diff --git a/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/__init__.py b/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/__init__.py
index 19962aea8..f6b062187 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/__init__.py
@@ -238,6 +238,15 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore):
         )
         llm_config = _get_llm_cfg(datastore) or {}
         llm_env_configured = llm_configured_via_env()
+
+        # Once a key is stored, the provider and the key itself are locked and can only be
+        # cleared with "Remove provider". The key field renders blank so that an untouched
+        # save preserves it, which makes any stray value in it - a browser autofill, a bad
+        # paste - silently overwrite a working key on the next Save, with no copy kept
+        # anywhere to recover from. Disabling the input takes it out of the POST entirely;
+        # the form is seeded with data=default, so an absent field falls back to the stored
+        # value and the merge below is a no-op for it.
+        llm_provider_locked = bool(llm_config.get('api_key')) and not llm_env_configured
         llm_stored = datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('llm') or {}
         llm_token_budget_month = get_global_token_budget_month(datastore)
         llm_token_budget_month_env = get_global_token_budget_month()  # env var only, for readonly logic
@@ -253,6 +262,7 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore):
                                 api_key=datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('api_access_token'),
                                 llm_config=llm_config,
                                 llm_env_configured=llm_env_configured,
+                                llm_provider_locked=llm_provider_locked,
                                 llm_stored=llm_stored,
                                 llm_token_budget_month=llm_token_budget_month,
                                 llm_token_budget_month_env=llm_token_budget_month_env,
diff --git a/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html b/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
index 36a76997d..02a90e54b 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+++ b/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 
   <div class="pure-control-group">
     <label for="llm-provider">{{ _('Provider') }}</label>
-    <select id="llm-provider" onchange="llmOnProviderChange(this.value)">
+    <select id="llm-provider" onchange="llmOnProviderChange(this.value)"{% if llm_provider_locked %} disabled{% endif %}>
       <option value="">— {{ _('select a provider') }} —</option>
         <option value="anthropic">Anthropic</option>
         <option value="gemini">Google (Gemini)</option>
@@ -130,8 +130,13 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="pure-control-group">
-    {{ render_field(form.llm.form.api_key) }}
-    <span class="pure-form-message-inline" id="llm-key-hint"></span>
+    {#- Disabled once a key is stored: a disabled input is not submitted at all, so there is
+        no way for an autofilled or mistyped value to reach the save path and overwrite a
+        working key. "Remove provider" is the only way to change it. -#}
+    {{ render_field(form.llm.form.api_key, disabled=llm_provider_locked) }}
+    <span class="pure-form-message-inline" id="llm-key-hint">
+      {%- if llm_provider_locked %}{{ _('Saved. Use "Remove provider" below to change the provider or key.') }}{% endif -%}
+    </span>
   </div>
   <div class="pure-control-group" id="llm-base-group" style="display:none">
     {{ render_field(form.llm.form.api_base) }}
@@ -202,7 +207,7 @@
        data-confirm-message="<p>{{ _('This will remove your saved AI provider, model, and API key.') }}</p>"
        data-confirm-button="{{ _('Remove') }}"
        data-cancel-button="{{ _('Cancel') }}">
-      &#10005; {{ _('Remove') }}
+      &#10005; {{ _('Remove provider') }}
     </a>
     &nbsp;
     <button type="button" id="llm-test-btn" class="cdio-btn button-xsmall" onclick="llmRunTest()"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/forms.py b/changedetectionio/forms.py
index 1be8976a0..c7b7a5f63 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/forms.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/forms.py
@@ -1265,7 +1265,23 @@ class globalSettingsLLMForm(Form):
         _l('API Key'),
         validators=[validators.Optional()],
         render_kw={
-            "autocomplete": "off",
+            # NOT "off": Chrome deliberately ignores autocomplete="off" on type=password,
+            # so the browser's saved site password was being prefilled here. This field
+            # renders blank precisely so that submitting it untouched PRESERVES the stored
+            # key - a prefilled value therefore silently overwrote a working API key on the
+            # next Save. "new-password" is the value Chrome honours; the data-* attributes
+            # ask 1Password and LastPass to keep out of it too.
+            "autocomplete": "new-password",
+            "data-1p-ignore": "true",
+            "data-lpignore": "true",
+            "data-form-type": "other",
+            # Belt and braces, for when no key is stored yet and the field is editable
+            # (once one IS stored the template disables it outright). Chrome will not
+            # autofill a readonly input, and global-settings.js drops the attribute the
+            # moment the field is focused or clicked. readonly rather than disabled here,
+            # because a disabled input is not submitted and the key could never be set.
+            "readonly": True,
+            "data-unlock-on-interact": "1",
             "style": "width: 24em;",
         },
     )
diff --git a/changedetectionio/static/js/global-settings.js b/changedetectionio/static/js/global-settings.js
index 2cd3947e0..7382b8cbf 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/static/js/global-settings.js
+++ b/changedetectionio/static/js/global-settings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 $(document).ready(function () {
+    // Secret fields (the LLM API key) render with readonly set, because Chrome ignores
+    // autocomplete="off" on type=password and will happily drop the saved site password in.
+    // That is destructive rather than merely annoying: the field renders blank so that
+    // saving it untouched PRESERVES the stored key, so anything prefilled silently replaces
+    // a working key on the next Save, with no copy kept anywhere to restore from.
+    //
+    // readonly rather than disabled - a disabled input is never submitted, so the key could
+    // never be set at all. Unlocked on focus as well as click so keyboard tabbing works.
+    $('[data-unlock-on-interact]').on('focus click', function () {
+        $(this).removeAttr('readonly');
+    });
+
     $("#api-key").hover(
         function () {
             $("#api-key-copy").html('copy').fadeIn();
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_llm_api_key_security.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_llm_api_key_security.py
index 63c6c7c4c..6cbc5ccb2 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_llm_api_key_security.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_llm_api_key_security.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ API endpoint's response body for the key string.
 """
 
