diff --git a/transcribe.py b/transcribe.py
index de0700e..3aeaae5 100644
--- a/transcribe.py
+++ b/transcribe.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ state = State.IDLE
 
 def main():
 	p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="TRANSCRIPTUM")
-	p.add_argument("--model", default="medium", help="Whisper model", choices=["tiny", "base", "small", "medium", "large"])
+	p.add_argument("--model", default="small", help="Whisper model", choices=["tiny", "base", "small", "medium", "large"])
 	p.add_argument("--rms", default=1000, help="RMS (energy) threshold for microphone to detect", type=int)	
 	p.add_argument("--record_timeout", default=8, help="Timeout for the microphone recording", type=float)	
 	p.add_argument("--phrase_timeout", default=2, help="Silence timeout between phrases", type=float)