diff --git a/anki/cards.py b/anki/cards.py
index 4ae4b9e69..5073ef97b 100644
--- a/anki/cards.py
+++ b/anki/cards.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Card(object):
         self.deck = deck
         self.timerStarted = None
         self._qa = None
+        self._rd = None
         if id:
             self.id = id
             self.load()
@@ -106,14 +107,30 @@ streak=?, lapses=?, grade=?, cycles=?, edue=? where id = ?""",
 
     def _getQA(self, reload=False):
         if not self._qa or reload:
-            self._qa = self.deck.renderQA([self.id], "card")[0]
+            gname = self.deck.db.scalar(
+                "select name from groups where id = ?", self.gid)
+            f = self.fact(); m = self.model()
+            data = [self.id, f.id, m.id, self.gid, self.ord, f.stringTags(),
+                    f.joinedFields(), ""]
+            self._qa = self.deck._renderQA(self.model(), gname, data)
         return self._qa
 
+    def _reviewData(self, reload=False):
+        "Fetch the model and fact."
+        if not self._rd or reload:
+            f = self.deck.getFact(self.fid)
+            m = self.deck.getModel(f.mid)
+            self._rd = [f, m]
+        return self._rd
+
     def fact(self):
-        return self.deck.getFact(self.fid)
+        return self._reviewData()[0]
+
+    def model(self, reload=False):
+        return self._reviewData()[1]
 
     def template(self):
-        return self.deck.getTemplate(self.fact().mid, self.ord)
+        return self._reviewData()[1].templates[self.ord]
 
     def startTimer(self):
         self.timerStarted = time.time()
diff --git a/anki/deck.py b/anki/deck.py
index 698bad916..59fac6b62 100644
--- a/anki/deck.py
+++ b/anki/deck.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class _Deck(object):
             d = datetime.datetime(d.year, d.month, d.day)
             d += datetime.timedelta(hours=4)
             self.crt = int(time.mktime(d.timetuple()))
+        self.modelCache = {}
         self.undoEnabled = False
         self.sessionStartReps = 0
         self.sessionStartTime = 0
@@ -172,11 +173,13 @@ qconf=?, conf=?, data=?""",
     def getFact(self, id):
         return anki.facts.Fact(self, id=id)
 
-    def getTemplate(self, mid, ord):
-        return self.getModel(mid).templates[ord]
-
     def getModel(self, mid):
-        return anki.models.Model(self, mid)
+        "Memoizes; call .reset() to reset cache."
+        if mid in self.modelCache:
+            return self.modelCache[mid]
+        m = anki.models.Model(self, mid)
+        self.modelCache[mid] = m
+        return m
 
     # Utils
     ##########################################################################
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ qconf=?, conf=?, data=?""",
 
     def reset(self):
         "Rebuild the queue and reload data after DB modified."
+        self.modelCache = {}
         self.sched.reset()
 
     # Facts
@@ -434,6 +438,7 @@ select id from cards where fid in (select id from facts where mid = ?)""",
         return [self._renderQA(mods[row[2]], groups[row[3]], row)
                 for row in self._qaData(where)]
 
+    # fixme: don't need gid or data
     def _renderQA(self, model, gname, data):
         "Returns hash of id, question, answer."
         # data is [cid, fid, mid, gid, ord, tags, flds, data]
diff --git a/anki/facts.py b/anki/facts.py
index 375ec34d7..6e13146d2 100644
--- a/anki/facts.py
+++ b/anki/facts.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ select mid, gid, crt, mod, tags, flds, data from facts where id = ?""", self.id)
         self.mod = intTime()
         # facts table
         sfld = self._fields[self._model.sortIdx()]
-        tags = canonifyTags(self.tags)
+        tags = self.stringTags()
         res = self.deck.db.execute("""
 insert or replace into facts values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
                             self.id, self.mid, self.gid, self.crt,
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ insert or replace into facts values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
     def hasTag(self, tag):
         return hasTag(tag, self.tags)
 
+    def stringTags(self):
+        return canonifyTags(self.tags)
+
     # Unique/duplicate checks
     ##################################################