diff --git a/Controllers/QuoteController.cs b/Controllers/QuoteController.cs
index 9137ee6..d5697a1 100644
--- a/Controllers/QuoteController.cs
+++ b/Controllers/QuoteController.cs
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ public class QuotesController : ControllerBase
 
     private readonly ApplicationDbContext _db;
     private readonly GeneralUseHelpers guhf;
+    private readonly IConfiguration _appsettings;
 
-    public QuotesController(ApplicationDbContext db, GeneralUseHelpers GUHF)
+    public QuotesController(ApplicationDbContext db, GeneralUseHelpers GUHF, IConfiguration appsettings)
     {
         _db = db;
         guhf = GUHF;
+        _appsettings = appsettings;
     }
 
     // GET /api/v1/quotes
@@ -535,6 +537,8 @@ public class QuotesController : ControllerBase
             request.CustomPrompt, request.Model, request.Temperature, request.CategoryId, request.UseSampleQuote
         );
 
+        string llmUsed = request.Model ?? _appsettings.GetSection("LlmIntegration")["DefaultModel"] ?? "deepclaude";
+
         // Check if any errors occurred
         if (generatedResponse == null)
         {
@@ -549,7 +553,7 @@ public class QuotesController : ControllerBase
             return StatusCode(500, new ErrorDTO { Status = "error", Error_msg = "Unexpected API response" });
 
         // Otherwise, return the response
-        return Ok(new { Status = "ok", BotResponse = llmResponse });
+        return Ok(new { Status = "ok", BotResponse = llmResponse, Model = llmUsed });
     }
 
 }