diff --git a/app/src/components/Generation/FloatingGenerateBox.tsx b/app/src/components/Generation/FloatingGenerateBox.tsx
index a9814432..a9b830dc 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Generation/FloatingGenerateBox.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Generation/FloatingGenerateBox.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { useAddStoryItem, useStory } from '@/lib/hooks/useStories';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils/cn';
 import { useStoryStore } from '@/stores/storyStore';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/uiStore';
+import { ParalinguisticInput } from './ParalinguisticInput';
 
 interface FloatingGenerateBoxProps {
   isPlayerOpen?: boolean;
@@ -219,34 +220,57 @@ export function FloatingGenerateBox({
                             transition={{ duration: 0.15, ease: 'easeOut' }}
                             style={{ overflow: 'hidden' }}
                           >
-                            <Textarea
-                              {...field}
-                              ref={(node: HTMLTextAreaElement | null) => {
-                                // Store ref for auto-resize (only for active field)
-                                if (!isInstructMode) {
-                                  textareaRef.current = node;
+                            {form.watch('engine') === 'chatterbox_turbo' ? (
+                              <ParalinguisticInput
+                                value={field.value}
+                                onChange={field.onChange}
+                                placeholder={
+                                  isStoriesRoute && currentStory
+                                    ? `Generate speech for "${currentStory.name}"... (type / for effects)`
+                                    : selectedProfile
+                                      ? `Type / for effects like [laugh], [sigh]...`
+                                      : 'Select a voice profile above...'
                                 }
-                                // Forward ref to react-hook-form
-                                if (typeof field.ref === 'function') {
-                                  field.ref(node);
+                                className="px-3 py-2 resize-none bg-transparent border-none focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0 focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 outline-none ring-0 rounded-2xl text-sm w-full"
+                                style={{
+                                  minHeight: isExpanded ? '100px' : '32px',
+                                  maxHeight: '300px',
+                                  overflowY: 'auto',
+                                }}
+                                disabled={!selectedProfileId}
+                                onClick={() => setIsExpanded(true)}
+                                onFocus={() => setIsExpanded(true)}
+                              />
+                            ) : (
+                              <Textarea
+                                {...field}
+                                ref={(node: HTMLTextAreaElement | null) => {
+                                  // Store ref for auto-resize (only for active field)
+                                  if (!isInstructMode) {
+                                    textareaRef.current = node;
+                                  }
+                                  // Forward ref to react-hook-form
+                                  if (typeof field.ref === 'function') {
+                                    field.ref(node);
+                                  }
+                                }}
+                                placeholder={
+                                  isStoriesRoute && currentStory
+                                    ? `Generate speech for "${currentStory.name}"...`
+                                    : selectedProfile
+                                      ? `Generate speech using ${selectedProfile.name}...`
+                                      : 'Select a voice profile above...'
                                 }
-                              }}
-                              placeholder={
-                                isStoriesRoute && currentStory
-                                  ? `Generate speech for "${currentStory.name}"...`
-                                  : selectedProfile
-                                    ? `Generate speech using ${selectedProfile.name}...`
-                                    : 'Select a voice profile above...'
