diff --git a/web/packages/common/src/components/EntityEmptyState/registry.ts b/web/packages/common/src/components/EntityEmptyState/registry.ts
index 0f22d21953..d5c4799f00 100644
--- a/web/packages/common/src/components/EntityEmptyState/registry.ts
+++ b/web/packages/common/src/components/EntityEmptyState/registry.ts
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ export const ENTITY_EMPTY_STATES: Record<EmptyStateEntityKey, EmptyStateDescript
   },
   customModels: {
     heading: 'No custom models yet',
-    subheading: 'Customize a model with fine-tuning to meet your specific needs.',
-    createAction: { label: 'Customize Model' },
+    subheading: 'Fine-tune a model to meet your specific needs.',
+    createAction: { label: 'Fine-tune a Model' },
     cliCommand: 'nemo customization automodel submit <job-spec>.json --workspace <workspace>',
     skillPrompt: 'Help me create my first custom model with the nemo-customizer skill',
   },
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/BaseModelCard.stories.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/BaseModelCard.stories.tsx
index 116a3d8044..74c2074632 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/BaseModelCard.stories.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/BaseModelCard.stories.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const makeModel = (
 });
 
 /**
- * A well-known Meta model — shows creator icon, description, customizable badge,
+ * A well-known Meta model — shows creator icon, description, fine-tunable badge,
  * and all spec fields.
  */
 export const Default: Story = {
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ const customizationSpec = {
 };
 
 const fineTuneableOnlyModel = makeModel({
-  name: 'fine-tuneable-only',
+  name: 'fine-tunable-only',
   workspace: 'meta',
-  description: 'Has a fileset, so the Fine-Tuneable badge renders.',
+  description: 'Has a fileset, so the Fine-tunable badge renders.',
   spec: customizationSpec,
   model_providers: ['default/nvidia-build'],
   fileset: 'meta/llama-checkpoint',
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ export const CustomizationBadges: Story = {
   render: () => (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
       <div>
-        <p className="text-sm text-secondary mb-2">Fine-Tuneable only</p>
+        <p className="text-sm text-secondary mb-2">Fine-tunable only</p>
         <BaseModelCard model={fineTuneableOnlyModel} isChatAvailable />
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/BaseModelCard.test.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/BaseModelCard.test.tsx
index 8c9eafa08d..a918b3553f 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/BaseModelCard.test.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/BaseModelCard.test.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('BaseModelCard', () => {
       <BaseModelCard
         model={makeModel({ fileset: 'meta/llama-checkpoint' })}
         isChatAvailable
-        showCustomizationBadges={false}
+        showFineTuningBadges={false}
       />
     );
 
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/index.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/index.tsx
index 59adb9c0e4..451c4badc5 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/index.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/BaseModelCard/index.tsx
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ import { creatorToIcon } from '@nemo/common/src/constants/modelMetadata';
 import { getPartsFromReference } from '@nemo/common/src/namedEntity';
 import type { ModelEntity } from '@nemo/sdk/generated/platform/schema';
 import { Badge, Button, Card, Flex, Stack, Tag, Text } from '@nvidia/foundations-react-core';
+import { canFineTuneModel } from '@studio/hooks/useModelCustomizationEligibility';
 import { MessagesSquare, File, Globe } from 'lucide-react';
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 
 export interface BaseModelCardProps {
   model: ModelEntity;
   isChatAvailable?: boolean;
-  showCustomizationBadges?: boolean;
+  showFineTuningBadges?: boolean;
   onClick?: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ const formatContextSize = (contextSize: number): string => {
 export const BaseModelCard = ({
   model,
   isChatAvailable = false,
-  showCustomizationBadges = true,
+  showFineTuningBadges = true,
   onClick,
 }: BaseModelCardProps) => {
   const metadata = useMemo(() => getModelMetadata(model), [model]);
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export const BaseModelCard = ({
   const contextSize = model.spec?.context_size
     ? formatContextSize(model.spec.context_size)
     : undefined;
-  const isFineTuneable = Boolean(model.fileset);
+  const isFineTunable = canFineTuneModel(model);
   const providers = model.model_providers ?? [];
 
