diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 5384ca8..2c55c88 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -7076,9 +7076,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "transcribe-rs"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "811b3e12455e39ad39003be9a4b7043363a7082b50484a3eb6e3e862466520e4"
+checksum = "a74103eb9d8148a277bcf0a4f0e8fb8c08a624e7daf39d1b255af190927c3040"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "derive_builder",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 5c3d80f..34878cd 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ chrono = "0.4"
 rusqlite = { version = "0.37", features = ["bundled"] }
 tar = "0.4.44"
 flate2 = "1.0"
-transcribe-rs = { version = "0.2.8", features = ["whisper", "parakeet", "moonshine", "sense_voice", "gigaam"] }
+transcribe-rs = { version = "0.3.1", features = ["whisper", "onnx"] }
 handy-keys = "0.2.4"
 ferrous-opencc = "0.2.3"
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/models.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/models.rs
index a3197e3..fca4f0a 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/models.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/models.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,24 @@ pub fn switch_active_model(app: &AppHandle, model_id: &str) -> Result<(), String
     // when it reacts to events emitted by load_model.
     let mut settings = settings;
     settings.selected_model = model_id.to_string();
+
+    // Reset language to auto if the new model doesn't support the currently selected language.
+    // This prevents stale language settings from causing errors (e.g. Canary receiving zh-Hans)
+    // and stops downstream processing (e.g. OpenCC) from running on an irrelevant language.
+    if settings.selected_language != "auto"
+        && !model_info.supported_languages.is_empty()
+        && !model_info
+            .supported_languages
+            .contains(&settings.selected_language)
+    {
+        log::info!(
+            "Resetting language from '{}' to 'auto' (not supported by {})",
+            settings.selected_language,
+            model_id
+        );
+        settings.selected_language = "auto".to_string();
+    }
+
     write_settings(app, settings);
 
     // Skip eager loading if unload is set to "Immediately" — the model
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/managers/model.rs b/src-tauri/src/managers/model.rs
index 59150c7..74f2515 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/managers/model.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/managers/model.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pub enum EngineType {
     MoonshineStreaming,
     SenseVoice,
     GigaAM,
+    Canary,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Type)]
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ pub struct ModelInfo {
     pub supports_translation: bool, // Whether the model supports translating to English
     pub is_recommended: bool,       // Whether this is the recommended model for new users
     pub supported_languages: Vec<String>, // Languages this model can transcribe
+    pub supports_language_selection: bool, // Whether the user can explicitly pick a language
     pub is_custom: bool,            // Whether this is a user-provided custom model
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: true,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: whisper_languages.clone(),
+                supports_language_selection: true,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: true,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: whisper_languages.clone(),
+                supports_language_selection: true,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: false, // Turbo doesn't support translation
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: whisper_languages.clone(),
+                supports_language_selection: true,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -182,6 +187,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: true,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: whisper_languages.clone(),
+                supports_language_selection: true,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -206,6 +212,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: false,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: whisper_languages,
+                supports_language_selection: true,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -230,6 +237,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: false,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: vec!["en".to_string()],
+                supports_language_selection: false,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -263,6 +271,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: false,
                 is_recommended: true,
                 supported_languages: parakeet_v3_languages,
+                supports_language_selection: false,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -286,6 +295,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: false,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: vec!["en".to_string()],
+                supports_language_selection: false,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -311,6 +321,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: false,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: vec!["en".to_string()],
+                supports_language_selection: false,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -336,6 +347,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: false,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: vec!["en".to_string()],
+                supports_language_selection: false,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -361,6 +373,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: false,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: vec!["en".to_string()],
+                supports_language_selection: false,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -392,6 +405,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: false,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: sense_voice_languages,
+                supports_language_selection: true,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -418,6 +432,72 @@ impl ModelManager {
                 supports_translation: false,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: gigaam_languages,
+                supports_language_selection: false,
+                is_custom: false,
+            },
+        );
+
+        // Canary 180m Flash supported languages (4 languages)
+        let canary_flash_languages: Vec<String> = vec!["en", "de", "es", "fr"]
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(String::from)
+            .collect();
+
+        available_models.insert(
+            "canary-180m-flash".to_string(),
+            ModelInfo {
+                id: "canary-180m-flash".to_string(),
+                name: "Canary 180M Flash".to_string(),
+                description: "Very fast. English, German, Spanish, French. Supports translation."