-                              }
-                              className="resize-none bg-transparent border-none focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0 focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 outline-none ring-0 rounded-2xl text-sm placeholder:text-muted-foreground/60 w-full"
-                              style={{
-                                minHeight: isExpanded ? '100px' : '32px',
-                                maxHeight: '300px',
-                              }}
-                              disabled={!selectedProfileId}
-                              onClick={() => setIsExpanded(true)}
-                              onFocus={() => setIsExpanded(true)}
-                            />
+                                className="resize-none bg-transparent border-none focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0 focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 outline-none ring-0 rounded-2xl text-sm placeholder:text-muted-foreground/60 w-full"
+                                style={{
+                                  minHeight: isExpanded ? '100px' : '32px',
+                                  maxHeight: '300px',
+                                }}
+                                disabled={!selectedProfileId}
+                                onClick={() => setIsExpanded(true)}
+                                onFocus={() => setIsExpanded(true)}
+                              />
+                            )}
                           </motion.div>
                         </FormControl>
                         <FormMessage className="text-xs" />
diff --git a/app/src/components/Generation/GenerationForm.tsx b/app/src/components/Generation/GenerationForm.tsx
index a3c96cbc..e326bec4 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Generation/GenerationForm.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Generation/GenerationForm.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { getLanguageOptionsForEngine } from '@/lib/constants/languages';
 import { useGenerationForm } from '@/lib/hooks/useGenerationForm';
 import { useProfile } from '@/lib/hooks/useProfiles';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/uiStore';
+import { ParalinguisticInput } from './ParalinguisticInput';
 
 export function GenerationForm() {
   const selectedProfileId = useUIStore((state) => state.selectedProfileId);
@@ -64,13 +65,26 @@ export function GenerationForm() {
                 <FormItem>
                   <FormLabel>Text to Speak</FormLabel>
                   <FormControl>
-                    <Textarea
-                      placeholder="Enter the text you want to generate..."
-                      className="min-h-[150px]"
-                      {...field}
-                    />
+                    {form.watch('engine') === 'chatterbox_turbo' ? (
+                      <ParalinguisticInput
+                        value={field.value}
+                        onChange={field.onChange}
+                        placeholder="Enter text... type / for effects like [laugh], [sigh]"
+                        className="min-h-[150px] rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2"
+                      />
+                    ) : (
+                      <Textarea
+                        placeholder="Enter the text you want to generate..."
+                        className="min-h-[150px]"
+                        {...field}
+                      />
+                    )}
                   </FormControl>
-                  <FormDescription>Max 5000 characters</FormDescription>
+                  <FormDescription>
+                    {form.watch('engine') === 'chatterbox_turbo'
+                      ? 'Max 5000 characters. Type / to insert sound effects.'
+                      : 'Max 5000 characters'}
+                  </FormDescription>
                   <FormMessage />
                 </FormItem>
               )}
diff --git a/app/src/components/Generation/ParalinguisticInput.tsx b/app/src/components/Generation/ParalinguisticInput.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6c44210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/Generation/ParalinguisticInput.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,422 @@
+/**
+ * ParalinguisticInput — a contentEditable rich text input that renders
+ * Chatterbox Turbo paralinguistic tags (e.g. [laugh]) as inline badges.
+ *
+ * Trigger: typing "/" opens an autocomplete dropdown.
+ * Paste:   pasting text with [tag] patterns auto-converts to badges.
+ * Output:  serializes badges back to plain [tag] text for the API.
+ */
+
+import { AnimatePresence, motion } from 'framer-motion';
+import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils/cn';
+
+// ── Tag definitions ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const PARALINGUISTIC_TAGS = [
+  { tag: '[laugh]', label: 'laugh', emoji: '\u{1F602}' },
+  { tag: '[chuckle]', label: 'chuckle', emoji: '\u{1F60F}' },
+  { tag: '[gasp]', label: 'gasp', emoji: '\u{1F62E}' },
+  { tag: '[cough]', label: 'cough', emoji: '\u{1F637}' },
+  { tag: '[sigh]', label: 'sigh', emoji: '\u{1F614}' },
+  { tag: '[groan]', label: 'groan', emoji: '\u{1F629}' },
+  { tag: '[sniff]', label: 'sniff', emoji: '\u{1F443}' },
+  { tag: '[shush]', label: 'shush', emoji: '\u{1F92B}' },
+  { tag: '[clear throat]', label: 'clear throat', emoji: '\u{1F64A}' },
+] as const;
+
+const TAG_REGEX = /\[(laugh|chuckle|gasp|cough|sigh|groan|sniff|shush|clear throat)\]/gi;
+
+// Data attribute used to identify badge spans in the DOM
+const BADGE_ATTR = 'data-ptag';
+
+// ── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Build an inline badge <span> for a tag. */
+function makeBadgeHTML(tag: string): string {
+  const entry = PARALINGUISTIC_TAGS.find((t) => t.tag.toLowerCase() === tag.toLowerCase());
+  const label = entry?.label ?? tag.replace(/[[\]]/g, '');
+  const emoji = entry?.emoji ?? '';
+  // Non-editable inline badge. Zero-width spaces around it let the
+  // caret sit on either side so the user can type before/after.
