diff --git a/src/backends/onnxruntime.c b/src/backends/onnxruntime.c
index 7281e419e..7b12d8062 100644
--- a/src/backends/onnxruntime.c
+++ b/src/backends/onnxruntime.c
@@ -285,11 +285,6 @@ RAI_Tensor* RAI_TensorCreateFromOrtValue(OrtValue* v, size_t batch_offset, size_
   return NULL;
 }
 
-typedef struct RAI_ONNXBuffer {
-  char* data;
-  size_t len;
-} RAI_ONNXBuffer;
-
 OrtEnv* env = NULL;
 
 RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateORT(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI_ModelOpts opts,
@@ -368,10 +363,6 @@ RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateORT(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI_Mo
   char* buffer = RedisModule_Calloc(modellen, sizeof(*buffer));
   memcpy(buffer, modeldef, modellen);
 
-  RAI_ONNXBuffer* onnxbuffer = RedisModule_Calloc(1, sizeof(*onnxbuffer));
-  onnxbuffer->data = buffer;
-  onnxbuffer->len = modellen;
-
   RAI_Model* ret = RedisModule_Calloc(1, sizeof(*ret));
   ret->model = NULL;
   ret->session = session;
@@ -379,7 +370,8 @@ RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateORT(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI_Mo
   ret->devicestr = RedisModule_Strdup(devicestr);
   ret->refCount = 1;
   ret->opts = opts;
-  ret->data = onnxbuffer;
+  ret->data = buffer;
+  ret->datalen = modellen;
 
   return ret;
 
@@ -392,7 +384,6 @@ RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateORT(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI_Mo
 void RAI_ModelFreeORT(RAI_Model* model, RAI_Error* error) {
   const OrtApi* ort = OrtGetApiBase()->GetApi(1);
 
-  RedisModule_Free(((RAI_ONNXBuffer*)(model->data))->data);
   RedisModule_Free(model->data);
   RedisModule_Free(model->devicestr);
   ort->ReleaseSession(model->session);
@@ -570,10 +561,9 @@ int RAI_ModelRunORT(RAI_ModelRunCtx **mctxs, RAI_Error *error)
 }
 
 int RAI_ModelSerializeORT(RAI_Model *model, char **buffer, size_t *len, RAI_Error *error) {
-  RAI_ONNXBuffer* onnxbuffer = (RAI_ONNXBuffer*)model->data;
-  *buffer = RedisModule_Calloc(onnxbuffer->len, sizeof(char));
-  memcpy(*buffer, onnxbuffer->data, onnxbuffer->len);
-  *len = onnxbuffer->len;
+  *buffer = RedisModule_Calloc(model->datalen, sizeof(char));
+  memcpy(*buffer, model->data, model->datalen);
+  *len = model->datalen;
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/tensorflow.c b/src/backends/tensorflow.c
index 4444ae267..750206679 100644
--- a/src/backends/tensorflow.c
+++ b/src/backends/tensorflow.c
@@ -238,13 +238,13 @@ RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateTF(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI_Mod
 
   TF_ImportGraphDefOptions* options = TF_NewImportGraphDefOptions();
 
-  TF_Buffer *buffer = TF_NewBuffer();
-  buffer->length = modellen;
-  buffer->data = modeldef;
+  TF_Buffer *tfbuffer = TF_NewBuffer();
+  tfbuffer->length = modellen;
+  tfbuffer->data = modeldef;
 
   TF_Status *status = TF_NewStatus();
 
-  TF_GraphImportGraphDef(model, buffer, options, status);
+  TF_GraphImportGraphDef(model, tfbuffer, options, status);
 
   if (TF_GetCode(status) != TF_OK) {
     char* errorMessage = RedisModule_Strdup(TF_Message(status));
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateTF(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI_Mod
   }
 
   TF_DeleteImportGraphDefOptions(options);
-  TF_DeleteBuffer(buffer);
+  TF_DeleteBuffer(tfbuffer);
   TF_DeleteStatus(status);
 
