diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e36cb18e..7f5c01e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ the frozen-backend fallback mirror it for their toolchains.
 
 **Highlights**
 
+- Model-load GPU exhaustion now returns a sanitized, actionable dubbing error, and readiness correctly attributes the shared model status to TTS (#1695)
 - Source-mode development now restarts an isolated backend crash without tearing down the UI, while repeated crash loops still stop loudly with diagnostics (#1690)
 - Dubbing playback now keeps an audible companion source when a WebView can render the preview picture but cannot decode its audio (#1692)
 - Model Catalogue engine rows now use the available desktop width and keep identity, runtime state, and actions from crowding one another (#1689)
diff --git a/backend/api/routers/dub_generate.py b/backend/api/routers/dub_generate.py
index 314e9eec..58fdd48b 100644
--- a/backend/api/routers/dub_generate.py
+++ b/backend/api/routers/dub_generate.py
@@ -503,6 +503,18 @@ async def dub_generate(job_id: str, req: DubRequest):
         backend = await resolve_generation_backend(require_cloning=True)
     except ValueError as e:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(e))
+    except Exception as e:
+        from core.failure import is_gpu_oom
+
+        if not is_gpu_oom(e):
+            raise
+        from core.public_errors import public_exception_response
+
+        payload = public_exception_response(
+            e,
+            fallback="The TTS model could not be loaded.",
+        )
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=503, detail=payload["detail"]) from e
 
     async def _stream(task_id):
         total = len(req.segments)
@@ -1291,7 +1303,15 @@ async def dub_generate(job_id: str, req: DubRequest):
                         pass
                     _release_audio_tensors()
             except Exception as e:
-                yield f"data: {json.dumps({'type': 'error', 'segment': i, 'error': str(e)})}\n\n"
+                # A task-stream error bypasses the global exception handler.
+                # Never publish engine exception text here: allocator errors
+                # carry process tables and arbitrary failures can carry paths,
+                # tokens, or source text. The shared helper enriches recognized
+                # classes using VoiceStudio-owned constants only.
+                from core.public_errors import stream_generation_failure
+
+                error_detail = stream_generation_failure(e)["detail"]
+                yield f"data: {json.dumps({'type': 'error', 'segment': i, 'error': error_detail})}\n\n"
                 sr = backend.sample_rate
                 all_segment_wavs.append(_store_mix_wav(seg.start, seg.end, torch.zeros(1, max(0, int(seg_duration * sr))), sr, f"mix_{seg_id}"))
                 sync_scores.append(1.0)
diff --git a/backend/core/failure.py b/backend/core/failure.py
index 2d72d192..2590b9ef 100644
--- a/backend/core/failure.py
+++ b/backend/core/failure.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ _REDACTED_VALUE = "***REDACTED***"
 # One-line "what to do" per docs-taxonomy key. Keys mirror error_docs_map's
 # taxonomy; the docs URL itself stays owned by error_docs_map.
 _HINTS: dict[str, str] = {
+    "GPU_OOM": "Close other GPU-heavy apps or unload models, then retry. You can also choose CPU in Settings → Performance & Device or select a smaller TTS engine.",
     "WORKER_AT_CAPACITY": "Wait for a running job on that worker to finish, or choose another available worker and retry.",
     "MODEL_NOT_INSTALLED": "Install or enable this engine on the worker machine, then refresh its capabilities and retry.",
     "MODEL_NOT_DOWNLOADED": "Open Models, install this model on the selected worker, then retry when the download completes.",
@@ -290,6 +291,9 @@ def append_hf_mirror_hint(text: str) -> str:
 # must NOT be added: its bare "timed out" trigger would stamp a "video server"
 # hint on a model-load timeout that leaks through the 500 handler.
 _CONTEXT_FREE_HINT_CLASSES = frozenset({
+    # Device allocator signatures are specific enough to attach the shared
+    # recovery without exposing CUDA's process table or filesystem paths.