+  return `\u200B<span ${BADGE_ATTR}="${tag}" contenteditable="false" class="ptag-badge">${emoji ? `${emoji}\u00A0` : ''}${label}</span>\u200B`;
+}
+
+/** Convert plain text with [tag] patterns into HTML with badge spans. */
+function textToHTML(text: string): string {
+  // Escape HTML entities first
+  const escaped = text.replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
+  // Replace tag patterns with badge HTML
+  return escaped.replace(TAG_REGEX, (match) => makeBadgeHTML(match));
+}
+
+/** Serialize the contentEditable innerHTML back to plain text with [tag] syntax. */
+function htmlToText(container: HTMLElement): string {
+  let result = '';
+  for (const node of container.childNodes) {
+    if (node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+      // Strip zero-width spaces we added around badges
+      result += (node.textContent ?? '').replace(/\u200B/g, '');
+    } else if (node.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+      const el = node as HTMLElement;
+      if (el.hasAttribute(BADGE_ATTR)) {
+        result += el.getAttribute(BADGE_ATTR) ?? '';
+      } else if (el.tagName === 'BR') {
+        result += '\n';
+      } else {
+        // Recurse for nested elements (e.g. spans from paste)
+        result += htmlToText(el);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+/** Get the text content from the current caret position back to the last
+ *  whitespace or start of container, to detect the "/" trigger. */
+function getWordBeforeCaret(_container: HTMLElement): { word: string; range: Range | null } {
+  const sel = window.getSelection();
+  if (!sel || sel.rangeCount === 0) return { word: '', range: null };
+  const range = sel.getRangeAt(0).cloneRange();
+  range.collapse(true);
+
+  // Walk backwards from caret through the text node
+  const textNode = range.startContainer;
+  if (textNode.nodeType !== Node.TEXT_NODE) return { word: '', range: null };
+  const text = textNode.textContent ?? '';
+  const offset = range.startOffset;
+
+  let start = offset;
+  while (
+    start > 0 &&
+    text[start - 1] !== ' ' &&
+    text[start - 1] !== '\n' &&
+    text[start - 1] !== '\u00A0'
+  ) {
+    start--;
+  }
+
+  const word = text.slice(start, offset);
+  const wordRange = document.createRange();
+  wordRange.setStart(textNode, start);
+  wordRange.setEnd(textNode, offset);
+
+  return { word, range: wordRange };
+}
+
+// ── Component ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export interface ParalinguisticInputProps {
+  value?: string;
+  onChange?: (value: string) => void;
+  placeholder?: string;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  className?: string;
+  style?: React.CSSProperties;
+  onClick?: () => void;
+  onFocus?: () => void;
+}
+
+export interface ParalinguisticInputRef {
+  focus: () => void;
+  element: HTMLDivElement | null;
+}
+
+export const ParalinguisticInput = forwardRef<ParalinguisticInputRef, ParalinguisticInputProps>(
+  function ParalinguisticInput(
+    { value, onChange, placeholder, disabled, className, style, onClick, onFocus },
+    ref,
+  ) {
+    const editorRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+    const [showMenu, setShowMenu] = useState(false);
+    const [menuFilter, setMenuFilter] = useState('');
+    const [menuIndex, setMenuIndex] = useState(0);
+    const [menuPosition, setMenuPosition] = useState<{ bottom: number; left: number }>({
+      bottom: 0,
+      left: 0,
+    });
+    const triggerRangeRef = useRef<Range | null>(null);
+    const lastSerializedRef = useRef<string>('');
+    const isComposingRef = useRef(false);
+
+    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+      focus: () => editorRef.current?.focus(),
+      element: editorRef.current,
+    }));
+
+    // Filtered tag list for the autocomplete menu
+    const filteredTags = PARALINGUISTIC_TAGS.filter((t) =>
+      t.label.toLowerCase().includes(menuFilter.toLowerCase()),
+    );
+
+    // ── Sync external value → editor ──────────────────────────────
+    useEffect(() => {
+      const el = editorRef.current;
+      if (!el) return;
+      // Only update DOM if the external value differs from what we last emitted
+      if (value !== undefined && value !== lastSerializedRef.current) {
+        lastSerializedRef.current = value;
+        el.innerHTML = value ? textToHTML(value) : '';
