diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/hooks/use-chat-model-runtime.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/hooks/use-chat-model-runtime.ts
index 175ccfba65..961967cc9c 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/hooks/use-chat-model-runtime.ts
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/hooks/use-chat-model-runtime.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export function useChatModelRuntime() {
         });
 
         await toast.promise(loadPromise, {
-          loading: "Downloading model…",
+          loading: "Loading model…",
           success: `${displayName} loaded`,
           error: (err) =>
             err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to load model",