diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index b6561c1..713ae3c 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // background.js — Service Worker
 // Handles all Gemini API calls (avoids CORS issues from content scripts)
 
-const GEMINI_MODEL = 'gemini-2.5-flash';
+const GEMINI_MODEL = 'gemini-flash-lite-latest';
 const GEMINI_URL = `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/${GEMINI_MODEL}:generateContent`;
 
 // ─── Message listener ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/server/generate_cv.php b/server/generate_cv.php
index c30cea2..80993ea 100644
--- a/server/generate_cv.php
+++ b/server/generate_cv.php
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ if (empty($apiKey)) {
     exit;
 }
 
-// gemini-2.5-flash is required for reliable structured JSON output (list_analysis)
-$model = "gemini-2.5-flash";
+// Standardized on gemini-flash-lite-latest due to quota limits
+$model = "gemini-flash-lite-latest";
 $geminiUrl = "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/{$model}:generateContent?key=" . $apiKey;
 
 // ==========================================