diff --git a/docling/datamodel/asr_model_specs.py b/docling/datamodel/asr_model_specs.py
index 5527dd5b..b16ad8f9 100644
--- a/docling/datamodel/asr_model_specs.py
+++ b/docling/datamodel/asr_model_specs.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from docling.datamodel.pipeline_options_asr_model import (
     InferenceAsrFramework,
     InlineAsrNativeWhisperOptions,
     InlineAsrOptions,
-    TransformersModelType,
+    # TransformersModelType,
 )
 
 _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/docling/datamodel/layout_model_specs.py b/docling/datamodel/layout_model_specs.py
index b91fa7fe..ff5c8074 100644
--- a/docling/datamodel/layout_model_specs.py
+++ b/docling/datamodel/layout_model_specs.py
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ class LayoutModelConfig(BaseModel):
         return self.repo_id.replace("/", "--")
 
 
-# HuggingFace Layout Models
-
 # Default Docling Layout Model
 DOCLING_LAYOUT_V2 = LayoutModelConfig(
     name="docling_layout_v2",
diff --git a/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py b/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py
index 630b16ef..40947fd9 100644
--- a/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py
+++ b/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ class VlmPipelineOptions(PaginatedPipelineOptions):
     # If True, text from backend will be used instead of generated text
     vlm_options: Union[InlineVlmOptions, ApiVlmOptions] = (
         smoldocling_vlm_conversion_options
+        #SMOLDOCLING_TRANSFORMERS
     )
 
 
@@ -293,6 +294,9 @@ class AsrPipelineOptions(PipelineOptions):
     artifacts_path: Optional[Union[Path, str]] = None
 
 
+
+
+    
 class PdfPipelineOptions(PaginatedPipelineOptions):
     """Options for the PDF pipeline."""
 
diff --git a/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options_asr_model.py b/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options_asr_model.py
index 20e2e453..12109ad1 100644
--- a/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options_asr_model.py
+++ b/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options_asr_model.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ from pydantic import AnyUrl, BaseModel
 from typing_extensions import deprecated
 
 from docling.datamodel.accelerator_options import AcceleratorDevice
-from docling.datamodel.pipeline_options_vlm_model import (
+
+# from docling.datamodel.pipeline_options_vlm_model import (
     # InferenceFramework,
-    TransformersModelType,
-)
+    # TransformersModelType,
+# )
 
 
 class BaseAsrOptions(BaseModel):
diff --git a/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options_vlm_model.py b/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options_vlm_model.py
index c5ed2e32..3cf2efb0 100644
--- a/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options_vlm_model.py
+++ b/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options_vlm_model.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from pydantic import AnyUrl, BaseModel
 from typing_extensions import deprecated
 
 from docling.datamodel.accelerator_options import AcceleratorDevice
-from docling.datamodel.pipeline_options import LayoutOptions
 
 
 class BaseVlmOptions(BaseModel):
@@ -89,9 +88,12 @@ class ApiVlmOptions(BaseVlmOptions):
     concurrency: int = 1
     response_format: ResponseFormat
 
-
+from docling.datamodel.layout_model_specs import (
+    LayoutModelConfig,
+)
+    
 class TwoStageVlmOptions(BaseModel):
     kind: Literal["inline_two_stage_model_options"] = "inline_two_stage_model_options"
 
-    vlm_options: InlineVlmOptions
-    layout_options: LayoutOptions
+    vlm_options: Union[InlineVlmOptions, ApiVlmOptions] # = SMOLDOCLING_TRANSFORMERS
+    layout_options: LayoutModelConfig # = DOCLING_LAYOUT_V2