diff --git a/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.constants.ts b/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.constants.ts
index 43274917..eee10722 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-5.6-terra';
+export const GPT_MODEL = 'gpt-5.5';
 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 c6cdb508..b313363d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/ai/ai.service.ts
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ export class AIService {
     return this.openAi.responses
       .create({
         model: GPT_MODEL,
+        reasoning: { effort: 'medium' },
         tools: [{ type: 'web_search_preview' }],
         tool_choice: 'auto',
         instructions: GENERAL_TEXT_INSTRUCTIONS,
         input: text,
         user: `${userId}-DaBros2016`,
-        reasoning: { effort: 'medium' },
       })
       .then((x) => {
         return extractAndParseOpenAiResponse(x);