diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-model.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-model.tsx
index fc0559cd686..e50e5f3612c 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-model.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-model.tsx
@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ export function DialogModel(props: { providerID?: string }) {
               (item) => item.providerID === value.providerID && item.modelID === value.modelID,
             )
             if (inFavorites) return false
-            const inRecents = recents.some(
+            // Only filter out displayed recents (top 5), not all 10 in the list
+            const inRecentList = recentList.some(
               (item) => item.providerID === value.providerID && item.modelID === value.modelID,
             )
-            if (inRecents) return false
+            if (inRecentList) return false
             return true
           }),
           sortBy(