diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts
index 98e7208c9..cf907a1a9 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { useFuse } from '@vueuse/integrations/useFuse'
+import type { UseFuseOptions } from '@vueuse/integrations/useFuse'
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 import type { Ref } from 'vue'
 
@@ -15,19 +17,6 @@ function filterByCategory(category: string) {
   }
 }
 
-function filterByQuery(query: string) {
-  return (asset: AssetItem) => {
-    if (!query) return true
-    const lowerQuery = query.toLowerCase()
-    const description = getAssetDescription(asset)
-    return (
-      asset.name.toLowerCase().includes(lowerQuery) ||
-      (description && description.toLowerCase().includes(lowerQuery)) ||
-      asset.tags.some((tag) => tag.toLowerCase().includes(lowerQuery))
-    )
-  }
-}
-
 function filterByFileFormats(formats: string[]) {
   return (asset: AssetItem) => {
     if (formats.length === 0) return true
@@ -160,9 +149,31 @@ export function useAssetBrowser(
     return assets.value.filter(filterByCategory(selectedCategory.value))
   })
 
+  const fuseOptions: UseFuseOptions<AssetItem> = {
+    fuseOptions: {
+      keys: [
+        { name: 'name', weight: 0.4 },
+        { name: 'tags', weight: 0.3 }
+      ],
+      threshold: 0.4, // Higher threshold for typo tolerance (0.0 = exact, 1.0 = match all)
+      ignoreLocation: true, // Search anywhere in the string, not just at the beginning
+      includeScore: true
+    },
+    matchAllWhenSearchEmpty: true
+  }
+
+  const { results: fuseResults } = useFuse(
+    searchQuery,
+    categoryFilteredAssets,
+    fuseOptions
+  )
+
+  const searchFiltered = computed(() =>
+    fuseResults.value.map((result) => result.item)
+  )
+
   const filteredAssets = computed(() => {
-    const filtered = categoryFilteredAssets.value
-      .filter(filterByQuery(searchQuery.value))
+    const filtered = searchFiltered.value
       .filter(filterByFileFormats(filters.value.fileFormats))
       .filter(filterByBaseModels(filters.value.baseModels))
 
diff --git a/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts b/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts
index 5e581c873..92ea78c33 100644
--- a/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('Search Functionality', () => {
-    it('searches across asset name', async () => {
+  describe('Fuzzy Search Functionality', () => {
+    it('searches across asset name with exact match', async () => {
       const assets = [
         createApiAsset({ name: 'realistic_vision.safetensors' }),
         createApiAsset({ name: 'anime_style.ckpt' }),
@@ -149,45 +149,148 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
       searchQuery.value = 'realistic'
       await nextTick()
 
-      expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(2)
+      expect(filteredAssets.value.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
       expect(
-        filteredAssets.value.every((asset) =>
+        filteredAssets.value.some((asset) =>
           asset.name.toLowerCase().includes('realistic')
         )
       ).toBe(true)
     })
 
-    it('searches in user metadata description', async () => {
+    it('searches across asset tags', async () => {
       const assets = [
         createApiAsset({
           name: 'model1.safetensors',
-          user_metadata: { description: 'fantasy artwork model' }
+          tags: ['models', 'checkpoints']
         }),
         createApiAsset({
           name: 'model2.safetensors',
-          user_metadata: { description: 'portrait photography' }
+          tags: ['models', 'loras']
         })
       ]
 
       const { searchQuery, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
-      searchQuery.value = 'fantasy'
+      searchQuery.value = 'checkpoints'
       await nextTick()
 
-      expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(1)
-      expect(filteredAssets.value[0].name).toBe('model1.safetensors')
+      expect(filteredAssets.value.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
+      expect(filteredAssets.value[0].tags).toContain('checkpoints')
     })
 
-    it('handles empty search results', async () => {
+    it('supports fuzzy matching with typos', async () => {
+      const assets = [
+        createApiAsset({ name: 'checkpoint_model.safetensors' }),
+        createApiAsset({ name: 'lora_model.safetensors' })
+      ]
+
+      const { searchQuery, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
+
+      // Intentional typo - fuzzy search should still find it
+      searchQuery.value = 'chckpoint'
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(filteredAssets.value.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
+      expect(filteredAssets.value[0].name).toContain('checkpoint')
+    })
+
+    it('handles empty search by returning all assets', async () => {
+      const assets = [
+        createApiAsset({ name: 'test1.safetensors' }),
+        createApiAsset({ name: 'test2.safetensors' })
+      ]
+
+      const { searchQuery, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
+
+      searchQuery.value = ''
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(2)
+    })
+
+    it('handles no search results', async () => {
       const assets = [createApiAsset({ name: 'test.safetensors' })]
 
       const { searchQuery, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
-      searchQuery.value = 'nonexistent'
+      searchQuery.value = 'completelydifferentstring123'
       await nextTick()
 
       expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(0)
     })
+
+    it('performs case-insensitive search', async () => {
+      const assets = [
+        createApiAsset({ name: 'RealisticVision.safetensors' }),
+        createApiAsset({ name: 'anime_style.ckpt' })
+      ]
+
+      const { searchQuery, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
+
+      searchQuery.value = 'REALISTIC'
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(filteredAssets.value.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
+      expect(filteredAssets.value[0].name).toContain('Realistic')
+    })
+
+    it('combines fuzzy search with format filter', async () => {
+      const assets = [
+        createApiAsset({ name: 'my_checkpoint_model.safetensors' }),
+        createApiAsset({ name: 'my_checkpoint_model.ckpt' }),
+        createApiAsset({ name: 'different_lora.safetensors' })
+      ]
+
+      const { searchQuery, updateFilters, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(
+        ref(assets)
+      )
+
+      searchQuery.value = 'checkpoint'
+      updateFilters({
+        sortBy: 'name-asc',
+        fileFormats: ['safetensors'],
+        baseModels: []
+      })
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(filteredAssets.value.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
+      expect(
+        filteredAssets.value.every((asset) =>
+          asset.name.endsWith('.safetensors')
+        )
+      ).toBe(true)
+      expect(
+        filteredAssets.value.some((asset) => asset.name.includes('checkpoint'))
+      ).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('combines fuzzy search with base model filter', async () => {
+      const assets = [
+        createApiAsset({
+          name: 'realistic_sd15.safetensors',
+          user_metadata: { base_model: 'SD1.5' }
+        }),
+        createApiAsset({
+          name: 'realistic_sdxl.safetensors',
+          user_metadata: { base_model: 'SDXL' }
+        })
+      ]
+
+      const { searchQuery, updateFilters, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(
+        ref(assets)
+      )
+
+      searchQuery.value = 'realistic'
+      updateFilters({
+        sortBy: 'name-asc',
+        fileFormats: [],
+        baseModels: ['SDXL']
+      })
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(filteredAssets.value[0].name).toBe('realistic_sdxl.safetensors')
+    })
   })
 
   describe('Combined Search and Filtering', () => {