+      }
+    }, [value]);
+
+    // ── Emit plain-text value on input ────────────────────────────
+    const emitChange = useCallback(() => {
+      const el = editorRef.current;
+      if (!el || !onChange) return;
+      const text = htmlToText(el);
+      lastSerializedRef.current = text;
+      onChange(text);
+    }, [onChange]);
+
+    // ── Insert a tag badge at the caret ───────────────────────────
+    const insertTag = useCallback(
+      (tag: string) => {
+        const el = editorRef.current;
+        if (!el) return;
+
+        // Delete the /filter text
+        const wordRange = triggerRangeRef.current;
+        if (wordRange) {
+          wordRange.deleteContents();
+        }
+
+        // Insert badge HTML
+        const temp = document.createElement('span');
+        temp.innerHTML = makeBadgeHTML(tag);
+        const frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
+        let lastNode: Node | null = null;
+        while (temp.firstChild) {
+          lastNode = frag.appendChild(temp.firstChild);
+        }
+
+        const sel = window.getSelection();
+        if (sel && sel.rangeCount > 0) {
+          const range = sel.getRangeAt(0);
+          range.deleteContents();
+          range.insertNode(frag);
+
+          // Move caret after the badge
+          if (lastNode) {
+            const newRange = document.createRange();
+            newRange.setStartAfter(lastNode);
+            newRange.collapse(true);
+            sel.removeAllRanges();
+            sel.addRange(newRange);
+          }
+        }
+
+        setShowMenu(false);
+        setMenuFilter('');
+        emitChange();
+        el.focus();
+      },
+      [emitChange],
+    );
+
+    // ── Handle keydown for autocomplete navigation ────────────────
+    const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
+      (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+        if (showMenu) {
+          if (filteredTags.length === 0) {
+            if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+              e.preventDefault();
+              setShowMenu(false);
+            }
+            return;
+          }
+          if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            setMenuIndex((i) => (i + 1) % filteredTags.length);
+          } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            setMenuIndex((i) => (i - 1 + filteredTags.length) % filteredTags.length);
+          } else if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === 'Tab') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            if (filteredTags[menuIndex]) {
+              insertTag(filteredTags[menuIndex].tag);
+            }
+          } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            setShowMenu(false);
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Prevent Enter from creating <div> blocks in contentEditable
+          if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
+            // Let the form handle submit
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      [showMenu, filteredTags, menuIndex, insertTag],
+    );
+
+    // ── Handle input (check for / trigger) ────────────────────────
+    const handleInput = useCallback(() => {
+      if (isComposingRef.current) return;
+      const el = editorRef.current;
+      if (!el) return;
+
+      const { word, range } = getWordBeforeCaret(el);
+
+      if (word.startsWith('/')) {
+        const filter = word.slice(1); // strip the /
+        setMenuFilter(filter);
+        setMenuIndex(0);
+        triggerRangeRef.current = range;
+
+        // Position the menu above the caret using viewport coords (portalled)
+        const sel = window.getSelection();
+        if (sel && sel.rangeCount > 0) {
+          const rect = sel.getRangeAt(0).getBoundingClientRect();
+          setMenuPosition({
+            bottom: window.innerHeight - rect.top + 4,
+            left: rect.left,
+          });
+        }
+
+        setShowMenu(true);
+      } else {
+        setShowMenu(false);
+      }
+
+      emitChange();
+    }, [emitChange]);
+
+    // ── Handle paste — convert [tag] patterns to badges ───────────
+    const handlePaste = useCallback(
+      (e: React.ClipboardEvent) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        const text = e.clipboardData.getData('text/plain');
