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fix(module-b): replace retired noise-filter model default with gemini-3.5-flash-lite - #1151
The Module-B noise filter defaults to gemini/gemini-2.5-flash-lite, which Google has retired for new users. On a fresh setup every classification batch 404s:
This model models/gemini-2.5-flash-lite is no longer available to new users. Please update your code to use models/gemini-3.5-flash-lite ...
Result: 0 chunks classified, knowledge_queue stays empty — the classify path is dead out of the box.
Fix
Replace the default with gemini/gemini-3.5-flash-lite — the lite-tier successor Google's own 404 message recommends. It keeps Module B on a cheap, dedicated classifier per the config's design note ("Module B is the cheap gate and must not pull in the chatbot's heavier model") rather than moving to the heavier gemini-2.5-flash tier.
Updated in both pins plus the two live doc references:
.env.example — CRE_NOISE_FILTER_LLM_MODEL
application/utils/noise_filter/config_loader.py — DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL (the env fallback reads this var)
Model-id change only — no loader refactor, no classify-logic change.
Verified against the Gemini API
1-token probes with a real key:
Model
Result
gemini/gemini-2.5-flash-lite (current default)
❌ 404 — retired for new users
gemini/gemini-3.5-flash-lite (this PR)
✅ OK
gemini/gemini-2.5-flash
✅ OK, but heavier tier — rejected to preserve the cheap-gate design
gemini/gemini-2.0-flash, gemini/gemini-1.5-flash
❌ 404
gemini-3.5-flash-lite additionally produced a full real classify run on ASVS 5.0/en (461 chunks → KNOWLEDGE/NOISE) with no model errors.
Re: the CodeRabbit note on 2.5-family new-user eligibility — gemini-3.5-flash-lite is a newer family and Google's documented successor to the retired id, chosen specifically to avoid that caveat.
Deliberately NOT changed
docs/gsoc_2026_module_b/final_metrics.md still cites gemini-2.5-flash-lite — it records the model those published metrics were actually measured on; changing it would falsify the historical result.
Checks
git grep gemini-2.5-flash-lite → only the historical final_metrics.md remains.
…flash
gemini/gemini-2.5-flash-lite is retired by Google for new users, so every Module-B classification batch 404s on a fresh setup. Bump both places that pin the default (.env.example and config_loader.DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL) plus the docstring and runbook references to the live gemini/gemini-2.5-flash id already used elsewhere in the repo. final_metrics.md is left unchanged as a historical record of the model those metrics were measured on.
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Summary by CodeRabbit
Updates
Noise filtering now defaults to Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite instead of Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite when no model is specified.
Updated the setup example and runbook to reflect the new default, so the documented configuration matches the out-of-the-box behavior.
Existing configuration options remain available for selecting a different model.
Walkthrough
The noise-filter LLM model default changes to gemini/gemini-3.5-flash-lite. The environment example, classifier module documentation, and runbook show the updated model.
Changes
Noise-filter model default
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Summary
Update the noise-filter model default application/utils/noise_filter/config_loader.py, .env.example, application/utils/noise_filter/llm_classifier.py, docs/gsoc_2026_module_b/module_b_runbook.md
The runtime default, environment example, classifier module documentation, and runbook now use gemini/gemini-3.5-flash-lite.
OWASP/OpenCRE#1120: Documents CRE_NOISE_FILTER_LLM_MODEL and provider/model examples in .env.example, which this PR updates to the new default.
OWASP/OpenCRE#1088: Uses CRE_NOISE_FILTER_LLM_MODEL as a shortlist judge fallback, so this PR changes the fallback model.
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 10fff
The model default and its documented references are updated; no actionable merge-blocking risk is identified.
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The title clearly identifies the main change: replacing the retired Module B noise-filter model default with gemini-3.5-flash-lite.
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- Line 27: Update DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL to a Gemini model documented as available to
new projects, and align the corresponding model references in the example
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…-3.5-flash-lite
gemini/gemini-2.5-flash-lite is retired by Google for new users, so every Module-B classification batch 404s on a fresh setup. Replace it with gemini/gemini-3.5-flash-lite -- the lite-tier successor Google's own 404 message recommends, which keeps Module B on the cheap gate (not the chatbot's heavier model) per the config's design note. Verified working against the Gemini API (2.5-flash-lite 404s; 3.5-flash-lite succeeds and produced a full ASVS classify run). Updates both pins (.env.example, config_loader.DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL) plus the docstring and runbook references. final_metrics.md is left unchanged as a historical record of the model those metrics were measured on.
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fix(module-b): bump retired noise-filter model default to gemini-2.5-flash
fix(module-b): replace retired noise-filter model default with gemini-3.5-flash-lite
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- Line 39: Confirm the authoritative Module B model against the PR objective,
then align the runtime default, `.env.example`, and the
`CRE_NOISE_FILTER_LLM_MODEL` reference in the runbook to that model; if
`gemini/gemini-2.5-flash` is not the target, update the objective instead.
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Problem
The Module-B noise filter defaults to
gemini/gemini-2.5-flash-lite, which Google has retired for new users. On a fresh setup every classification batch 404s:Result: 0 chunks classified,
knowledge_queuestays empty — the classify path is dead out of the box.Fix
Replace the default with
gemini/gemini-3.5-flash-lite— the lite-tier successor Google's own 404 message recommends. It keeps Module B on a cheap, dedicated classifier per the config's design note ("Module B is the cheap gate and must not pull in the chatbot's heavier model") rather than moving to the heaviergemini-2.5-flashtier.Updated in both pins plus the two live doc references:
.env.example—CRE_NOISE_FILTER_LLM_MODELapplication/utils/noise_filter/config_loader.py—DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL(the env fallback reads this var)application/utils/noise_filter/llm_classifier.py— docstring "default …" referencedocs/gsoc_2026_module_b/module_b_runbook.md— default-value tableModel-id change only — no loader refactor, no classify-logic change.
Verified against the Gemini API
1-token probes with a real key:
gemini/gemini-2.5-flash-lite(current default)gemini/gemini-3.5-flash-lite(this PR)gemini/gemini-2.5-flashgemini/gemini-2.0-flash,gemini/gemini-1.5-flashgemini-3.5-flash-liteadditionally produced a full real classify run on ASVS 5.0/en (461 chunks → KNOWLEDGE/NOISE) with no model errors.Re: the CodeRabbit note on 2.5-family new-user eligibility —
gemini-3.5-flash-liteis a newer family and Google's documented successor to the retired id, chosen specifically to avoid that caveat.Deliberately NOT changed
docs/gsoc_2026_module_b/final_metrics.mdstill citesgemini-2.5-flash-lite— it records the model those published metrics were actually measured on; changing it would falsify the historical result.Checks
git grep gemini-2.5-flash-lite→ only the historicalfinal_metrics.mdremains.application/tests/noise_filter/config_loader_test.py— 9/9 pass.black --check+mypyclean on touched modules.