diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index 45544b4..edbb625 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ LAB_STATUS_CACHE_SEC = float(os.getenv("LAB_STATUS_CACHE_SEC", "30"))
 GRAFANA_HEALTH_URL = os.getenv("GRAFANA_HEALTH_URL", "https://metrics.bstein.dev/api/health")
 OCEANUS_NODE_EXPORTER_URL = os.getenv("OCEANUS_NODE_EXPORTER_URL", "http://192.168.22.24:9100/metrics")
 AI_CHAT_API = os.getenv("AI_CHAT_API", "http://ollama.ai.svc.cluster.local:11434").rstrip("/")
-AI_CHAT_MODEL = os.getenv("AI_CHAT_MODEL", "phi3:mini")
+AI_CHAT_MODEL = os.getenv("AI_CHAT_MODEL", "qwen2.5-coder:7b-instruct-q4_0")
 AI_CHAT_SYSTEM_PROMPT = os.getenv(
     "AI_CHAT_SYSTEM_PROMPT",
     "You are the Titan Lab assistant for bstein.dev. Be concise and helpful.",
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/AiView.vue b/frontend/src/views/AiView.vue
index 7328bee..83da6f0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/AiView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/AiView.vue
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       <div class="hero-facts">
         <div class="fact">
           <span class="label mono">Model</span>
-          <span class="value mono">phi3:mini (4k)</span>
+          <span class="value mono">qwen2.5-coder:7b-instruct-q4_0</span>
         </div>
         <div class="fact">
           <span class="label mono">GPU</span>