diff --git a/.changeset/compact-model-trigger-label.md b/.changeset/compact-model-trigger-label.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c15c4ac38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/compact-model-trigger-label.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": patch
+---
+
+Keep provider names out of the compact prompt model selector label while retaining them in the expanded picker.
diff --git a/packages/kilo-docs/public/img/screenshot-tests/kilo-vscode/visual-regression/shared/model-selector-large-catalog-chromium-linux.png b/packages/kilo-docs/public/img/screenshot-tests/kilo-vscode/visual-regression/shared/model-selector-large-catalog-chromium-linux.png
index f6ca0c2ec8..a0cb7260ed 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-docs/public/img/screenshot-tests/kilo-vscode/visual-regression/shared/model-selector-large-catalog-chromium-linux.png
+++ b/packages/kilo-docs/public/img/screenshot-tests/kilo-vscode/visual-regression/shared/model-selector-large-catalog-chromium-linux.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:b197d749f21df8d3061b93d13281a346b52514bec1b6855b474a03cfaeeb117b
-size 2500
+oid sha256:4b2de227517c16c9aa90af0245da92f8e532ad29e21de2142e50121dbebf55fc
+size 1574
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/model-selector-accessibility.spec.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/model-selector-accessibility.spec.ts
index af5c498a10..a88644208f 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/model-selector-accessibility.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/model-selector-accessibility.spec.ts
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ test("selected favorite remains selected when its duplicate group is collapsed",
 test("large catalogs keep the rendered tree bounded and navigate to distant models", async ({ page }) => {
   await load(page, "shared--model-selector-large-catalog")
 
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Select model: Provider 0 / Model 300" }).click()
-  const combobox = page.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Select model: Provider 0 / Model 300. Search models" })
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Select model: Model 300" }).click()
+  const combobox = page.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Select model: Model 300. Search models" })
   const tree = page.getByRole("tree", { name: "Select model" })
 
   // The window mounts before we measure it, yet stays far smaller than the catalog.
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/model-selector-utils.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/model-selector-utils.test.ts
index 59956de5ef..2f204ed9a1 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/model-selector-utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/model-selector-utils.test.ts
@@ -255,69 +255,67 @@ describe("hasByok", () => {
 
 describe("buildTriggerLabel", () => {
   it("returns resolved model name for non-kilo provider unchanged", () => {
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel("GPT-4o", "openai", undefined, null, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("GPT-4o")
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel("GPT-4o", "openai", null, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("GPT-4o")
   })
 
   it("strips sub-provider prefix from resolved name for kilo gateway models", () => {
-    expect(
-      buildTriggerLabel("Anthropic: Claude Sonnet", KILO_GATEWAY_ID, undefined, null, false, "", true, labels),
-    ).toBe("Claude Sonnet")
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel("Anthropic: Claude Sonnet", KILO_GATEWAY_ID, null, false, "", true, labels)).toBe(
+      "Claude Sonnet",
+    )
   })
 
   it("does not strip prefix for non-kilo provider even if name contains ': '", () => {
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel("Anthropic: Claude Sonnet", "anthropic", undefined, null, false, "", true, labels)).toBe(
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel("Anthropic: Claude Sonnet", "anthropic", null, false, "", true, labels)).toBe(
       "Anthropic: Claude Sonnet",
     )
   })
 
   it("returns resolved name as-is when providerID is undefined", () => {
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel("GPT-4o", undefined, undefined, null, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("GPT-4o")
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel("GPT-4o", undefined, null, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("GPT-4o")
   })
 
-  it("returns providerName / resolvedName for non-kilo provider with providerName", () => {
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel("GPT-4o", "openai", "OpenAI", null, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("OpenAI / GPT-4o")
+  it("does not add provider name to the compact label", () => {
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel("GPT-5.6 Luna", "openai", null, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("GPT-5.6 Luna")
   })
 
   it("returns modelID for kilo gateway raw selection", () => {
     const raw = { providerID: "kilo", modelID: "kilo-auto/frontier" }
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, undefined, raw, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("kilo-auto/frontier")
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, raw, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("kilo-auto/frontier")
   })
 
   it("returns providerID / modelID for non-kilo raw selection", () => {
     const raw = { providerID: "anthropic", modelID: "claude-3-5-sonnet" }
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, undefined, raw, false, "", true, labels)).toBe(
-      "anthropic / claude-3-5-sonnet",
-    )
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, raw, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("anthropic / claude-3-5-sonnet")
   })
 
   it("returns clearLabel when allowClear and no selection", () => {
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, undefined, null, true, "None", true, labels)).toBe("None")
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, null, true, "None", true, labels)).toBe("None")
   })
 
   it("falls back to labels.notSet when allowClear and clearLabel is empty", () => {
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, undefined, null, true, "", true, labels)).toBe("Not set")
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, null, true, "", true, labels)).toBe("Not set")
   })
 
   it("returns labels.select when providers exist and no selection", () => {
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, undefined, null, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("Select model")
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, null, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("Select model")
   })
 
   it("returns labels.noProviders when no providers available", () => {
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, undefined, null, false, "", false, labels)).toBe("No providers")
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, null, false, "", false, labels)).toBe("No providers")
   })
 
   it("prefers resolvedName over raw selection", () => {
     const raw = { providerID: "anthropic", modelID: "claude-3-5-sonnet" }
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel("Claude Sonnet", undefined, undefined, raw, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("Claude Sonnet")
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel("Claude Sonnet", undefined, raw, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("Claude Sonnet")
   })
 
   it("ignores partial raw selection (only providerID)", () => {
     const raw = { providerID: "anthropic", modelID: "" }
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, undefined, raw, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("Select model")
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, raw, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("Select model")
   })
 
   it("ignores partial raw selection (only modelID)", () => {
     const raw = { providerID: "", modelID: "claude-3-5-sonnet" }
-    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, undefined, raw, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("Select model")
+    expect(buildTriggerLabel(undefined, undefined, raw, false, "", true, labels)).toBe("Select model")
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx
index be2b1d1665..4446888754 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx
@@ -776,7 +776,6 @@ export const ModelSelectorBase: Component<ModelSelectorBaseProps> = (props) => {
     buildTriggerLabel(
       activeModel()?.name,
       activeModel()?.providerID,
-      activeModel()?.providerName,
       props.value,
       props.allowClear ?? false,
       props.clearLabel ?? "",
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/model-selector-utils.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/model-selector-utils.ts
index 80d70c9cf8..36d09cf68c 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/model-selector-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/model-selector-utils.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ export function stripSubProviderPrefix(name: string): string {
 export function buildTriggerLabel(
   resolvedName: string | undefined,
   providerID: string | undefined,
-  providerName: string | undefined,
   raw: ModelSelection | null,
   allowClear: boolean,
   clearLabel: string,
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ export function buildTriggerLabel(
 ): string {
   if (resolvedName) {
     if (providerID === KILO_GATEWAY_ID) return stripSubProviderPrefix(resolvedName)
-    if (providerName) return `${providerName} / ${resolvedName}`
     return resolvedName
   }
   if (raw?.providerID && raw?.modelID) {