diff --git a/.github/prompts/similar_issues.prompt.yml b/.github/prompts/similar_issues.prompt.yml
index 91ae6e2b1..d9c130a63 100644
--- a/.github/prompts/similar_issues.prompt.yml
+++ b/.github/prompts/similar_issues.prompt.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ messages:
       Title: {{issue_title}}
       Body:
       {{issue_body}}
-model: openai/gpt-4.1
+model: openai/gpt-4.1-mini
 responseFormat: json_schema
 jsonSchema: |-
   {
diff --git a/.github/workflows/similar-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/similar-issues.yml
index 5c482a49b..e9dacb174 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/similar-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/similar-issues.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           # Inference token can use GITHUB_TOKEN. MCP specifically requires a PAT.
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           github-mcp-token: ${{ secrets.USER_PAT }}
-          max-tokens: 8000
 
       - name: Prepare comment body
         id: prepare