diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/__init__.py b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/__init__.py
index 175197984a9..ed29b6589a9 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/__init__.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     AnyModelConfig,
     BaseModelType,
     InvalidModelConfigException,
+    ModelConfigBase,
     ModelConfigFactory,
     ModelFormat,
     ModelRepoVariant,
@@ -32,4 +33,5 @@
     "ModelVariantType",
     "SchedulerPredictionType",
     "SubModelType",
+    "ModelConfigBase",
 ]
diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/config.py b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/config.py
index 869536beba5..fd9ef9505dc 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/config.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/config.py
@@ -25,23 +25,26 @@
 import time
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from enum import Enum
-from functools import cached_property
 from inspect import isabstract
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import ClassVar, Literal, Optional, TypeAlias, Union
 
 import diffusers
 import onnxruntime as ort
+import safetensors.torch
 import torch
 from diffusers.models.modeling_utils import ModelMixin
+from picklescan.scanner import scan_file_path
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Discriminator, Field, Tag, TypeAdapter
 from typing_extensions import Annotated, Any, Dict
 
 from invokeai.app.util.misc import uuid_string
 from invokeai.backend.model_hash.hash_validator import validate_hash
 from invokeai.backend.model_hash.model_hash import HASHING_ALGORITHMS, ModelHash
+from invokeai.backend.quantization.gguf.loaders import gguf_sd_loader
 from invokeai.backend.raw_model import RawModel
 from invokeai.backend.stable_diffusion.schedulers.schedulers import SCHEDULER_NAME_VALUES
+from invokeai.backend.util.silence_warnings import SilenceWarnings
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -215,12 +218,37 @@ def __init__(self, path: Path, hash_algo: HASHING_ALGORITHMS = "blake3_single"):
             self.name = path.name
         self.hash_algo = hash_algo
 
-    @cached_property
     def hash(self):
         return ModelHash(algorithm=self.hash_algo).hash(self.path)
 
-    def lazy_load_state_dict(self) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
-        raise NotImplementedError()
+    def size(self):
+        if self.format_type == ModelFormat.Checkpoint:
+            return self.path.stat().st_size
+        return sum(file.stat().st_size for file in self.path.rglob("*"))
+
+    def component_paths(self):
+        if self.format_type == ModelFormat.Checkpoint:
+            return {self.path}
+        extensions = {".safetensors", ".pt", ".pth", ".ckpt", ".bin", ".gguf"}
+        return {f for f in self.path.rglob("*") if f.suffix in extensions}
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def load_state_dict(path: Path):
+        with SilenceWarnings():
+            if path.suffix.endswith((".ckpt", ".pt", ".pth", ".bin")):
+                scan_result = scan_file_path(path)
+                if scan_result.infected_files != 0 or scan_result.scan_err:
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"The model {path.stem} is potentially infected by malware. Aborting import.")
+                checkpoint = torch.load(path, map_location="cpu")
+            elif path.suffix.endswith(".gguf"):
+                checkpoint = gguf_sd_loader(path, compute_dtype=torch.float32)
+            elif path.suffix.endswith(".safetensors"):
+                checkpoint = safetensors.torch.load_file(path)
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f"Unrecognized model extension: {path.suffix}")
+
+        state_dict = checkpoint.get("state_dict", checkpoint)
+        return state_dict
 
 
 class MatchSpeed(int, Enum):
@@ -343,7 +371,7 @@ def from_model_on_disk(cls, mod: ModelOnDisk, **overrides):
         fields["source"] = fields.get("source") or fields["path"]
         fields["source_type"] = fields.get("source_type") or ModelSourceType.Path
         fields["name"] = mod.name
-        fields["hash"] = fields.get("hash") or mod.hash
+        fields["hash"] = fields.get("hash") or mod.hash()
 
         fields.update(overrides)
         return cls(**fields)
diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/legacy_probe.py b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/legacy_probe.py
index a758dc753ab..dded12e497a 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/legacy_probe.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/legacy_probe.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Literal, Optional, Union
 
