diff --git a/speech.py b/speech.py
index 09c4417..32d3a19 100755
--- a/speech.py
+++ b/speech.py
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         xtts = xtts_wrapper(args.preload, device=args.xtts_device, unload_timer=args.unload_timer)
 
     # Register Qwen + F5 by default (other models disabled)
-    app.register_model('tts-1-qwen')
+    # app.register_model('tts-1-qwen')  # disabled — frees VRAM for llama-qwen LLM
     app.register_model('tts-1-f5')
     # To enable other models, uncomment below:
     # app.register_model('tts-1')