diff --git a/web/src/components/common/__tests__/model-pill.test.tsx b/web/src/components/common/__tests__/model-pill.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a6ee5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/common/__tests__/model-pill.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Behavior test for ModelPill: known models render the brand glyph inside the
+// capsule; unknown models still render the name (never an empty pill); blank
+// input renders nothing.
+
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest'
+import { cleanup, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { ModelPill } from '../model-pill'
+
+describe('ModelPill', () => {
+  afterEach(cleanup)
+
+  it('renders the brand glyph for a known model', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<ModelPill model='gpt-4o-mini' />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('gpt-4o-mini')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(container.querySelector('img')).not.toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('renders the plain name for an unknown model', () => {
+    render(<ModelPill model='my-custom-model-v9' />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('my-custom-model-v9')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders nothing for a blank model', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<ModelPill model='  ' />)
+    expect(container).toBeEmptyDOMElement()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/web/src/components/common/model-pill.tsx b/web/src/components/common/model-pill.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59afeeba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/common/model-pill.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// metapi-go/components/common — model pill: a compact capsule that pairs a
+// model name with its brand glyph (BrandIcon) wherever model identifiers
+// appear in dense tables (proxy logs first). Token-driven surface only;
+// unknown models degrade to the plain truncated name (no empty pill).
+
+import { InlineBrandIcon } from '@/assets/brand-icons/BrandIcon'
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
+
+export type ModelPillProps = {
+  /** Resolved model name shown in the pill (usually the actual upstream one). */
+  model: string
+  /** Full label for the tooltip when the cell truncates (e.g. requested→actual). */
+  title?: string
+  className?: string
+}
+
+export function ModelPill({ model, title, className }: ModelPillProps) {
+  const name = model.trim()
+  if (!name) return null
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={cn(
+        'inline-flex max-w-full items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border bg-muted/40 py-0.5 pr-2.5 pl-1.5 text-xs font-medium',
+        className
+      )}
+      title={title ?? name}
+    >
+      <InlineBrandIcon model={name} size={14} />
+      <span className='min-w-0 truncate'>{name}</span>
+    </span>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/web/src/features/proxy-logs/components/proxy-logs-columns.tsx b/web/src/features/proxy-logs/components/proxy-logs-columns.tsx
index 21d6309f..9519372d 100644
--- a/web/src/features/proxy-logs/components/proxy-logs-columns.tsx
+++ b/web/src/features/proxy-logs/components/proxy-logs-columns.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
 import { HttpStatusBadge } from '@/components/common/http-status-badge'
+import { ModelPill } from '@/components/common/model-pill'
 import { DataTableColumnHeader } from '@/components/data-table'
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
@@ -136,15 +137,13 @@ export function useProxyLogsColumns(
         />
       ),
       cell: ({ row }) => (
-        <span
-          className='block max-w-[16rem] truncate text-sm'
-          title={row.original.modelActual || row.original.modelRequested}
-        >
-          {formatModelCell(
+        <ModelPill
+          model={formatModelCell(
             row.original.modelRequested,
             row.original.modelActual
           )}
-        </span>
+          title={row.original.modelActual || row.original.modelRequested}
+        />
       ),
     },
     {