diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_recognition_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_recognition_service.dart
index 17546d58cc..e75546b803 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_recognition_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_recognition_service.dart
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ class FaceRecognitionService {
             .toSet();
         _logger.info('starting remote fetch for ${fileIds.length} files');
         final res =
-            await RemoteFileMLService.instance.getFaceEmbedding(fileIds);
+            await RemoteFileMLService.instance.getFileEmbeddings(fileIds);
         _logger.info('fetched ${res.mlData.length} embeddings');
         fetchedCount += res.mlData.length;
         final List<Face> faces = [];
         final remoteFileIdToVersion = <int, int>{};
-        for (FileMl fileMl in res.mlData.values) {
+        for (RemoteFileML fileMl in res.mlData.values) {
           if (shouldDiscardRemoteEmbedding(fileMl)) continue;
           if (fileMl.faceEmbedding.faces.isEmpty) {
             faces.add(
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ class FaceRecognitionService {
           } else {
             for (final f in fileMl.faceEmbedding.faces) {
               f.fileInfo = FileInfo(
-                imageHeight: fileMl.height,
-                imageWidth: fileMl.width,
+                imageHeight: fileMl.faceEmbedding.height,
+                imageWidth: fileMl.faceEmbedding.width,
               );
               faces.add(f);
             }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/file_ml.dart b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/file_ml.dart
index 4ac1370834..51b2ceec6a 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/file_ml.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/file_ml.dart
@@ -1,46 +1,54 @@
 import "package:photos/face/model/face.dart";
 
-class FileMl {
+class RemoteFileML {
   final int fileID;
-  final int? height;
-  final int? width;
-  final FaceEmbeddings faceEmbedding;
+  final Map<String, dynamic> remoteRawData;
+  final RemoteFaceEmbedding faceEmbedding;
+  final RemoteClipEmbedding? clipEmbedding;
 
-  FileMl(
+  RemoteFileML(
     this.fileID,
-    this.faceEmbedding, {
-    this.height,
-    this.width,
+    this.remoteRawData, {
+    required this.faceEmbedding,
+    this.clipEmbedding,
   });
 
   // toJson
-  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => {
-        'fileID': fileID,
-        'height': height,
-        'width': width,
-        'faceEmbedding': faceEmbedding.toJson(),
-      };
-  // fromJson
-  factory FileMl.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
-    return FileMl(
-      json['fileID'] as int,
-      FaceEmbeddings.fromJson(json['faceEmbedding'] as Map<String, dynamic>),
-      height: json['height'] as int?,
-      width: json['width'] as int?,
+  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
+    throw UnimplementedError();
+  }
+
+  // fromRemote
+  factory RemoteFileML.fromRemote(int fileID, Map<String, dynamic> json) {
+    return RemoteFileML(
+      fileID,
+      json,
+      faceEmbedding: RemoteFaceEmbedding.fromJson(
+        json['face'] as Map<String, dynamic>,
+      ),
+      clipEmbedding: json['clip'] == null
+          ? null
+          : RemoteClipEmbedding.fromJson(
+              json['clip'] as Map<String, dynamic>,
+            ),
     );
   }
 }
 
-class FaceEmbeddings {
+class RemoteFaceEmbedding {
   final List<Face> faces;
   final int version;
-  // pkgname/version
+  // packageName/version
   final String client;
+  final int height;
+  final int width;
 
-  FaceEmbeddings(
+  RemoteFaceEmbedding(
     this.faces,
     this.version, {
     required this.client,
+    required this.height,
+    required this.width,
   });
 
   // toJson
@@ -48,33 +56,48 @@ class FaceEmbeddings {
         'faces': faces.map((x) => x.toJson()).toList(),
         'version': version,
         'client': client,
+        'height': height,
+        'width': width,
       };
+
   // fromJson
-  factory FaceEmbeddings.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
-    return FaceEmbeddings(
+  factory RemoteFaceEmbedding.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
+    return RemoteFaceEmbedding(
       List<Face>.from(
         json['faces'].map((x) => Face.fromJson(x as Map<String, dynamic>)),
       ),
       json['version'] as int,
-      client: json['client'] ?? 'unknown',
+      client: json['client'] as String,
+      height: json['height'] as int,
+      width: json['width'] as int,
     );
   }
 }
 
