diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/settings.yaml b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/settings.yaml
index 23fe6ea9c..752e271ad 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/settings.yaml
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/settings.yaml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ dialogs:
     baseUrl: Base URL
     baseUrlHelp: API endpoint URL (use default if unsure)
     accountId: Account ID
-    validating: Validating configuration...
-    validationSuccess: First configuration validated successful.
     validationFailed: Configuration validation failed
     validationError: 'Validation error: {error}'
     skipForNow: Skip for now
@@ -26,7 +24,9 @@ dialogs:
     next: Next
     start: Let's do it!
     select-model: Choose model
-language:
+    no-models: No available models
+    no-models-help: Please return to the previous step and check your API key, or check the network connection.
+  language:
   title: Language
   description: >
     Change the language of the AIRI interface. This will not affect the language
diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/locales/es/settings.yaml b/packages/i18n/src/locales/es/settings.yaml
index 5149cef08..ce4344506 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/locales/es/settings.yaml
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/locales/es/settings.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ dialogs:
     baseUrl: URL Base
     baseUrlHelp: URL del endpoint de la API (usa el predeterminado si no estás seguro)
     accountId: ID de Cuenta
-    validating: Validando configuración...
     validationFailed: La validación de la configuración falló
     validationError: 'Error de validación: {error}'
     skipForNow: Omitir por ahora
diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/locales/zh-Hans/settings.yaml b/packages/i18n/src/locales/zh-Hans/settings.yaml
index 730b64ee7..e4247b6e3 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/locales/zh-Hans/settings.yaml
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/locales/zh-Hans/settings.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ dialogs:
     baseUrl: 基础 URL
     baseUrlHelp: API 端点 URL（如果不确定请使用默认值）
     accountId: 账户 ID
-    validating: 正在验证配置...
-    validationSuccess: 配置初步验证通过。
     validationFailed: 配置验证失败
     validationError: 验证错误：{error}
     skipForNow: 暂时跳过
@@ -24,6 +22,8 @@ dialogs:
     next: 下一步
     start: 开始吧！
     select-model: 选择模型
+    no-models: 找不到可用模型
+    no-models-help: 请返回上一步并检查您的 API Key，或检查网络连接。
 language:
   title: 语言
   description: 切换显示界面的语言
diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/components/Scenarios/Dialogs/Onboarding/Onboarding.vue b/packages/stage-ui/src/components/Scenarios/Dialogs/Onboarding/Onboarding.vue
index 9801338a6..34a8bca5a 100644
--- a/packages/stage-ui/src/components/Scenarios/Dialogs/Onboarding/Onboarding.vue
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/components/Scenarios/Dialogs/Onboarding/Onboarding.vue
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ async function validateConfiguration() {
   isValidating.value++
   // service startup time
   const startValidationTimestamp = performance.now()
-  validationMessage.value = t('settings.dialogs.onboarding.validating')
   let finalValidationMessage = ''
 
   try {
@@ -160,10 +159,7 @@ async function validateConfiguration() {
 
     isValid.value = validationResult.valid
 
-    if (isValid.value) {
-      finalValidationMessage = t('settings.dialogs.onboarding.validationSuccess')
-    }
-    else {
+    if (!isValid.value) {
       finalValidationMessage = validationResult.reason
     }
   }
@@ -177,7 +173,7 @@ async function validateConfiguration() {
     setTimeout(() => {
       isValidating.value--
       validationMessage.value = finalValidationMessage
-    }, Math.max(0, debounceTime - (performance.now() - startValidationTimestamp)))
+    }, debounceTime - (performance.now() - startValidationTimestamp))
   }
 }
 
@@ -413,31 +409,13 @@ onMounted(() => {
                 </div>
               </template>
             </Alert>
-            <div v-if="(isValid || isValidating > 0) && validationMessage" class="mt-4">
-              <div
-                class="flex items-center rounded-lg p-3" :class="[
-                  (isValidating > 0)
-                    ? 'bg-blue-50 text-blue-700 dark:bg-blue-900/30 dark:text-blue-300'
-                    : 'bg-green-50 text-green-700 dark:bg-green-900/30 dark:text-green-300',
-                ]"
-              >
-                <div
-                  class="mr-2 text-lg" :class="[
-                    (isValidating > 0)
-                      ? 'i-svg-spinners:3-dots-fade'
-                      : 'i-solar:check-circle-bold-duotone',
-                  ]"
-                />
-                {{ validationMessage }}
-              </div>
-            </div>
           </div>
 
           <!-- Action Buttons -->
           <Button
             :label="t('settings.dialogs.onboarding.next')"
-            :disabled="!selectedProviderId || (needsApiKey && apiKey.trim().length === 0)"
-            :loading="isLoadingActiveProviderModels"
+            :loading="isLoadingActiveProviderModels || isValidating > 0"
+            :disabled="!selectedProviderId || (needsApiKey && apiKey.trim().length === 0) || !isValid"
             @click="handleFinishProviderConfiguration"
           />
         </div>
@@ -459,9 +437,10 @@ onMounted(() => {
           <!-- Using the new RadioCardManySelect component -->
           <div flex-1>
             <RadioCardManySelect
+              v-if="providerModels.length > 0"
               v-model="activeModel"
               v-model:search-query="modelSearchQuery"
-              :items="providerModels.sort((a, b) => a.id === activeModel ? -1 : b.id === activeModel ? 1 : 0)"
+              :items="providerModels.toSorted((a, b) => a.id === activeModel ? -1 : b.id === activeModel ? 1 : 0)"
               :searchable="true"
               :search-placeholder="t('settings.pages.modules.consciousness.sections.section.provider-model-selection.search_placeholder')"
               :search-no-results-title="t('settings.pages.modules.consciousness.sections.section.provider-model-selection.no_search_results')"
@@ -472,6 +451,17 @@ onMounted(() => {
               :collapse-button-text="t('settings.pages.modules.consciousness.sections.section.provider-model-selection.collapse')"
               list-class="max-h-[calc(100dvh-17rem)] sm:max-h-120"
             />
+
+            <Alert v-else type="error">
+              <template #title>
+                {{ t('settings.dialogs.onboarding.no-models') }}
+              </template>
+              <template #content>
+                <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-all">
+                  {{ t('settings.dialogs.onboarding.no-models-help') }}
+                </div>
+              </template>
+            </Alert>
           </div>
 
           <!-- Action Buttons -->