+import picklescan.scanner as pscan
 import safetensors.torch
 import spandrel
 import torch
-from picklescan.scanner import scan_file_path
 
 import invokeai.backend.util.logging as logger
 from invokeai.app.util.misc import uuid_string
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ def _scan_model(cls, model_name: str, checkpoint: Path) -> None:
         and option to exit if an infected file is identified.
         """
         # scan model
-        scan_result = scan_file_path(checkpoint)
+        scan_result = pscan.scan_file_path(checkpoint)
         if scan_result.infected_files != 0:
             raise Exception(f"The model {model_name} is potentially infected by malware. Aborting import.")
         if scan_result.scan_err:
diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/util/model_util.py b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/util/model_util.py
index 1a74152882b..4fc54c34f19 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/util/model_util.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/util/model_util.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, Optional, Union
 
+import picklescan.scanner as pscan
 import safetensors
 import torch
-from picklescan.scanner import scan_file_path
 
 from invokeai.backend.model_manager.config import ClipVariantType
 from invokeai.backend.quantization.gguf.loaders import gguf_sd_loader
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def read_checkpoint_meta(path: Union[str, Path], scan: bool = True) -> Dict[str,
         checkpoint = gguf_sd_loader(Path(path), compute_dtype=torch.float32)
     else:
         if scan:
-            scan_result = scan_file_path(path)
+            scan_result = pscan.scan_file_path(path)
             if scan_result.infected_files != 0:
                 raise Exception(f"The model at {path} is potentially infected by malware. Aborting import.")
             if scan_result.scan_err:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 58aac54adfa..1eaabbdfed0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "semver~=3.0.1",
   "test-tube",
   "windows-curses; sys_platform=='win32'",
+  "humanize==4.12.1",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "xformers>=0.0.28.post1; sys_platform!='darwin'",
   # torch 2.4+cu carries its own triton dependency
 ]
+
 "onnx" = ["onnxruntime"]
 "onnx-cuda" = ["onnxruntime-gpu"]
 "onnx-directml" = ["onnxruntime-directml"]
diff --git a/scripts/probe-model.py b/scripts/classify-model.py
similarity index 60%
rename from scripts/probe-model.py
rename to scripts/classify-model.py
index c04fd5c961d..5cc2e122327 100755
--- a/scripts/probe-model.py
+++ b/scripts/classify-model.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from typing import get_args
 
 from invokeai.backend.model_hash.model_hash import HASHING_ALGORITHMS
-from invokeai.backend.model_manager import InvalidModelConfigException, ModelProbe
+from invokeai.backend.model_manager import InvalidModelConfigException, ModelConfigBase, ModelProbe
 
 algos = ", ".join(set(get_args(HASHING_ALGORITHMS)))
 
