diff --git a/ai/__pycache__/local_ai_api.cpython-311.pyc b/ai/__pycache__/local_ai_api.cpython-311.pyc
index 2d4a4fb..1655a9f 100644
Binary files a/ai/__pycache__/local_ai_api.cpython-311.pyc and b/ai/__pycache__/local_ai_api.cpython-311.pyc differ
diff --git a/ai/local_ai_api.py b/ai/local_ai_api.py
index 1e72159..ab18a3c 100644
--- a/ai/local_ai_api.py
+++ b/ai/local_ai_api.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def _config() -> Dict[str, Any]:
         "project_id": project_id,
         "project_uuid": os.getenv("PROJECT_UUID"),
         "project_header": os.getenv("AI_PROJECT_HEADER", "project-uuid"),
-        "default_model": os.getenv("AI_DEFAULT_MODEL", "gpt-5-mini"),
+        "default_model": os.getenv("AI_DEFAULT_MODEL", "gpt-5"),
         "timeout": int(os.getenv("AI_TIMEOUT", "30")),
         "verify_tls": os.getenv("AI_VERIFY_TLS", "true").lower() not in {"0", "false", "no"},
     }