+    "GPU_OOM",
     "SOCKS_PROXY_SUPPORT_MISSING",
     "SSL_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE",
     # Its trigger is an exact OpenSSL string, so it cannot be confused with
@@ -323,6 +327,38 @@ def append_hint(text: str) -> str:
     return f"{text} — {hint}" if hint else text
 
 
+_GPU_OOM_SIGNATURES = (
+    "cuda out of memory",
+    "cuda error: out of memory",
+    "cuda_error_out_of_memory",
+    "mps backend out of memory",
+    "hip out of memory",
+    "out of memory on device",
+)
+
+
+def is_gpu_oom(error: BaseException | str) -> bool:
+    """Recognize device OOMs through wrappers without importing torch."""
+    pending: list[BaseException] = [error] if isinstance(error, BaseException) else []
+    seen: set[int] = set()
+    while pending:
+        current = pending.pop()
+        if id(current) in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(id(current))
+        if type(current).__name__ == "OutOfMemoryError":
+            return True
+        if any(signature in str(current).lower() for signature in _GPU_OOM_SIGNATURES):
+            return True
+        if current.__cause__ is not None:
+            pending.append(current.__cause__)
+        if current.__context__ is not None:
+            pending.append(current.__context__)
+    if isinstance(error, str):
+        return any(signature in error.lower() for signature in _GPU_OOM_SIGNATURES)
+    return False
+
+
 def classify(reason: str) -> str:
     """Map a failure reason to a docs-taxonomy key, or "" when unknown.
 
@@ -330,6 +366,8 @@ def classify(reason: str) -> str:
     backend log / diagnostic names the same class the UI deeplink will use.
     """
     low = (reason or "").lower()
+    if is_gpu_oom(low):
+        return "GPU_OOM"
     if "pkg_resources" in low:
         return "PKG_RESOURCES_MISSING"
     if "quarantine" in low or "is damaged" in low or "gatekeeper" in low:
diff --git a/backend/services/model_manager.py b/backend/services/model_manager.py
index 4b47edd7..ef9bf4c5 100644
--- a/backend/services/model_manager.py
+++ b/backend/services/model_manager.py
@@ -2938,7 +2938,10 @@ async def preload_model():
                 "The TTS model could not be loaded. Settings → Logs → Backend "
                 "has the full error."
             )
-        _set_loading("failed", detail, error=detail)
+        # `sub_stage` is a public API enum and the frontend keys failure state
+        # off `error`. Keep the human-readable word "failed" in the detail,
+        # not in the state machine (#1695).
+        _set_loading("error", detail, error=detail)
 
 def get_model_status():
     is_loaded = model is not None
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ReadinessChecklist.jsx b/frontend/src/components/ReadinessChecklist.jsx
index 5857f06f..46952cab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ReadinessChecklist.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ReadinessChecklist.jsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export default function ReadinessChecklist({ compact = false, showWhenAllPass =
 
   const isLoading = preflightLoading || modelLoading;
   const modelStatus = modelData?.status ?? 'idle';
+  const modelFailed = modelStatus === 'error' || ['error', 'failed'].includes(modelData?.sub_stage);
 
   // Build the checklist from preflight data + model status
   const checks = [];
@@ -45,14 +46,14 @@ export default function ReadinessChecklist({ compact = false, showWhenAllPass =
   const modelDetail = modelData?.detail || '';
   const modelErr = modelData?.error || null;
   const modelCheck = {
-    id: 'asr-model',
-    label: t('readiness.asr_model'),
+    id: 'tts-model',
+    label: t('readiness.tts_model'),
     status:
       modelStatus === 'ready'
         ? 'pass'
         : modelStatus === 'loading'
           ? 'loading'
-          : modelStatus === 'error' || modelData?.sub_stage === 'error'
+          : modelFailed
             ? 'fail'
             : 'warn',
     detail:
@@ -60,15 +61,14 @@ export default function ReadinessChecklist({ compact = false, showWhenAllPass =
         ? t('readiness.loaded_ready')
         : modelStatus === 'loading'
           ? modelDetail || t('readiness.loading_first_run')
-          : modelData?.sub_stage === 'error'
+          : modelFailed
             ? modelErr || t('readiness.failed_to_load')
-            : t('readiness.not_loaded_yet'),
-    fix:
-      modelStatus === 'error' || modelData?.sub_stage === 'error'
-        ? modelErr
-          ? t('readiness.error_check_logs', { error: modelErr })
-          : t('readiness.check_logs_restart')
-        : null,
+            : t('readiness.tts_not_loaded_yet'),
+    fix: modelFailed
+      ? modelErr
+        ? t('readiness.error_check_logs', { error: modelErr })
+        : t('readiness.check_logs_restart')
+      : null,
   };
