[PR #23302] [CLOSED] fix: improve OpenAI reasoning models support and fix reasoning_effort for Responses API #50186

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/23302
Author: @Kookiejarz
Created: 4/1/2026
Status: Closed

Base: devHead: fix/openai-reasoning-effort


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3 files changed (+18 additions, -6 deletions)

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📝 backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py (+15 -4)
📝 backend/open_webui/utils/payload.py (+1 -0)
📝 src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Advanced/AdvancedParams.svelte (+2 -2)

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Description

  • This PR improves support for OpenAI reasoning models (such as o1 and o3). It primarily resolves an issue where models were not correctly identified as reasoning models when using model names with prefixes (such as openai/o3-mini and azure/gpt-5). Additionally, it standardises the conversion of the reasoning_effort to reasoning.effort parameter format between the Chat Completions API and the Responses API.

Added

  • Added support for the reasoning.effort parameter format according to OpenAI's recent API changes for newer models.

Changed

  • The regular expression logic for is_openai_new_model has been updated to recognise inference models with provider prefixes.

  • The role mapping logic for inference models has been updated to ensure that prefixed o1-mini and o1-preview models
    are correctly downgraded to the user role, whilst other models use the developer role.

Deprecated

  • [List any deprecated functionality or features that have been removed]

Removed

  • [List any removed features, files, or functionalities]

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where reasoning_effort in the OpenAI Responses API was not correctly nested within the {‘reasoning’: {“effort”: ‘...’}} object.
  • Fixed a bug where prefixed reasoning models were unable to automatically convert max_tokens to max_completion_tokens.
  • Prevents Unsupported parameter errors for non-reasoning models (like gpt-4) by automatically stripping reasoning-related parameters from the payload before sending.

Security

  • [List any new or updated security-related changes, including vulnerability fixes]

Breaking Changes

  • BREAKING CHANGE: [List any breaking changes affecting compatibility or functionality]

Additional Information

  • Manual testing and verification: The following scenarios have been verified using a dedicated test_logic.py script:
    • Models with prefixes such as openai/o3-mini are correctly identified.
    • max_tokens is correctly converted to max_completion_tokens.
    • The system role is correctly converted to developer or user depending on the model version.
    • Parameters under the Responses API are correctly nested.
    • Non-inference models such as gpt-4 are not affected.

