diff --git a/llm/ggml.go b/llm/ggml.go
index 18ae4bd6..c3e71b88 100644
--- a/llm/ggml.go
+++ b/llm/ggml.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ type model interface {
 
 type container interface {
 	Name() string
-	Decode(*readOffset) (model, error)
+	Decode(*readSeekOffset) (model, error)
 }
 
 type containerGGML struct{}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (c *containerGGML) Name() string {
 	return "ggml"
 }
 
-func (c *containerGGML) Decode(ro *readOffset) (model, error) {
+func (c *containerGGML) Decode(ro *readSeekOffset) (model, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (c *containerGGMF) Name() string {
 	return "ggmf"
 }
 
-func (c *containerGGMF) Decode(ro *readOffset) (model, error) {
+func (c *containerGGMF) Decode(ro *readSeekOffset) (model, error) {
 	var version uint32
 	binary.Read(ro, binary.LittleEndian, &version)
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (c *containerGGJT) Name() string {
 	return "ggjt"
 }
 
-func (c *containerGGJT) Decode(ro *readOffset) (model, error) {
+func (c *containerGGJT) Decode(ro *readSeekOffset) (model, error) {
 	var version uint32
 	binary.Read(ro, binary.LittleEndian, &version)
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (c *containerLORA) Name() string {
 	return "ggla"
 }
 
-func (c *containerLORA) Decode(ro *readOffset) (model, error) {
+func (c *containerLORA) Decode(ro *readSeekOffset) (model, error) {
 	var version uint32
 	binary.Read(ro, binary.LittleEndian, &version)
 
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ const (
 	FILE_MAGIC_GGUF_BE = 0x47475546
 )
 
-func DecodeGGML(r io.Reader) (*GGML, error) {
-	ro := readOffset{Reader: r}
+func DecodeGGML(r io.ReadSeeker) (*GGML, error) {
+	ro := readSeekOffset{ReadSeeker: r}
 
 	var magic uint32
 	if err := binary.Read(&ro, binary.LittleEndian, &magic); err != nil {
@@ -219,13 +219,23 @@ func DecodeGGML(r io.Reader) (*GGML, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-type readOffset struct {
-	io.Reader
+type readSeekOffset struct {
+	io.ReadSeeker
 	offset int64
 }
 
-func (r *readOffset) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	n, err := r.Reader.Read(p)
-	r.offset += int64(n)
+func (rso *readSeekOffset) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (int64, error) {
+	offset, err := rso.ReadSeeker.Seek(offset, whence)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	rso.offset = offset
+	return offset, nil
+}
+
+func (rso *readSeekOffset) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	n, err := rso.ReadSeeker.Read(p)
+	rso.offset += int64(n)
 	return n, err
 }
diff --git a/llm/gguf.go b/llm/gguf.go
index dc883187..f68b87b2 100644
--- a/llm/gguf.go
+++ b/llm/gguf.go
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ func (c *containerGGUF) Name() string {
 	return "gguf"
 }
 
-func (c *containerGGUF) Decode(ro *readOffset) (model, error) {
-	binary.Read(ro, c.bo, &c.Version)
+func (c *containerGGUF) Decode(rso *readSeekOffset) (model, error) {
+	binary.Read(rso, c.bo, &c.Version)
 
 	switch c.Version {
 	case 1:
-		binary.Read(ro, c.bo, &c.V1)
+		binary.Read(rso, c.bo, &c.V1)
 	default:
-		binary.Read(ro, c.bo, &c.V2)
+		binary.Read(rso, c.bo, &c.V2)
 	}
 
 	model := newGGUFModel(c)
-	if err := model.Decode(ro); err != nil {
+	if err := model.Decode(rso); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -154,49 +154,49 @@ func (llm *ggufModel) FileType() string {
 	return "unknown"
 }
 
-func (llm *ggufModel) Decode(ro *readOffset) error {
+func (llm *ggufModel) Decode(rso *readSeekOffset) error {
 	// decode key-values
 	for i := 0; uint64(i) < llm.NumKV(); i++ {
-		k, err := llm.readString(ro)
+		k, err := llm.readString(rso)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		vtype := llm.readU32(ro)
+		vtype := llm.readU32(rso)
 
 		var v any
 		switch vtype {
 		case ggufTypeUint8:
-			v = llm.readU8(ro)
+			v = llm.readU8(rso)
 		case ggufTypeInt8:
-			v = llm.readI8(ro)
+			v = llm.readI8(rso)
 		case ggufTypeUint16:
-			v = llm.readU16(ro)
+			v = llm.readU16(rso)
 		case ggufTypeInt16:
-			v = llm.readI16(ro)
+			v = llm.readI16(rso)
 		case ggufTypeUint32:
-			v = llm.readU32(ro)
+			v = llm.readU32(rso)
 		case ggufTypeInt32:
-			v = llm.readI32(ro)
+			v = llm.readI32(rso)
 		case ggufTypeUint64:
-			v = llm.readU64(ro)
+			v = llm.readU64(rso)
 		case ggufTypeInt64:
-			v = llm.readI64(ro)
+			v = llm.readI64(rso)
 		case ggufTypeFloat32:
-			v = llm.readF32(ro)
+			v = llm.readF32(rso)
 		case ggufTypeFloat64:
-			v = llm.readF64(ro)
+			v = llm.readF64(rso)
 		case ggufTypeBool:
-			v = llm.readBool(ro)
+			v = llm.readBool(rso)
 		case ggufTypeString:
-			s, err := llm.readString(ro)
+			s, err := llm.readString(rso)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
 			v = s
 		case ggufTypeArray:
-			a, err := llm.readArray(ro)
+			a, err := llm.readArray(rso)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -211,20 +211,20 @@ func (llm *ggufModel) Decode(ro *readOffset) error {
 
 	// decode tensors
 	for i := 0; uint64(i) < llm.NumTensor(); i++ {
-		name, err := llm.readString(ro)
+		name, err := llm.readString(rso)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		dims := llm.readU32(ro)
+		dims := llm.readU32(rso)
 
 		shape := [4]uint64{1, 1, 1, 1}
 		for i := 0; uint32(i) < dims; i++ {
-			shape[i] = llm.readU64(ro)
+			shape[i] = llm.readU64(rso)
 		}
 
-		kind := llm.readU32(ro)
-		offset := llm.readU64(ro)
+		kind := llm.readU32(rso)
+		offset := llm.readU64(rso)
 
 		var blockSize uint64
 		switch {
@@ -285,10 +285,10 @@ func (llm *ggufModel) Decode(ro *readOffset) error {
 		alignment = 32
 	}
 
-	io.CopyN(io.Discard, ro, int64(alignment)-ro.offset%int64(alignment))
+	rso.Seek(int64(alignment)-rso.offset%int64(alignment), io.SeekCurrent)
 	for _, tensor := range llm.tensors {
 		padded := (int64(tensor.size) + int64(alignment) - 1) & ^(int64(alignment) - 1)
-		io.CopyN(io.Discard, ro, padded)
+		rso.Seek(padded, io.SeekCurrent)
 	}
 
 	return nil