diff --git a/cmd/tui/tui.go b/cmd/tui/tui.go
index 9f1ecfcb6b..e1210b2159 100644
--- a/cmd/tui/tui.go
+++ b/cmd/tui/tui.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type menuItem struct {
 
 var mainMenuItems = []menuItem{
 	{
-		title:       "Run a model",
+		title:       "Chat with a model",
 		description: "Start an interactive chat with a model",
 		isRunModel:  true,
 	},
diff --git a/cmd/tui/tui_test.go b/cmd/tui/tui_test.go
index 7303253879..699b578b68 100644
--- a/cmd/tui/tui_test.go
+++ b/cmd/tui/tui_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func launcherTestState() *launch.LauncherState {
 
 func TestMenuRendersPinnedItemsAndMore(t *testing.T) {
 	view := newModel(launcherTestState()).View()
-	for _, want := range []string{"Run a model", "Launch Claude Code", "Launch Codex", "Launch OpenClaw", "More..."} {
+	for _, want := range []string{"Chat with a model", "Launch Claude Code", "Launch Codex", "Launch OpenClaw", "More..."} {
 		if !strings.Contains(view, want) {
 			t.Fatalf("expected menu view to contain %q\n%s", want, view)
 		}