diff --git a/bot/bot.ts b/bot/bot.ts
index e0ddb96..fdaabc2 100644
--- a/bot/bot.ts
+++ b/bot/bot.ts
@@ -684,31 +684,16 @@ async function selectModel(ctx: Context, modelId: string) {
     return;
   }
   kvSet("llm_model", modelId);
-  await ctx.answerCallbackQuery({ text: `model: ${modelId}` });
-  // Re-render the picker so the ✅ moves to the new pick.
+  await ctx.answerCallbackQuery({ text: `model set: ${modelId}` });
+  // Dismiss the keyboard and replace the picker body with a confirmation.
+  // editMessageText with no reply_markup clears the inline keyboard.
   try {
-    const models = await fetchOpenRouterModels();
-    const usable = models.filter((m) => m.supported_parameters?.includes("tools"));
-    const ROUTER_RE = /^openrouter\/(free|auto)\b/;
-    const routers = usable.filter((m) => ROUTER_RE.test(m.id));
-    const rest = usable.filter((m) => !ROUTER_RE.test(m.id))
-      .sort((a, b) => {
-        const af = isFreeModel(a), bf = isFreeModel(b);
-        if (af !== bf) return af ? -1 : 1;
-        return (a.name || a.id).localeCompare(b.name || b.id);
-      });
-    const list = [...routers, ...rest].slice(0, 20);
-    const kb = new InlineKeyboard();
-    for (const m of list) {
-      kb.text(modelButtonLabel(m, m.id === modelId), `model:${m.id}`).row();
-    }
-    const header =
-      `<b>🧠 LLM model picker</b>\n\n` +
-      `Active: <code>${escape(modelId)}</code>\n\n` +
-      `🟢 free · 💰 paid · 🛠 tools · 🧠 thinking`;
-    await ctx.editMessageText(header, { parse_mode: "HTML", reply_markup: kb });
+    await ctx.editMessageText(
+      `<b>🧠 LLM model</b>\n\nActive: <code>${escape(modelId)}</code>\n\n<i>Switched. The new model takes effect on the next message.</i>`,
+      { parse_mode: "HTML" },
+    );
   } catch {
-    /* leave keyboard as-is if refresh fails */
+    /* edit can fail if the original message is too old; the toast already confirmed */
   }
 }