Comfy-Org/ComfyUI · error · RuntimeError

ERROR: clip vision file is invalid and does not contain a va

Error message

ERROR: clip vision file is invalid and does not contain a valid vision model.

What it means

Error "ERROR: clip vision file is invalid and does not contain a valid vision model." thrown in Comfy-Org/ComfyUI.

Source

Thrown at nodes.py:1078

    CATEGORY = "model/loaders"

    def load_clip(self, clip_name):
        clip_path = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("clip_vision", clip_name)
        clip_vision = comfy.clip_vision.load(clip_path)
        if clip_vision is None:
            raise RuntimeError("ERROR: clip vision file is invalid and does not contain a valid vision model.")
        return (clip_vision,)

class CLIPVisionEncode:

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Solutions

1. Load a valid clip vision model file.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nodes.py:1078 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Comfy-Org/ComfyUI@1c6d8d45b3 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/646767e4eac3048f. Report an issue: GitHub.