diff --git a/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.constants.ts b/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.constants.ts
index ae669f00..43274917 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.constants.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export const GPT_MODEL = 'gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17';
+export const GPT_MODEL = 'gpt-5.6-terra';
 export const GPT_IMAGE_MODEL = 'dall-e-3';
 
 export const MAX_AI_REQUESTS_PER_DAY = 5;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.ts
index 0fe73396..c6cdb508 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.ts
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ export class AIService {
         instructions: GENERAL_TEXT_INSTRUCTIONS,
         input: text,
         user: `${userId}-DaBros2016`,
+        reasoning: { effort: 'medium' },
       })
       .then((x) => {
         return extractAndParseOpenAiResponse(x);
@@ -479,6 +480,7 @@ export class AIService {
     return this.openAi.responses
       .create({
         model: GPT_MODEL,
+        reasoning: { effort: 'medium' },
         tools: [{ type: 'web_search_preview' }],
         tool_choice: 'auto',
         instructions: systemInstructions,
@@ -580,6 +582,7 @@ export class AIService {
     return this.openAi.responses
       .create({
         model: GPT_MODEL,
+        reasoning: { effort: 'medium' },
         tools: [{ type: 'web_search_preview' }],
         tool_choice: 'auto',
         instructions: systemInstructions,