diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3c244178..29bbeaa1 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ NEXTAUTH_SECRET="your-super-secret-key-change-in-production"
 # OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.openai.com/v1  # Optional: custom base URL for OpenAI-compatible APIs
 # OPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL=text-embedding-3-small  # Optional: embedding model for AI search
 # OPENAI_GENERATIVE_MODEL=gpt-4o-mini  # Optional: generative model for AI generation
+# OPENAI_TRANSLATION_MODEL=gpt-4o-mini  # Optional: model for translating non-English search queries
 
 # GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_ID="G-XXXXXXXXX"