diff --git a/src/lib/quality.ts b/src/lib/quality.ts
index 02dcebb..46221f5 100644
--- a/src/lib/quality.ts
+++ b/src/lib/quality.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { CliError } from "./errors.js";
 
 export const AVATAR_VIDEO_QUALITY_VALUES = ["standard", "plus", "max"] as const;
 export type AvatarVideoQuality = (typeof AVATAR_VIDEO_QUALITY_VALUES)[number];
-export const DEFAULT_AVATAR_VIDEO_QUALITY: AvatarVideoQuality = "standard";
+export const DEFAULT_AVATAR_VIDEO_QUALITY: AvatarVideoQuality = "plus";
 
 export function readAvatarVideoQuality(
   value: string | undefined,
diff --git a/test/cli.test.ts b/test/cli.test.ts
index a3de8b2..72dd054 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli.test.ts
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ describe("CLI", () => {
           body: {
             script: "Say hello.",
             product_image: "https://example.com/product.png",
-            quality: "standard",
+            quality: "plus",
             avatar_handle: "@studio_presenter",
             scene: {
               type: "prompt",
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ describe("CLI", () => {
           url: "/v1/models/sume/avatar-video/v1.0/runs",
           body: {
             script: "Say hello.",
-            quality: "standard",
+            quality: "plus",
             avatar_handle: "@studio_presenter",
           },
         });
@@ -2622,7 +2622,7 @@ describe("CLI", () => {
             url: "/v1/models/sume/avatar-video/v1.0/runs",
 	            body: {
 	              script: "Say hello.",
-	              quality: "standard",
+	              quality: "plus",
 	              avatar_handle: "avatar_ready",
 	              scene: { type: "prompt", prompt: "Clean studio" },
 	            },
diff --git a/test/mcp.test.ts b/test/mcp.test.ts
index 10d1bb4..ae6cb21 100644
--- a/test/mcp.test.ts
+++ b/test/mcp.test.ts
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ describe("MCP tool registry", () => {
           request: {
             avatar_handle: "@david_im",
             mode: "async",
-            quality: "standard",
+            quality: "plus",
             resolution: "720p",
             scene: { type: "prompt", prompt: "Clean studio" },
             script: "Say hello.",
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ describe("MCP tool registry", () => {
           request: {
             avatar_handle: "avatar_123",
             product_image: "https://media.sume.com/product.png",
-            quality: "standard",
+            quality: "plus",
             scene: {
               type: "photo",
               image_url: "https://media.sume.com/scene.png",
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ describe("MCP tool registry", () => {
         body: {
           avatar_handle: "avatar_123",
           product_image: "https://media.sume.com/product.png",
-          quality: "standard",
+          quality: "plus",
           scene: {
             type: "photo",
             image_url: "https://media.sume.com/scene.png",