diff --git a/docling/models/ds_glm_model.py b/docling/models/ds_glm_model.py
index 529b12ce..5fa35af1 100644
--- a/docling/models/ds_glm_model.py
+++ b/docling/models/ds_glm_model.py
@@ -14,23 +14,24 @@ from docling_core.types import Ref
 from docling_core.types.experimental import BoundingBox, CoordOrigin
 from docling_core.types.experimental.document import DoclingDocument
 from PIL import ImageDraw
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from docling.datamodel.base_models import Cluster
 from docling.datamodel.document import ConversionResult
 
 
-class GlmModel:
-    def __init__(self, config):
-        self.config = config
-        self.create_legacy_output = config.get("create_legacy_output", True)
+class GlmOptions(BaseModel):
+    create_legacy_output: bool = True
+    model_names: str = ""  # e.g. "language;term;reference"
+
+
+class GlmModel:
+    def __init__(self, options: GlmOptions):
+        self.options = options
+        self.create_legacy_output = self.options.create_legacy_output
 
-        self.model_names = self.config.get(
-            "model_names", ""
-        )  # "language;term;reference"
         load_pretrained_nlp_models()
-        # model = init_nlp_model(model_names="language;term;reference")
-        model = init_nlp_model(model_names=self.model_names)
-        self.model = model
+        self.model = init_nlp_model(model_names=self.options.model_names)
 
     def __call__(
         self, conv_res: ConversionResult
diff --git a/docling/pipeline/standard_pdf_model_pipeline.py b/docling/pipeline/standard_pdf_model_pipeline.py
index 3ec4c17e..cba8609b 100644
--- a/docling/pipeline/standard_pdf_model_pipeline.py
+++ b/docling/pipeline/standard_pdf_model_pipeline.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from docling.datamodel.pipeline_options import (
     TesseractOcrOptions,
 )
 from docling.models.base_ocr_model import BaseOcrModel
-from docling.models.ds_glm_model import GlmModel
+from docling.models.ds_glm_model import GlmModel, GlmOptions
 from docling.models.easyocr_model import EasyOcrModel
 from docling.models.layout_model import LayoutModel
 from docling.models.page_assemble_model import PageAssembleModel, PageAssembleOptions
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ class StandardPdfModelPipeline(PaginatedModelPipeline):
 
         self.artifacts_path = Path(artifacts_path)
         self.glm_model = GlmModel(
-            config={"create_legacy_output": pipeline_options.create_legacy_output}
+            options=GlmOptions(
+                create_legacy_output=pipeline_options.create_legacy_output
+            )
         )
 
         if ocr_model := self.get_ocr_model() is None: