> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.agno.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Team Fallback Models: Basic

> When the team leader's primary model fails (after exhausting retries), fallback models are tried in order until one succeeds.

```python basic_fallback.py theme={null}
"""
Team Fallback Models — Basic
=============================

When the team leader's primary model fails (after exhausting retries),
fallback models are tried in order until one succeeds.
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.anthropic import Claude
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.team import Team

researcher = Agent(
    name="Researcher",
    role="You research topics and provide detailed findings.",
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o-mini"),
)

writer = Agent(
    name="Writer",
    role="You write clear, concise summaries from research findings.",
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o-mini"),
)

team = Team(
    name="Research Team",
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o", base_url="http://localhost:1/v1", retries=0),
    fallback_models=[Claude(id="claude-sonnet-4-20250514")],
    members=[researcher, writer],
    instructions=[
        "Coordinate with the researcher and writer to answer the user question.",
    ],
    markdown=True,
    show_members_responses=True,
)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    team.print_response("What are the benefits of sleep?", stream=True)
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno anthropic openai
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export your API keys">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"
      export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"
      $Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `basic_fallback.py`, then run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    python basic_fallback.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/03\_teams/17\_fallback\_models/01\_basic\_fallback.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/03_teams/17_fallback_models/01_basic_fallback.py)