diff --git a/backend/shonar/api/v1/recordings.py b/backend/shonar/api/v1/recordings.py
index 9a23575..e8ed2ab 100644
--- a/backend/shonar/api/v1/recordings.py
+++ b/backend/shonar/api/v1/recordings.py
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ async def reprocess_recording(
     user: CurrentUser,
     session: SessionDep,
     job: str = Query(default="summarize", pattern="^(transcribe|summarize)$"),
+    model: str | None = Query(default=None, max_length=64),
 ):
     """Force one pipeline stage to run again (Summarize / Re-transcribe).
 
@@ -345,7 +346,8 @@ async def reprocess_recording(
     deliberate request. Running jobs are left alone (409 instead of a
     duplicate).
     """
-    from shonar.db.models import JobStatus, JobType as JT, ProcessingStatus
+    from shonar.db.models import JobStatus, ProcessingStatus
+    from shonar.db.models import JobType as JT
     from shonar.services import processing as proc
 
     rec = await _owned_recording(session, user, recording_id)
@@ -378,6 +380,16 @@ async def reprocess_recording(
         existing.started_at = None
         existing.finished_at = None
     if job_type is JT.transcribe:
+        if model is not None:
+            # A re-transcribe may switch models; the saved per-recording
+            # override is what the worker reads, so persist it here.
+            from shonar.services.ai import ProviderConfigError
+            from shonar.services.ai.model_registry import validate_model_name
+
+            try:
+                rec.transcription_model = validate_model_name(model)
+            except ProviderConfigError as e:
+                raise HTTPException(422, str(e)) from e
         rec.processing_status = ProcessingStatus.processing
         rec.processing_error = None
     await session.flush()
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_inline_queue.py b/backend/tests/test_inline_queue.py
index a0888f6..d71c277 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_inline_queue.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_inline_queue.py
@@ -99,3 +99,55 @@ async def test_inline_retries_transient_failure(client, monkeypatch):
         assert state["tries"] >= 2  # the retry actually happened
     finally:
         await inline_queue.stop()
+
+
+async def test_reprocess_reruns_in_place_with_model(client, monkeypatch):
+    """POST /reprocess?job=transcribe&model= re-runs the pipeline on the
+    SAME recording (no re-upload) and persists the model override."""
+    stt = FakeTranscriber()
+    use_fakes(monkeypatch, stt, FakeLlm())
+    use_inline(monkeypatch)
+    await inline_queue.start()
+    try:
+        token = await user_tokens(client, email="reproc@shonar.dev")
+        h = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+        rec = await upload_recording(client, token, client_id="reproc-1")
+        await _wait_terminal(rec["id"], want=2)
+        calls_before = stt.calls
+
+        r = await client.post(
+            f"/api/v1/recordings/{rec['id']}/reprocess?job=transcribe&model=small",
+            headers=h,
+        )
+        assert r.status_code == 200, r.text
+        statuses = await _wait_terminal(rec["id"], want=2)
+        assert statuses[JobType.transcribe] == JobStatus.succeeded
+        assert stt.calls == calls_before + 1  # re-ran, no new recording
+
+        # Same recording id, model override persisted on the row.
+        r = await client.get(f"/api/v1/recordings/{rec['id']}", headers=h)
+        assert r.json()["id"] == rec["id"]
+        assert r.json()["transcription_model"] == "small"
+    finally:
+        await inline_queue.stop()
+
+
+async def test_reprocess_validation(client, monkeypatch):
+    token = await user_tokens(client, email="reproc2@shonar.dev")
+    h = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+    rec = await upload_recording(client, token, client_id="reproc-2")
+    # Nothing transcribed yet -> summarize refuses.
+    r = await client.post(
+        f"/api/v1/recordings/{rec['id']}/reprocess?job=summarize", headers=h)
+    assert r.status_code == 409
+    # Bad model name -> 422 (never silently substituted).
+    r = await client.post(
+        f"/api/v1/recordings/{rec['id']}/reprocess?job=transcribe&model=not-a-model",
+        headers=h)
+    assert r.status_code == 422
+    # Not the owner -> 404.
+    other = await user_tokens(client, email="reproc3@shonar.dev")
+    r = await client.post(
+        f"/api/v1/recordings/{rec['id']}/reprocess?job=transcribe",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {other}"})
+    assert r.status_code == 404