   checks.push(modelCheck);
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ar.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ar.json
index f1204b72..5b9d5409 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ar.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ar.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "جميع الأنظمة جاهزة",
     "system_readiness": "جاهزية النظام",
     "asr_model": "نموذج ASR",
+    "tts_model": "نموذج TTS",
     "loaded_ready": "محملة وجاهزة",
     "loading_first_run": "جارٍ التحميل... (قد يستغرق هذا من دقيقة إلى دقيقتين عند التشغيل لأول مرة)",
     "failed_to_load": "فشل التحميل",
     "not_loaded_yet": "لم يتم تحميله بعد - سيتم تحميله عند النسخ الأول",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "لم يتم تحميله بعد — سيُحمّل عند أول توليد صوتي",
     "error_check_logs": "خطأ: {{error}}. تحقق من السجلات وحاول إعادة التشغيل.",
     "check_logs_restart": "تحقق من السجلات بحثًا عن أخطاء تحميل النموذج. حاول إعادة التشغيل.",
     "llm_cinematic": "ماجستير في القانون (السينمائي)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de.json
index 8b6181b9..f1c8a203 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Alle Systeme bereit",
     "system_readiness": "Systembereitschaft",
     "asr_model": "ASR-Modell",
+    "tts_model": "TTS-Modell",
     "loaded_ready": "Geladen und fertig",
     "loading_first_run": "Wird geladen… (dies kann beim ersten Durchlauf 1-2 Minuten dauern)",
     "failed_to_load": "Laden fehlgeschlagen",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Noch nicht geladen – wird bei der ersten Transkription geladen",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Noch nicht geladen – wird bei der ersten Spracherzeugung geladen",
     "error_check_logs": "Fehler: {{error}}. Überprüfen Sie die Protokolle und versuchen Sie einen Neustart.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Überprüfen Sie die Protokolle auf Modellladefehler. Versuchen Sie einen Neustart.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (Film)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index 201afb6f..5497f574 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -2261,10 +2261,12 @@
     "all_ready": "All systems ready",
     "system_readiness": "System Readiness",
     "asr_model": "ASR Model",
+    "tts_model": "TTS Model",
     "loaded_ready": "Loaded and ready",
     "loading_first_run": "Loading… (this may take 1-2 minutes on first run)",
     "failed_to_load": "Failed to load",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Not loaded yet — will load on first transcription",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Not loaded yet — will load on first speech generation",
     "error_check_logs": "Error: {{error}}. Check logs and try restarting.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Check logs for model loading errors. Try restarting.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (Cinematic)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/es.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/es.json
index 57cb89c4..53b9181c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Todos los sistemas listos",
     "system_readiness": "Preparación del sistema",
     "asr_model": "Modelo ASR",
+    "tts_model": "Modelo TTS",
     "loaded_ready": "Cargado y listo",
     "loading_first_run": "Cargando... (esto puede tardar entre 1 y 2 minutos en la primera ejecución)",
     "failed_to_load": "No se pudo cargar",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Aún no cargado: se cargará en la primera transcripción",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Aún no está cargado; se cargará al generar voz por primera vez",
     "error_check_logs": "Error: {{error}}. Verifique los registros e intente reiniciar.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Verifique los registros para detectar errores de carga del modelo. Intenta reiniciar.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (Cinemático)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/fr.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
index ca899b11..7071d954 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Tous les systèmes sont prêts",
     "system_readiness": "État de préparation du système",
     "asr_model": "Modèle ASR",
+    "tts_model": "Modèle TTS",
     "loaded_ready": "Chargé et prêt",
     "loading_first_run": "Chargement… (cela peut prendre 1 à 2 minutes lors de la première exécution)",
     "failed_to_load": "Échec du chargement",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Pas encore chargé – se chargera lors de la première transcription",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Pas encore chargé — se chargera lors de la première génération vocale",
