diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/shared/model-override-trigger.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/shared/model-override-trigger.tsx
index 5b065fd9..70e9f261 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/shared/model-override-trigger.tsx
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/shared/model-override-trigger.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from '@/components/ui/popover';
 import { useAppStore } from '@/store/app-store';
 import type { ModelAlias, CursorModelId, PhaseModelKey, PhaseModelEntry } from '@automaker/types';
-import { PhaseModelSelector } from '@/components/views/settings-view/phase-models/phase-model-selector';
+import { PhaseModelSelector } from '@/components/views/settings-view/model-defaults/phase-model-selector';
 
 /**
  * Normalize PhaseModelEntry or string to PhaseModelEntry
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/agent-view/shared/agent-model-selector.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/views/agent-view/shared/agent-model-selector.tsx
index 12fbf36a..d55339a4 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/views/agent-view/shared/agent-model-selector.tsx
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/views/agent-view/shared/agent-model-selector.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * This ensures we have a single source of truth for model selection logic.
  */
 
-import { PhaseModelSelector } from '@/components/views/settings-view/phase-models/phase-model-selector';
+import { PhaseModelSelector } from '@/components/views/settings-view/model-defaults/phase-model-selector';
 import type { PhaseModelEntry } from '@automaker/types';
 
 // Re-export types for convenience
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view.tsx
index f46cb966..f1e3c2f1 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view.tsx
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { KeyboardMapDialog } from './settings-view/components/keyboard-map-dialo
 import { DeleteProjectDialog } from './settings-view/components/delete-project-dialog';
 import { SettingsNavigation } from './settings-view/components/settings-navigation';
 import { ApiKeysSection } from './settings-view/api-keys/api-keys-section';
-import { PhaseModelsSection } from './settings-view/phase-models';
+import { ModelDefaultsSection } from './settings-view/model-defaults';
 import { AppearanceSection } from './settings-view/appearance/appearance-section';
 import { TerminalSection } from './settings-view/terminal/terminal-section';
 import { AudioSection } from './settings-view/audio/audio-section';
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ export function SettingsView() {
             onPromptCustomizationChange={setPromptCustomization}
           />
         );
-      case 'phase-models':
-        return <PhaseModelsSection />;
+      case 'model-defaults':
+        return <ModelDefaultsSection />;
       case 'appearance':
         return (
           <AppearanceSection
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/config/navigation.ts b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/config/navigation.ts
index 3d2a79a2..afffb92a 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/config/navigation.ts
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/config/navigation.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const NAV_ITEMS: NavigationItem[] = [
   { id: 'providers', label: 'AI Providers', icon: Bot },
   { id: 'mcp-servers', label: 'MCP Servers', icon: Plug },
   { id: 'prompts', label: 'Prompt Customization', icon: MessageSquareText },
-  { id: 'phase-models', label: 'Phase Models', icon: Workflow },
+  { id: 'model-defaults', label: 'Model Defaults', icon: Workflow },
   { id: 'appearance', label: 'Appearance', icon: Palette },
   { id: 'terminal', label: 'Terminal', icon: SquareTerminal },
   { id: 'keyboard', label: 'Keyboard Shortcuts', icon: Settings2 },
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/hooks/use-settings-view.ts b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/hooks/use-settings-view.ts
index e715cfc2..a645a659 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/hooks/use-settings-view.ts
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/hooks/use-settings-view.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export type SettingsViewId =
   | 'providers'
   | 'mcp-servers'
   | 'prompts'
-  | 'phase-models'
+  | 'model-defaults'
   | 'appearance'
   | 'terminal'
   | 'keyboard'
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/model-defaults/index.ts b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/model-defaults/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d60f3e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/model-defaults/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { ModelDefaultsSection } from './model-defaults-section';
+export { PhaseModelSelector } from './phase-model-selector';
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/phase-models/phase-models-section.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/model-defaults/model-defaults-section.tsx
similarity index 97%
rename from apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/phase-models/phase-models-section.tsx
rename to apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/model-defaults/model-defaults-section.tsx
index 5c8bb1b2..e03a1d52 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/phase-models/phase-models-section.tsx
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/model-defaults/model-defaults-section.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function PhaseGroup({
   );
 }
 
-export function PhaseModelsSection() {
+export function ModelDefaultsSection() {
   const { resetPhaseModels } = useAppStore();
 
   return (
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ export function PhaseModelsSection() {
               <Workflow className="w-5 h-5 text-brand-500" />
             </div>
             <div>
-              <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-foreground tracking-tight">Phase Models</h2>
+              <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-foreground tracking-tight">
+                Model Defaults
+              </h2>
               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground/80">
                 Configure which AI model to use for each application task
               </p>
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/phase-models/phase-model-selector.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/model-defaults/phase-model-selector.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/phase-models/phase-model-selector.tsx
rename to apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/model-defaults/phase-model-selector.tsx
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/phase-models/index.ts b/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/phase-models/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 91c1b17f..00000000
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/views/settings-view/phase-models/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export { PhaseModelsSection } from './phase-models-section';
-export { PhaseModelSelector } from './phase-model-selector';