Adds ModelsLab (https://modelslab.com) as a new image generation engine option in Open WebUI, following the existing Gemini engine pattern.
ModelsLab is an AI generation API platform providing access to Flux, SDXL, Stable Diffusion 3.5, and 100+ community models for image, video, and audio generation.
Changes
backend/open_webui/config.py
Adds IMAGES_MODELSLAB_API_KEY (PersistentConfig) — supports IMAGES_MODELSLAB_API_KEY env var
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22065
Author: @adhikjoshi
Created: 3/1/2026
Status: ❌ Closed
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main← Head:feat/modelslab-image-engine📝 Commits (1)
a41aa73feat: Add ModelsLab as image generation engine📊 Changes
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backend/open_webui/config.py(+6 -0)📝
backend/open_webui/routers/images.py(+90 -0)📝
src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Images.svelte(+22 -0)📄 Description
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Summary
Adds ModelsLab (https://modelslab.com) as a new image generation engine option in Open WebUI, following the existing Gemini engine pattern.
ModelsLab is an AI generation API platform providing access to Flux, SDXL, Stable Diffusion 3.5, and 100+ community models for image, video, and audio generation.
Changes
backend/open_webui/config.pyIMAGES_MODELSLAB_API_KEY(PersistentConfig) — supportsIMAGES_MODELSLAB_API_KEYenv varbackend/open_webui/routers/images.pyget_image_model(): Default model isfluxget_models(): Returns 6 pre-configured models (Flux, Flux Pro, SDXL, SD 3.5, Realistic Vision, JuggernautXL)ImagesConfig: AddsIMAGES_MODELSLAB_API_KEY: str/config: Read/write the API keyimage_generations(): Full ModelsLab API call with async pollingsrc/lib/components/admin/Settings/Images.svelteAPI Details
{"key": "API_KEY"}) — not Bearer headerPOST https://modelslab.com/api/v6/images/text2imgstatus: processing, polls/images/fetch/{request_id}every 5s (up to 300s)Setup (after merge)
IMAGES_MODELSLAB_API_KEYChecklist
PersistentConfig🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.