-class ClipEmbedding {
-  final int? version;
+class RemoteClipEmbedding {
+  final int version;
+  final String client;
   final List<double> embedding;
-  ClipEmbedding(this.embedding, {this.version});
+
+  RemoteClipEmbedding(
+    this.embedding, {
+    required this.version,
+    required this.client,
+  });
+
   // toJson
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => {
-        'version': version,
         'embedding': embedding,
+        'version': version,
+        'client': client,
       };
+
   // fromJson
-  factory ClipEmbedding.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
-    return ClipEmbedding(
+  factory RemoteClipEmbedding.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
+    return RemoteClipEmbedding(
       List<double>.from(json['embedding'] as List),
-      version: json['version'] as int?,
+      version: json['version'] as int,
+      client: json['client'] as String,
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/files_ml_data_response.dart b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/files_ml_data_response.dart
index 475f52d0a3..67b69dcf5c 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/files_ml_data_response.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/files_ml_data_response.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:photos/services/machine_learning/file_ml/file_ml.dart';
 
 class FilesMLDataResponse {
-  final Map<int, FileMl> mlData;
+  final Map<int, RemoteFileML> mlData;
   // fileIDs that were indexed but they don't contain any meaningful embeddings
   // and hence should be discarded for re-indexing
   final Set<int> noEmbeddingFileIDs;
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/remote_fileml_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/remote_fileml_service.dart
index edfd6293e1..51b52fbaf0 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/remote_fileml_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/file_ml/remote_fileml_service.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import "dart:async";
 import "dart:convert";
+import "dart:io";
 
 import "package:computer/computer.dart";
-import "package:flutter/foundation.dart" show debugPrint;
+import "package:flutter/foundation.dart" show Uint8List, debugPrint;
 import "package:logging/logging.dart";
 import "package:photos/core/network/network.dart";
 import "package:photos/db/files_db.dart";
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ class RemoteFileMLService {
 
   void init(SharedPreferences prefs) {}
 
-  Future<void> putFileEmbedding(EnteFile file, FileMl fileML) async {
+  Future<void> putFileEmbedding(EnteFile file, RemoteFileML fileML) async {
+    throw Exception("need to update implementation");
     final encryptionKey = getFileKey(file);
     final embeddingJSON = jsonEncode(fileML.toJson());
     final encryptedEmbedding = await CryptoUtil.encryptChaCha(
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ class RemoteFileMLService {
     }
   }
 
-  Future<FilesMLDataResponse> getFaceEmbedding(
+  Future<FilesMLDataResponse> getFileEmbeddings(
     Set<int> fileIds,
   ) async {
     try {
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ class RemoteFileMLService {
         "/embeddings/files",
         data: {
           "fileIDs": fileIds.toList(),
-          "model": 'file-ml-clip-face',
+          "model": 'ggml-clip',
         },
       );
       final remoteEmb = res.data['embeddings'] as List;
@@ -93,10 +95,10 @@ class RemoteFileMLService {
     }
   }
 
-  Future<Map<int, FileMl>> decryptFileMLData(
+  Future<Map<int, RemoteFileML>> decryptFileMLData(
     List<RemoteEmbedding> remoteEmbeddings,
   ) async {
-    final result = <int, FileMl>{};
+    final result = <int, RemoteFileML>{};
     if (remoteEmbeddings.isEmpty) {
       return result;
     }
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ class RemoteFileMLService {
       final input = EmbeddingsDecoderInput(embedding, fileKey);
       inputs.add(input);
     }
-    return _computer.compute<Map<String, dynamic>, Map<int, FileMl>>(
+    return _computer.compute<Map<String, dynamic>, Map<int, RemoteFileML>>(
       _decryptFileMLComputer,
       param: {
         "inputs": inputs,
@@ -121,10 +123,16 @@ class RemoteFileMLService {
   }
 }
 
