diff --git a/src/bia_bob/_machinery.py b/src/bia_bob/_machinery.py
index 1f8d6cc..3b9236e 100644
--- a/src/bia_bob/_machinery.py
+++ b/src/bia_bob/_machinery.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from IPython.core.magic import register_line_cell_magic
 from ._utilities import keep_available_packages, is_notebook
 
-DEFAULT_MODEL = 'gpt-4o-2024-05-13'
-DEFAULT_VISION_MODEL = 'gpt-4o-2024-05-13'
+DEFAULT_MODEL = 'gpt-4o-2024-08-06'
+DEFAULT_VISION_MODEL = 'gpt-4o-2024-08-06'
 BLABLADOR_BASE_URL = 'https://helmholtz-blablador.fz-juelich.de:8000/v1'
 OLLAMA_BASE_URL = 'http://localhost:11434/v1'
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def init_assistant(model=None, auto_execute:bool = False, variables:dict=None, e
                If None, it will use the global variables of the current namespace.
     endpint: str Custom endpoint, e.g. 'blablador'
     api_key: str API key for the custom endpoint
-    vision_model: str, optional (default: 'gpt-4o-2024-05-13') The vision model to use.
+    vision_model: str, optional (default: 'gpt-4o-2024-08-06') The vision model to use.
     keep_history: bool, optional (default: False) If True, the chat history will be kept.
     silent: bool, optional (default: False) If True, the assistant will not print any messages after initializing.
     """
diff --git a/src/bia_bob/endpoints/_openai.py b/src/bia_bob/endpoints/_openai.py
index 704f485..8fa0875 100644
--- a/src/bia_bob/endpoints/_openai.py
+++ b/src/bia_bob/endpoints/_openai.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 def generate_response_from_openai(model: str, system_prompt: str, user_prompt: str, chat_history, image=None,
                                   base_url:str=None, api_key:str=None, vision_model:str = None, vision_system_prompt:str = None):
     """A prompt helper function that sends a message to openAI
@@ -107,5 +106,3 @@ def image_to_message_llava(image, prompt):
         'content': prompt,
         'images': [base64_image]
     }]
-
-