@@ -25,9 +25,17 @@
 )
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
+
+def classify_with_fallback(path: Path, hash_algo: HASHING_ALGORITHMS):
+    try:
+        return ModelConfigBase.classify(path, hash_algo)
+    except InvalidModelConfigException:
+        return ModelProbe.probe(path, hash_algo=hash_algo)
+
+
 for path in args.model_path:
     try:
-        info = ModelProbe.probe(path, hash_algo=args.hash_algo)
-        print(f"{path}:{info.model_dump_json(indent=4)}")
-    except InvalidModelConfigException as exc:
-        print(exc)
+        config = classify_with_fallback(path, args.hash_algo)
+        print(f"{path}:{config.model_dump_json(indent=4)}")
+    except InvalidModelConfigException as e:
+        print(e)
diff --git a/scripts/strip_models.py b/scripts/strip_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7756cce736b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/strip_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+"""
+Usage:
+    strip_models.py <models_input_dir> <stripped_output_dir>
+
+    Strips tensor data from model state_dicts while preserving metadata.
+    Used to create lightweight models for testing model classification.
+
+Parameters:
+  <models_input_dir>     Directory containing original models.
+  <stripped_output_dir>  Directory where stripped models will be saved.
+
+Options:
+  -h, --help             Show this help message and exit
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import shutil
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import humanize
+import torch
+
+from invokeai.backend.model_manager.config import ModelFormat, ModelOnDisk
+from invokeai.backend.model_manager.search import ModelSearch
+
+
+def strip(v):
+    match v:
+        case torch.Tensor():
+            return {"shape": v.shape, "dtype": str(v.dtype), "fakeTensor": True}
+        case dict():
+            return {k: strip(v) for k, v in v.items()}
+        case list() | tuple():
+            return [strip(x) for x in v]
+        case _:
+            return v
+
+
+STR_TO_DTYPE = {str(dtype): dtype for dtype in torch.__dict__.values() if isinstance(dtype, torch.dtype)}
+
+
+def dress(v):
+    match v:
+        case {"shape": shape, "dtype": dtype_str, "fakeTensor": True}:
+            dtype = STR_TO_DTYPE[dtype_str]
+            return torch.empty(shape, dtype=dtype)
+        case dict():
+            return {k: dress(v) for k, v in v.items()}
+        case list() | tuple():
+            return [dress(x) for x in v]
+        case _:
+            return v
+
+
+def load_stripped_model(path: Path, *args, **kwargs):
+    with open(path, "r") as f:
+        contents = json.load(f)
+    return dress(contents)
+
+
+def create_stripped_model(original_model_path: Path, stripped_model_path: Path) -> ModelOnDisk:
+    original = ModelOnDisk(original_model_path)
+    if original.format_type == ModelFormat.Checkpoint:
+        shutil.copy2(original.path, stripped_model_path)
+    else:
+        shutil.copytree(original.path, stripped_model_path, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+    stripped = ModelOnDisk(stripped_model_path)
+    print(f"Created clone of {original.name} at {stripped.path}")
+
+    for component_path in stripped.component_paths():
+        original_state_dict = ModelOnDisk.load_state_dict(component_path)
+        stripped_state_dict = strip(original_state_dict)  # type: ignore
+        with open(component_path, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(stripped_state_dict, f, indent=4)
+
+    before_size = humanize.naturalsize(original.size())
+    after_size = humanize.naturalsize(stripped.size())
+    print(f"{original.name} before: {before_size}, after: {after_size}")
+
+    return stripped
+
+
+def parse_arguments():
+    class Parser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
+        def error(self, reason):
+            raise ValueError(reason)
+
+    parser = Parser()
+    parser.add_argument("models_input_dir", type=Path)
+    parser.add_argument("stripped_output_dir", type=Path)
+
+    try:
+        args = parser.parse_args()
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        print(__doc__, file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+    if not args.models_input_dir.exists():
+        parser.error(f"Error: Input models directory '{args.models_input_dir}' does not exist.")
+    if not args.models_input_dir.is_dir():
+        parser.error(f"Error: '{args.input_models_dir}' is not a directory.")
+
+    return args
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    args = parse_arguments()
+    model_paths = sorted(ModelSearch().search(args.models_input_dir))
+
+    for path in model_paths:
+        stripped_path = args.stripped_output_dir / path.name
+        create_stripped_model(path, stripped_path)
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a5489888da0..b112a4ff2e9 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@
 import logging
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 
+import picklescan.scanner
 import pytest
+import safetensors.torch
+import torch
 