 import json
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from flask import url_for
 
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ from changedetectionio.tests.util import live_server_setup, delete_all_watches
 
 CANARY_KEY = 'sk-CANARY-SECRET-DO-NOT-EXPOSE-12345'
 
+# Resolved from this file rather than the working directory: CI does not run pytest from
+# the repo root, and a cwd-relative path turns a security assertion into a FileNotFoundError
+# there. tests/ -> the changedetectionio package.
+APP_BASE = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+
 
 def _configure_llm(datastore, api_key=CANARY_KEY):
     """Inject a recognisable API key into the datastore LLM settings."""
@@ -32,6 +38,16 @@ def _configure_llm(datastore, api_key=CANARY_KEY):
     })
 
 
+def _element(page: bytes, element_id: bytes, tag: bytes = b'<input') -> bytes:
+    """Return the whole opening tag carrying `element_id`.
+
+    Not page.split(id)[1] - WTForms emits attributes alphabetically, so `autocomplete` and
+    `disabled` land BEFORE `id=` and slicing forwards from the id silently misses them.
+    """
+    i = page.index(element_id)
+    return page[page.rindex(tag, 0, i):page.index(b'>', i) + 1]
+
+
 def _api_token(client):
     return client.application.config.get('DATASTORE').data['settings']['application'].get('api_access_token')
 
@@ -353,6 +369,126 @@ def test_settings_form_preserves_api_key_when_submitted_blank(
     delete_all_watches(client)
 