   return (
@@ -95,10 +96,10 @@ export const BaseModelCard = ({
             {description}
           </Text>
         )}
-        {showCustomizationBadges && (
+        {showFineTuningBadges && (
           <Flex gap="density-sm">
             {/* Capabilities */}
-            {isFineTuneable && (
+            {isFineTunable && (
               <Badge color="purple" kind="solid">
                 Fine-tunable
               </Badge>
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/GrpoParametersSection.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/GrpoParametersSection.tsx
index 584dd84bfa..27c315a59e 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/GrpoParametersSection.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/GrpoParametersSection.tsx
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ export const GrpoParametersSection = () => {
       <FormSection title="Parameter Efficiency">
         <Stack gap="density-lg">
           <Stack gap="density-md">
-            <Text kind="label/bold/md">Finetuning Type</Text>
+            <Text kind="label/bold/md">Fine-tuning Type</Text>
             <RadioGroupRoot
               name="grpoFinetuningType"
               value={finetuningType ?? RlGRPOTrainingFinetuningType.all_weights}
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/index.test.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/index.test.tsx
index dfa543e33e..8679d10779 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/index.test.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/index.test.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe('NewCustomizationForm', () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     renderRoute(<NewCustomizationForm workspace="default" />);
 
-    await user.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Start Fine-Tuning/i }));
+    await user.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Start Fine-tuning/i }));
 
     expect(await screen.findByText(/Please fix the following errors/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(mutateAutomodel).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe('NewCustomizationForm', () => {
     renderRoute(<NewCustomizationForm workspace="default" />);
 
     await user.click(await screen.findByRole('radio', { name: /Unsloth/i }));
-    await user.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Start Fine-Tuning/i }));
+    await user.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Start Fine-tuning/i }));
 
     // The errors shown must be about the unsloth fields, never automodel ones.
     const banner = await screen.findByText(/Please fix the following errors/i);
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/index.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/index.tsx
index bdc5cbe3ec..bbab15a20a 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/index.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/NewCustomizationForm/index.tsx
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export const NewCustomizationForm: FC<NewCustomizationFormProps> = ({
                   slotFooter={
                     <Flex className="w-full justify-end gap-2">
                       <Button type="submit" disabled={isPending} color="brand">
-                        {isPending ? 'Starting…' : 'Start Fine-Tuning'}
+                        {isPending ? 'Starting…' : 'Start Fine-tuning'}
                       </Button>
                     </Flex>
                   }
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/CustomizeModelButton/index.test.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/CustomizeModelButton/index.test.tsx
index 324ea0f00c..3291e990bc 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/CustomizeModelButton/index.test.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/CustomizeModelButton/index.test.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ const setEligibility = (overrides: { canFineTune?: boolean; isLoading?: boolean
   const canFineTune = overrides.canFineTune ?? false;
   mockedUseEligibility.mockReturnValue({
     canFineTune,
-    canCustomize: canFineTune,
     isLoading: overrides.isLoading ?? false,
   });
 };
@@ -60,15 +59,15 @@ describe('CustomizeModelButton', () => {
   });
 
   describe('workspace-level (no model)', () => {
-    it('renders "Customize a Model"', () => {
+    it('renders "Fine-tune a Model"', () => {
       renderRoute();
-      expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Customize a Model' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Fine-tune a Model' })).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('navigates straight to the fine-tuning form on click', async () => {
       const user = userEvent.setup();
       renderRoute();
-      await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Customize a Model' }));
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Fine-tune a Model' }));
       expect(await screen.findByTestId(LOCATION_DISPLAY_TEST_ID)).toHaveTextContent(
         `/workspaces/${workspace1.workspace}/customizations/fine-tuned/new`
       );
@@ -77,20 +76,20 @@ describe('CustomizeModelButton', () => {
     it('stays enabled regardless of eligibility', () => {
       setEligibility({ canFineTune: false });
       renderRoute();
-      expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Customize a Model' })).not.toBeDisabled();
+      expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Fine-tune a Model' })).not.toBeDisabled();
     });
   });
 
