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 **[Installation →](./setup/installation)** · **[Connect to Open WebUI →](./setup/connecting)**
 
 :::info Model requirements
-Open Terminal needs a model that actually supports tool calling. Native is the default tool-calling mode as of v0.9.7, so it works out of the box unless the model was switched to Legacy. Frontier models (GPT-5.4, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro) handle complex multi-step tasks well. Smaller models may work for simple commands but can struggle with longer workflows. [Check the model's tool-calling mode](./setup/connecting#8-enable-native-function-calling) if tools are not firing.
+Open Terminal needs a model that does tool calling at agentic quality, not just one that technically supports it. Driving a terminal is a multi-step loop: call a tool, read the output, decide the next command, repeat, often for many turns. Small models cannot sustain that. A 4B to 9B model will not cut it here, even if it ticks the "supports tools" box. Frontier models (GPT-5.4, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro) handle these complex multi-step workflows well. Native is the default tool-calling mode as of v0.9.7, so it works out of the box unless the model was switched to Legacy; [check the model's tool-calling mode](./setup/connecting#8-enable-native-function-calling) if tools are not firing.
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