 
+def test_settings_form_preserves_api_key_when_field_is_absent(
+        client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path):
+    """
+    Once a key is stored the field renders disabled, and a disabled input is not submitted
+    at all - so the save path sees no llm-api_key key whatsoever, not an empty one.
+
+    That must preserve the stored key. It does, because the form is built with data=default
+    and the merge is {**stored, **form_input}, but it is exactly the kind of thing a later
+    refactor breaks silently: the symptom is a working API key replaced by nothing, with no
+    copy kept anywhere to restore it from.
+    """
+    ds = client.application.config.get('DATASTORE')
+    _configure_llm(ds, api_key='sk-should-survive-absence')
+
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for('settings.settings_page'),
+        data={
+            'llm-model': 'gpt-4o',
+            # no 'llm-api_key' at all — this is what a disabled input submits
+            'llm-api_base': '',
+            'application-pager_size': '50',
+            'application-notification_format': 'System default',
+            'requests-time_between_check-days': '0',
+            'requests-time_between_check-hours': '0',
+            'requests-time_between_check-minutes': '5',
+            'requests-time_between_check-seconds': '0',
+            'requests-time_between_check-weeks': '0',
+            'requests-workers': '10',
+            'requests-timeout': '60',
+        },
+        follow_redirects=True,
+    )
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+
+    saved_key = ds.data['settings']['application'].get('llm', {}).get('api_key', '')
+    assert saved_key == 'sk-should-survive-absence', \
+        f"An absent llm-api_key must not clear the stored key (got '{saved_key}')"
+
+    delete_all_watches(client)
+
+
+def test_datastore_never_ends_up_with_a_blank_key(
+        client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path):
+    """A stored key must never be replaced by an empty/whitespace value through the form.
+
+    Whatever the field submits - missing, empty, or whitespace - the stored key stands. The
+    only supported way to clear it is "Remove provider" (llm_clear).
+    """
+    ds = client.application.config.get('DATASTORE')
+
+    base = {
+        'llm-model': 'gpt-4o',
+        'llm-api_base': '',
+        'application-pager_size': '50',
+        'application-notification_format': 'System default',
+        'requests-time_between_check-days': '0',
+        'requests-time_between_check-hours': '0',
+        'requests-time_between_check-minutes': '5',
+        'requests-time_between_check-seconds': '0',
+        'requests-time_between_check-weeks': '0',
+        'requests-workers': '10',
+        'requests-timeout': '60',
+    }
+
+    for label, extra in (('absent', {}), ('empty', {'llm-api_key': ''}),
+                         ('whitespace', {'llm-api_key': '   '})):
+        _configure_llm(ds, api_key='sk-original')
+        client.post(url_for('settings.settings_page'), data={**base, **extra},
+                    follow_redirects=True)
+        saved = ds.data['settings']['application'].get('llm', {}).get('api_key', '')
+        assert saved == 'sk-original', f"{label} submission blanked the stored key (got '{saved}')"
+
+    delete_all_watches(client)
+
+
+def test_provider_and_key_are_locked_once_a_key_is_stored(
+        client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path):
+    """Locked means disabled, not readonly: a disabled input never reaches the POST, so no
+    autofilled or mistyped value can overwrite the key."""
+    ds = client.application.config.get('DATASTORE')
+    _configure_llm(ds, api_key='sk-locked')
+
+    page = client.get(url_for('settings.settings_page')).data
+    key_field = _element(page, b'id="llm-api_key"')
+    assert b'disabled' in key_field, "stored key must render the field disabled"
+
+    provider = _element(page, b'id="llm-provider"', tag=b'<select')
+    assert b'disabled' in provider, "provider select must be locked alongside the key"
+
+    assert b'Remove provider' in page, "the only supported way out of the locked state"
+
+    delete_all_watches(client)
+
+
+def test_provider_and_key_are_editable_when_nothing_is_stored(
+        client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path):
+    """The lock must not strand a fresh install with fields it can never fill in."""
+    page = client.get(url_for('settings.settings_page')).data
+
+    key_field = _element(page, b'id="llm-api_key"')
+    assert b'disabled' not in key_field, "no stored key - the field has to be usable"
+
+    provider = _element(page, b'id="llm-provider"', tag=b'<select')
+    assert b'disabled' not in provider
+
+    # While editable it still must not be autofillable. Chrome ignores autocomplete="off"
+    # on type=password, so a saved site password lands in the box and the next Save writes
+    # it over the real key. readonly (Chrome won't autofill one) is dropped by
+    # global-settings.js on first focus or click.
+    assert b'autocomplete="new-password"' in key_field, \
+        'Chrome ignores autocomplete="off" on password inputs'
+    assert b'autocomplete="off"' not in key_field
+    assert b'readonly' in key_field
+    assert b'data-unlock-on-interact' in key_field, "nothing would remove the readonly"
+
+    script = (APP_BASE / 'static' / 'js' / 'global-settings.js').read_bytes()
+    assert b'data-unlock-on-interact' in script and b"removeAttr('readonly')" in script, \
+        "a readonly field that nothing unlocks is just a broken field"
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # SSRF — api_base must reject private/loopback/reserved hosts (GHSA-jrxm-qjfh-g54f)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index c706022b3..85cbf58ee 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1055,6 +1055,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1112,6 +1116,10 @@ msgstr "Odstranit"
