Managing Offline Models from Preferences

Accessing Offline Models in Elephas

1. Open Elephas Preferences.

2. Navigate to the Offline tab.

3. You’ll see two sections:
• Chat Models – for conversations and general AI tasks.
• Indexing Models – for embeddings, semantic search, and retrieval.

Downloading a Model

1. Click Download next to the model.

2. Wait for the download to finish.

3. Once ready, click Start to activate it.

Starting a Model

1. Find the model you want to use (e.g., Multilingual E5 Large).

2. Click Start.

3. The model will load locally and show as Running.

Only one offline model can be active at a time. Starting a new model will automatically stop the currently running one.

Stopping a Model

1. Click Stop to deactivate the model.

2. The status will change back to Ready to start.

3. You can then start another model if needed.

Only one offline model can run at a time. Stopping the current model is required before starting a new one.

Deleting a Model

1. Click the 🗑 Trash icon on the model card.

2. Confirm the deletion.

3. You can re-download it anytime if needed.