ComfyUI: .gguf downloaded but not showing in the Unet (GGUF) loader — fix
Also seen as: "gguf not showing in ComfyUI", "UnetLoaderGGUF empty dropdown", "gguf model not in list"
Direct answer
How do I fix "a .gguf model missing from the Unet loader"?
You downloaded a GGUF quant but UnetLoaderGGUF shows an empty dropdown or will not list it. This is almost always a folder problem: ComfyUI-GGUF reads a dedicated folder key, and a GGUF dropped in the wrong models subfolder will not appear.
Key facts
- iThe .gguf is in models/diffusion_models (or elsewhere) instead of the location the GGUF loader scans reliably.
- iComfyUI-GGUF is not installed or is out of date, so the GGUF loader is not registering its folder at all.
- iComfyUI was not restarted after adding the file — loader folders are read at startup.
Next step
- 1Put the .gguf in models/unet/ — the canonical, reliably-scanned location for GGUF diffusion weights.
- 2Confirm ComfyUI-GGUF is installed and current (it supplies UnetLoaderGGUF).
- 3Restart ComfyUI and re-open the loader — the dropdown reads the folder at boot.
If that didn't fix it
- models/diffusion_models may or may not surface a GGUF depending on your ComfyUI-GGUF version — do not rely on it; use models/unet.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What causes "a .gguf model missing from the Unet loader" in ComfyUI?
The .gguf is in models/diffusion_models (or elsewhere) instead of the location the GGUF loader scans reliably.
How do I fix "a .gguf model missing from the Unet loader"?
Put the .gguf in models/unet/ — the canonical, reliably-scanned location for GGUF diffusion weights. Confirm ComfyUI-GGUF is installed and current (it supplies UnetLoaderGGUF).