diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eaccd38b..27392f61 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ Types of changes
 
 # Latch SDK Changelog
 
+## 2.56.0 - 2025-02-10
+
+### Changed
+
+* Update `LPath` to use `latch_persistence` instead of `latch cp` infrastructure
+  * allows for dramatic download speed ups due to multiprocessing the downloads into chunks
+
 ## 2.55.3 - 2025-01-23
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 81b288bb..6996960c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include = ["src/**/*.py", "src/latch_cli/services/init/*"]
 
 [project]
 name = "latch"
-version = "2.55.3"
+version = "2.56.0"
 description = "The Latch SDK"
 authors = [{ name = "Kenny Workman", email = "kenny@latch.bio" }]
 maintainers = [
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "setuptools>=75.3.0",
   "pyxattr>=0.8.1",
   "orjson>=3.10.12",
+  "latch-persistence>=0.1.1",
 ]
 classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
diff --git a/src/latch/ldata/path.py b/src/latch/ldata/path.py
index 9e072132..fb3d254e 100644
--- a/src/latch/ldata/path.py
+++ b/src/latch/ldata/path.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import re
 import shutil
 import sys
+import warnings
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -20,16 +21,13 @@
     Scalar,
 )
 from flytekit.extend import TypeEngine, TypeTransformer
-from typing_extensions import Self
+from latch_persistence import LatchPersistence
 
 from latch.ldata.type import LatchPathError, LDataNodeType
 from latch_cli.utils import urljoins
 
-from ._transfer.download import download as _download
 from ._transfer.node import get_node_data as _get_node_data
-from ._transfer.progress import Progress as _Progress
 from ._transfer.remote_copy import remote_copy as _remote_copy
-from ._transfer.upload import upload as _upload
 from ._transfer.utils import query_with_retry
 
 node_id_regex = re.compile(r"^latch://(?P<id>[0-9]+)\.node$")
@@ -73,6 +71,14 @@ class LPath:
         default_factory=_Cache, init=False, repr=False, hash=False, compare=False
     )
 
+    _persistence: LatchPersistence = field(
+        default_factory=LatchPersistence,
+        init=False,
+        repr=False,
+        hash=False,
+        compare=False,
+    )
+
     path: str
 
     def __post_init__(self):
@@ -199,7 +205,7 @@ def version_id(self, *, load_if_missing: bool = True) -> Optional[str]:
     def is_dir(self, *, load_if_missing: bool = True) -> bool:
         return self.type(load_if_missing=load_if_missing) in _dir_types
 
-    def iterdir(self) -> Iterator[Self]:
+    def iterdir(self) -> Iterator["LPath"]:
         """Yield LPaths objects contained within the directory.
 
         Should only be called on directories. Does not recursively list directories.
@@ -289,13 +295,17 @@ def upload_from(self, src: Path, *, show_progress_bar: bool = False) -> None:
         src: The source path.
         show_progress_bar: Whether to show a progress bar during the upload.
         """
-        _upload(
-            os.fspath(src),
-            self.path,
-            progress=_Progress.tasks if show_progress_bar else _Progress.none,
-            verbose=False,
-            create_parents=True,
-        )
+        if show_progress_bar:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "argument `show_progress_bar` is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of `latch`.",
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+
+        if src.is_dir():
+            self._persistence.upload_directory(str(src), self.path)
+        else:
+            self._persistence.upload(str(src), self.path)
+
         self._clear_cache()
 
     def download(
@@ -312,6 +322,12 @@ def download(
             downloaded there. The temprary directory is deleted when the program exits.
         show_progress_bar: Whether to show a progress bar during the download.
         """
+        if show_progress_bar:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "argument `show_progress_bar` is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of `latch`.",
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+
         if dst is None:
             global _download_idx
             tmp_dir = Path.home() / ".latch" / "lpath" / str(_download_idx)
@@ -336,13 +352,10 @@ def download(
         ):
             return dst
 
-        _download(
-            self.path,
-            dst,
-            progress=_Progress.tasks if show_progress_bar else _Progress.none,
-            verbose=False,
-            confirm_overwrite=False,
-        )
+        if self.is_dir():
+            self._persistence.download_directory(self.path, str(dst))
+        else:
+            self._persistence.download(self.path, str(dst))
 
         if not_windows and version_id is not None:
             xattr.setxattr(dst_str, "user.version_id", version_id)
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 4ea2284c..03a8cfa5 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "latch"
-version = "2.54.10"
+version = "2.55.3"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aioconsole" },
@@ -1018,6 +1018,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "gql" },
     { name = "graphql-core" },
     { name = "kubernetes" },
+    { name = "latch-persistence" },
     { name = "lytekit" },
     { name = "lytekitplugins-pods" },
     { name = "orjson" },
@@ -1070,6 +1071,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "gql", specifier = "==3.4.0" },
     { name = "graphql-core", specifier = "==3.2.3" },
     { name = "kubernetes", specifier = ">=24.2.0" },
+    { name = "latch-persistence", specifier = ">=0.1.1" },
     { name = "lytekit", specifier = "==0.15.13" },
     { name = "lytekitplugins-pods", specifier = "==0.6.2" },
     { name = "orjson", specifier = ">=3.10.12" },
@@ -1104,6 +1106,18 @@ docs = [
     { name = "sphinx-copybutton" },
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "latch-persistence"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "requests" },
+]
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1c/55/452b5d23c0f9c161fff5f36d4a2e735027455a6a1ecb454c5ed84a9da697/latch_persistence-0.1.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:692de1b744f99b3ab50db32d49ab8ec9fedbdf4f1008e1f4251c5460e0683168", size = 9447 }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6f/ee/6713d9174e9e7e18c3c750b767cb2564c15f757fe8673b91d43f430a06e6/latch_persistence-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:0565978613a9d6d006a21b6a13349bbf78f7a3b6b02dc61dab120567192582cc", size = 5446 },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lyteidl"
 version = "0.2.1"