diff --git a/docs/interpret/hyperparameters.md b/docs/interpret/hyperparameters.md
index 4bd420ab5..4f9b00d11 100644
--- a/docs/interpret/hyperparameters.md
+++ b/docs/interpret/hyperparameters.md
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ hyperparameters: [0, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000]
 guidance: This is an important hyperparameter to tune. The optimal smoothing_rounds value will vary depending on the dataset's characteristics. Adjust based on the prevalence of smooth feature response curves.
 
 ## learning_rate
-default: 0.01 (classification), 0.05 (regression)
+default: 0.016 (classification), 0.06 (regression)
+
+NOTE: 0.018 is better for multiclass. 0.016 optimizes for binary classification
 
 hyperparameters: [0.2, 0.1, 0.05, 0.02, 0.01, 0.005, 0.002]
 
diff --git a/python/interpret-core/interpret/glassbox/_ebm/_ebm.py b/python/interpret-core/interpret/glassbox/_ebm/_ebm.py
index 52b325a76..5cfc2e335 100644
--- a/python/interpret-core/interpret/glassbox/_ebm/_ebm.py
+++ b/python/interpret-core/interpret/glassbox/_ebm/_ebm.py
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ class ExplainableBoostingClassifier(EBMModel, ClassifierMixin, ExplainerMixin):
         Number of outer bags. Outer bags are used to generate error bounds and help with smoothing the graphs.
     inner_bags : int, default=0
         Number of inner bags. 0 turns off inner bagging.
-    learning_rate : float, default=0.01
+    learning_rate : float, default=0.016
         Learning rate for boosting.
     greedy_ratio : float, default=12.0
         The proportion of greedy boosting steps relative to cyclic boosting steps.
@@ -2642,7 +2642,7 @@ def __init__(
         outer_bags: int = 14,
         inner_bags: Optional[int] = 0,
         # Boosting
-        learning_rate: float = 0.01,
+        learning_rate: float = 0.016,
         greedy_ratio: Optional[float] = 12.0,
         cyclic_progress: Union[bool, float, int] = False,  # noqa: PYI041
         smoothing_rounds: Optional[int] = 100,
@@ -2794,7 +2794,7 @@ class ExplainableBoostingRegressor(EBMModel, RegressorMixin, ExplainerMixin):
         Number of outer bags. Outer bags are used to generate error bounds and help with smoothing the graphs.
     inner_bags : int, default=0
         Number of inner bags. 0 turns off inner bagging.
-    learning_rate : float, default=0.05
+    learning_rate : float, default=0.06
         Learning rate for boosting.
     greedy_ratio : float, default=12.0
         The proportion of greedy boosting steps relative to cyclic boosting steps.
@@ -2988,7 +2988,7 @@ def __init__(
         outer_bags: int = 14,
         inner_bags: Optional[int] = 0,
         # Boosting
-        learning_rate: float = 0.05,
+        learning_rate: float = 0.06,
         greedy_ratio: Optional[float] = 12.0,
         cyclic_progress: Union[bool, float, int] = False,  # noqa: PYI041
         smoothing_rounds: Optional[int] = 100,