diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_assistants.py b/tests/local_testing/test_assistants.py
index c626e5b685..5dac7074d0 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_assistants.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_assistants.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async def test_create_delete_assistants(provider, sync_mode):
     litellm._turn_on_debug()
     data = {
         "custom_llm_provider": provider,
-        "model": "gpt-4.5-preview",
+        "model": "gpt-4.1",
         "instructions": "You are a personal math tutor. When asked a question, write and run Python code to answer the question.",
         "name": "Math Tutor",
         "tools": [{"type": "code_interpreter"}],