diff --git a/hermes_cli/inventory.py b/hermes_cli/inventory.py
index 48fc4e928d18..d29c1df8b37b 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/inventory.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/inventory.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def build_models_payload(
     pricing: bool = False,
     capabilities: bool = False,
     force_fresh_nous_tier: bool = False,
-    max_models: int = 50,
+    max_models: int = 200,
 ) -> dict:
     """Build the ``{providers, model, provider}`` shape every consumer
     needs from a single substrate call.
diff --git a/hermes_cli/model_switch.py b/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
index 61a58d8754e7..eab7da809d22 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ def _warm() -> None:
                 current_model=ctx.current_model,
                 user_providers=ctx.user_providers,
                 custom_providers=ctx.custom_providers,
-                max_models=50,
+                max_models=200,
             )
         except Exception:
             # Best-effort warmup — never surface errors into the session.
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ def list_authenticated_providers(
     custom_providers: list | None = None,
     *,
     force_fresh_nous_tier: bool = False,
-    max_models: int = 8,
+    max_models: int = 200,
     current_model: str = "",
 ) -> List[dict]:
     """Detect which providers have credentials and list their curated models.
@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ def list_picker_providers(
     current_base_url: str = "",
     user_providers: dict = None,
     custom_providers: list | None = None,
-    max_models: int = 8,
+    max_models: int = 200,
     current_model: str = "",
 ) -> List[dict]:
     """Interactive-picker variant of :func:`list_authenticated_providers`.
diff --git a/hermes_cli/web_server.py b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
index 2b4034b2ec5e..fb4adb93429b 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/web_server.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
@@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ def get_model_options():
         # affordance instead of hiding the provider entirely.
         return build_models_payload(
             load_picker_context(),
-            max_models=50,
+            max_models=200,
             include_unconfigured=True,
             picker_hints=True,
             canonical_order=True,
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ def get_recommended_default_model(provider: str = ""):
     try:
         from hermes_cli.inventory import build_models_payload, load_picker_context
 
-        payload = build_models_payload(load_picker_context(), max_models=50)
+        payload = build_models_payload(load_picker_context(), max_models=200)
         for row in payload.get("providers", []):
             if str(row.get("slug", "")).lower() == slug:
                 models = row.get("models") or []