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "Zrušit"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr "Otestovat připojení"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 7b94dbbce..7b43b460e 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1071,6 +1071,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1128,6 +1132,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "Abbrechen"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index b5e3bb1e1..f04bd6191 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1053,6 +1053,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1110,6 +1114,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index ea6b03345..55e8219ed 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1053,6 +1053,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1110,6 +1114,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 66b1c16e4..0efe2b99f 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1091,6 +1091,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1148,6 +1152,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "Cancelar"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 38c0d587d..d808b2820 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1059,6 +1059,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1116,6 +1120,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "Annuler"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/id/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/id/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 7eb15657f..7b666a682 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/id/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/id/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1117,6 +1117,10 @@ msgstr "pilih penyedia"
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr "Kompatibel dengan OpenAI (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr "Hanya diperlukan untuk Ollama atau endpoint kustom/self-hosted. Biarkan kosong untuk penyedia cloud."
@@ -1179,6 +1183,10 @@ msgstr "Hapus"
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "Batal"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr "Uji koneksi"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 55051452f..63c7f7f82 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1055,6 +1055,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1112,6 +1116,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "Annulla"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index ad5e55a45..c30aa60aa 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1060,6 +1060,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1117,6 +1121,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "キャンセル"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index c8f692a41..2f8eb1c15 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1061,6 +1061,10 @@ msgstr "프로바이더 선택"
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr "Ollama 또는 사용자 지정/자체 호스팅 엔드포인트에만 필요합니다. 클라우드 프로바이더는 비워 두세요."
@@ -1118,6 +1122,10 @@ msgstr "제거"
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "취소"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr "연결 테스트"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/messages.pot b/changedetectionio/translations/messages.pot
index 7285bacdb..4c721d71d 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/messages.pot
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/messages.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: changedetection.io 0.60.7\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-09-20 08:41+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-09-20 17:57+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -1052,6 +1052,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1109,6 +1113,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/pl/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/pl/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index f4de18a58..97ef36686 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/pl/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/pl/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1145,6 +1145,10 @@ msgstr "wybierz dostawcę"
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr "Zgodność z OpenAI (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1210,6 +1214,10 @@ msgstr "Usuń"
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "Anuluj"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr "Sprawdź połączenie"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 4cd018b1b..8d15fdcc0 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1078,6 +1078,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1135,6 +1139,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "Cancelar"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/ru/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/ru/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 4b80e4212..2b39f2994 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/ru/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/ru/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1119,6 +1119,10 @@ msgstr "выберите провайдера"
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr "Совместимость с OpenAI (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1184,6 +1188,10 @@ msgstr "Удалять"
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "Отмена"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr "Тестовое соединение"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 69f04c9c0..146a073fa 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1088,6 +1088,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1145,6 +1149,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "İptal"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 8ad762453..b65a8a29b 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1068,6 +1068,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1125,6 +1129,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "Скасувати"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index dda8c54df..e16f3a798 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1058,6 +1058,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1115,6 +1119,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "取消"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 430cb7637..b5695041b 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1059,6 +1059,10 @@ msgstr "選擇供應商"
 msgid "OpenAI-compatible (vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp)"
 msgstr "與 OpenAI 相容（vLLM、LM Studio、llama.cpp）"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Saved. Use \"Remove provider\" below to change the provider or key."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Only needed for Ollama or custom/self-hosted endpoints. Leave blank for cloud providers."
 msgstr "僅適用於 Ollama 或自訂 / 自行架設的端點。雲端供應商請留空。"
@@ -1119,6 +1123,10 @@ msgstr "移除"
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr "取消"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Remove provider"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Test connection"
 msgstr "測試連線"