   TF_Status *optionsStatus = TF_NewStatus();
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateTF(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI_Mod
     array_append(outputs_, RedisModule_Strdup(outputs[i]));
   }
 
+  char* buffer = RedisModule_Calloc(modellen, sizeof(*buffer));
+  memcpy(buffer, modeldef, modellen);
+
   RAI_Model* ret = RedisModule_Calloc(1, sizeof(*ret));
   ret->model = model;
   ret->session = session;
@@ -403,7 +406,9 @@ RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateTF(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI_Mod
   ret->outputs = outputs_;
   ret->opts = opts;
   ret->refCount = 1;
-  
+  ret->data = buffer;
+  ret->datalen = modellen;
+ 
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -445,6 +450,10 @@ void RAI_ModelFreeTF(RAI_Model* model, RAI_Error* error) {
     array_free(model->outputs);
   }
 
+  if (model->data) {
+    RedisModule_Free(model->data);
+  }
+
   TF_DeleteStatus(status);
 }
 
@@ -534,24 +543,32 @@ int RAI_ModelRunTF(RAI_ModelRunCtx** mctxs, RAI_Error *error) {
 }
 
 int RAI_ModelSerializeTF(RAI_Model *model, char **buffer, size_t *len, RAI_Error *error) {
-  TF_Buffer *tf_buffer = TF_NewBuffer();
-  TF_Status *status = TF_NewStatus();
 
-  TF_GraphToGraphDef(model->model, tf_buffer, status);
+  if (model->data) {
+    *buffer = RedisModule_Calloc(model->datalen, sizeof(char));
+    memcpy(*buffer, model->data, model->datalen);
+    *len = model->datalen;
+  }
+  else {
+    TF_Buffer *tf_buffer = TF_NewBuffer();
+    TF_Status *status = TF_NewStatus();
+
+    TF_GraphToGraphDef(model->model, tf_buffer, status);
+
+    if (TF_GetCode(status) != TF_OK) {
+      RAI_SetError(error, RAI_EMODELSERIALIZE, "ERR Error serializing TF model");
+      TF_DeleteBuffer(tf_buffer);
+      TF_DeleteStatus(status);
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+    *buffer = RedisModule_Alloc(tf_buffer->length);
+    memcpy(*buffer, tf_buffer->data, tf_buffer->length);
+    *len = tf_buffer->length;
 
-  if (TF_GetCode(status) != TF_OK) {
-    RAI_SetError(error, RAI_EMODELSERIALIZE, "ERR Error serializing TF model");
     TF_DeleteBuffer(tf_buffer);
     TF_DeleteStatus(status);
-    return 1;
   }
 
-  *buffer = RedisModule_Alloc(tf_buffer->length);
-  memcpy(*buffer, tf_buffer->data, tf_buffer->length);
-  *len = tf_buffer->length;
-
-  TF_DeleteBuffer(tf_buffer);
-  TF_DeleteStatus(status);
-
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/tflite.c b/src/backends/tflite.c
index 78f83e294..8e921daa2 100644
--- a/src/backends/tflite.c
+++ b/src/backends/tflite.c
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ int RAI_InitBackendTFLite(int (*get_api_fn)(const char *, void *)) {
   return REDISMODULE_OK;
 }
 
-typedef struct RAI_TfLiteBuffer {
-  char* data;
-  size_t len;
-} RAI_TfLiteBuffer;
-
 RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateTFLite(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI_ModelOpts opts,
                                  const char *modeldef, size_t modellen,
                                  RAI_Error *error) {
@@ -55,10 +50,6 @@ RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateTFLite(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI
   char* buffer = RedisModule_Calloc(modellen, sizeof(*buffer));
   memcpy(buffer, modeldef, modellen);
 
