diff --git a/src/api/client.js b/src/api/client.js
index fab7d70..628760a 100644
--- a/src/api/client.js
+++ b/src/api/client.js
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export const api = {
   previewCatalogBatch: (files) =>
     uploadMany('/api/admin/catalog-batch/preview', files),
 
-  ingestCatalogBatch: (files, { use_llm = false, fetch_images = false } = {}) =>
+  ingestCatalogBatch: (files, { use_llm = true, fetch_images = false } = {}) =>
     uploadMany(`/api/admin/catalog-batch/ingest${qs({ use_llm, fetch_images })}`, files),
 
   getCatalogBatch: (batchId) =>
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ export const api = {
   // app/api/routers/batch_catalog.py.
   startBatchFromInbox: (
     fileIds,
-    { use_llm = false, fetch_images = false, runner = 'inprocess' } = {},
+    { use_llm = true, fetch_images = false, runner = 'inprocess' } = {},
   ) =>
     request('/api/admin/catalog-batch/from-inbox', {
       method: 'POST',