     "error_check_logs": "Erreur : {{error}}. Vérifiez les journaux et essayez de redémarrer.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Vérifiez les journaux pour détecter les erreurs de chargement du modèle. Essayez de redémarrer.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (Cinématique)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hi.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hi.json
index eb88f8db..60b22e96 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hi.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hi.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "सभी सिस्टम तैयार",
     "system_readiness": "सिस्टम की तैयारी",
     "asr_model": "एएसआर मॉडल",
+    "tts_model": "टीटीएस मॉडल",
     "loaded_ready": "लोड और तैयार",
     "loading_first_run": "लोड हो रहा है... (पहली बार चलाने में 1-2 मिनट लग सकते हैं)",
     "failed_to_load": "लोड करने में विफल",
     "not_loaded_yet": "अभी तक लोड नहीं हुआ है - प्रथम प्रतिलेखन पर लोड होगा",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "अभी लोड नहीं हुआ — पहली बार आवाज़ बनाने पर लोड होगा",
     "error_check_logs": "त्रुटि: {{error}}. लॉग जांचें और पुनः प्रारंभ करने का प्रयास करें।",
     "check_logs_restart": "मॉडल लोडिंग त्रुटियों के लिए लॉग की जाँच करें। पुनः आरंभ करने का प्रयास करें.",
     "llm_cinematic": "एलएलएम (सिनेमाई)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/id.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/id.json
index cbe043c3..02d4ce1a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/id.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/id.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Semua sistem siap",
     "system_readiness": "Kesiapan Sistem",
     "asr_model": "Model ASR",
+    "tts_model": "Model TTS",
     "loaded_ready": "Sudah terisi dan siap",
     "loading_first_run": "Memuat… (ini mungkin memakan waktu 1-2 menit saat pertama kali dijalankan)",
     "failed_to_load": "Gagal memuat",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Belum dimuat — akan dimuat pada transkripsi pertama",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Belum dimuat — akan dimuat saat pertama kali menghasilkan suara",
     "error_check_logs": "Kesalahan: {{error}}. Periksa log dan coba mulai ulang.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Periksa log untuk mengetahui kesalahan pemuatan model. Coba mulai ulang.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (Sinematik)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/it.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/it.json
index 94b1f020..b85128c0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/it.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/it.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Tutti i sistemi pronti",
     "system_readiness": "Prontezza del sistema",
     "asr_model": "Modello ASR",
+    "tts_model": "Modello TTS",
     "loaded_ready": "Carico e pronto",
     "loading_first_run": "Caricamento... (l'operazione potrebbe richiedere 1-2 minuti alla prima esecuzione)",
     "failed_to_load": "Impossibile caricare",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Non ancora caricato: verrà caricato alla prima trascrizione",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Non ancora caricato: verrà caricato alla prima generazione vocale",
     "error_check_logs": "Errore: {{error}}. Controlla i log e prova a riavviare.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Controlla i log per eventuali errori di caricamento del modello. Prova a riavviare.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (Cinematologico)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ja.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
index 62378a84..36b50062 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "すべてのシステムが準備完了",
     "system_readiness": "システムの準備状況",
     "asr_model": "ASRモデル",
+    "tts_model": "TTSモデル",
     "loaded_ready": "ロードされて準備完了",
     "loading_first_run": "読み込み中… (初回実行時は 1 ～ 2 分かかる場合があります)",
     "failed_to_load": "ロードに失敗しました",
     "not_loaded_yet": "まだロードされていません - 最初の文字起こし時にロードされます",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "未ロード — 初回の音声生成時にロードされます",
     "error_check_logs": "エラー: {{error}}。ログを確認して再起動してみてください。",
     "check_logs_restart": "モデルの読み込みエラーがないかログを確認します。再起動してみてください。",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (映画)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ko.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
index d861bfb0..48c8bd37 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "모든 시스템 준비",
     "system_readiness": "시스템 준비",
     "asr_model": "ASR 모델",
+    "tts_model": "TTS 모델",
     "loaded_ready": "로드 및 준비됨",
     "loading_first_run": "로드 중… (처음 실행 시 1~2분 정도 소요될 수 있음)",
     "failed_to_load": "로드하지 못했습니다.",
     "not_loaded_yet": "아직 로드되지 않음 - 첫 번째 기록 시 로드됩니다.",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "아직 로드되지 않음 — 첫 음성 생성 시 로드됩니다",
