diff --git a/static/js/modelPicker.js b/static/js/modelPicker.js
index 07a1766af..3c57a80e4 100644
--- a/static/js/modelPicker.js
+++ b/static/js/modelPicker.js
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ function _pushRecent(mid) {
   next.unshift(mid);
   _saveList(RECENT_KEY, next.slice(0, RECENT_MAX));
 }
+function _removeRecent(mid) {
+  if (!mid) return;
+  const next = _loadRecent().filter(x => x !== mid);
+  _saveList(RECENT_KEY, next);
+}
 function _loadFavorites() { return _loadList(FAVORITES_KEY); }
 function _toggleFavorite(mid) {
   const favs = _loadFavorites();
@@ -304,7 +309,7 @@ function _initModelPickerDropdown() {
       empty.textContent = text;
       listEl.appendChild(empty);
     }
-    function _addRow(m) {
+    function _addRow(m, onRemove) {
       const row = document.createElement('div');
       row.className = 'model-switch-item';
       if (m.stale) {
@@ -373,6 +378,20 @@ function _initModelPickerDropdown() {
       });
       row.appendChild(favDot);
 
+      // Remove-from-recent button (shown only for Recent section items).
+      if (onRemove) {
+        const rmBtn = document.createElement('button');
+        rmBtn.type = 'button';
+        rmBtn.className = 'mp-remove-dot';
+        rmBtn.textContent = '×';
+        rmBtn.title = 'Remove from recent';
+        rmBtn.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+          e.stopPropagation();
+          onRemove();
+        });
+        row.appendChild(rmBtn);
+      }
+
       row.addEventListener('click', () => _pick(m));
       listEl.appendChild(row);
     }
@@ -389,8 +408,7 @@ function _initModelPickerDropdown() {
       return;
     }
 
-    // ── Browse mode: Favorites (manual) + Recent (auto), with dedupe. ──
-    // Rules:
+    // ── Browse mode: sections in order: Favorites → Recent (big catalogs only) → All / Providers ──
     //   1. Never list the same model twice in the dropdown. Favorites
     //      win over Recent (if you favorited it, that's where it
     //      belongs — Recent shouldn't show it again as duplicate).
@@ -415,7 +433,13 @@ function _initModelPickerDropdown() {
         .slice(0, RECENT_MAX);
       if (recentModels.length) {
         _addSection('Recent');
-        recentModels.forEach(m => { shown.add(m.mid); _addRow(m); });
+        recentModels.forEach(m => {
+          shown.add(m.mid);
+          _addRow(m, () => {
+            _removeRecent(m.mid);
+            _populate('');
+          });
+        });
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 103aecb6b..6703685a4 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -2940,6 +2940,34 @@ body.bg-pattern-sparkles {
       45% { text-shadow: 0 0 10px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent, var(--red)) 60%, transparent); }
       100% { text-shadow: 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent, var(--red)) 0%, transparent); }
     }
+    /* Inline remove-from-recent button — only shown on Recent rows. */
+    .model-picker-list .mp-remove-dot {
+      flex: 0 0 auto;
+      display: inline-flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: center;
+      width: 24px;
+      height: 24px;
+      margin: -4px -4px -4px 2px;
+      padding: 0;
+      border: none;
+      background: transparent;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 28%, transparent);
+      font-family: inherit;
+      font-size: 15px;
+      line-height: 1;
+      transition: color 0.15s ease, opacity 0.15s ease, transform 0.12s ease;
+      -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
+    }
+    .model-picker-list .mp-remove-dot:hover {
+      color: var(--red, #ff5555);
+      transform: scale(1.1);
+    }
+    .model-picker-list .mp-remove-dot:focus-visible {
+      outline: none;
+      color: var(--red, #ff5555);
+    }
     /* First-run hint when a large catalog has no Recent/Favorites yet. */
     .model-picker-list .mp-empty-hint {
       flex-direction: column;