+        if (!text) return;
+
+        const el = editorRef.current;
+        if (!el) return;
+
+        const html = textToHTML(text);
+
+        // Insert at caret
+        const sel = window.getSelection();
+        if (sel && sel.rangeCount > 0) {
+          const range = sel.getRangeAt(0);
+          range.deleteContents();
+          const temp = document.createElement('div');
+          temp.innerHTML = html;
+          const frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
+          let lastNode: Node | null = null;
+          while (temp.firstChild) {
+            lastNode = frag.appendChild(temp.firstChild);
+          }
+          range.insertNode(frag);
+          if (lastNode) {
+            const newRange = document.createRange();
+            newRange.setStartAfter(lastNode);
+            newRange.collapse(true);
+            sel.removeAllRanges();
+            sel.addRange(newRange);
+          }
+        }
+
+        emitChange();
+      },
+      [emitChange],
+    );
+
+    // ── Show placeholder ──────────────────────────────────────────
+    const isEmpty = !value || value.trim() === '';
+
+    return (
+      <div className="relative">
+        {/* Placeholder */}
+        {isEmpty && placeholder && (
+          <div
+            className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 text-sm text-muted-foreground/60 px-3 py-2 select-none"
+            aria-hidden
+          >
+            {placeholder}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Editable area */}
+        <div
+          ref={editorRef}
+          contentEditable={!disabled}
+          suppressContentEditableWarning
+          role={disabled ? undefined : 'textbox'}
+          aria-multiline={disabled ? undefined : true}
+          aria-placeholder={placeholder}
+          aria-disabled={disabled}
+          tabIndex={disabled ? -1 : 0}
+          className={cn(
+            'min-h-[32px] text-sm whitespace-pre-wrap break-words outline-none',
+            '[&_.ptag-badge]:inline-flex [&_.ptag-badge]:items-center [&_.ptag-badge]:rounded-full',
+            '[&_.ptag-badge]:bg-accent/20 [&_.ptag-badge]:text-accent [&_.ptag-badge]:border [&_.ptag-badge]:border-accent/30',
+            '[&_.ptag-badge]:px-2 [&_.ptag-badge]:py-0 [&_.ptag-badge]:text-xs [&_.ptag-badge]:font-medium',
+            '[&_.ptag-badge]:mx-0.5 [&_.ptag-badge]:select-none [&_.ptag-badge]:cursor-default',
+            '[&_.ptag-badge]:align-baseline',
+            disabled && 'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed',
+            className,
+          )}
+          style={style}
+          onInput={!disabled ? handleInput : undefined}
+          onKeyDown={!disabled ? handleKeyDown : undefined}
+          onPaste={!disabled ? handlePaste : undefined}
+          onClick={!disabled ? onClick : undefined}
+          onFocus={!disabled ? onFocus : undefined}
+          onBlur={() => {
+            setShowMenu(false);
+            triggerRangeRef.current = null;
+          }}
+          onCompositionStart={() => {
+            isComposingRef.current = true;
+          }}
+          onCompositionEnd={() => {
+            isComposingRef.current = false;
+            handleInput();
+          }}
+        />
+
+        {/* Autocomplete dropdown — portalled to body, positioned above the caret */}
+        {showMenu &&
+          filteredTags.length > 0 &&
+          createPortal(
+            <AnimatePresence>
+              <motion.div
+                initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 4 }}
+                animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+                exit={{ opacity: 0, y: 4 }}
+                transition={{ duration: 0.12 }}
+                className="fixed z-[9999] min-w-[200px] max-h-[280px] overflow-y-auto rounded-lg border border-border bg-popover shadow-lg"
+                style={{
+                  bottom: menuPosition.bottom,
+                  left: menuPosition.left,
+                }}
+              >
+                {filteredTags.map((t, i) => (
+                  <button
+                    key={t.tag}
+                    type="button"
+                    className={cn(
+                      'flex items-center gap-2 w-full px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-left transition-colors',
+                      i === menuIndex
+                        ? 'bg-accent/20 text-accent-foreground'
+                        : 'text-popover-foreground hover:bg-muted/50',
+                    )}
+                    onMouseDown={(e) => {
+                      e.preventDefault(); // Keep focus in editor
+                      insertTag(t.tag);
+                    }}
+                    onMouseEnter={() => setMenuIndex(i)}
+                  >
+                    <span className="text-base leading-none">{t.emoji}</span>
+                    <span>{t.label}</span>
+                    <span className="ml-auto text-xs text-muted-foreground font-mono">{t.tag}</span>
+                  </button>
+                ))}
+              </motion.div>
+            </AnimatePresence>,
+            document.body,
+          )}
+      </div>
+    );
+  },
+);
diff --git a/app/src/components/ServerSettings/ModelManagement.tsx b/app/src/components/ServerSettings/ModelManagement.tsx
index bcc944b2..9811f643 100644
--- a/app/src/components/ServerSettings/ModelManagement.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/ServerSettings/ModelManagement.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   RotateCcw,
   Scale,
   Trash2,
+  Unplug,
   X,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
@@ -300,6 +301,27 @@ export function ModelManagement() {
     },
   });
 
+  const unloadMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: async (modelName: string) => {
+      return await apiClient.unloadModel(modelName);
+    },
+    onSuccess: async (_data, modelName) => {
+      toast({
+        title: 'Model unloaded',
+        description: `${modelName} has been unloaded from memory.`,
+      });
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['modelStatus'], refetchType: 'all' });
+      await queryClient.refetchQueries({ queryKey: ['modelStatus'] });
+    },
+    onError: (error: Error) => {
+      toast({
+        title: 'Unload failed',
+        description: error.message,
+        variant: 'destructive',
+      });
+    },
+  });
+
   const formatSize = (sizeMb?: number): string => {
     if (!sizeMb) return 'Unknown size';
     if (sizeMb < 1024) return `${sizeMb.toFixed(1)} MB`;
@@ -697,26 +719,46 @@ export function ModelManagement() {
                       </Button>
                     </>
                   ) : freshSelectedModel.downloaded ? (
-                    <Button
-                      size="sm"
-                      onClick={() => {
-                        setModelToDelete({
-                          name: freshSelectedModel.model_name,
-                          displayName: freshSelectedModel.display_name,
-                          sizeMb: freshSelectedModel.size_mb,
-                        });
-                        setDeleteDialogOpen(true);
-                      }}
-                      variant="outline"
-                      disabled={freshSelectedModel.loaded}
-                      title={
-                        freshSelectedModel.loaded ? 'Unload model before deleting' : 'Delete model'
-                      }
-                      className="flex-1"
-                    >
-                      <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-2" />
-                      {freshSelectedModel.loaded ? 'Unload to Delete' : 'Delete Model'}
-                    </Button>
+                    <div className="flex gap-2 flex-1">
+                      {freshSelectedModel.loaded && (
+                        <Button
+                          size="sm"
+                          onClick={() => unloadMutation.mutate(freshSelectedModel.model_name)}
+                          variant="outline"
+                          disabled={unloadMutation.isPending}
+                          className="flex-1"
+                        >
+                          {unloadMutation.isPending ? (
+                            <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-2 animate-spin" />
+                          ) : (
+                            <Unplug className="h-4 w-4 mr-2" />
+                          )}
+                          {unloadMutation.isPending ? 'Unloading...' : 'Unload'}
+                        </Button>
+                      )}
+                      <Button
