diff --git a/connectomics/jax/models/util.py b/connectomics/jax/models/util.py
index 00d90cb..a142ffc 100644
--- a/connectomics/jax/models/util.py
+++ b/connectomics/jax/models/util.py
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 
 import collections.abc
 import inspect
+import json
 import re
 from typing import Any, Type
 
 from absl import logging
+from connectomics.common import file
 from connectomics.common import import_util
 # pylint:disable=unused-import
 from connectomics.jax.models import convstack
@@ -181,3 +183,15 @@ def model_from_dict_config(
       default_packages,
       **config[cfg_field],
   )
+
+
+def save_config(config: ml_collections.ConfigDict, path: file.PathLike):
+  """Saves model config to a file."""
+  with file.Open(path, 'w') as f:
+    f.write(config.to_json_best_effort() + '\n')
+
+
+def load_config(path: file.PathLike) -> ml_collections.ConfigDict:
+  """Loads a model config from a file."""
+  with file.Open(path, 'r') as f:
+    return ml_collections.ConfigDict(json.loads(f.read()))