   describe('per-model', () => {
-    it('renders "Customize this Model" when a model is provided', () => {
+    it('renders "Fine-tune this Model" when a model is provided', () => {
       renderRoute({ model: testModel });
-      expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Customize this Model/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Fine-tune this Model/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('disables the button while eligibility is loading', () => {
       setEligibility({ isLoading: true });
       renderRoute({ model: testModel });
-      expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Customize this Model/ })).toBeDisabled();
+      expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Fine-tune this Model/ })).toBeDisabled();
     });
 
     it('shows a spinner while eligibility is loading', () => {
@@ -102,13 +101,13 @@ describe('CustomizeModelButton', () => {
     it('disables the button when the model cannot be fine-tuned', () => {
       setEligibility({ canFineTune: false });
       renderRoute({ model: testModel });
-      expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Customize this Model/ })).toBeDisabled();
+      expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Fine-tune this Model/ })).toBeDisabled();
     });
 
     it('navigates to the fine-tuning form with the model preselected', async () => {
       const user = userEvent.setup();
       renderRoute({ model: testModel });
-      await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Customize this Model/ }));
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Fine-tune this Model/ }));
       expect(await screen.findByTestId(LOCATION_DISPLAY_TEST_ID)).toHaveTextContent(
         `/workspaces/${workspace1.workspace}/customizations/fine-tuned/new`
       );
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/CustomizeModelButton/index.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/CustomizeModelButton/index.tsx
index 6a74cc21f2..96ffcdabec 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/CustomizeModelButton/index.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/CustomizeModelButton/index.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export interface CustomizeModelButtonProps {
   workspace: string;
   /**
    * When provided, the button is shown in the per-model context: label becomes
-   * "Customize this Model", a loading spinner is shown while eligibility is
+   * "Fine-tune this Model", a loading spinner is shown while eligibility is
    * being checked, and the button is disabled if the model has no fileset to
    * fine-tune from.
    */
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ export const CustomizeModelButton: FC<CustomizeModelButtonProps> = ({ workspace,
       loading={isLoading}
       disabled={!canFineTune}
     >
-      Customize this Model
+      Fine-tune this Model
     </LoadingButton>
   ) : (
-    <CreateButton onClick={goToFineTuning}>Customize a Model</CreateButton>
+    <CreateButton onClick={goToFineTuning}>Fine-tune a Model</CreateButton>
   );
 };
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/KindTag.stories.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/KindTag.stories.tsx
index 6d174ffdea..a168e79a34 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/KindTag.stories.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/KindTag.stories.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const Default: Story = {
 };
 
 export const AllFinetuningTypes: Story = {
-  name: 'All Finetuning Types',
+  name: 'All Fine-tuning Types',
   args: { finetuningType: FinetuningType.lora },
   render: (args) => (
     <Flex gap="density-lg" align="center" wrap="wrap">
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/index.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/index.tsx
index 23be7ed6dc..5a59e35e71 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/index.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/dataViews/CustomModelsDataView/index.tsx
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export const CustomModelsDataView: FC<CustomModelsDataViewProps> = ({
       meta: {
         filter: {
           type: 'single-select',
-          label: 'Finetuning Type',
+          label: 'Fine-tuning Type',
           options: FINETUNING_TYPE_FILTER_OPTIONS,
         },
       },
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/sidePanels/CustomizationConfigSidePanel/index.test.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/sidePanels/CustomizationConfigSidePanel/index.test.tsx
index 3c23a0b6d5..d2bb8d02dd 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/sidePanels/CustomizationConfigSidePanel/index.test.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/sidePanels/CustomizationConfigSidePanel/index.test.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('CustomizationConfigSidePanel', () => {
 
     expect(screen.getByText('Training Type')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText(getFormattedTrainingType('sft'))).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText('Finetuning Type')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Fine-tuning Type')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText(getFormattedTrainingType('lora'))).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Training Options')).toBeInTheDocument();
 
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/components/sidePanels/CustomizationConfigSidePanel/index.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/components/sidePanels/CustomizationConfigSidePanel/index.tsx
index 2300ac649b..640f633bee 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/components/sidePanels/CustomizationConfigSidePanel/index.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/components/sidePanels/CustomizationConfigSidePanel/index.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export const CustomizationConfigSidePanel: FC<Props> = ({
           <Text kind="body/semibold/md">Configuration Snapshot</Text>
           <KVPair label="Base Model" value={getBaseModel(job)} />
           <KVPair label="Training Type" value={getFormattedTrainingType(trainingType)} />
-          <KVPair label="Finetuning Type" value={getFormattedTrainingType(finetuningType)} />
+          <KVPair label="Fine-tuning Type" value={getFormattedTrainingType(finetuningType)} />
           <KVPair
             label="Training Options"
             value={
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/hooks/useModelCustomizationEligibility/index.test.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/hooks/useModelCustomizationEligibility/index.test.tsx
index 412696567b..f0318551ba 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/hooks/useModelCustomizationEligibility/index.test.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/hooks/useModelCustomizationEligibility/index.test.tsx
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ describe('useModelCustomizationEligibility', () => {
       useModelCustomizationEligibility(buildModel({ fileset: 'ws/my-fs' }))
     );
     expect(result.current.canFineTune).toBe(true);
-    expect(result.current.canCustomize).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('canFineTune=false when model has no fileset', () => {
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useModelCustomizationEligibility(buildModel()));
     expect(result.current.canFineTune).toBe(false);
-    expect(result.current.canCustomize).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('canFineTune=false when no model is given', () => {
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/hooks/useModelCustomizationEligibility/index.ts b/web/packages/studio/src/hooks/useModelCustomizationEligibility/index.ts
index c7b6a885e7..d20625c74e 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/hooks/useModelCustomizationEligibility/index.ts
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/hooks/useModelCustomizationEligibility/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export const canFineTuneModel = (model: ModelEntity | null | undefined): boolean
 
 export interface ModelCustomizationEligibility {
   canFineTune: boolean;
-  canCustomize: boolean;
   isLoading: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ export const useModelCustomizationEligibility = (
 
   return {
     canFineTune,
-    canCustomize: canFineTune,
     isLoading: false,
   };
 };
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/routes/WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute/index.test.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/routes/WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute/index.test.tsx
index e2fc45a18b..6f3d23ef41 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/routes/WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute/index.test.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/routes/WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute/index.test.tsx
@@ -356,17 +356,17 @@ describe('WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute customizable filter gating', () => {
     suppressConsoleError('was not wrapped in act');
   });
 
-  it('hides the Customizable checkbox when customizer is disabled', () => {
+  it('hides the Fine-tunable checkbox when customizer is disabled', () => {
     render(
       <TestWrapper initialEntry="/workspaces/ws1/base-models">
         <WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute />
       </TestWrapper>
     );
 
-    expect(screen.queryByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Customizable' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Fine-tunable' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('shows the Customizable checkbox when customizer is enabled', async () => {
+  it('shows the Fine-tunable checkbox when customizer is enabled', async () => {
     mockEnvironment.customizerEnabled = true;
 
     render(
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ describe('WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute customizable filter gating', () => {
       </TestWrapper>
     );
 
-    expect(await screen.findByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Customizable' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Fine-tunable' })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/web/packages/studio/src/routes/WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute/index.tsx b/web/packages/studio/src/routes/WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute/index.tsx
index 92174d97e2..bbfdde891e 100644
--- a/web/packages/studio/src/routes/WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute/index.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/studio/src/routes/WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute/index.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import { CustomizeModelButton } from '@studio/components/dataViews/CustomModelsD
 import { ModelPanel, ModelPanelTab } from '@studio/components/sidePanels/ModelPanels/ModelPanel';
 import { VirtualizedCardGrid } from '@studio/components/VirtualizedCardGrid';
 import { CUSTOMIZER_ENABLED } from '@studio/constants/environment';
+import { canFineTuneModel } from '@studio/hooks/useModelCustomizationEligibility';
 import { useWorkspaceFromPath } from '@studio/hooks/useWorkspaceFromPath';
 import { useBreadcrumbs } from '@studio/providers/breadcrumbs/useBreadcrumbs';
 import { getWorkspaceBaseModelsRoute } from '@studio/routes/utils';
@@ -57,10 +58,15 @@ const SORT_OPTIONS = [
 
 const TAB_SEARCH_PARAM = 'tab';
 
