diff --git a/internal/ui/common/elements.go b/internal/ui/common/elements.go
index 1475d123a514b75b930b9479ec59f5e5d8a19cf3..248a40dd3fc1c2b4e75b2d4251a114c91f45cd81 100644
--- a/internal/ui/common/elements.go
+++ b/internal/ui/common/elements.go
@@ -26,15 +26,35 @@ type ModelContextInfo struct {
 	Cost         float64
 }
 
-// ModelInfo renders model information including name, reasoning settings, and
-// optional context usage/cost.
-func ModelInfo(t *styles.Styles, modelName string, reasoningInfo string, context *ModelContextInfo, width int) string {
+// ModelInfo renders model information including name, provider, reasoning
+// settings, and optional context usage/cost.
+func ModelInfo(t *styles.Styles, modelName, providerName, reasoningInfo string, context *ModelContextInfo, width int) string {
 	modelIcon := t.Subtle.Render(styles.ModelIcon)
 	modelName = t.Base.Render(modelName)
-	modelInfo := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", modelIcon, modelName)
 
-	parts := []string{
-		modelInfo,
+	// Build first line with model name and optionally provider on the same line
+	var firstLine string
+	if providerName != "" {
+		providerInfo := t.Muted.Render(fmt.Sprintf("via %s", providerName))
+		modelWithProvider := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", modelIcon, modelName, providerInfo)
+
+		// Check if it fits on one line
+		if lipgloss.Width(modelWithProvider) <= width {
+			firstLine = modelWithProvider
+		} else {
+			// If it doesn't fit, put provider on next line
+			firstLine = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", modelIcon, modelName)
+		}
+	} else {
+		firstLine = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", modelIcon, modelName)
+	}
+
+	parts := []string{firstLine}
+
+	// If provider didn't fit on first line, add it as second line
+	if providerName != "" && !strings.Contains(firstLine, "via") {
+		providerInfo := fmt.Sprintf("via %s", providerName)
+		parts = append(parts, t.Muted.PaddingLeft(2).Render(providerInfo))
 	}
 
 	if reasoningInfo != "" {
diff --git a/internal/ui/model/sidebar.go b/internal/ui/model/sidebar.go
index 11d7b73baee60fbf68514ae34fb5aeaf459a16d9..97fc28615d4b4d80a1c3e3ce360153c51afa73aa 100644
--- a/internal/ui/model/sidebar.go
+++ b/internal/ui/model/sidebar.go
@@ -18,23 +18,32 @@ import (
 func (m *UI) modelInfo(width int) string {
 	model := m.selectedLargeModel()
 	reasoningInfo := ""
-	if model != nil && model.CatwalkCfg.CanReason {
+	providerName := ""
+
+	if model != nil {
+		// Get provider name first
 		providerConfig, ok := m.com.Config().Providers.Get(model.ModelCfg.Provider)
 		if ok {
-			switch providerConfig.Type {
-			case catwalk.TypeAnthropic:
-				if model.ModelCfg.Think {
-					reasoningInfo = "Thinking On"
-				} else {
-					reasoningInfo = "Thinking Off"
+			providerName = providerConfig.Name
+
+			// Only check reasoning if model can reason
+			if model.CatwalkCfg.CanReason {
+				switch providerConfig.Type {
+				case catwalk.TypeAnthropic:
+					if model.ModelCfg.Think {
+						reasoningInfo = "Thinking On"
+					} else {
+						reasoningInfo = "Thinking Off"
+					}
+				default:
+					formatter := cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower)
+					reasoningEffort := cmp.Or(model.ModelCfg.ReasoningEffort, model.CatwalkCfg.DefaultReasoningEffort)
+					reasoningInfo = formatter.String(fmt.Sprintf("Reasoning %s", reasoningEffort))
 				}
-			default:
-				formatter := cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower)
-				reasoningEffort := cmp.Or(model.ModelCfg.ReasoningEffort, model.CatwalkCfg.DefaultReasoningEffort)
-				reasoningInfo = formatter.String(fmt.Sprintf("Reasoning %s", reasoningEffort))
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
 	var modelContext *common.ModelContextInfo
 	if m.session != nil {
 		modelContext = &common.ModelContextInfo{
@@ -43,7 +52,7 @@ func (m *UI) modelInfo(width int) string {
 			ModelContext: model.CatwalkCfg.ContextWindow,
 		}
 	}
-	return common.ModelInfo(m.com.Styles, model.CatwalkCfg.Name, reasoningInfo, modelContext, width)
+	return common.ModelInfo(m.com.Styles, model.CatwalkCfg.Name, providerName, reasoningInfo, modelContext, width)
 }
 
 // getDynamicHeightLimits will give us the num of items to show in each section based on the hight