setup_model.py

import os
from transformers import CLIPProcessor, CLIPModel

# Define where we want to save the model locally
MODEL_PATH = "./local_clip_model"

def download_and_save_model():
    print("⏳ Downloading OpenAI CLIP model... (This may take a minute)")
    
    model_name = "openai/clip-vit-base-patch32"
    
    # Download Model and Processor
    model = CLIPModel.from_pretrained(model_name)
    processor = CLIPProcessor.from_pretrained(model_name)
    
    # Save them to the local directory
    if not os.path.exists(MODEL_PATH):
        os.makedirs(MODEL_PATH)
        
    model.save_pretrained(MODEL_PATH)
    processor.save_pretrained(MODEL_PATH)
    
    print(f"✅ Model successfully saved to '{MODEL_PATH}'")
    print("You can now run the project offline.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    download_and_save_model()