     "error_check_logs": "오류: {{error}}. 로그를 확인하고 다시 시작해 보세요.",
     "check_logs_restart": "모델 로드 오류에 대한 로그를 확인하세요. 다시 시작해 보세요.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (영화)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/nl.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/nl.json
index a7edb226..82a131e3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/nl.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/nl.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Alle systemen klaar",
     "system_readiness": "Systeemgereedheid",
     "asr_model": "ASR-model",
+    "tts_model": "TTS-model",
     "loaded_ready": "Geladen en klaar",
     "loading_first_run": "Laden... (dit kan bij de eerste run 1-2 minuten duren)",
     "failed_to_load": "Kan niet laden",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Nog niet geladen: wordt geladen bij de eerste transcriptie",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Nog niet geladen — wordt geladen bij de eerste spraakgeneratie",
     "error_check_logs": "Fout: {{error}}. Controleer de logboeken en probeer opnieuw op te starten.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Controleer logboeken op fouten bij het laden van modellen. Probeer opnieuw op te starten.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (filmisch)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/pl.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/pl.json
index 4dabd876..34a78ecf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/pl.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/pl.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Wszystkie systemy gotowe",
     "system_readiness": "Gotowość systemu",
     "asr_model": "Model ASR",
+    "tts_model": "Model TTS",
     "loaded_ready": "Załadowany i gotowy",
     "loading_first_run": "Ładowanie… (przy pierwszym uruchomieniu może to zająć 1–2 minuty)",
     "failed_to_load": "Nie udało się załadować",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Jeszcze nie załadowano — zostanie załadowane przy pierwszej transkrypcji",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Jeszcze nie załadowano — zostanie załadowany przy pierwszym generowaniu mowy",
     "error_check_logs": "Błąd: {{error}}. Sprawdź dzienniki i spróbuj uruchomić ponownie.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Sprawdź dzienniki pod kątem błędów ładowania modelu. Spróbuj uruchomić ponownie.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (film)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/pt.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/pt.json
index 17b78723..b4a1c08b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/pt.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/pt.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Todos os sistemas prontos",
     "system_readiness": "Preparação do sistema",
     "asr_model": "Modelo ASR",
+    "tts_model": "Modelo TTS",
     "loaded_ready": "Carregado e pronto",
     "loading_first_run": "Carregando… (isso pode levar de 1 a 2 minutos na primeira execução)",
     "failed_to_load": "Falha ao carregar",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Ainda não carregado — será carregado na primeira transcrição",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Ainda não carregado — será carregado na primeira geração de voz",
     "error_check_logs": "Erro: {{error}}. Verifique os logs e tente reiniciar.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Verifique os logs para erros de carregamento do modelo. Tente reiniciar.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (Cinemático)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ru.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ru.json
index c382c78c..2e8d97ba 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ru.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ru.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Все системы готовы",
     "system_readiness": "Готовность системы",
     "asr_model": "Модель ASR",
+    "tts_model": "Модель TTS",
     "loaded_ready": "Загружено и готово",
     "loading_first_run": "Загрузка… (при первом запуске это может занять 1–2 минуты)",
     "failed_to_load": "Не удалось загрузить",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Еще не загружено — загрузится при первой транскрипции",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Ещё не загружена — загрузится при первой генерации речи",
     "error_check_logs": "Ошибка: {{error}}. Проверьте журналы и попробуйте перезагрузить компьютер.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Проверьте журналы на предмет ошибок загрузки модели. Попробуйте перезапустить.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (кинематографический)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/sv.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/sv.json
