fix(vscode): preserve 'Free' in model names like 'Kilo Auto Free'

Only strip the parenthesized '(free)' suffix; bare trailing 'Free' is
part of the name and must be kept. A separate Free label is rendered
elsewhere.

.changeset/preserve-free-in-model-names.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": patch
+---
+
+Preserve "Free" when it is part of a model's name (such as "Kilo Auto Free"). The parenthesized "(free)" suffix is still stripped so the separate Free label can be shown instead.

packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/model-selector-utils.test.ts

@@ -66,24 +66,20 @@ describe("sanitizeName", () => {
     expect(sanitizeName("Llama 3 (free)")).toBe("Llama 3")
   })
 
-  it("strips trailing free suffix", () => {
-    expect(sanitizeName("Mixtral free")).toBe("Mixtral")
-  })
-
-  it("strips trailing :free suffix", () => {
-    expect(sanitizeName("Mistral:free")).toBe("Mistral")
-  })
-
-  it("strips trailing -free suffix", () => {
-    expect(sanitizeName("Gemma-free")).toBe("Gemma")
-  })
-
-  it("is case-insensitive", () => {
+  it("is case-insensitive for parenthesized suffix", () => {
     expect(sanitizeName("Model (Free)")).toBe("Model")
-    expect(sanitizeName("Model FREE")).toBe("Model")
+    expect(sanitizeName("Model (FREE)")).toBe("Model")
   })
 
-  it("leaves names without free suffix unchanged", () => {
+  it("preserves bare trailing Free in names like 'Kilo Auto Free'", () => {
+    expect(sanitizeName("Kilo Auto Free")).toBe("Kilo Auto Free")
+    expect(sanitizeName("Mixtral free")).toBe("Mixtral free")
+    expect(sanitizeName("Mistral:free")).toBe("Mistral:free")
+    expect(sanitizeName("Gemma-free")).toBe("Gemma-free")
+    expect(sanitizeName("Model FREE")).toBe("Model FREE")
+  })
+
+  it("leaves names without (free) suffix unchanged", () => {
     expect(sanitizeName("GPT-4o")).toBe("GPT-4o")
     expect(sanitizeName("Claude Sonnet")).toBe("Claude Sonnet")
   })
@@ -92,9 +88,9 @@ describe("sanitizeName", () => {
     expect(sanitizeName("FreeAgent Pro")).toBe("FreeAgent Pro")
   })
 
-  it("handles extra whitespace around suffix", () => {
+  it("handles extra whitespace around (free) suffix", () => {
     expect(sanitizeName("Llama 3 (free)  ")).toBe("Llama 3")
-    expect(sanitizeName("Model  free  ")).toBe("Model")
+    expect(sanitizeName("Model  (free)  ")).toBe("Model")
   })
 })
 

packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/model-selector-utils.ts

@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ export function isFree(model: Pick<EnrichedModel, "isFree">): boolean {
   return model.isFree === true
 }
 
-// Strips trailing free-indicator suffixes from model display names, e.g.
-// "Llama 3 (free)" → "Llama 3", "Mixtral free" → "Mixtral"
+// Strips trailing "(free)" parenthesized suffix from model display names, e.g.
+// "Llama 3 (free)" → "Llama 3". A separate "Free" label/tag is rendered
+// elsewhere, so preserve bare trailing "Free" words (e.g. "Kilo Auto Free").
 export function sanitizeName(name: string): string {
-  return name
-    .replace(/[\s:_-]*\(free\)\s*$/i, "")
-    .replace(/[\s:_-]+free\s*$/i, "")
-    .trim()
+  return name.replace(/[\s:_-]*\(free\)\s*$/i, "").trim()
 }
 
 export function stripSubProviderPrefix(name: string): string {