-Future<Map<int, FileMl>> _decryptFileMLComputer(
+Uint8List ungzipUint8List(Uint8List compressedData) {
+  final codec = GZipCodec();
+  final List<int> decompressedList = codec.decode(compressedData);
+  return Uint8List.fromList(decompressedList);
+}
+
+Future<Map<int, RemoteFileML>> _decryptFileMLComputer(
   Map<String, dynamic> args,
 ) async {
-  final result = <int, FileMl>{};
+  final result = <int, RemoteFileML>{};
   final inputs = args["inputs"] as List<EmbeddingsDecoderInput>;
   for (final input in inputs) {
     final decryptArgs = <String, dynamic>{};
@@ -134,15 +142,19 @@ Future<Map<int, FileMl>> _decryptFileMLComputer(
     decryptArgs["header"] =
         CryptoUtil.base642bin(input.embedding.decryptionHeader);
     final embeddingData = chachaDecryptData(decryptArgs);
-    final decodedJson = jsonDecode(utf8.decode(embeddingData));
-    final FileMl decodedEmbedding =
-        FileMl.fromJson(decodedJson as Map<String, dynamic>);
+    // unzip the gzip data
+    final unzippedData = ungzipUint8List(embeddingData);
+    final decodedJson = jsonDecode(utf8.decode(unzippedData));
+    final RemoteFileML decodedEmbedding = RemoteFileML.fromRemote(
+      input.embedding.fileID,
+      decodedJson as Map<String, dynamic>,
+    );
     result[input.embedding.fileID] = decodedEmbedding;
   }
   return result;
 }
 
-bool shouldDiscardRemoteEmbedding(FileMl fileMl) {
+bool shouldDiscardRemoteEmbedding(RemoteFileML fileMl) {
   if (fileMl.faceEmbedding.version < faceMlVersion) {
     debugPrint("Discarding remote embedding for fileID ${fileMl.fileID} "
         "because version is ${fileMl.faceEmbedding.version} and we need $faceMlVersion");
@@ -175,10 +187,6 @@ bool shouldDiscardRemoteEmbedding(FileMl fileMl) {
     );
     return true;
   }
-  if (fileMl.width == null || fileMl.height == null) {
-    debugPrint("Discarding remote embedding for fileID ${fileMl.fileID} "
-        "because width is null");
-    return true;
-  }
+
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/ml_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/ml_service.dart
index 875d54a650..52aad2a824 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/ml_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/ml_service.dart
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import 'package:photos/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_embedding/face_emb
 import 'package:photos/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_filtering/face_filtering_constants.dart';
 import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_recognition_service.dart";
 import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/face_ml/person/person_service.dart";
-import 'package:photos/services/machine_learning/file_ml/file_ml.dart';
-import 'package:photos/services/machine_learning/file_ml/remote_fileml_service.dart';
+import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/file_ml/file_ml.dart";
+import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/file_ml/remote_fileml_service.dart";
 import 'package:photos/services/machine_learning/ml_exceptions.dart';
 import 'package:photos/services/machine_learning/ml_result.dart';
 import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/semantic_search/clip/clip_image_encoder.dart";
@@ -470,15 +470,23 @@ class MLService {
         if (!result.errorOccured) {
           await RemoteFileMLService.instance.putFileEmbedding(
             instruction.enteFile,
-            FileMl(
+            RemoteFileML(
               instruction.enteFile.uploadedFileID!,
-              FaceEmbeddings(
+              {},
+              faceEmbedding: RemoteFaceEmbedding(
                 faces,
                 result.mlVersion,
                 client: client,
+                height: result.decodedImageSize.height,
+                width: result.decodedImageSize.width,
               ),
-              height: result.decodedImageSize.height,
-              width: result.decodedImageSize.width,
+              clipEmbedding: result.clipRan
+                  ? RemoteClipEmbedding(
+                      result.clip!.embedding,
+                      version: result.mlVersion,
+                      client: client,
+                    )
+                  : null,
             ),
           );
         } else {
@@ -487,7 +495,6 @@ class MLService {
           );
         }
         await FaceMLDataDB.instance.bulkInsertFaces(faces);
-        return actuallyRanML;
       }
 
       if (result.clipRan) {