index 0207e79b..7cff7f1d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/sv.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/sv.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Alla system redo",
     "system_readiness": "Systemberedskap",
     "asr_model": "ASR modell",
+    "tts_model": "TTS-modell",
     "loaded_ready": "Laddat och klart",
     "loading_first_run": "Laddar... (detta kan ta 1-2 minuter vid första körningen)",
     "failed_to_load": "Det gick inte att ladda",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Inte laddad än – kommer att laddas vid första transkription",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Inte inläst ännu – läses in vid den första röstgenereringen",
     "error_check_logs": "Fel: {{error}}. Kontrollera loggar och försök starta om.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Kontrollera loggar för modellladdningsfel. Testa att starta om.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (Cinematic)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/th.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/th.json
index 3b4822ac..ea1691e8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/th.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/th.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "พร้อมทุกระบบ",
     "system_readiness": "ความพร้อมของระบบ",
     "asr_model": "รุ่น ASR",
+    "tts_model": "โมเดล TTS",
     "loaded_ready": "โหลดแล้วพร้อมครับ",
     "loading_first_run": "กำลังโหลด... (อาจใช้เวลา 1-2 นาทีในการเรียกใช้ครั้งแรก)",
     "failed_to_load": "โหลดไม่สำเร็จ",
     "not_loaded_yet": "ยังไม่ได้โหลด — จะโหลดเมื่อถอดเสียงเป็นคำครั้งแรก",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "ยังไม่ได้โหลด — จะโหลดเมื่อสร้างเสียงครั้งแรก",
     "error_check_logs": "ข้อผิดพลาด: {{error}} ตรวจสอบบันทึกและลองรีสตาร์ท",
     "check_logs_restart": "ตรวจสอบบันทึกเพื่อหาข้อผิดพลาดในการโหลดโมเดล ลองรีสตาร์ท",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (ภาพยนตร์)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/tr.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/tr.json
index 29819332..be88ce0c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/tr.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/tr.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Tüm sistemler hazır",
     "system_readiness": "Sistem Hazırlığı",
     "asr_model": "ASR Modeli",
+    "tts_model": "TTS Modeli",
     "loaded_ready": "Yüklendi ve hazır",
     "loading_first_run": "Yükleniyor… (ilk çalıştırmada bu işlem 1-2 dakika sürebilir)",
     "failed_to_load": "Yüklenemedi",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Henüz yüklenmedi — ilk transkripsiyonda yüklenecek",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Henüz yüklenmedi — ilk ses oluşturmada yüklenecek",
     "error_check_logs": "Hata: {{error}}. Günlükleri kontrol edin ve yeniden başlatmayı deneyin.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Model yükleme hataları için günlükleri kontrol edin. Yeniden başlatmayı deneyin.",
     "llm_cinematic": "Yüksek Lisans (Sinematik)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/uk.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/uk.json
index 0914763d..fd76eebf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/uk.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/uk.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Всі системи готові",
     "system_readiness": "Готовність системи",
     "asr_model": "Модель ASR",
+    "tts_model": "Модель TTS",
     "loaded_ready": "Завантажений і готовий",
     "loading_first_run": "Завантаження… (це може зайняти 1-2 хвилини під час першого запуску)",
     "failed_to_load": "Не вдалося завантажити",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Ще не завантажено — буде завантажено під час першої транскрипції",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Ще не завантажена — завантажиться під час першої генерації мовлення",
     "error_check_logs": "Помилка: {{error}}. Перевірте журнали та спробуйте перезапустити.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Перевірте журнали на наявність помилок завантаження моделі. Спробуйте перезапустити.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (кінематографічний)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/vi.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/vi.json
index b2b17bcc..8d4e1fc0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/vi.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/vi.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "Tất cả các hệ thống đã sẵn sàng",
     "system_readiness": "Sự sẵn sàng của hệ thống",
     "asr_model": "Mô hình ASR",
+    "tts_model": "Mô hình TTS",
     "loaded_ready": "Đã tải và sẵn sàng",
     "loading_first_run": "Đang tải… (việc này có thể mất 1-2 phút trong lần chạy đầu tiên)",
