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OSError: model-org/model-name is not a local folder and is not a valid model identifier listed on 'https://huggingface.co/models'

ID: huggingface/model-not-found

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90%Fix Rate
92%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
any active — — —
4 active — — —

Root Cause

Model identifier not found on Hugging Face Hub. Typo in model name, private repo, or model was deleted/renamed.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 95% success Verify exact model ID on huggingface.co/models 
    Model IDs are case-sensitive and include the org: 'meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf' not 'llama-2-7b'

    Sources: https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers/

  2. 88% success Authenticate for private or gated models 
    huggingface-cli login  # then: AutoModel.from_pretrained('model_id', token=True)
  3. 82% success Check if model was renamed or deprecated and find the new ID 
    Search huggingface.co/models for the model family; check the model card for migration notes

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Search for the model on external mirror sites 82% fail

    External mirrors may host outdated, tampered, or license-violating copies. Always use the official Hub.

  2. Assume the Hub is down and retry later 70% fail

    If the model ID is wrong, retrying will never work. Verify the model name first.