diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
index 1e6a4ab47..3184fcff4 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { logger } from '../../utils/logger'
 import { htmlToMarkdown, markdownToHtml } from '../../utils/parser'
 import { uploadToBucket } from '../../utils/uploads'
 import { getImageSize, _findThumbnail } from '../find_thumbnail'
+import { ANTHROPIC_MODEL, OPENAI_MODEL } from '../../utils/ai'
 
 export type CreateDigestJobSchedule = 'daily' | 'weekly'
 
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ const createUserProfile = async (
   preferences: LibraryItem[]
 ): Promise<string> => {
   const llm = new OpenAI({
-    modelName: 'gpt-4-0125-preview',
+    modelName: OPENAI_MODEL,
     configuration: {
       apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
     },
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ const rankCandidates = async (
   userProfile: string
 ): Promise<RankedItem[]> => {
   const llm = new OpenAI({
-    modelName: 'gpt-4-0125-preview',
+    modelName: OPENAI_MODEL,
     configuration: {
       apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
     },
@@ -393,7 +394,7 @@ const summarizeItems = async (
 
   if (model === 'openai') {
     const llm = new OpenAI({
-      modelName: 'gpt-4-0125-preview',
+      modelName: OPENAI_MODEL,
       configuration: {
         apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
       },
@@ -422,7 +423,7 @@ const summarizeItems = async (
   // use anthropic otherwise
   const llm = new ChatAnthropic({
     apiKey: process.env.CLAUDE_API_KEY,
-    model: 'claude-3-sonnet-20240229',
+    model: ANTHROPIC_MODEL,
   })
 
   const prompts = await Promise.all(
diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/process-youtube-video.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/process-youtube-video.ts
index 7369aedb6..2a488c6eb 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/process-youtube-video.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/process-youtube-video.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { stringToHash } from '../utils/helpers'
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
 import { parsePreparedContent } from '../utils/parser'
 import { videoIdFromYouTubeUrl } from '../utils/youtube'
+import { OPENAI_MODEL } from '../utils/ai'
 
 export interface ProcessYouTubeVideoJobData {
   userId: string
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ export const createTranscriptHTML = async (
     }
 
     const llm = new OpenAI({
-      modelName: 'gpt-4-0125-preview',
+      modelName: OPENAI_MODEL,
       configuration: {
         apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
       },
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/explain.ts b/packages/api/src/services/explain.ts
index 407f2b230..50a6389ab 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/explain.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/explain.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { PromptTemplate } from '@langchain/core/prompts'
 import { authTrx } from '../repository'
 import { libraryItemRepository } from '../repository/library_item'
 import { htmlToMarkdown } from '../utils/parser'
+import { OPENAI_MODEL } from '../utils/ai'
 
 export const explainText = async (
   userId: string,
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ export const explainText = async (
   libraryItemId: string
 ): Promise<string> => {
   const llm = new OpenAI({
-    modelName: 'gpt-4-0125-preview',
+    modelName: OPENAI_MODEL,
     configuration: {
       apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
     },
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/ai.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/ai.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed260a931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/ai.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const OPENAI_MODEL = 'gpt-4o'
+export const ANTHROPIC_MODEL = 'claude-3-sonnet-20240229'