models: set default models for new accounts

src/features/chat/store.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { PendingFile } from "~/features/chat/components/messages/file-previ
 import type { FileUIPart } from "~/features/chat/types";
 import type { ApiKeyProvider } from "~/lib/api-keys/types";
 
+import { STARTER_FAVORITE_MODELS } from "~/features/settings/types";
 import { getClientKey, removeClientKey, setClientKey } from "~/lib/api-keys/client";
 
 type ChatUIStore = {
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ export const useChatUIStore = create<ChatUIStore>()(
       clearInput: () => set({ input: "" }),
 
       // Model selection
-      selectedModelId: null,
+      selectedModelId: STARTER_FAVORITE_MODELS[0],
       setSelectedModelId: id => set({ selectedModelId: id }),
 
       // Search toggle

src/features/settings/actions.ts

@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ import {
   updateUserSettings,
   updateUserSettingsPartial,
 } from "./queries";
-import {
-  apiKeyUpdateSchema,
-  favoriteModelsUpdateSchema,
-  preferencesUpdateSchema,
-} from "./types";
+import { apiKeyUpdateSchema, favoriteModelsUpdateSchema, preferencesUpdateSchema, STARTER_FAVORITE_MODELS } from "./types";
 
 /**
  * Update user preferences (theme, custom instructions, default thread name, landing page content)
@@ -121,6 +117,7 @@ export async function createDefaultUserSettings(userId: string): Promise<UserSet
     handoffEnabled: false,
     toolHandoffModel: "gemini-flash-lite",
     desktopNotifications: false,
+    favoriteModels: STARTER_FAVORITE_MODELS,
   };
 
   await updateUserSettings(userId, defaultSettings);

src/features/settings/queries.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { EncryptedApiKeysData, UserSettingsData } from "~/features/settings/types";
 import type { ApiKeyProvider } from "~/lib/api-keys";
 
+import { STARTER_FAVORITE_MODELS } from "~/features/settings/types";
 import { decryptValue, encryptValue } from "~/lib/api-keys/encryption";
 import { db } from "~/lib/db";
 import { userSettings } from "~/lib/db/schema/settings";
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: UserSettingsData = {
   handoffEnabled: false,
   toolHandoffModel: "gemini-flash-lite",
   desktopNotifications: false,
+  favoriteModels: STARTER_FAVORITE_MODELS,
 };
 
 export type ResolvedUserData = {

src/features/settings/types.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ import type { ApiKeyProvider } from "~/lib/api-keys/types";
 
 import { THREAD_ICONS } from "~/lib/db/schema/chat";
 
+export const STARTER_FAVORITE_MODELS = [
+  "google/gemini-3-flash-preview",
+  "moonshotai/kimi-k2.5",
+  "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
+  "z-ai/glm-5",
+  "anthropic/claude-opus-4.6",
+];
+
 export type LandingPageContentType = "suggestions" | "greeting" | "blank";
 
 export type ProfileCardWidget = "apiKeyStatus" | "openrouterCredits" | "storageQuota";