diff --git a/packages/core/src/models.ts b/packages/core/src/models.ts
index ea3fd125d5c..ac3fc47abfc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/models.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/models.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export const models: Models = {
             [ModelClass.SMALL]:
                 settings.SMALL_OPENROUTER_MODEL ||
                 settings.OPENROUTER_MODEL ||
-                "nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-70b",
+                "nousresearch/hermes-3-llama-3.1-405b",
             [ModelClass.MEDIUM]:
                 settings.MEDIUM_OPENROUTER_MODEL ||
                 settings.OPENROUTER_MODEL ||