diff --git a/docker/.env.example b/docker/.env.example
index d8fda14b433..5f1b0e44c4e 100644
--- a/docker/.env.example
+++ b/docker/.env.example
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ GID='1000'
 # LITE_LLM_API_KEY='sk-123abc'
 
 # LLM_PROVIDER='novita'
-# NOVITA_LLM_API_KEY='your-novita-api-key-here' check on https://novita.ai/settings#key-management
-# NOVITA_LLM_MODEL_PREF='gryphe/mythomax-l2-13b'
+# NOVITA_LLM_API_KEY='your-novita-api-key-here' check on https://novita.ai/settings/key-management
+# NOVITA_LLM_MODEL_PREF='deepseek/deepseek-r1'
 
 # LLM_PROVIDER='cohere'
 # COHERE_API_KEY=
diff --git a/frontend/src/media/llmprovider/novita.png b/frontend/src/media/llmprovider/novita.png
index 85f18acb240..9a5fadb7416 100644
Binary files a/frontend/src/media/llmprovider/novita.png and b/frontend/src/media/llmprovider/novita.png differ
diff --git a/server/.env.example b/server/.env.example
index 7884d5b92bd..6ae9d8e6371 100644
--- a/server/.env.example
+++ b/server/.env.example
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ SIG_SALT='salt' # Please generate random string at least 32 chars long.
 
 # LLM_PROVIDER='novita'
 # NOVITA_LLM_API_KEY='your-novita-api-key-here' check on https://novita.ai/settings#key-management
-# NOVITA_LLM_MODEL_PREF='gryphe/mythomax-l2-13b'
+# NOVITA_LLM_MODEL_PREF='deepseek/deepseek-r1'
 
 # LLM_PROVIDER='cohere'
 # COHERE_API_KEY=
diff --git a/server/utils/AiProviders/novita/index.js b/server/utils/AiProviders/novita/index.js
index 8365d288216..5bbf49ba7fb 100644
--- a/server/utils/AiProviders/novita/index.js
+++ b/server/utils/AiProviders/novita/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class NovitaLLM {
     this.model =
       modelPreference ||
       process.env.NOVITA_LLM_MODEL_PREF ||
-      "gryphe/mythomax-l2-13b";
+      "deepseek/deepseek-r1";
     this.limits = {
       history: this.promptWindowLimit() * 0.15,
       system: this.promptWindowLimit() * 0.15,
diff --git a/server/utils/agents/aibitat/providers/novita.js b/server/utils/agents/aibitat/providers/novita.js
index 16251aa25e2..9cdffb8047d 100644
--- a/server/utils/agents/aibitat/providers/novita.js
+++ b/server/utils/agents/aibitat/providers/novita.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class NovitaProvider extends InheritMultiple([Provider, UnTooled]) {
   model;
 
   constructor(config = {}) {
-    const { model = "gryphe/mythomax-l2-13b" } = config;
+    const { model = "deepseek/deepseek-r1" } = config;
     super();
     const client = new OpenAI({
       baseURL: "https://api.novita.ai/v3/openai",
diff --git a/server/utils/agents/index.js b/server/utils/agents/index.js
index 2263a596824..eb6b89a838a 100644
--- a/server/utils/agents/index.js
+++ b/server/utils/agents/index.js
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class AgentHandler {
       case "xai":
         return process.env.XAI_LLM_MODEL_PREF ?? "grok-beta";
       case "novita":
-        return process.env.NOVITA_LLM_MODEL_PREF ?? "gryphe/mythomax-l2-13b";
+        return process.env.NOVITA_LLM_MODEL_PREF ?? "deepseek/deepseek-r1";
       case "nvidia-nim":
         return process.env.NVIDIA_NIM_LLM_MODEL_PREF ?? null;
       default: