diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding/index.test.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding/index.test.tsx
index bbbf3d796a..5753c21d11 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding/index.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding/index.test.tsx
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ describe('onboarding Picker', () => {
     // Fireworks stays behind the disclosure with the other alternatives; only
     // Nous Portal is visible before the user expands the list.
     expect(screen.queryByText('Fireworks AI')).toBeNull()
-    expect(screen.queryByText('Anthropic API Key')).toBeNull()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Anthropic Account')).toBeNull()
 
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Other providers' }))
 
     expect(screen.getByText('Fireworks AI')).toBeTruthy()
-    expect(screen.getByText('Anthropic API Key')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Anthropic Account')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Collapse' })).toBeTruthy()
   })
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('onboarding Picker', () => {
     render(<Picker ctx={ctx} />)
 
     expect(screen.getByText('Fireworks AI')).toBeTruthy()
-    expect(screen.getByText('Anthropic API Key')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Anthropic Account')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('ChatGPT or Codex Subscription')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.queryByText('Other sign-in options')).toBeNull()
     expect(screen.queryByText('Recommended')).toBeNull()
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/model-status-label.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/model-status-label.ts
index d9271b7fc0..c2c9b2d06d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/model-status-label.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/model-status-label.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function currentPickerSelection(
  * `xai-oauth` never reads as the plain `xai` key path, and internal route names
  * never reach user-facing copy. */
 export const PROVIDER_DISPLAY_NAMES: Readonly<Record<string, string>> = {
-  anthropic: 'Anthropic API Key',
+  anthropic: 'Anthropic Account',
   'claude-code': 'Anthropic OAuth: Required Extra Usage Credits to Use Subscription',
   'minimax-oauth': 'MiniMax',
   nous: 'Nous Portal',
diff --git a/hermes_cli/web_server_oauth.py b/hermes_cli/web_server_oauth.py
index 6752df1716..e90c5afb98 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/web_server_oauth.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/web_server_oauth.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def _token_status(source: str, source_label: str, creds: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict
 
 
 def _anthropic_oauth_status() -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Status for the "Anthropic API Key" card: Hermes-managed PKCE file first, then the
+    """Status for the "Anthropic Account" card: Hermes-managed PKCE file first, then the
     registry-ordered env vars (process env — where Bitwarden-sourced secrets land — then .env).
 
     Claude Code's ``~/.claude/.credentials.json`` is deliberately NOT read here; it has its own
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ _OAUTH_PROVIDER_CATALOG: tuple[Dict[str, Any], ...] = (
     # in-dashboard Connect button would let a scriptable HTTP endpoint mint Claude Pro/Max
     # subscription tokens outside Anthropic's own client, against its OAuth usage policies.
     # Login works via the terminal (`hermes auth add anthropic`) or a plain API key.
-    {"id": "anthropic", "name": "Anthropic API Key", "flow": "external", "cli_command": "hermes auth add anthropic",
+    {"id": "anthropic", "name": "Anthropic Account", "flow": "external", "cli_command": "hermes auth add anthropic",
      "docs_url": "https://docs.claude.com/en/api/getting-started", "status_fn": _anthropic_oauth_status},
     {"id": "claude-code", "name": "Anthropic OAuth: Required Extra Usage Credits to Use Subscription",
      "flow": "external", "cli_command": "claude setup-token",