diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ollama/const.py b/homeassistant/components/ollama/const.py
index 7e80570bd5e..093e20f5140 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ollama/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ollama/const.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ MODEL_NAMES = [  # https://ollama.com/library
     "yi",
     "zephyr",
 ]
-DEFAULT_MODEL = "llama3.2:latest"
+DEFAULT_MODEL = "qwen3:4b"
 
 DEFAULT_CONVERSATION_NAME = "Ollama Conversation"
 DEFAULT_AI_TASK_NAME = "Ollama AI Task"