-  RAI_TfLiteBuffer* tflitebuffer = RedisModule_Calloc(1, sizeof(*tflitebuffer));
-  tflitebuffer->data = buffer;
-  tflitebuffer->len = modellen;
-
   RAI_Model* ret = RedisModule_Calloc(1, sizeof(*ret));
   ret->model = model;
   ret->session = NULL;
@@ -68,13 +59,13 @@ RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateTFLite(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI
   ret->outputs = NULL;
   ret->refCount = 1;
   ret->opts = opts;
-  ret->data = tflitebuffer;
+  ret->data = buffer;
+  ret->datalen = modellen;
 
   return ret;
 }
 
 void RAI_ModelFreeTFLite(RAI_Model* model, RAI_Error *error) {
-  RedisModule_Free(((RAI_TfLiteBuffer*)(model->data))->data);
   RedisModule_Free(model->data);
   RedisModule_Free(model->devicestr);
   tfliteDeallocContext(model->model);
@@ -178,10 +169,9 @@ int RAI_ModelRunTFLite(RAI_ModelRunCtx** mctxs, RAI_Error *error) {
 }
 
 int RAI_ModelSerializeTFLite(RAI_Model *model, char **buffer, size_t *len, RAI_Error *error) {
-  RAI_TfLiteBuffer* tflitebuffer = (RAI_TfLiteBuffer*)model->data;
-  *buffer = RedisModule_Calloc(tflitebuffer->len, sizeof(char));
-  memcpy(*buffer, tflitebuffer->data, tflitebuffer->len);
-  *len = tflitebuffer->len;
+  *buffer = RedisModule_Calloc(model->datalen, sizeof(char));
+  memcpy(*buffer, model->data, model->datalen);
+  *len = model->datalen;
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/torch.c b/src/backends/torch.c
index 671192a65..61c676fc4 100644
--- a/src/backends/torch.c
+++ b/src/backends/torch.c
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateTorch(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI_
     return NULL;
   }
 
+  char* buffer = RedisModule_Calloc(modellen, sizeof(*buffer));
+  memcpy(buffer, modeldef, modellen);
+
   RAI_Model* ret = RedisModule_Calloc(1, sizeof(*ret));
   ret->model = model;
   ret->session = NULL;
@@ -57,7 +60,9 @@ RAI_Model *RAI_ModelCreateTorch(RAI_Backend backend, const char* devicestr, RAI_
   ret->outputs = NULL;
   ret->opts = opts;
   ret->refCount = 1;
-
+  ret->data = buffer;
+  ret->datalen = modellen;
+ 
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -65,6 +70,9 @@ void RAI_ModelFreeTorch(RAI_Model* model, RAI_Error *error) {
   if(model->devicestr){
     RedisModule_Free(model->devicestr);
   }
+  if (model->data) {
+    RedisModule_Free(model->data);
+  }
   torchDeallocContext(model->model);
 }
 
@@ -157,13 +165,21 @@ int RAI_ModelRunTorch(RAI_ModelRunCtx** mctxs, RAI_Error *error) {
 }
 
 int RAI_ModelSerializeTorch(RAI_Model *model, char **buffer, size_t *len, RAI_Error *error) {
-  char* error_descr = NULL;
-  torchSerializeModel(model->model, buffer, len, &error_descr, RedisModule_Alloc);
 
-  if (*buffer == NULL) {
-    RAI_SetError(error, RAI_EMODELSERIALIZE, error_descr);
-    RedisModule_Free(error_descr);
-    return 1;
+  if (model->data) {
+    *buffer = RedisModule_Calloc(model->datalen, sizeof(char));
+    memcpy(*buffer, model->data, model->datalen);
+    *len = model->datalen;
+  }
+  else {
+    char* error_descr = NULL;
+    torchSerializeModel(model->model, buffer, len, &error_descr, RedisModule_Alloc);
+
+    if (*buffer == NULL) {
+      RAI_SetError(error, RAI_EMODELSERIALIZE, error_descr);
+      RedisModule_Free(error_descr);
+      return 1;
+    }
   }
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/model_struct.h b/src/model_struct.h
index 1c0381a89..3b7024246 100644
--- a/src/model_struct.h
+++ b/src/model_struct.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ typedef struct RAI_Model {
   char **outputs;
   size_t noutputs;
   long long refCount;
-  void* data;
+  char* data;
+  long long datalen;
   void* infokey;
 } RAI_Model;