# Load local model with WhisperModel

**URL:** <https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/load-local-model-with-whispermodel/93422>\
**Category:** Models\
**Created:** [June 21, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/load-local-model-with-whispermodel/93422 "2024-06-21T19:03:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/load-local-model-with-whispermodel/93422/1 "2024-06-21T19:03:22Z")

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I am trying to load a local model but get the error `OSError: Incorrect path_or_model_id`  
`# save model locally`  
`model = WhisperModel.from_pretrained("openai/whisper-tiny")`  
`PreTrainedModel.save_pretrained(model, <my_path>`

Error when doing following:  
`model = WhisperModel.from_pretrained(pretrained_model_name_or_path=<my_path>, local_files_only=True)`