+                        size="sm"
+                        onClick={() => {
+                          setModelToDelete({
+                            name: freshSelectedModel.model_name,
+                            displayName: freshSelectedModel.display_name,
+                            sizeMb: freshSelectedModel.size_mb,
+                          });
+                          setDeleteDialogOpen(true);
+                        }}
+                        variant="outline"
+                        disabled={freshSelectedModel.loaded}
+                        title={
+                          freshSelectedModel.loaded
+                            ? 'Unload model before deleting'
+                            : 'Delete model'
+                        }
+                        className="flex-1"
+                      >
+                        <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-2" />
+                        Delete Model
+                      </Button>
+                    </div>
                   ) : (
                     <Button
                       size="sm"
diff --git a/app/src/lib/api/client.ts b/app/src/lib/api/client.ts
index eb78e440..e522ef48 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/api/client.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/api/client.ts
@@ -337,6 +337,12 @@ class ApiClient {
     });
   }
 
+  async unloadModel(modelName: string): Promise<{ message: string }> {
+    return this.request<{ message: string }>(`/models/${modelName}/unload`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+    });
+  }
+
   async cancelDownload(modelName: string): Promise<{ message: string }> {
     return this.request<{ message: string }>('/models/download/cancel', {
       method: 'POST',
diff --git a/backend/backends/chatterbox_backend.py b/backend/backends/chatterbox_backend.py
index 88f87d4e..a440f998 100644
--- a/backend/backends/chatterbox_backend.py
+++ b/backend/backends/chatterbox_backend.py
@@ -178,6 +178,33 @@ def _patched_load(*args, **kwargs):
                 progress_manager.mark_complete(model_name)
                 task_manager.complete_download(model_name)
 
+            # Patch float64 → float32 dtype mismatches in upstream chatterbox.
+            # librosa.load returns float64 numpy; multiple upstream code paths
+            # convert it to a torch tensor via torch.from_numpy() without
+            # casting, then matmul it against float32 model weights.
+            import types
+
+            # Patch S3Tokenizer (used by s3gen.tokenizer)
+            _tokzr = self.model.s3gen.tokenizer
+            _orig_log_mel = _tokzr.log_mel_spectrogram.__func__
+
+            def _f32_log_mel(self_tokzr, audio, padding=0):
+                import torch as _torch
+                if _torch.is_tensor(audio):
+                    audio = audio.float()
+                return _orig_log_mel(self_tokzr, audio, padding)
+
+            _tokzr.log_mel_spectrogram = types.MethodType(_f32_log_mel, _tokzr)
+
+            # Patch VoiceEncoder
+            _ve = self.model.ve
+            _orig_ve_forward = _ve.forward.__func__
+
+            def _f32_ve_forward(self_ve, mels):
+                return _orig_ve_forward(self_ve, mels.float())
+
+            _ve.forward = types.MethodType(_f32_ve_forward, _ve)
+
             logger.info("Chatterbox Multilingual TTS loaded successfully")
 
         except ImportError as e:
diff --git a/backend/backends/chatterbox_turbo_backend.py b/backend/backends/chatterbox_turbo_backend.py
index 16bb5d70..3ce54f38 100644
--- a/backend/backends/chatterbox_turbo_backend.py
+++ b/backend/backends/chatterbox_turbo_backend.py
@@ -178,6 +178,39 @@ def _patched_load(*args, **kwargs):
                 progress_manager.mark_complete(model_name)
                 task_manager.complete_download(model_name)
 
+            # Patch float64 → float32 dtype mismatches in upstream chatterbox.
+            # librosa.load returns float64 numpy; multiple upstream code paths
+            # convert it to a torch tensor via torch.from_numpy() without
+            # casting, then matmul it against float32 model weights.
+            # We patch the two known entry points:
+            #
+            # 1. S3Tokenizer.log_mel_spectrogram — the audio tensor from
+            #    librosa hits _mel_filters (float32) in a matmul.
