diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models.svelte.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models.svelte.ts
index 0b4d7b55d9..dc6c01db27 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models.svelte.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models.svelte.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { base } from '$app/paths';
 import { SvelteMap, SvelteSet } from 'svelte/reactivity';
 import { toast } from 'svelte-sonner';
-import { ServerModelStatus, ServerModelsSseEventType, ModelModality } from '$lib/enums';
+import {
+	ServerModelStatus,
+	ServerModelsSseEventType,
+	ModelModality,
+	FileTypeCategory
+} from '$lib/enums';
 import { ModelsService } from '$lib/services/models.service';
 import { PropsService } from '$lib/services/props.service';
 import { serverStore, isRouterMode } from '$lib/stores/server.svelte';
@@ -394,6 +399,7 @@ class ModelsStore {
 				model: modelId,
 				description: details?.description,
 				capabilities: rawCapabilities.filter((value: unknown): value is string => Boolean(value)),
+				modalities: this.buildArchitectureModalities(item.architecture),
 				details: details?.details,
 				meta: item.meta ?? null,
 				parsedId: ModelsService.parseModelId(modelId),
@@ -1000,6 +1006,21 @@ class ModelsStore {
 		};
 	}
 
+	/** Map the router modalities, the only source available while a model is not loaded. */
+	private buildArchitectureModalities(
+		architecture: ApiModelDataEntry['architecture']
+	): ModelModalities | undefined {
+		if (!architecture) return undefined;
+
+		const inputs = architecture.input_modalities;
+
+		return {
+			vision: inputs.includes(FileTypeCategory.IMAGE),
+			audio: inputs.includes(FileTypeCategory.AUDIO),
+			video: inputs.includes(FileTypeCategory.VIDEO)
+		};
+	}
+
 	clear(): void {
 		this.unsubscribeStatus();
 		this.statusWaiters.forEach((waiter) => waiter.reject(new Error('Models store cleared')));
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/types/api.d.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/types/api.d.ts
index 5421f8b7f3..bdfcddfae7 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/types/api.d.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/types/api.d.ts
@@ -98,10 +98,21 @@ export interface ApiModelDataEntry {
 	aliases?: string[];
 	/** Informational tags for this model */
 	tags?: string[];
+	/** Modality capabilities, reported by the router for every model regardless of load state */
+	architecture?: ApiModelArchitecture;
 	/** Legacy meta field (may be present in older responses) */
 	meta?: Record<string, unknown> | null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Modality capabilities of a model, as advertised by the ROUTER /models endpoint.
+ * Read from the model manifest, so it is available before the model is loaded.
+ */
+export interface ApiModelArchitecture {
+	/** Accepted input modalities, always contains "text" */
+	input_modalities: string[];
+}
+
 /**
  * Load stage reported by the /models/sse feed, in load order.
  */