+                    .to_string(),
+                filename: "canary-180m-flash".to_string(),
+                url: Some("https://blob.handy.computer/canary-180m-flash.tar.gz".to_string()),
+                size_mb: 146,
+                is_downloaded: false,
+                is_downloading: false,
+                partial_size: 0,
+                is_directory: true,
+                engine_type: EngineType::Canary,
+                accuracy_score: 0.75,
+                speed_score: 0.85,
+                supports_translation: true,
+                is_recommended: false,
+                supported_languages: canary_flash_languages,
+                supports_language_selection: true,
+                is_custom: false,
+            },
+        );
+
+        // Canary 1B v2 supported languages (25 EU languages)
+        let canary_1b_languages: Vec<String> = vec![
+            "bg", "hr", "cs", "da", "nl", "en", "et", "fi", "fr", "de", "el", "hu", "it", "lv",
+            "lt", "mt", "pl", "pt", "ro", "sk", "sl", "es", "sv", "ru", "uk",
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(String::from)
+        .collect();
+
+        available_models.insert(
+            "canary-1b-v2".to_string(),
+            ModelInfo {
+                id: "canary-1b-v2".to_string(),
+                name: "Canary 1B v2".to_string(),
+                description: "Accurate multilingual. 25 European languages. Supports translation."
+                    .to_string(),
+                filename: "canary-1b-v2".to_string(),
+                url: Some("https://blob.handy.computer/canary-1b-v2.tar.gz".to_string()),
+                size_mb: 692,
+                is_downloaded: false,
+                is_downloading: false,
+                partial_size: 0,
+                is_directory: true,
+                engine_type: EngineType::Canary,
+                accuracy_score: 0.85,
+                speed_score: 0.70,
+                supports_translation: true,
+                is_recommended: false,
+                supported_languages: canary_1b_languages,
+                supports_language_selection: true,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
@@ -689,6 +769,7 @@ impl ModelManager {
                     supports_translation: false,
                     is_recommended: false,
                     supported_languages: vec![],
+                    supports_language_selection: true,
                     is_custom: true,
                 },
             );
@@ -1240,6 +1321,7 @@ mod tests {
                 supports_translation: true,
                 is_recommended: false,
                 supported_languages: vec!["en".to_string()],
+                supports_language_selection: true,
                 is_custom: false,
             },
         );
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/managers/transcription.rs b/src-tauri/src/managers/transcription.rs
index afedc49..90010de 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/managers/transcription.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/managers/transcription.rs
@@ -11,22 +11,16 @@ use std::thread;
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter};
 use transcribe_rs::{
-    engines::{
-        gigaam::GigaAMEngine,
-        moonshine::{
-            ModelVariant, MoonshineEngine, MoonshineModelParams, MoonshineStreamingEngine,
-            StreamingModelParams,
-        },
-        parakeet::{
-            ParakeetEngine, ParakeetInferenceParams, ParakeetModelParams, TimestampGranularity,
-        },
-        sense_voice::{
-            Language as SenseVoiceLanguage, SenseVoiceEngine, SenseVoiceInferenceParams,
-            SenseVoiceModelParams,
-        },
-        whisper::{WhisperEngine, WhisperInferenceParams},
+    onnx::{
+        canary::CanaryModel,
+        gigaam::GigaAMModel,
+        moonshine::{MoonshineModel, MoonshineVariant, StreamingModel},
+        parakeet::{ParakeetModel, ParakeetParams, TimestampGranularity},
+        sense_voice::{SenseVoiceModel, SenseVoiceParams},
+        Quantization,
     },
-    TranscriptionEngine,
+    whisper_cpp::{WhisperEngine, WhisperInferenceParams},
+    SpeechModel, TranscribeOptions,
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
@@ -39,11 +33,12 @@ pub struct ModelStateEvent {
 
 enum LoadedEngine {
     Whisper(WhisperEngine),
-    Parakeet(ParakeetEngine),
-    Moonshine(MoonshineEngine),
-    MoonshineStreaming(MoonshineStreamingEngine),
-    SenseVoice(SenseVoiceEngine),
-    GigaAM(GigaAMEngine),
+    Parakeet(ParakeetModel),
+    Moonshine(MoonshineModel),
+    MoonshineStreaming(StreamingModel),
+    SenseVoice(SenseVoiceModel),
+    GigaAM(GigaAMModel),
+    Canary(CanaryModel),
 }
 
 /// RAII guard that clears the `is_loading` flag and notifies waiters on drop.