+            # 2. VoiceEncoder.forward — float64 mel spectrograms hit the
+            #    float32 LSTM weights.
+            import types
+
+            # Patch S3Tokenizer (used by s3gen.tokenizer)
+            _tokzr = self.model.s3gen.tokenizer
+            _orig_log_mel = _tokzr.log_mel_spectrogram.__func__
+
+            def _f32_log_mel(self_tokzr, audio, padding=0):
+                import torch as _torch
+                if _torch.is_tensor(audio):
+                    audio = audio.float()
+                return _orig_log_mel(self_tokzr, audio, padding)
+
+            _tokzr.log_mel_spectrogram = types.MethodType(_f32_log_mel, _tokzr)
+
+            # Patch VoiceEncoder
+            _ve = self.model.ve
+            _orig_ve_forward = _ve.forward.__func__
+
+            def _f32_ve_forward(self_ve, mels):
+                return _orig_ve_forward(self_ve, mels.float())
+
+            _ve.forward = types.MethodType(_f32_ve_forward, _ve)
+
             logger.info("Chatterbox Turbo TTS loaded successfully")
 
         except ImportError as e:
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index c9dc3566..93acc157 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ async def load_model(model_size: str = "1.7B"):
 
 @app.post("/models/unload")
 async def unload_model():
-    """Unload TTS model to free memory."""
+    """Unload the default Qwen TTS model to free memory."""
     try:
         tts.unload_tts_model()
         return {"message": "Model unloaded successfully"}
@@ -1487,6 +1487,68 @@ async def unload_model():
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
 
 
+@app.post("/models/{model_name}/unload")
+async def unload_model_by_name(model_name: str):
+    """Unload a specific model from memory without deleting it from disk."""
+    # Map of model_name -> (model_type, model_size)
+    model_types = {
+        "qwen-tts-1.7B": ("tts", "1.7B"),
+        "qwen-tts-0.6B": ("tts", "0.6B"),
+        "luxtts": ("luxtts", "default"),
+        "chatterbox-tts": ("chatterbox", "default"),
+        "chatterbox-turbo": ("chatterbox_turbo", "default"),
+        "whisper-base": ("whisper", "base"),
+        "whisper-small": ("whisper", "small"),
+        "whisper-medium": ("whisper", "medium"),
+        "whisper-large": ("whisper", "large"),
+        "whisper-turbo": ("whisper", "turbo"),
+    }
+
+    if model_name not in model_types:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Unknown model: {model_name}")
+
+    model_type, model_size = model_types[model_name]
+
+    try:
+        if model_type == "tts":
+            tts_model = tts.get_tts_model()
+            if tts_model.is_loaded() and tts_model.model_size == model_size:
+                tts.unload_tts_model()
+            else:
+                return {"message": f"Model {model_name} is not loaded"}
+        elif model_type == "luxtts":
+            from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
+            backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine("luxtts")
+            if backend.is_loaded():
+                backend.unload_model()
+            else:
+                return {"message": f"Model {model_name} is not loaded"}
+        elif model_type == "chatterbox":
+            from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
+            backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine("chatterbox")
+            if backend.is_loaded():
+                backend.unload_model()
+            else:
+                return {"message": f"Model {model_name} is not loaded"}
+        elif model_type == "chatterbox_turbo":
+            from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
+            backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine("chatterbox_turbo")
+            if backend.is_loaded():
+                backend.unload_model()
+            else:
+                return {"message": f"Model {model_name} is not loaded"}
+        elif model_type == "whisper":
+            whisper_model = transcribe.get_whisper_model()
+            if whisper_model.is_loaded() and whisper_model.model_size == model_size:
+                transcribe.unload_whisper_model()
+            else:
+                return {"message": f"Model {model_name} is not loaded"}
+
+        return {"message": f"Model {model_name} unloaded successfully"}
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e)) from e
+
+
 @app.get("/models/progress/{model_name}")
 async def get_model_progress(model_name: str):
     """Get model download progress via Server-Sent Events."""