diff --git a/config/initializers/ruby_llm.rb b/config/initializers/ruby_llm.rb
index 37c38dca9..c76244a88 100644
--- a/config/initializers/ruby_llm.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/ruby_llm.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 RubyLLM.configure do |config|
   config.openai_api_key = Rails.application.credentials.openai_api_key
+  config.default_model = "gpt-4.1-nano"
 end