     "failed_to_load": "Không tải được",
     "not_loaded_yet": "Chưa được tải - sẽ tải vào lần phiên âm đầu tiên",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "Chưa tải — sẽ tải khi tạo giọng nói lần đầu",
     "error_check_logs": "Lỗi: {{error}}. Kiểm tra nhật ký và thử khởi động lại.",
     "check_logs_restart": "Kiểm tra nhật ký để tìm lỗi tải mô hình. Hãy thử khởi động lại.",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM (Điện ảnh)",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.json
index 5c9d575c..447ef99a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.json
@@ -1734,10 +1734,12 @@
     "all_ready": "所有系统准备就绪",
     "system_readiness": "系统准备情况",
     "asr_model": "ASR模型",
+    "tts_model": "TTS 模型",
     "loaded_ready": "已加载并准备就绪",
     "loading_first_run": "正在加载...（第一次运行可能需要 1-2 分钟）",
     "failed_to_load": "加载失败",
     "not_loaded_yet": "尚未加载 - 将在第一次转录时加载",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "尚未加载 — 将在首次语音生成时加载",
     "error_check_logs": "错误：{{error}}。检查日志并尝试重新启动。",
     "check_logs_restart": "检查日志中是否有模型加载错误。尝试重新启动。",
     "llm_cinematic": "LLM（Cinematic 精译）",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.json
index 6ced059a..42bd5cfa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.json
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@
     "all_ready": "所有系統準備就緒",
     "system_readiness": "系統準備狀況",
     "asr_model": "ASR模型",
+    "tts_model": "TTS 模型",
     "loaded_ready": "已載入並準備就緒",
     "loading_first_run": "正在加載...（第一次運行可能需要 1-2 分鐘）",
     "failed_to_load": "載入失敗",
     "not_loaded_yet": "尚未加載 - 將在第一次轉錄時加載",
+    "tts_not_loaded_yet": "尚未載入 — 將在首次語音生成時載入",
     "error_check_logs": "錯誤：{{error}}。檢查日誌並嘗試重新啟動。",
     "check_logs_restart": "檢查日誌中是否有模型載入錯誤。嘗試重新啟動。",
     "llm_cinematic": "法學碩士（電影）",
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/ReadinessChecklist.test.jsx b/frontend/src/test/ReadinessChecklist.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..743de02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/test/ReadinessChecklist.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+const hookState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  model: {
+    status: 'idle',
+    sub_stage: 'failed',
+    error: 'Close other GPU-heavy apps or unload models, then retry.',
+  },
+  preflight: { checks: [] },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../api/hooks', () => ({
+  useModelStatus: () => ({ data: hookState.model, isLoading: false }),
+  usePreflight: () => ({ data: hookState.preflight, isLoading: false }),
+}));
+
+import ReadinessChecklist from '../components/ReadinessChecklist';
+
+describe('ReadinessChecklist model attribution', () => {
+  it('labels /model/status as TTS and never attributes its failure to ASR', () => {
+    render(<ReadinessChecklist showWhenAllPass />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('TTS Model')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('ASR Model')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getAllByText(/Close other GPU-heavy apps/)).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/transcription/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/test_broken_dependency_diagnosis_1415.py b/tests/test_broken_dependency_diagnosis_1415.py
index f1d0690a..4fccb6cf 100644
--- a/tests/test_broken_dependency_diagnosis_1415.py
+++ b/tests/test_broken_dependency_diagnosis_1415.py
@@ -206,6 +206,33 @@ def test_a_successful_preload_clears_a_previous_failure(mm, monkeypatch):
         mm._set_loading("", "")
 
 
+def test_preload_oom_status_is_actionable_and_does_not_publish_allocator_details(
+    mm, monkeypatch,
+):
+    import asyncio
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mm, "model", None, raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mm, "resolve_omnivoice_checkpoint", lambda: "org/model")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mm, "_checkpoint_in_local_cache", lambda *a, **kw: True)
+    private = (
+        "CUDA out of memory. Tried to allocate 1.14 GiB. "
+        "Process 1031664 has 22.02 GiB memory in use. "
+        "/home/alice/private/model.safetensors"
+    )
+
+    async def _boom():
+        raise RuntimeError(private)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mm, "_load_model_with_timeout", _boom)
+    asyncio.run(mm.preload_model())
+
+    status = mm.get_model_status()
+    assert status["sub_stage"] == "error"
+    assert "Close other GPU-heavy apps" in status["error"]
+    assert "1031664" not in status["error"]
+    assert "/home/alice" not in status["error"]
+
+
 def test_the_fallback_detail_does_not_leak_a_path(mm, monkeypatch):
     """If building the classified failure itself fails, what lands on the
     status must not be the raw exception — those carry absolute paths, i.e.
