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Load VAE

comfyUI节点-Load VAE|VAE加载器

This node will detect models located in the ComfyUI/models/vae folder, and it will also read models from additional paths configured in the extra_model_paths.yaml file. Sometimes, you may need to refresh the ComfyUI interface to allow it to read the model files from the corresponding folder.

Documentation

  • Class name: VAELoader
  • Category: loaders
  • Output node: False

The VAELoader node is designed for loading Variational Autoencoder (VAE) models, specifically tailored to handle both standard and approximate VAEs. It supports loading VAEs by name, including specialized handling for ‘taesd’ and ‘taesdxl’ models, and dynamically adjusts based on the VAE’s specific configuration.

Input types

FieldComfy dtypeDescription
vae_nameCOMBO[STRING]Specifies the name of the VAE to be loaded, determining which VAE model is fetched and loaded, with support for a range of predefined VAE names including ‘taesd’ and ‘taesdxl’.

Output types

FieldComfy dtypeDescription
vaeVAEReturns the loaded VAE model, ready for further operations such as encoding or decoding. The output is a model object encapsulating the loaded model’s state.