# Ollama 0.32.15 roughly halves time to first token by caching model metadata

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Published: 2026-08-19 · Runtimes & apps

Ollama v0.32.15 caches resolved model metadata between requests, which cut time to first token from about 995 ms to about 524 ms in Ollama's benchmarks. It also fixes a bug where chat and generate requests could hang after a parser error mid-stream, and handles Qwen 3.8 system messages that appear later in a conversation consistently. First-time desktop users get a new onboarding flow.

## Why it matters locally

Coding agents and editor plugins that send many short requests feel this most, since half a second saved per call adds up over a long session.

## Source

[Ollama v0.32.15 release notes (GitHub)](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/releases/tag/v0.32.15)

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