diff --git a/examples/azure-openai/.env.example b/examples/azure-openai/.env.example
index d8ed88e7..6b925781 100644
--- a/examples/azure-openai/.env.example
+++ b/examples/azure-openai/.env.example
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ NEO4J_PASSWORD=password
 AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=https://your-resource-name.openai.azure.com
 AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
 AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION=2024-10-21
-AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT=gpt-4
+AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT=gpt-4.1
 AZURE_OPENAI_EMBEDDING_DEPLOYMENT=text-embedding-3-small
diff --git a/examples/azure-openai/README.md b/examples/azure-openai/README.md
index 5822ff1b..19de3a19 100644
--- a/examples/azure-openai/README.md
+++ b/examples/azure-openai/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ NEO4J_PASSWORD=your-password
 AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=https://your-resource-name.openai.azure.com
 AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
 AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION=2024-10-21
-AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT=gpt-4
+AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT=gpt-4.1
 AZURE_OPENAI_EMBEDDING_DEPLOYMENT=text-embedding-3-small
 ```
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ AZURE_OPENAI_EMBEDDING_DEPLOYMENT=text-embedding-3-small
 This example requires two Azure OpenAI model deployments:
 
 1. **Chat Completion Model**: Used for entity extraction and relationship analysis
-   - Recommended: GPT-4, GPT-4 Turbo, or GPT-4.1
+   - Recommended: GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1-mini, or GPT-4 Turbo
    - Set the deployment name in `AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT`
 
 2. **Embedding Model**: Used for semantic search
diff --git a/examples/azure-openai/azure_openai_neo4j.py b/examples/azure-openai/azure_openai_neo4j.py
index 775a6dbc..923c80be 100644
--- a/examples/azure-openai/azure_openai_neo4j.py
+++ b/examples/azure-openai/azure_openai_neo4j.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if not neo4j_uri or not neo4j_user or not neo4j_password:
 azure_endpoint = os.environ.get('AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT')
 azure_api_key = os.environ.get('AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY')
 azure_api_version = os.environ.get('AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION', '2024-10-21')
-azure_deployment = os.environ.get('AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT', 'gpt-4')
+azure_deployment = os.environ.get('AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT', 'gpt-4.1')
 azure_embedding_deployment = os.environ.get(
     'AZURE_OPENAI_EMBEDDING_DEPLOYMENT', 'text-embedding-3-small'
 )