diff --git a/internal/channel/base_channel.go b/internal/channel/base_channel.go
index 0b14675..7257d8a 100644
--- a/internal/channel/base_channel.go
+++ b/internal/channel/base_channel.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package channel
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"gpt-load/internal/models"
 	"io"
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gorm.io/datatypes"
 )
 
 // UpstreamInfo holds the information for a single upstream server, including its weight.
@@ -23,11 +26,13 @@ type UpstreamInfo struct {
 
 // BaseChannel provides common functionality for channel proxies.
 type BaseChannel struct {
-	Name         string
-	Upstreams    []UpstreamInfo
-	HTTPClient   *http.Client
-	TestModel    string
-	upstreamLock sync.Mutex
+	Name            string
+	Upstreams       []UpstreamInfo
+	HTTPClient      *http.Client
+	TestModel       string
+	upstreamLock    sync.Mutex
+	groupUpstreams  datatypes.JSON
+	groupConfig     datatypes.JSONMap
 }
 
 // RequestModifier is a function that can modify the request before it's sent.
@@ -66,6 +71,34 @@ func (b *BaseChannel) getUpstreamURL() *url.URL {
 	return best.URL
 }
 
+// IsConfigStale checks if the channel's configuration is stale compared to the provided group.
+func (b *BaseChannel) IsConfigStale(group *models.Group) bool {
+	// It's important to compare the raw JSON here to detect any changes.
+	if !bytes.Equal(b.groupUpstreams, group.Upstreams) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// For JSONMap, we need to marshal it to compare.
+	currentConfigBytes, err := json.Marshal(b.groupConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log the error and assume it's stale to be safe
+		logrus.Errorf("failed to marshal current group config: %v", err)
+		return true
+	}
+	newConfigBytes, err := json.Marshal(group.Config)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log the error and assume it's stale
+		logrus.Errorf("failed to marshal new group config: %v", err)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(currentConfigBytes, newConfigBytes) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 // ProcessRequest handles the common logic of processing and forwarding a request.
 func (b *BaseChannel) ProcessRequest(c *gin.Context, apiKey *models.APIKey, modifier RequestModifier, ch ChannelProxy) error {
 	upstreamURL := b.getUpstreamURL()
diff --git a/internal/channel/channel.go b/internal/channel/channel.go
index 4317cfe..96604e2 100644
--- a/internal/channel/channel.go
+++ b/internal/channel/channel.go
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ type ChannelProxy interface {
 
 	// IsStreamingRequest checks if the request is for a streaming response.
 	IsStreamingRequest(c *gin.Context) bool
+
+	// IsConfigStale checks if the channel's configuration is stale compared to the provided group.
+	IsConfigStale(group *models.Group) bool
 }
diff --git a/internal/channel/factory.go b/internal/channel/factory.go
index 84c0818..ba8addf 100644
--- a/internal/channel/factory.go
+++ b/internal/channel/factory.go
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"gpt-load/internal/models"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"gorm.io/datatypes"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // channelConstructor defines the function signature for creating a new channel proxy.
@@ -41,33 +42,53 @@ func GetChannels() []string {
 // Factory is responsible for creating channel proxies.
 type Factory struct {
 	settingsManager *config.SystemSettingsManager
+	channelCache    map[uint]ChannelProxy
+	cacheLock       sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // NewFactory creates a new channel factory.
 func NewFactory(settingsManager *config.SystemSettingsManager) *Factory {
 	return &Factory{
 		settingsManager: settingsManager,
+		channelCache:    make(map[uint]ChannelProxy),
 	}
 }
 
 // GetChannel returns a channel proxy based on the group's channel type.
+// It uses a cache to ensure that only one instance of a channel is created for each group.
 func (f *Factory) GetChannel(group *models.Group) (ChannelProxy, error) {
+	f.cacheLock.Lock()
+	defer f.cacheLock.Unlock()
+
+	if channel, ok := f.channelCache[group.ID]; ok {
+		if !channel.IsConfigStale(group) {
+			return channel, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	logrus.Infof("Creating new channel for group %d with type '%s'", group.ID, group.ChannelType)
+
 	constructor, ok := channelRegistry[group.ChannelType]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported channel type: %s", group.ChannelType)
 	}
-	return constructor(f, group)
+	channel, err := constructor(f, group)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	f.channelCache[group.ID] = channel
+	return channel, nil
 }
 
 // newBaseChannel is a helper function to create and configure a BaseChannel.
-func (f *Factory) newBaseChannel(name string, upstreamsJSON datatypes.JSON, groupConfig datatypes.JSONMap, testModel string) (*BaseChannel, error) {
+func (f *Factory) newBaseChannel(name string, group *models.Group) (*BaseChannel, error) {
 	type upstreamDef struct {
 		URL    string `json:"url"`
 		Weight int    `json:"weight"`
 	}
 
 	var defs []upstreamDef
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(upstreamsJSON, &defs); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(group.Upstreams, &defs); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal upstreams for %s channel: %w", name, err)
 	}
 
@@ -89,7 +110,7 @@ func (f *Factory) newBaseChannel(name string, upstreamsJSON datatypes.JSON, grou
 	}
 
 	// Get effective settings by merging system and group configs
-	effectiveSettings := f.settingsManager.GetEffectiveConfig(groupConfig)
+	effectiveSettings := f.settingsManager.GetEffectiveConfig(group.Config)
 
 	// Configure the HTTP client with the effective timeouts
 	httpClient := &http.Client{
@@ -100,9 +121,11 @@ func (f *Factory) newBaseChannel(name string, upstreamsJSON datatypes.JSON, grou
 	}
 
 	return &BaseChannel{
-		Name:       name,
-		Upstreams:  upstreamInfos,
-		HTTPClient: httpClient,
-		TestModel:  testModel,
+		Name:           name,
+		Upstreams:      upstreamInfos,
+		HTTPClient:     httpClient,
+		TestModel:      group.TestModel,
+		groupUpstreams: group.Upstreams,
+		groupConfig:    group.Config,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/channel/gemini_channel.go b/internal/channel/gemini_channel.go
index 1fa0042..9f9077b 100644
--- a/internal/channel/gemini_channel.go
+++ b/internal/channel/gemini_channel.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type GeminiChannel struct {
 }
 
 func newGeminiChannel(f *Factory, group *models.Group) (ChannelProxy, error) {
-	base, err := f.newBaseChannel("gemini", group.Upstreams, group.Config, group.TestModel)
+	base, err := f.newBaseChannel("gemini", group)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/channel/openai_channel.go b/internal/channel/openai_channel.go
index 2b054da..3ecd7e5 100644
--- a/internal/channel/openai_channel.go
+++ b/internal/channel/openai_channel.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type OpenAIChannel struct {
 }
 
 func newOpenAIChannel(f *Factory, group *models.Group) (ChannelProxy, error) {
-	base, err := f.newBaseChannel("openai", group.Upstreams, group.Config, group.TestModel)
+	base, err := f.newBaseChannel("openai", group)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}