diff --git a/pkg/cli/predict.go b/pkg/cli/predict.go
index 63afa35349..80a88edea1 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/predict.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/predict.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func handleMultipleFileOutput(prediction *predict.Response, outputSchema *openap
 }
 
 func parseInputFlags(inputs []string) (predict.Inputs, error) {
-	keyVals := map[string]string{}
+	keyVals := map[string][]string{}
 	for _, input := range inputs {
 		var name, value string
 
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ func parseInputFlags(inputs []string) (predict.Inputs, error) {
 			value = value[1 : len(value)-1]
 		}
 
-		keyVals[name] = value
+		// Append new values to the slice associated with the key
+		keyVals[name] = append(keyVals[name], value)
 	}
 
 	return predict.NewInputs(keyVals), nil
diff --git a/pkg/predict/input.go b/pkg/predict/input.go
index bc826d63b7..0f42e3dc66 100644
--- a/pkg/predict/input.go
+++ b/pkg/predict/input.go
@@ -1,45 +1,41 @@
 package predict
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"mime"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/vincent-petithory/dataurl"
-
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
-	"github.com/replicate/cog/pkg/util/console"
+	"github.com/vincent-petithory/dataurl"
 )
 
 type Input struct {
 	String *string
 	File   *string
-	Array  *[]interface{}
+	Array  *[]any
 }
 
 type Inputs map[string]Input
 
-func NewInputs(keyVals map[string]string) Inputs {
+func NewInputs(keyVals map[string][]string) Inputs {
 	input := Inputs{}
-	for key, val := range keyVals {
-		val := val
-		if strings.HasPrefix(val, "@") {
-			val = val[1:]
-			input[key] = Input{File: &val}
-		} else if strings.HasPrefix(val, "[") && strings.HasSuffix(val, "]") {
-			// Handle array of strings
-			var arr []interface{}
-			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(val), &arr); err != nil {
-				// Handle JSON unmarshalling error
-				console.Warnf("Error parsing array for key '%s': %s", key, err)
+	for key, vals := range keyVals {
+		if len(vals) == 1 {
+			val := vals[0]
+			if strings.HasPrefix(val, "@") {
+				val = val[1:]
+				input[key] = Input{File: &val}
 			} else {
-				input[key] = Input{Array: &arr}
+				input[key] = Input{String: &val}
 			}
-		} else {
-			input[key] = Input{String: &val}
+		} else if len(vals) > 1 {
+			var anyVals = make([]any, len(vals))
+			for i, v := range vals {
+				anyVals[i] = v
+			}
+			input[key] = Input{Array: &anyVals}
 		}
 	}
 	return input
@@ -59,8 +55,8 @@ func NewInputsWithBaseDir(keyVals map[string]string, baseDir string) Inputs {
 	return input
 }
 
-func (inputs *Inputs) toMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
-	keyVals := map[string]interface{}{}
+func (inputs *Inputs) toMap() (map[string]any, error) {
+	keyVals := map[string]any{}
 	for key, input := range *inputs {
 		if input.String != nil {
 			// Directly assign the string value
@@ -74,18 +70,18 @@ func (inputs *Inputs) toMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 			keyVals[key] = dataURL
 		} else if input.Array != nil {
 			// Handle array, potentially containing file paths
-			var dataURLs []string
-			for _, elem := range *input.Array {
+			dataURLs := make([]string, len(*input.Array))
+			for i, elem := range *input.Array {
 				if str, ok := elem.(string); ok && strings.HasPrefix(str, "@") {
 					filePath := str[1:] // Remove '@' prefix
 					dataURL, err := fileToDataURL(filePath)
 					if err != nil {
 						return keyVals, err
 					}
-					dataURLs = append(dataURLs, dataURL)
+					dataURLs[i] = dataURL
 				} else if ok {
 					// Directly use the string if it's not a file path
-					dataURLs = append(dataURLs, str)
+					dataURLs[i] = str
 				}
 			}
 			keyVals[key] = dataURLs
diff --git a/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py b/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py
index eeebeaa926..91d3f4d3ca 100644
--- a/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py
+++ b/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def test_predict_path_list_input(tmpdir_factory):
         fh.write("test1")
     with open(out_dir / "2.txt", "w") as fh:
         fh.write("test2")
-    cmd = ["cog", "predict", "-i", "paths=[\"@1.txt\",\"@2.txt\"]"]
+    cmd = ["cog", "predict", "-i", "paths=@1.txt", "-i", "paths=@2.txt"]
 
     result = subprocess.run(
         cmd,