+import invokeai.backend.quantization.gguf.loaders as gguf_loaders
 from invokeai.app.services.board_image_records.board_image_records_sqlite import SqliteBoardImageRecordStorage
 from invokeai.app.services.board_records.board_records_sqlite import SqliteBoardRecordStorage
 from invokeai.app.services.bulk_download.bulk_download_default import BulkDownloadService
@@ -20,6 +25,7 @@
 from invokeai.app.services.invocation_stats.invocation_stats_default import InvocationStatsService
 from invokeai.app.services.invoker import Invoker
 from invokeai.backend.util.logging import InvokeAILogger
+from scripts.strip_models import load_stripped_model
 from tests.backend.model_manager.model_manager_fixtures import *  # noqa: F403
 from tests.fixtures.sqlite_database import create_mock_sqlite_database  # noqa: F401
 from tests.test_nodes import TestEventService
@@ -73,3 +79,23 @@ def invokeai_root_dir(tmp_path_factory) -> Path:
     temp_dir: Path = tmp_path_factory.mktemp("data") / "invokeai_root"
     shutil.copytree(root_template, temp_dir)
     return temp_dir
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def override_model_loading(monkeypatch):
+    """The legacy model probe directly calls model loading functions (e.g. torch.load) and also performs file scanning
+     via picklescan.scanner.scan_file_path. This fixture replaces these functions with test-friendly versions for
+     model files that have been 'stripped' to reduce their size (see scripts/strip_models.py).
+
+    Ideally, model loading would be injected as a dependency (i.e. ModelOnDisk) - but to avoid modifying the legacy probe,
+    we monkeypatch as a temporary workaround until the legacy probe is fully deprecated.
+    """
+    monkeypatch.setattr(torch, "load", load_stripped_model)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(safetensors.torch, "load", load_stripped_model)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(safetensors.torch, "load_file", load_stripped_model)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gguf_loaders, "gguf_sd_loader", load_stripped_model)
+
+    def fake_scan(*args, **kwargs):
+        return SimpleNamespace(infected_files=0, scan_err=None)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(picklescan.scanner, "scan_file_path", fake_scan)
diff --git a/tests/test_model_probe.py b/tests/test_model_probe.py
index f84504dd291..058237fdf0f 100644
--- a/tests/test_model_probe.py
+++ b/tests/test_model_probe.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     get_default_settings_main,
 )
 from invokeai.backend.model_manager.search import ModelSearch
+from invokeai.backend.util.logging import InvokeAILogger
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -140,37 +141,45 @@ def test_minimal_working_example(datadir: Path):
     assert config.fun_quote == "Minimal working example of a ModelConfigBase subclass"
 
 
-def test_regression_against_model_probe(datadir: Path):
+def test_regression_against_model_probe(datadir: Path, override_model_loading):
     """Verifies results from ModelConfigBase.classify are consistent with those from ModelProbe.probe.
     The test paths are gathered from the 'test_model_probe' directory.
     """
+    configs_with_tests = set()
+
     model_paths = ModelSearch().search(datadir)
     for path in model_paths:
         legacy_config = new_config = None
-        probe_success = classify_success = True
 
         try:
             legacy_config = ModelProbe.probe(path)
         except InvalidModelConfigException:
-            probe_success = False
+            pass
 
         try:
             new_config = ModelConfigBase.classify(path)
         except InvalidModelConfigException:
-            classify_success = False
+            pass
 
-        if probe_success and classify_success:
+        if legacy_config and new_config:
             assert legacy_config == new_config
 
-        elif probe_success:
+        elif legacy_config:
             assert type(legacy_config) in ModelConfigBase._USING_LEGACY_PROBE
 
-        elif classify_success:
+        elif new_config:
             assert type(new_config) in ModelConfigBase._USING_CLASSIFY_API
 
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Both probe and classify failed to classify model at path {path}.")
 
+        config_type = type(legacy_config or new_config)
+        configs_with_tests.add(config_type)
+
+    untested_configs = ModelConfigBase.all_config_classes() - configs_with_tests
+    logger = InvokeAILogger.get_logger(__file__)
+    logger.warning(f"Function test_regression_against_model_probe missing test case for: {untested_configs}")
+
 
 def create_fake_configs(config_cls, n):
     factory_args = {