diff --git a/examples/translation-chatbot/bot.py b/examples/translation-chatbot/bot.py
index dc1d05f3d..3443f3370 100644
--- a/examples/translation-chatbot/bot.py
+++ b/examples/translation-chatbot/bot.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ async def main():
         tts = CartesiaTTSService(
             api_key=os.getenv("CARTESIA_API_KEY"),
             voice_id="34dbb662-8e98-413c-a1ef-1a3407675fe7",  # Spanish Narrator Man
-            model="sonic-multilingual",
+            model="sonic-2",
         )
 
         in_language = "English"
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/cartesia.py b/src/pipecat/services/cartesia.py
index 9bbde11bb..8b7f57c63 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/cartesia.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/cartesia.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class CartesiaTTSService(AudioContextWordTTSService):
         voice_id: str,
         cartesia_version: str = "2024-06-10",
         url: str = "wss://api.cartesia.ai/tts/websocket",
-        model: str = "sonic",
+        model: str = "sonic-2",
         sample_rate: Optional[int] = None,
         encoding: str = "pcm_s16le",
         container: str = "raw",
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class CartesiaHttpTTSService(TTSService):
         *,
         api_key: str,
         voice_id: str,
-        model: str = "sonic",
+        model: str = "sonic-2",
         base_url: str = "https://api.cartesia.ai",
         sample_rate: Optional[int] = None,
         encoding: str = "pcm_s16le",