diff --git a/internal/server/dashboard.go b/internal/server/dashboard.go
index 0a7f518d..9b4a87fc 100644
--- a/internal/server/dashboard.go
+++ b/internal/server/dashboard.go
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleTestProvider(c *gin.Context) {
 	
 	// Prepare a simple test request
 	testReq := &models.UnifiedRequest{
-		Model: "gpt-4o", // Default test model
+		Model: "gpt-4o-mini", // Default cheap test model for OpenAI
 		Messages: []models.UnifiedMessage{
 			{
 				Role:    "user",