diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
index 3febab5b7..4708e0ef4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
@@ -474,6 +474,45 @@ describe('Server Config (config.ts)', () => {
       ).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
       expect(vi.mocked(createContentGenerator)).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
+
+    it('should strip thoughts from history on model switch (#3304)', async () => {
+      const config = new Config(baseParams);
+
+      const mockContentConfig: ContentGeneratorConfig = {
+        authType: AuthType.QWEN_OAUTH,
+        model: 'coder-model',
+        apiKey: 'QWEN_OAUTH_DYNAMIC_TOKEN',
+        baseUrl: DEFAULT_DASHSCOPE_BASE_URL,
+        timeout: 60000,
+        maxRetries: 3,
+      } as ContentGeneratorConfig;
+
+      vi.mocked(resolveContentGeneratorConfigWithSources).mockImplementation(
+        (_config, authType, generationConfig) => ({
+          config: {
+            ...mockContentConfig,
+            authType,
+            model: generationConfig?.model ?? mockContentConfig.model,
+          } as ContentGeneratorConfig,
+          sources: {},
+        }),
+      );
+      vi.mocked(createContentGenerator).mockResolvedValue({
+        generateContent: vi.fn(),
+        generateContentStream: vi.fn(),
+        countTokens: vi.fn(),
+        embedContent: vi.fn(),
+      } as unknown as ContentGenerator);
+
+      await config.refreshAuth(AuthType.QWEN_OAUTH);
+
+      const stripSpy = config.getGeminiClient().stripThoughtsFromHistory;
+      vi.mocked(stripSpy).mockClear();
+
+      await config.switchModel(AuthType.QWEN_OAUTH, 'coder-model');
+
+      expect(stripSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('model switching with different credentials (OpenAI)', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index a86c8e0d7..40ebe6277 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -1334,6 +1334,12 @@ export class Config {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Strip thinking blocks from conversation history on model switch.
+    // reasoning_content is a non-standard field that causes strict
+    // OpenAI-compatible providers to reject requests with 422 errors
+    // when thought parts from a previous model leak into the payload (#3304).
+    this.geminiClient.stripThoughtsFromHistory();
+
     // Hot update path: only supported for qwen-oauth.
     // For other auth types we always refresh to recreate the ContentGenerator.
     //