diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.lists-allowlisted-models-model-list.e2e.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.lists-allowlisted-models-model-list.e2e.test.ts
index a4a045e0b8f..7581e388667 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.lists-allowlisted-models-model-list.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.lists-allowlisted-models-model-list.e2e.test.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe("directive behavior", () => {
           },
         },
       });
-      expect(text).toContain("Models (minimax)");
+      expect(text).toContain("Models (minimax");
       expect(text).toContain("minimax/MiniMax-M2.1");
       expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands.test.ts
index af10d54847a..d0a80beb0a8 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands.test.ts
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ describe("/models command", () => {
     const params = buildPolicyParams("/models anthropic", cfg, { Surface: "discord" });
     const result = await handleCommands(params);
     expect(result.shouldContinue).toBe(false);
-    expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("Models (anthropic)");
+    expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("Models (anthropic");
     expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("page 1/");
     expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("anthropic/claude-opus-4-5");
     expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("Switch: /model <provider/model>");
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ describe("/models command", () => {
     const params = buildPolicyParams("/models anthropic 3 all", cfg, { Surface: "discord" });
     const result = await handleCommands(params);
     expect(result.shouldContinue).toBe(false);
-    expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("Models (anthropic)");
+    expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("Models (anthropic");
     expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("page 1/1");
     expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("anthropic/claude-opus-4-5");
     expect(result.reply?.text).not.toContain("Page out of range");
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ describe("/models command", () => {
       buildPolicyParams("/models localai", customCfg, { Surface: "discord" }),
     );
     expect(result.shouldContinue).toBe(false);
-    expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("Models (localai)");
+    expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("Models (localai");
     expect(result.reply?.text).toContain("localai/ultra-chat");
     expect(result.reply?.text).not.toContain("Unknown provider");
   });
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/status.ts b/src/auto-reply/status.ts
index d9478475527..8148cb12eb6 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/status.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/status.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,34 @@ type StatusArgs = {
   now?: number;
 };
 
+type NormalizedAuthMode = "api-key" | "oauth" | "token" | "aws-sdk" | "mixed" | "unknown";
+
+function normalizeAuthMode(value?: string): NormalizedAuthMode | undefined {
+  const normalized = value?.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!normalized) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  if (normalized === "api-key" || normalized.startsWith("api-key ")) {
+    return "api-key";
+  }
+  if (normalized === "oauth" || normalized.startsWith("oauth ")) {
+    return "oauth";
+  }
+  if (normalized === "token" || normalized.startsWith("token ")) {
+    return "token";
+  }
+  if (normalized === "aws-sdk" || normalized.startsWith("aws-sdk ")) {
+    return "aws-sdk";
+  }
+  if (normalized === "mixed" || normalized.startsWith("mixed ")) {
+    return "mixed";
+  }
+  if (normalized === "unknown") {
+    return "unknown";
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 function resolveRuntimeLabel(
   args: Pick<StatusArgs, "config" | "agent" | "sessionKey" | "sessionScope">,
 ): string {
@@ -498,17 +526,27 @@ export function buildStatusMessage(args: StatusArgs): string {
   ];
   const activationLine = activationParts.filter(Boolean).join(" · ");
 
-  const activeAuthMode = resolveModelAuthMode(activeProvider, args.config);
+  const selectedAuthMode =
+    normalizeAuthMode(args.modelAuth) ?? resolveModelAuthMode(selectedProvider, args.config);
   const selectedAuthLabelValue =
     args.modelAuth ??
-    (() => {
-      const selectedAuthMode = resolveModelAuthMode(selectedProvider, args.config);
-      return selectedAuthMode && selectedAuthMode !== "unknown" ? selectedAuthMode : undefined;
-    })();
+    (selectedAuthMode && selectedAuthMode !== "unknown" ? selectedAuthMode : undefined);
+  const activeAuthMode =
+    normalizeAuthMode(args.activeModelAuth) ?? resolveModelAuthMode(activeProvider, args.config);
   const activeAuthLabelValue =
     args.activeModelAuth ??
     (activeAuthMode && activeAuthMode !== "unknown" ? activeAuthMode : undefined);
-  const showCost = activeAuthLabelValue === "api-key" || activeAuthLabelValue === "mixed";
+  const selectedModelLabel = modelRefs.selected.label || "unknown";
+  const activeModelLabel = formatProviderModelRef(activeProvider, activeModel) || "unknown";
+  const fallbackState = resolveActiveFallbackState({
+    selectedModelRef: selectedModelLabel,
+    activeModelRef: activeModelLabel,
+    state: entry,
+  });
+  const effectiveCostAuthMode = fallbackState.active
+    ? activeAuthMode
+    : (selectedAuthMode ?? activeAuthMode);
+  const showCost = effectiveCostAuthMode === "api-key" || effectiveCostAuthMode === "mixed";
   const costConfig = showCost
     ? resolveModelCostConfig({
         provider: activeProvider,
@@ -529,13 +567,6 @@ export function buildStatusMessage(args: StatusArgs): string {
       : undefined;
   const costLabel = showCost && hasUsage ? formatUsd(cost) : undefined;
 
-  const selectedModelLabel = modelRefs.selected.label || "unknown";
-  const activeModelLabel = formatProviderModelRef(activeProvider, activeModel) || "unknown";
-  const fallbackState = resolveActiveFallbackState({
-    selectedModelRef: selectedModelLabel,
-    activeModelRef: activeModelLabel,
-    state: entry,
-  });
   const selectedAuthLabel = selectedAuthLabelValue ? ` · 🔑 ${selectedAuthLabelValue}` : "";
   const channelModelNote = (() => {
     if (!args.config || !entry) {