diff --git a/apps/backend/src/lib/ai/models.ts b/apps/backend/src/lib/ai/models.ts
index 69c58eaf6..fe228c62d 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/lib/ai/models.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/lib/ai/models.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const MODEL_SELECTION_MATRIX: Record<
 > = {
   dumb: {
     slow: {
-      authenticated: { modelId: "z-ai/glm-4.5-air:free" },
+      authenticated: { modelId: "z-ai/glm-4.5-air" },
       unauthenticated: { modelId: "nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b" },
     },
     fast: {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const MODEL_SELECTION_MATRIX: Record<
     },
     fast: {
       authenticated: { modelId: "openai/gpt-5.5" },
-      unauthenticated: { modelId: "google/gemini-3.5-flash" },
+      unauthenticated: { modelId: "z-ai/glm-5:nitro" },
     },
   },
   smartest: {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const MODEL_SELECTION_MATRIX: Record<
     },
     fast: {
       authenticated: { modelId: "openai/gpt-5.5" },
-      unauthenticated: { modelId: "google/gemini-3.5-flash" },
+      unauthenticated: { modelId: "z-ai/glm-5.2:nitro" },
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/apps/mcp/src/mcp-handler.ts b/apps/mcp/src/mcp-handler.ts
index cf9453464..ddb3c7e47 100644
--- a/apps/mcp/src/mcp-handler.ts
+++ b/apps/mcp/src/mcp-handler.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export function createHexclaveMcpHandler(config: { streamableHttpEndpoint: strin
             headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
             body: JSON.stringify({
               quality: "smart",
-              speed: "slow",
+              speed: "fast",
               tools: ["docs"],
               systemPrompt: "docs-ask-ai",
               messages: [{ role: "user", content: question }],