diff --git a/model2vec/hf_utils.py b/model2vec/hf_utils.py
index 1d12f43..99bde32 100644
--- a/model2vec/hf_utils.py
+++ b/model2vec/hf_utils.py
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ def load_pretrained(
         tokenizer_file = "tokenizer.json"
         config_name = "config.json"
 
-    folder_or_repo_path = Path(folder_or_repo_path)
+    # This check allows users to pass other things than Path objects, e.g.,
+    # cloudpathlib.Anypath.
+    if isinstance(folder_or_repo_path, str):
+        folder_or_repo_path = Path(folder_or_repo_path)
 
     local_folder = folder_or_repo_path / subfolder if subfolder else folder_or_repo_path
 
diff --git a/model2vec/model.py b/model2vec/model.py
index 200b95d..9aae58a 100644
--- a/model2vec/model.py
+++ b/model2vec/model.py
@@ -465,9 +465,14 @@ def load_local(cls: type[StaticModel], path: PathLike) -> StaticModel:
         :return: A StaticModel
         :raises: ValueError if the path is not a directory.
         """
-        path = Path(path)
-        if not path.is_dir():
-            raise ValueError(f"Path {path} is not a directory.")
+        if isinstance(path, str):
+            path = Path(path)
+
+        if isinstance(path, Path):
+            # Only check if we're sure this is a path.
+            # It could be a cloudpathlib path, or something else.
+            if not path.is_dir():
+                raise ValueError(f"Path {path} is not a directory.")
 
         embeddings, tokenizer, config = load_local_model(path)