diff --git a/src/app/api/models/route.ts b/src/app/api/models/route.ts
index 9dad3484..1836acf4 100644
--- a/src/app/api/models/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/models/route.ts
@@ -499,6 +499,8 @@ interface ModelsSuccessResponse {
   models: ProviderModel[];
   cached: boolean;
   providers: Record<string, ProviderResult>;
+  /** All providers that have API keys configured (env or client header) */
+  availableProviders: string[];
   errors?: string[];
 }
 
@@ -952,6 +954,12 @@ export async function GET(
   const kieKey = request.headers.get("X-Kie-Key") || process.env.KIE_API_KEY || null;
   const wavespeedKey = request.headers.get("X-WaveSpeed-Key") || process.env.WAVESPEED_API_KEY || null;
 
+  // Build list of all available providers (have keys from env or client headers)
+  const availableProviders: string[] = ["gemini", "fal"]; // Always available
+  if (replicateKey) availableProviders.push("replicate");
+  if (kieKey) availableProviders.push("kie");
+  if (wavespeedKey) availableProviders.push("wavespeed");
+
   // Determine which providers to fetch from (excluding gemini/kie - handled separately as hardcoded)
   const providersToFetch: ProviderType[] = [];
   let includeGemini = false;
@@ -1160,6 +1168,7 @@ export async function GET(
     models: filteredModels,
     cached: anyFromCache && allFromCache,
     providers: providerResults,
+    availableProviders,
   };
 
   if (errors.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/components/modals/ModelSearchDialog.tsx b/src/components/modals/ModelSearchDialog.tsx
index 2ddcf994..b2b808db 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/ModelSearchDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/ModelSearchDialog.tsx
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ type CapabilityFilter = "all" | "image" | "video" | "3d" | "audio";
 interface ModelsResponse {
   success: boolean;
   models?: ProviderModel[];
+  /** Providers with API keys configured (env or client header) */
+  availableProviders?: string[];
   error?: string;
 }
 
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ export function ModelSearchDialog({
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
   const [isRefreshing, setIsRefreshing] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [serverAvailableProviders, setServerAvailableProviders] = useState<string[]>([]);
 
   // Refs
   const searchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -241,6 +244,10 @@ export function ModelSearchDialog({
         setModels(data.models);
         // Cache the successful result
         setCachedModels(cacheKey, data.models);
+        // Update server-reported available providers
+        if (data.availableProviders) {
+          setServerAvailableProviders(data.availableProviders);
+        }
       } else {
         setError(data.error || "Failed to fetch models");
         setModels([]);
@@ -405,14 +412,19 @@ export function ModelSearchDialog({
     }
   };
 
-  // Compute which providers are available based on API keys
+  // Compute which providers are available based on client API keys + server env vars
   const availableProviders = useMemo(() => {
     const providers = new Set<ProviderType>(["gemini", "fal"]); // Always available
+    // Client-side keys (from localStorage/provider settings)
     if (replicateApiKey) providers.add("replicate");
     if (kieApiKey) providers.add("kie");
     if (wavespeedApiKey) providers.add("wavespeed");
+    // Server-side keys (from env vars, reported by /api/models)
+    for (const p of serverAvailableProviders) {
+      providers.add(p as ProviderType);
+    }
     return providers;
-  }, [replicateApiKey, kieApiKey, wavespeedApiKey]);
+  }, [replicateApiKey, kieApiKey, wavespeedApiKey, serverAvailableProviders]);
 
   // Reset provider filter if current selection becomes unavailable
   useEffect(() => {