-const CUSTOMIZABLE_FILTER_ID = 'customizable';
+/**
+ * Serialized into the `filters` search param, so the value is frozen for URL
+ * compatibility even though the UI now says "fine-tunable" throughout. Renaming
+ * it would break links users have already bookmarked or shared.
+ */
+const FINE_TUNABLE_FILTER_ID = 'customizable';
 const FINE_TUNABLE_KEY = 'fine_tunable';
 
-type CustomizableFilterState = Partial<Record<typeof FINE_TUNABLE_KEY, true>>;
+type FineTunableFilterState = Partial<Record<typeof FINE_TUNABLE_KEY, true>>;
 
 /**
  * Column definitions used solely for filter metadata. The columns are never rendered as a table;
@@ -70,18 +76,18 @@ type CustomizableFilterState = Partial<Record<typeof FINE_TUNABLE_KEY, true>>;
 const makeFilterColumns: ComponentProps<typeof DataView.Root<ModelEntity>>['makeColumns'] = ({
   accessor,
 }) => [
-  // Customizable filtering depends on Customizer capabilities, so hide both the
+  // Fine-tunable filtering depends on Customizer capabilities, so hide both the
   // column filter and toolbar checkbox while Customizer is launch-disabled.
   ...(CUSTOMIZER_ENABLED
     ? [
         accessor(() => '', {
-          id: CUSTOMIZABLE_FILTER_ID,
-          header: 'Customizable',
+          id: FINE_TUNABLE_FILTER_ID,
+          header: 'Fine-tunable',
           enableSorting: false,
           meta: {
             filter: {
               type: 'multi-select',
-              label: 'Customizable',
+              label: 'Fine-tunable',
               options: [{ value: FINE_TUNABLE_KEY, label: 'Fine-tunable' }],
             },
           },
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ export const WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute: FC = () => {
   });
 
   const dataViewState = useStudioDataViewState<
-    Partial<ModelEntityFilterInput> & { [CUSTOMIZABLE_FILTER_ID]?: CustomizableFilterState }
+    Partial<ModelEntityFilterInput> & { [FINE_TUNABLE_FILTER_ID]?: FineTunableFilterState }
   >({
     defaultSort: [{ id: 'name', desc: false }],
   });
@@ -127,23 +133,23 @@ export const WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute: FC = () => {
 
   const nameSearch = dataViewState.apiFilter.searchText;
   const allColumnFilters = dataViewState.apiFilter.filter;
-  const customizableFilter = CUSTOMIZER_ENABLED
-    ? allColumnFilters?.[CUSTOMIZABLE_FILTER_ID]
+  const fineTunableFilter = CUSTOMIZER_ENABLED
+    ? allColumnFilters?.[FINE_TUNABLE_FILTER_ID]
     : undefined;
 
   // Strip the synthetic `customizable` filter from the API filter — the backend doesn't know about it.
   const apiColumnFilters = useMemo(() => {
     if (!allColumnFilters) return undefined;
     const rest = { ...allColumnFilters };
-    delete rest[CUSTOMIZABLE_FILTER_ID];
+    delete rest[FINE_TUNABLE_FILTER_ID];
     return Object.keys(rest).length > 0 ? (rest as Partial<ModelEntityFilterInput>) : undefined;
   }, [allColumnFilters]);
 
-  const customizableFilterActive = !!(
-    customizableFilter && Object.keys(customizableFilter).length > 0
+  const fineTunableFilterActive = !!(
+    fineTunableFilter && Object.keys(fineTunableFilter).length > 0
   );
 
-  const hasActiveFilters = !!nameSearch || !!apiColumnFilters || customizableFilterActive;
+  const hasActiveFilters = !!nameSearch || !!apiColumnFilters || fineTunableFilterActive;
 
   const filter = useMemo<ModelEntityFilterInput | undefined>(() => {
     if (!nameSearch && !apiColumnFilters) return undefined;
@@ -172,41 +178,41 @@ export const WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute: FC = () => {
   });
 
   const visibleModels = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!customizableFilter?.[FINE_TUNABLE_KEY]) return models;
-    return models.filter((model) => Boolean(model.fileset));
-  }, [models, customizableFilter]);
+    if (!fineTunableFilter?.[FINE_TUNABLE_KEY]) return models;
+    return models.filter(canFineTuneModel);
+  }, [models, fineTunableFilter]);
 
