diff --git a/QodeAssistClient.cpp b/QodeAssistClient.cpp
index a7bc8c8..a6b4aae 100644
--- a/QodeAssistClient.cpp
+++ b/QodeAssistClient.cpp
@@ -336,8 +336,12 @@ void QodeAssistClient::requestQuickRefactor(
 
 void QodeAssistClient::scheduleRequest(TextEditor::TextEditorWidget *editor)
 {
-    if (m_runningRequests.contains(editor))
-        return;
+    if (m_runningRequests.contains(editor)) {
+        if (Settings::codeCompletionSettings().cancelOnInput())
+            cancelRunningRequest(editor);
+        else
+            return;
+    }
 
     auto it = m_scheduledRequests.find(editor);
     if (it == m_scheduledRequests.end()) {
diff --git a/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.cpp b/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.cpp
index 392df35..cf8a8ca 100644
--- a/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.cpp
+++ b/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,17 @@ CodeCompletionSettings::CodeCompletionSettings()
                "is already visible will not force it closed. The LLM suggestion still appears "
                "inline."));
 
+    cancelOnInput.setSettingsKey(Constants::CC_CANCEL_ON_INPUT);
+    cancelOnInput.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Cancel in-flight request on new input"));
+    cancelOnInput.setDefaultValue(false);
+    cancelOnInput.setToolTip(
+        Tr::tr("When enabled, every new keystroke cancels any completion request already in "
+               "flight and restarts the debounce timer. Useful for slow local models where an "
+               "outdated answer is rarely worth waiting for.\n"
+               "When disabled (default), the in-flight request is kept; when the answer arrives, "
+               "the plugin compares it with characters typed in the meantime and either trims "
+               "the matching prefix or drops the answer."));
+
     startSuggestionTimer.setSettingsKey(Constants::СС_START_SUGGESTION_TIMER);
     startSuggestionTimer.setLabelText(Tr::tr("with delay(ms)"));
     startSuggestionTimer.setToolTip(
@@ -388,6 +399,7 @@ CodeCompletionSettings::CodeCompletionSettings()
             showProgressWidget,
             useOpenFilesContext,
             respectQtcPopup,
+            cancelOnInput,
             abortAssistOnRequest,
             ignoreWhitespaceInCharCount};
 
@@ -489,6 +501,7 @@ void CodeCompletionSettings::resetSettingsToDefaults()
         resetAspect(completionMode);
         resetAspect(smartContextTrigger);
         resetAspect(respectQtcPopup);
+        resetAspect(cancelOnInput);
         resetAspect(hintCharThreshold);
         resetAspect(hintHideTimeout);
         resetAspect(hintTriggerKey);
diff --git a/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.hpp b/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.hpp
index c12841d..f588238 100644
--- a/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.hpp
+++ b/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public:
     Utils::SelectionAspect completionMode{this};
     Utils::BoolAspect smartContextTrigger{this};
     Utils::BoolAspect respectQtcPopup{this};
+    Utils::BoolAspect cancelOnInput{this};
 
     Utils::IntegerAspect startSuggestionTimer{this};
     Utils::IntegerAspect autoCompletionCharThreshold{this};
diff --git a/settings/GeneralSettings.cpp b/settings/GeneralSettings.cpp
index 10d1c86..bfcddcd 100644
--- a/settings/GeneralSettings.cpp
+++ b/settings/GeneralSettings.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ GeneralSettings::GeneralSettings()
     caProvider.setReadOnly(true);
     caSelectProvider.m_buttonText = TrConstants::SELECT;
 
-    initStringAspect(caModel, Constants::CA_MODEL, TrConstants::MODEL, "qwen2.5-coder:7b");
+    initStringAspect(caModel, Constants::CA_MODEL, TrConstants::MODEL, "qwen3.5:9b");
     caModel.setHistoryCompleter(Constants::CA_MODEL_HISTORY);
     caSelectModel.m_buttonText = TrConstants::SELECT;
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ GeneralSettings::GeneralSettings()
     qrProvider.setReadOnly(true);
     qrSelectProvider.m_buttonText = TrConstants::SELECT;
 
-    initStringAspect(qrModel, Constants::QR_MODEL, TrConstants::MODEL, "qwen2.5-coder:7b");
+    initStringAspect(qrModel, Constants::QR_MODEL, TrConstants::MODEL, "qwen3.5:9b");
     qrModel.setHistoryCompleter(Constants::QR_MODEL_HISTORY);
     qrSelectModel.m_buttonText = TrConstants::SELECT;
 
diff --git a/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp b/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
index c7ad6fb..d6508c2 100644
--- a/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
+++ b/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const char CC_COMPLETION_TRIGGER_MODE[] = "QodeAssist.ccCompletionTriggerMode";
 const char CC_COMPLETION_MODE[] = "QodeAssist.ccCompletionMode";
 const char CC_SMART_CONTEXT_TRIGGER[] = "QodeAssist.ccSmartContextTrigger";
 const char CC_RESPECT_QTC_POPUP[] = "QodeAssist.ccRespectQtcPopup";
+const char CC_CANCEL_ON_INPUT[] = "QodeAssist.ccCancelOnInput";
 const char CC_HINT_CHAR_THRESHOLD[] = "QodeAssist.ccHintCharThreshold";
 const char CC_HINT_HIDE_TIMEOUT[] = "QodeAssist.ccHintHideTimeout";
 const char CC_HINT_TRIGGER_KEY[] = "QodeAssist.ccHintTriggerKey";