diff --git a/packages/core/src/aisdk.ts b/packages/core/src/aisdk.ts
index b604dac664b6..424f41f41cef 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/aisdk.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/aisdk.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ export interface LanguageEvent {
   language?: LanguageModelV3
 }
 
-function wrapSSE(res: Response, ms: number, ctl: AbortController) {
+function wrapStream(res: Response, ms: number, ctl: AbortController) {
   if (typeof ms !== "number" || ms <= 0) return res
   if (!res.body) return res
-  if (!res.headers.get("content-type")?.includes("text/event-stream")) return res
 
   const reader = res.body.getReader()
   const body = new ReadableStream<Uint8Array>({
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ function prepareOptions(model: ModelV2.Info, pkg: string) {
       timeout: false,
     })
     if (!chunkAbortCtl || typeof chunkTimeout !== "number") return res
-    return wrapSSE(res, chunkTimeout, chunkAbortCtl)
+    return wrapStream(res, chunkTimeout, chunkAbortCtl)
   }
 
   return options
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v1/config/provider.ts b/packages/core/src/v1/config/provider.ts
index d54a3f08f926..39e9c13a6cd0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v1/config/provider.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v1/config/provider.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export const Info = Schema.Struct({
         }),
         chunkTimeout: Schema.optional(PositiveInt).annotate({
           description:
-            "Timeout in milliseconds between streamed SSE chunks for this provider. If no chunk arrives within this window, the request is aborted.",
+            "Timeout in milliseconds between streamed response chunks for this provider. Disabled by default.",
         }),
       }),
       [Schema.Record(Schema.String, Schema.Any)],
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/provider/provider.ts b/packages/opencode/src/provider/provider.ts
index a0ab5eb3474d..0a6f7a691349 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/provider/provider.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/provider/provider.ts
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ import { ProviderError } from "./error"
 
 const OPENAI_HEADER_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT = 300_000
 
-function wrapSSE(res: Response, ms: number, ctl: AbortController) {
+function wrapStream(res: Response, ms: number, ctl: AbortController) {
   if (typeof ms !== "number" || ms <= 0) return res
   if (!res.body) return res
-  if (!res.headers.get("content-type")?.includes("text/event-stream")) return res
 
   const reader = res.body.getReader()
   const body = new ReadableStream<Uint8Array>({
@@ -1759,7 +1758,7 @@ const layer = Layer.effect(
           }).finally(() => headerTimeoutCtl?.clear())
 
           if (!chunkAbortCtl) return res
-          return wrapSSE(res, chunkTimeout, chunkAbortCtl)
+          return wrapStream(res, chunkTimeout, chunkAbortCtl)
         }
 
         const bundledLoader = BUNDLED_PROVIDERS[model.api.npm]
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/provider/header-timeout.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/provider/header-timeout.test.ts
index fc5ab04e108b..c6b39f77f8d9 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/provider/header-timeout.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/provider/header-timeout.test.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,42 @@ it.live("chunkTimeout raises a response stream error when SSE body stalls", () =
               for await (const part of result.fullStream) {
                 if (part.type === "error") return part.error
               }
+              return undefined
+            } catch (error) {
+              return error
+            }
+          })
+          expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(ProviderError.ResponseStreamError)
+        }),
+      { config: providerConfig(server.url, { chunkTimeout: 50 }) },
+    )
+  }),
+)
+
+it.live("chunkTimeout applies to non-SSE response streams", () =>
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const server = yield* Effect.acquireRelease(
+      Effect.promise(() => delayedBodyServer(250, "application/vnd.amazon.eventstream")),
+      (server) => Effect.sync(() => server.server.close()),
+    )
+
+    yield* provideTmpdirInstance(
+      () =>
+        Effect.gen(function* () {
+          const provider = yield* Provider.Service
+          const model = yield* provider.getModel(ProviderV2.ID.make("test"), ModelV2.ID.make("test-model"))
+          const result = streamText({
+            model: yield* provider.getLanguage(model),
+            onError() {},
+            messages: [{ role: "user", content: "hello" }],
+          })
+
+          const error = yield* Effect.promise(async () => {
+            try {
+              for await (const part of result.fullStream) {
+                if (part.type === "error") return part.error
+              }
+              return undefined
             } catch (error) {
               return error
             }
@@ -197,9 +233,12 @@ async function delayedHeaderServer(delay: number): Promise<{ server: Server; url
   return { server, url: `http://127.0.0.1:${address.port}` }
 }
 
-async function delayedBodyServer(delay: number): Promise<{ server: Server; url: string }> {
+async function delayedBodyServer(
+  delay: number,
+  contentType = "text/event-stream",
+): Promise<{ server: Server; url: string }> {
   const server = createServer((_, res) => {
-    res.writeHead(200, { "content-type": "text/event-stream" })
+    res.writeHead(200, { "content-type": contentType })
     res.flushHeaders()
     setTimeout(() => {
       res.end('data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"content":"late"}}]}\n\ndata: [DONE]\n\n')
diff --git a/packages/web/src/content/docs/config.mdx b/packages/web/src/content/docs/config.mdx
index 8bf875b1f85f..aa4eb77d06bc 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/content/docs/config.mdx
+++ b/packages/web/src/content/docs/config.mdx
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ Provider options can include `timeout`, `chunkTimeout`, and `setCacheKey`:
 ```
 
 - `timeout` - Request timeout in milliseconds (default: 300000). Set to `false` to disable.
-- `chunkTimeout` - Timeout in milliseconds between streamed response chunks. If no chunk arrives in time, the request is aborted.
+- `chunkTimeout` - Timeout in milliseconds between streamed response chunks. It is disabled by default because slow models can legitimately pause for several minutes.
 - `setCacheKey` - Ensure a cache key is always set for designated provider.
 
 You can also configure [local models](/docs/models#local). [Learn more](/docs/models).