-  const liveCustomizableFilter = CUSTOMIZER_ENABLED
-    ? (dataViewState.columnFiltering.state.find((f) => f.id === CUSTOMIZABLE_FILTER_ID)?.value as
-        | CustomizableFilterState
+  const liveFineTunableFilter = CUSTOMIZER_ENABLED
+    ? (dataViewState.columnFiltering.state.find((f) => f.id === FINE_TUNABLE_FILTER_ID)?.value as
+        | FineTunableFilterState
         | undefined)
     : undefined;
-  const customizableChecked = !!liveCustomizableFilter?.[FINE_TUNABLE_KEY];
+  const fineTunableChecked = !!liveFineTunableFilter?.[FINE_TUNABLE_KEY];
 
-  const handleCustomizableToggle = (checked: boolean) => {
+  const handleFineTunableToggle = (checked: boolean) => {
     dataViewState.columnFiltering.set((prev) => {
-      const others = prev.filter((f) => f.id !== CUSTOMIZABLE_FILTER_ID);
+      const others = prev.filter((f) => f.id !== FINE_TUNABLE_FILTER_ID);
       if (!checked) return others;
       return [
         ...others,
         {
-          id: CUSTOMIZABLE_FILTER_ID,
+          id: FINE_TUNABLE_FILTER_ID,
           value: { [FINE_TUNABLE_KEY]: true },
         },
       ];
     });
   };
 
-  const isSweepingForCustomizable =
-    customizableChecked && visibleModels.length === 0 && hasNextPage && !isFetchNextPageError;
+  const isSweepingForFineTunable =
+    fineTunableChecked && visibleModels.length === 0 && hasNextPage && !isFetchNextPageError;
 
   // In the rare case where the user is filtering for customizable models and there are no visible models on the first page,
   // fetch the next page here because the table won't render the virutalized cards, preventing a refetch from happening.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (isSweepingForCustomizable && !isFetchingNextPage) {
+    if (isSweepingForFineTunable && !isFetchingNextPage) {
       void fetchNextPage();
     }
-  }, [fetchNextPage, isSweepingForCustomizable, isFetchingNextPage]);
+  }, [fetchNextPage, isSweepingForFineTunable, isFetchingNextPage]);
 
   const modelInList = useMemo(
     () => !!modelNameFromPath && models.some((m) => m.name === modelNameFromPath),
@@ -326,12 +332,12 @@ export const WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute: FC = () => {
                   >
                     <Checkbox
                       attributes={{
-                        CheckboxInput: { id: 'base-models-filter-customizable' },
-                        Label: { htmlFor: 'base-models-filter-customizable' },
+                        CheckboxInput: { id: 'base-models-filter-fine-tunable' },
+                        Label: { htmlFor: 'base-models-filter-fine-tunable' },
                       }}
-                      checked={customizableChecked}
-                      slotLabel="Customizable"
-                      onCheckedChange={(checked) => handleCustomizableToggle(!!checked)}
+                      checked={fineTunableChecked}
+                      slotLabel="Fine-tunable"
+                      onCheckedChange={(checked) => handleFineTunableToggle(!!checked)}
                     />
                   </Flex>
                 </Tooltip>
@@ -352,7 +358,7 @@ export const WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute: FC = () => {
               data: visibleModels,
               totalCount: visibleModels.length,
               requestStatus:
-                isLoading || isSweepingForCustomizable
+                isLoading || isSweepingForFineTunable
                   ? 'loading'
                   : isError || isFetchNextPageError
                     ? 'error'
@@ -391,7 +397,7 @@ export const WorkspaceBaseModelsRoute: FC = () => {
                   <BaseModelCard
                     model={model}
                     isChatAvailable={getModelEntityChatStatus(model) === 'enabled'}
-                    showCustomizationBadges={CUSTOMIZER_ENABLED}
+                    showFineTuningBadges={CUSTOMIZER_ENABLED}
                     onClick={() => handleOpenPanel(model)}
                   />
                 )}