Switched default model to gpt-4.1-nano

Author: crmne

README.md

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ end
 ## Have great conversations
 
 ```ruby
-# Start a chat with the default model (GPT-4o-mini)
+# Start a chat with the default model (gpt-4.1-nano)
 chat = RubyLLM.chat
 
 # Or specify what you want
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class ToolCall < ApplicationRecord
 end
 
 # In a background job
-chat = Chat.create! model_id: "gpt-4o-mini"
+chat = Chat.create! model_id: "gpt-4.1-nano"
 
 # Set personality or behavior with instructions (aka system prompts) - they're persisted too!
 chat.with_instructions "You are a friendly Ruby expert who loves to help beginners"

docs/guides/chat.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ You can specify which model to use when creating a chat:
 
 ```ruby
 # Create a chat with a specific model
-chat = RubyLLM.chat(model: 'gpt-4o-mini')
+chat = RubyLLM.chat(model: 'gpt-4.1-nano')
 
 # Use Claude instead
 claude_chat = RubyLLM.chat(model: 'claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022')

docs/guides/getting-started.md

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ RubyLLM.models.embedding_models.each do |model|
 end
 
 # Find info about a specific model
-gpt = RubyLLM.models.find('gpt-4o-mini')
+gpt = RubyLLM.models.find('gpt-4.1-nano')
 puts "Context window: #{gpt.context_window}"
 puts "Max tokens: #{gpt.max_tokens}"
 puts "Pricing: $#{gpt.input_price_per_million} per million input tokens"

docs/guides/models.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The simplest way to use a model is to specify it when creating a chat:
 chat = RubyLLM.chat
 
 # Specify a model
-chat = RubyLLM.chat(model: 'gpt-4o-mini')
+chat = RubyLLM.chat(model: 'gpt-4.1-nano')
 
 # Change models mid-conversation
 chat.with_model('claude-3-5-sonnet')
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ anthropic_chat = RubyLLM.models.by_provider('anthropic').chat_models
 Find a specific model by ID to see its capabilities:
 
 ```ruby
-model = RubyLLM.models.find('gpt-4o-mini')
+model = RubyLLM.models.find('gpt-4.1-nano')
 
 puts "Model: #{model.display_name}"
 puts "Provider: #{model.provider}"

docs/guides/rails.md

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Once your models are set up, you can use them like any other Rails model:
 
 ```ruby
 # Create a new chat
-chat = Chat.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4o-mini')
+chat = Chat.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4.1-nano')
 
 # Ask a question
 chat.ask "What's the capital of France?"
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Instructions help guide the AI's behavior throughout a conversation. With Rails
 
 ```ruby
 # Create a new chat
-chat = Chat.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4o-mini')
+chat = Chat.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4.1-nano')
 
 # Add instructions (these are persisted)
 chat.with_instructions("You are a helpful Ruby programming assistant. Always include code examples in your responses and explain them line by line.")
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ end
 You can stream responses while still persisting the final result:
 
 ```ruby
-chat = Chat.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4o-mini')
+chat = Chat.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4.1-nano')
 
 chat.ask "Write a short poem about Ruby" do |chunk|
   # Stream content to the user
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class Weather < RubyLLM::Tool
 end
 
 # Add the tool to your chat
-chat = Chat.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4o-mini')
+chat = Chat.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4.1-nano')
 chat.with_tool(Weather)
 
 # Ask a question that requires calculation
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ class Chat < ApplicationRecord
 end
 
 # Usage
-user.chats.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4o-mini').ask("Hello!")
+user.chats.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4.1-nano').ask("Hello!")
 ```
 
 ### Metadata and Tagging
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ end
 
 # Usage
 chat = Chat.create!(
-  model_id: 'gpt-4o-mini',
+  model_id: 'gpt-4.1-nano',
   metadata: {
     purpose: 'customer_support',
     category: 'billing',

docs/guides/streaming.md

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class Chat < ApplicationRecord
   acts_as_chat
 end
 
-chat = Chat.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4o-mini')
+chat = Chat.create!(model_id: 'gpt-4.1-nano')
 
 # Stream responses while persisting the final result
 chat.ask("Tell me about Ruby") do |chunk|

docs/index.md

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ claude_chat.ask "Summarize this document", with: { pdf: "contract.pdf" }
 ## Have great conversations
 
 ```ruby
-# Start a chat with the default model (GPT-4o-mini)
+# Start a chat with the default model (gpt-4.1-nano)
 chat = RubyLLM.chat
 
 # Or specify what you want
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class ToolCall < ApplicationRecord
 end
 
 # In a background job
-chat = Chat.create!(model_id: "gpt-4o-mini")
+chat = Chat.create!(model_id: "gpt-4.1-nano")
 chat.ask("What's your favorite Ruby gem?") do |chunk|
   Turbo::StreamsChannel.broadcast_append_to(
     chat,

docs/installation.md

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ RubyLLM.configure do |config|
   config.bedrock_session_token = ENV.fetch('AWS_SESSION_TOKEN', nil)
 
   # Optional: Set default models
-  config.default_model = 'gpt-4o-mini'               # Default chat model
+  config.default_model = 'gpt-4.1-nano'               # Default chat model
   config.default_embedding_model = 'text-embedding-3-small'  # Default embedding model
   config.default_image_model = 'dall-e-3'            # Default image generation model
 

lib/ruby_llm/configuration.rb

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def initialize
       @retry_interval_randomness = 0.5
 
       # Default models
-      @default_model = 'gpt-4o-mini'
+      @default_model = 'gpt-4.1-nano'
       @default_embedding_model = 'text-embedding-3-small'
       @default_image_model = 'dall-e-3'
     end