diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e931ff4d2..6a65d466d 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -185,16 +185,55 @@ ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
 GEMINI_API_KEY=
 OPENROUTER_API_KEY=
 ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=
+# Only needed if you point one of the AI_*_PROVIDER vars below at these providers.
+# XAI_API_KEY=
+# GROQ_API_KEY=
+# MISTRAL_API_KEY=
+# DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=
+# Ollama runs locally and needs no key — set the URL only if it isn't on the default port.
+# OLLAMA_URL=http://localhost:11434
+# Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint (LM Studio, vLLM, LocalAI, ...) via AI_TEXT_PROVIDER=openai-compatible.
+# It has no built-in default model, so OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_TEXT_MODEL is required for that provider.
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_URL=
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY=
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_TEXT_MODEL=
 
 # AI Provider Selection
-# text:  openai | anthropic | gemini | openrouter | xai | groq | mistral | deepseek | ...
-# image: openai | gemini | xai | openrouter
-# audio: openai | elevenlabs
+# text:  openai | anthropic | gemini | openrouter | xai | groq | mistral | deepseek | ollama | ...
+# image: openai | gemini | xai | openrouter | ...
+# audio: openai | elevenlabs | gemini | openrouter | ...
 # OpenRouter is a first-class laravel/ai provider (AI_TEXT_PROVIDER=openrouter + OPENROUTER_API_KEY).
 AI_TEXT_PROVIDER=openai
 AI_IMAGE_PROVIDER=openai
 AI_AUDIO_PROVIDER=elevenlabs
 
+# AI Model Overrides (optional)
+# Each provider picks a sensible default model per capability on its own -
+# these are NOT shared across capabilities, so overriding one (e.g. a text
+# model) never affects another (e.g. that same provider's image model).
+# Uncomment only the ones you want to override; every provider in play above
+# (AI_TEXT_PROVIDER / AI_IMAGE_PROVIDER / AI_AUDIO_PROVIDER) reads its own set.
+# The values below are laravel/ai's current defaults, shown as format examples -
+# they move with the package, so don't treat them as a contract.
+# OPENAI_TEXT_MODEL=gpt-5.4
+# OPENAI_IMAGE_MODEL=gpt-image-2
+# OPENAI_AUDIO_MODEL=gpt-4o-mini-tts
+# ANTHROPIC_TEXT_MODEL=claude-sonnet-5
+# GEMINI_TEXT_MODEL=gemini-3.6-flash
+# GEMINI_IMAGE_MODEL=gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview
+# GEMINI_AUDIO_MODEL=gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts
+# XAI_TEXT_MODEL=grok-4.20-non-reasoning
+# XAI_IMAGE_MODEL=grok-imagine-image
+# OPENROUTER_TEXT_MODEL=anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
+# OPENROUTER_IMAGE_MODEL=google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview
+# OPENROUTER_AUDIO_MODEL=google/gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview
+# ELEVENLABS_AUDIO_MODEL=eleven_multilingual_v2
+# GROQ_TEXT_MODEL=openai/gpt-oss-120b
+# MISTRAL_TEXT_MODEL=mistral-medium-latest
+# DEEPSEEK_TEXT_MODEL=deepseek-v4-flash
+# OLLAMA_TEXT_MODEL=llama3.1:8b
+# Ollama has no image/audio-capable driver in laravel/ai - text only.
+
 # ============================================
 # Stripe (Cashier — billing)
 # ============================================
diff --git a/docker/.env.docker.example b/docker/.env.docker.example
index 60d7ce479..128d437bd 100644
--- a/docker/.env.docker.example
+++ b/docker/.env.docker.example
@@ -147,16 +147,55 @@ ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
 GEMINI_API_KEY=
 OPENROUTER_API_KEY=
 ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=
+# Only needed if you point one of the AI_*_PROVIDER vars below at these providers.
+# XAI_API_KEY=
+# GROQ_API_KEY=
+# MISTRAL_API_KEY=
+# DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=
+# Ollama runs locally and needs no key — from inside Docker point it at the host, not localhost.
+# OLLAMA_URL=http://host.docker.internal:11434
+# Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint (LM Studio, vLLM, LocalAI, ...) via AI_TEXT_PROVIDER=openai-compatible.
+# It has no built-in default model, so OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_TEXT_MODEL is required for that provider.
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_URL=
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY=
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_TEXT_MODEL=
 
 # AI Provider Selection
-# text:  openai | anthropic | gemini | openrouter | xai | groq | mistral | deepseek | ...
-# image: openai | gemini | xai | openrouter
-# audio: openai | elevenlabs
+# text:  openai | anthropic | gemini | openrouter | xai | groq | mistral | deepseek | ollama | ...
+# image: openai | gemini | xai | openrouter | ...
+# audio: openai | elevenlabs | gemini | openrouter | ...
 # OpenRouter is a first-class laravel/ai provider (AI_TEXT_PROVIDER=openrouter + OPENROUTER_API_KEY).
 AI_TEXT_PROVIDER=openai
 AI_IMAGE_PROVIDER=openai
 AI_AUDIO_PROVIDER=elevenlabs
 
+# AI Model Overrides (optional)
+# Each provider picks a sensible default model per capability on its own -
+# these are NOT shared across capabilities, so overriding one (e.g. a text
+# model) never affects another (e.g. that same provider's image model).
+# Uncomment only the ones you want to override; every provider in play above
+# (AI_TEXT_PROVIDER / AI_IMAGE_PROVIDER / AI_AUDIO_PROVIDER) reads its own set.
+# The values below are laravel/ai's current defaults, shown as format examples -
+# they move with the package, so don't treat them as a contract.
+# OPENAI_TEXT_MODEL=gpt-5.4
+# OPENAI_IMAGE_MODEL=gpt-image-2
+# OPENAI_AUDIO_MODEL=gpt-4o-mini-tts
+# ANTHROPIC_TEXT_MODEL=claude-sonnet-5
+# GEMINI_TEXT_MODEL=gemini-3.6-flash
+# GEMINI_IMAGE_MODEL=gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview
+# GEMINI_AUDIO_MODEL=gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts
+# XAI_TEXT_MODEL=grok-4.20-non-reasoning
+# XAI_IMAGE_MODEL=grok-imagine-image
+# OPENROUTER_TEXT_MODEL=anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
+# OPENROUTER_IMAGE_MODEL=google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview
+# OPENROUTER_AUDIO_MODEL=google/gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview
+# ELEVENLABS_AUDIO_MODEL=eleven_multilingual_v2
+# GROQ_TEXT_MODEL=openai/gpt-oss-120b
+# MISTRAL_TEXT_MODEL=mistral-medium-latest
+# DEEPSEEK_TEXT_MODEL=deepseek-v4-flash
+# OLLAMA_TEXT_MODEL=llama3.1:8b
+# Ollama has no image/audio-capable driver in laravel/ai - text only.
+
 # Telemetry — disabled by default in Docker dev.
 NIGHTWATCH_ENABLED=false
 NIGHTWATCH_TOKEN=