diff --git a/agency_swarm/agents/agent.py b/agency_swarm/agents/agent.py
index d64c8ebd..fc09eca6 100644
--- a/agency_swarm/agents/agent.py
+++ b/agency_swarm/agents/agent.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from openai.types.beta.assistant import ToolResources
 from astra_assistants import patch, OpenAI
 
+from agency_swarm.agents.config import DEFAULT_MODEL
 from agency_swarm.tools import BaseTool, ToolFactory, Retrieval
 from agency_swarm.tools import FileSearch, CodeInterpreter
 from agency_swarm.tools.oai.FileSearch import FileSearchConfig
@@ -19,8 +20,6 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from openai.lib._parsing._completions import type_to_response_format_param
 
-DEFAULT_MODEL = "gpt-4o-2024-08-06"
-
 class ExampleMessage(TypedDict):
     role: Literal["user", "assistant"]
     content: str
diff --git a/agency_swarm/agents/config.py b/agency_swarm/agents/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d95d206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agency_swarm/agents/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DEFAULT_MODEL = "gpt-4o-2024-08-06"