ModelFilePath

ModelFilePath is the highest-priority source for the model file. When set to a non-empty path, the engine loads directly from disk and skips all download logic.

Quick reference


Type	`string?`
Default	`null`
Priority	1 (highest; wins over `AsposeModelId` and Hugging Face fields)
Category	Model source
Field on	`ModelSourceParameters.ModelFilePath`

What it does

null or empty — skip this priority level; fall through to AsposeModelId, then Hugging Face fields.
A path — load the GGUF from that file. No download.

The file must be accessible and readable by the process.

When to change it

Scenario	Value
Default (use Hugging Face or Aspose catalog)	`null`
Air-gapped deployment with pre-downloaded model	Absolute path
Custom local GGUF	Path to the file
Testing a model before mirroring to Hugging Face	Local path

Example

var preset = new Qwen25Preset();
preset.BaseModelSourceParameters.ModelFilePath =
    @"C:\models\Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct-Q4_K_M.gguf";
// Bypass the Hugging Face values on the preset.

using var api = AsposeLLMApi.Create(preset);

Interactions

AsposeModelId — priority 2; ignored when ModelFilePath is set.
HuggingFaceRepoId + HuggingFaceFileName — priority 3; ignored when ModelFilePath is set.
EngineParameters.ModelCachePath — cache is not used when loading from an explicit ModelFilePath.

What’s next

Model source hub — resolution order overview.
Bring your own GGUF — full custom-model workflow.
Offline deployment — air-gapped setup.

AsposeModelId