inline config, or the URL-referenced config file.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
                 "capabilities": {
                     "type": "object",
                     "additionalProperties": {
@@ -1676,6 +1680,10 @@
         "gallery.GalleryModel": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "backend": {
+                    "description": "Backend is the resolved backend engine for this model (e.g. \"llama-cpp\").\nPopulated at load time from overrides, inline config, or the URL-referenced config file.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
                 "config_file": {
                     "description": "config_file is read in the situation where URL is blank - and therefore this is a base config.",
                     "type": "object",
@@ -1749,6 +1757,10 @@
         "localai.GalleryModel": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "backend": {
+                    "description": "Backend is the resolved backend engine for this model (e.g. \"llama-cpp\").\nPopulated at load time from overrides, inline config, or the URL-referenced config file.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
                 "config_file": {
                     "description": "config_file is read in the situation where URL is blank - and therefore this is a base config.",
                     "type": "object",
diff --git a/swagger/swagger.yaml b/swagger/swagger.yaml
index 82dc8745c..5ddf9b9ef 100644
--- a/swagger/swagger.yaml
+++ b/swagger/swagger.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ definitions:
     properties:
       alias:
         type: string
+      backend:
+        description: |-
+          Backend is the resolved backend engine for this model (e.g. "llama-cpp").
+          Populated at load time from overrides, inline config, or the URL-referenced config file.
+        type: string
       capabilities:
         additionalProperties:
           type: string
@@ -109,6 +114,11 @@ definitions:
     type: object
   gallery.GalleryModel:
     properties:
+      backend:
+        description: |-
+          Backend is the resolved backend engine for this model (e.g. "llama-cpp").
+          Populated at load time from overrides, inline config, or the URL-referenced config file.
+        type: string
       config_file:
         additionalProperties: true
         description: config_file is read in the situation where URL is blank - and
@@ -162,6 +172,11 @@ definitions:
     type: object
   localai.GalleryModel:
     properties:
+      backend:
+        description: |-
+          Backend is the resolved backend engine for this model (e.g. "llama-cpp").
+          Populated at load time from overrides, inline config, or the URL-referenced config file.
+        type: string
       config_file:
         additionalProperties: true
         description: config_file is read in the situation where URL is blank - and