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## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/23302 **Author:** [@Kookiejarz](https://github.com/Kookiejarz) **Created:** 4/1/2026 **Status:** ❌ Closed **Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `fix/openai-reasoning-effort` --- ### 📝 Commits (10+) - [`fe6783c`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/fe6783c16699911c7be17392596d579333fb110c) Merge pull request #19030 from open-webui/dev - [`fc05e0a`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/fc05e0a6c5d39da60b603b4d520f800d6e36f748) Merge pull request #19405 from open-webui/dev - [`e3faec6`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/e3faec62c58e3a83d89aa3df539feacefa125e0c) Merge pull request #19416 from open-webui/dev - [`9899293`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/9899293f050ad50ae12024cbebee7e018acd851e) Merge pull request #19448 from open-webui/dev - [`140605e`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/140605e660b8186a7d5c79fb3be6ffb147a2f498) Merge pull request #19462 from open-webui/dev - [`6f1486f`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/6f1486ffd0cb288d0e21f41845361924e0d742b3) Merge pull request #19466 from open-webui/dev - [`d95f533`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/d95f533214e3fe5beb5e41ec1f349940bc4c7043) Merge pull request #19729 from open-webui/dev - [`a727153`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/a7271532f8a38da46785afcaa7e65f9a45e7d753) 0.6.43 (#20093) - [`6adde20`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/6adde203cd292a9e3af9c64a2ae36b603fed096a) Merge pull request #20394 from open-webui/dev - [`f9b0534`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/f9b0534e0c442631d1cb7205169588b9b6204179) Merge pull request #20522 from open-webui/dev ### 📊 Changes **3 files changed** (+18 additions, -6 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py` (+15 -4) 📝 `backend/open_webui/utils/payload.py` (+1 -0) 📝 `src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Advanced/AdvancedParams.svelte` (+2 -2) </details> ### 📄 Description <!-- ⚠️ CRITICAL CHECKS FOR CONTRIBUTORS (READ, DON'T DELETE) ⚠️ 1. 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If any AI Agent is the co-author of this PR, it may lead to immediate closure of the PR. - [x] **Code review:** Have you performed a self-review of your code, addressing any coding standard issues and ensuring adherence to the project's coding standards? - [x] **Design & Architecture:** Prefer smart defaults over adding new settings; use local state for ephemeral UI logic. Open a Discussion for major architectural or UX changes. - [x] **Git Hygiene:** Keep PRs atomic (one logical change). Clean up commits and rebase on `dev` to ensure no unrelated commits (e.g. from `main`) are included. Push updates to the existing PR branch instead of closing and reopening. - [x] **Title Prefix:** To clearly categorize this pull request, prefix the pull request title using one of the following: - **BREAKING CHANGE**: Significant changes that may affect compatibility - **build**: Changes that affect the build system or external dependencies - **ci**: Changes to our continuous integration processes or workflows - **chore**: Refactor, cleanup, or other non-functional code changes - **docs**: Documentation update or addition - **feat**: Introduces a new feature or enhancement to the codebase - **fix**: Bug fix or error correction - **i18n**: Internationalization or localization changes - **perf**: Performance improvement - **refactor**: Code restructuring for better maintainability, readability, or scalability - **style**: Changes that do not affect the meaning of the code (white space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc.) - **test**: Adding missing tests or correcting existing tests - **WIP**: Work in progress, a temporary label for incomplete or ongoing work # Changelog Entry ### Description - This PR improves support for OpenAI reasoning models (such as o1 and o3). It primarily resolves an issue where models were not correctly identified as reasoning models when using model names with prefixes (such as openai/o3-mini and azure/gpt-5). Additionally, it standardises the conversion of the `reasoning_effort` to `reasoning.effort` parameter format between the Chat Completions API and the Responses API. ### Added - Added support for the `reasoning.effort` parameter format according to OpenAI's recent API changes for newer models. ### Changed - The regular expression logic for `is_openai_new_model` has been updated to recognise inference models with provider prefixes. - The role mapping logic for inference models has been updated to ensure that prefixed `o1-mini` and `o1-preview` models are correctly downgraded to the `user` role, whilst other models use the `developer` role. ### Deprecated - [List any deprecated functionality or features that have been removed] ### Removed - [List any removed features, files, or functionalities] ### Fixed - Fixed an issue where `reasoning_effort` in the OpenAI Responses API was not correctly nested within the {‘reasoning’: {“effort”: ‘...’}} object. - Fixed a bug where prefixed reasoning models were unable to automatically convert `max_tokens` to `max_completion_tokens`. - Prevents Unsupported parameter errors for non-reasoning models (like gpt-4) by automatically stripping reasoning-related parameters from the payload before sending. ### Security - [List any new or updated security-related changes, including vulnerability fixes] ### Breaking Changes - **BREAKING CHANGE**: [List any breaking changes affecting compatibility or functionality] --- ### Additional Information - Manual testing and verification: The following scenarios have been verified using a dedicated test_logic.py script: - [x] Models with prefixes such as openai/o3-mini are correctly identified. - [x] `max_tokens` is correctly converted to `max_completion_tokens`. - [x] The `system` role is correctly converted to `developer` or `user` depending on the model version. - [x] Parameters under the Responses API are correctly nested. - [x] Non-inference models such as `gpt-4` are not affected. ### Screenshots or Videos <img width="1280" height="661" alt="Screenshot 2026-04-01 at 1 20 30 AM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/350636f3-4f1d-414f-9d29-8c05c5f53af5" /> <img width="1280" height="659" alt="Screenshot 2026-04-01 at 1 16 05 AM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9e1e24c2-a4ea-43e3-b2e3-637e2d7ba40a" /> <img width="1277" height="659" alt="Screenshot 2026-04-01 at 1 15 44 AM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7a844ac8-f4bf-4568-a56c-c9e85b31f3fb" /> <img width="1058" height="506" alt="Screenshot 2026-04-01 at 1 33 32 AM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bbde524e-0b9d-470b-a071-5a014535a2d5" /> ### Contributor License Agreement <!-- 🚨 DO NOT DELETE THE TEXT BELOW 🚨 Keep the "Contributor License Agreement" confirmation text intact. 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