diff --git a/tests/test_dub_batch_engine_selection.py b/tests/test_dub_batch_engine_selection.py
index a8656e97..7c98ada0 100644
--- a/tests/test_dub_batch_engine_selection.py
+++ b/tests/test_dub_batch_engine_selection.py
@@ -204,6 +204,67 @@ def test_dub_generate_fails_fast_for_non_cloning_engine(
     assert "omnivoice" in detail  # names a real alternative
 
 
+def test_dub_generate_model_load_oom_is_a_sanitized_resource_error(
+    dub_job_env, monkeypatch,
+):
+    dg, _job = dub_job_env
+    private = (
+        "CUDA out of memory. Tried to allocate 1.14 GiB. "
+        "Process 1031664 has 22.02 GiB memory in use. "
+        "/home/alice/private/model.safetensors"
+    )
+
+    async def _oom(**_kwargs):
+        raise RuntimeError(private)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dg, "resolve_generation_backend", _oom)
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
+        asyncio.run(dg.dub_generate("jobX", _one_seg_request()))
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 503
+    detail = exc_info.value.detail
+    assert "Close other GPU-heavy apps" in detail
+    assert "1031664" not in detail
+    assert "/home/alice" not in detail
+
+
+def test_dub_generate_retry_oom_stream_is_sanitized(
+    dub_job_env, fake_registry, monkeypatch,
+):
+    dg, _job = dub_job_env
+    fake = fake_registry("fake-oom", supports_cloning=True)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("OMNIVOICE_TTS_BACKEND", "fake-oom")
+    private = (
+        "CUDA out of memory. Process 1031664 has 22.02 GiB in use. "
+        "/home/alice/private/model.safetensors"
+    )
+    calls = []
+
+    def _oom(self, text, **kwargs):
+        calls.append((text, kwargs))
+        raise RuntimeError(private)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(fake, "generate", _oom)
+    events = []
+
+    class _CaptureTaskManager:
+        def is_cancelled(self, _task_id):
+            return False
+
+        async def add_task(self, _task_id, _task_type, func, *args, **_kwargs):
+            async for event in func(*args):
+                events.append(event)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dg, "task_manager", _CaptureTaskManager())
+    asyncio.run(dg.dub_generate("jobX", _one_seg_request()))
+
+    body = "".join(events)
+    assert len(calls) == 2, "the initial generation and low-step retry must both run"
+    assert "Close other GPU-heavy apps" in body
+    assert "1031664" not in body
+    assert "/home/alice" not in body
+
+
 def test_dub_generate_uses_selected_cloning_engine_not_omnivoice(
     dub_job_env, fake_registry, no_omnivoice_model_manager, monkeypatch,
 ):
diff --git a/tests/test_failure_helper.py b/tests/test_failure_helper.py
index 49b88fd8..52f79f5b 100644
--- a/tests/test_failure_helper.py
+++ b/tests/test_failure_helper.py
@@ -78,6 +78,40 @@ def test_diagnostic_has_context_and_no_secrets(monkeypatch):
 
 # ── Classification → docs topic + hint (US1, FR-005) ────────────────────────
 
+def test_gpu_oom_gets_a_stable_remedy_without_allocator_details():
+    private = (
+        "CUDA out of memory. Tried to allocate 1.14 GiB. "
+        "Process 1031664 has 22.02 GiB memory in use. "
+        "/home/alice/private/model.safetensors"
+    )
+    evt = failure.build_failure(RuntimeError(private), stage="model-preload")
+    assert evt["docs_topic"] == "GPU_OOM"
+    assert "Close other GPU-heavy apps" in evt["hint"]
+    assert "1031664" not in evt["hint"]
+    assert "/home/alice" not in evt["hint"]
+
+
+def test_gpu_oom_classifier_covers_typed_and_wrapped_failures():
+    typed_oom = type("OutOfMemoryError", (RuntimeError,), {})
+    try:
+        try:
+            raise typed_oom("allocator failed")
+        except RuntimeError as inner:
+            raise RuntimeError("model load failed") from inner
+    except RuntimeError as wrapped:
+        assert failure.is_gpu_oom(wrapped)
+    assert failure.is_gpu_oom(RuntimeError("MPS backend out of memory"))
+    assert not failure.is_gpu_oom(RuntimeError("model load failed"))
+
+
+def test_gpu_oom_classifier_visits_cause_and_context_branches():
+    outer = RuntimeError("model load failed")
+    outer.__cause__ = ValueError("cleanup failed")
+    outer.__context__ = RuntimeError("HIP out of memory")
+
+    assert failure.is_gpu_oom(outer)
+
+
 def test_docs_topic_and_hint_for_known_class():
     evt = failure.build_failure(
         ModuleNotFoundError("No module named 'pkg_resources'"), stage="task"