@@ -186,17 +181,8 @@ impl TranscriptionManager {
 
         {
             let mut engine = self.lock_engine();
-            if let Some(ref mut loaded_engine) = *engine {
-                match loaded_engine {
-                    LoadedEngine::Whisper(ref mut e) => e.unload_model(),
-                    LoadedEngine::Parakeet(ref mut e) => e.unload_model(),
-                    LoadedEngine::Moonshine(ref mut e) => e.unload_model(),
-                    LoadedEngine::MoonshineStreaming(ref mut e) => e.unload_model(),
-                    LoadedEngine::SenseVoice(ref mut e) => e.unload_model(),
-                    LoadedEngine::GigaAM(ref mut e) => e.unload_model(),
-                }
-            }
-            *engine = None; // Drop the engine to free memory
+            // v0.3.0: no explicit unload — dropping the engine frees all resources
+            *engine = None;
         }
         {
             let mut current_model = self.current_model_id.lock().unwrap();
@@ -274,8 +260,7 @@ impl TranscriptionManager {
         // Create appropriate engine based on model type
         let loaded_engine = match model_info.engine_type {
             EngineType::Whisper => {
-                let mut engine = WhisperEngine::new();
-                engine.load_model(&model_path).map_err(|e| {
+                let engine = WhisperEngine::load(&model_path).map_err(|e| {
                     let error_msg = format!("Failed to load whisper model {}: {}", model_id, e);
                     let _ = self.app_handle.emit(
                         "model-state-changed",
@@ -291,10 +276,8 @@ impl TranscriptionManager {
                 LoadedEngine::Whisper(engine)
             }
             EngineType::Parakeet => {
-                let mut engine = ParakeetEngine::new();
-                engine
-                    .load_model_with_params(&model_path, ParakeetModelParams::int8())
-                    .map_err(|e| {
+                let engine =
+                    ParakeetModel::load(&model_path, &Quantization::Int8).map_err(|e| {
                         let error_msg =
                             format!("Failed to load parakeet model {}: {}", model_id, e);
                         let _ = self.app_handle.emit(
@@ -311,32 +294,28 @@ impl TranscriptionManager {
                 LoadedEngine::Parakeet(engine)
             }
             EngineType::Moonshine => {
-                let mut engine = MoonshineEngine::new();
-                engine
-                    .load_model_with_params(
-                        &model_path,
-                        MoonshineModelParams::variant(ModelVariant::Base),
-                    )
-                    .map_err(|e| {
-                        let error_msg =
-                            format!("Failed to load moonshine model {}: {}", model_id, e);
-                        let _ = self.app_handle.emit(
-                            "model-state-changed",
-                            ModelStateEvent {
-                                event_type: "loading_failed".to_string(),
-                                model_id: Some(model_id.to_string()),
-                                model_name: Some(model_info.name.clone()),
-                                error: Some(error_msg.clone()),
-                            },
-                        );
-                        anyhow::anyhow!(error_msg)
-                    })?;
+                let engine = MoonshineModel::load(
+                    &model_path,
+                    MoonshineVariant::Base,
+                    &Quantization::default(),
+                )
+                .map_err(|e| {
+                    let error_msg = format!("Failed to load moonshine model {}: {}", model_id, e);
+                    let _ = self.app_handle.emit(
+                        "model-state-changed",
+                        ModelStateEvent {
+                            event_type: "loading_failed".to_string(),
+                            model_id: Some(model_id.to_string()),
+                            model_name: Some(model_info.name.clone()),
+                            error: Some(error_msg.clone()),
+                        },
+                    );
+                    anyhow::anyhow!(error_msg)
+                })?;
                 LoadedEngine::Moonshine(engine)
             }
             EngineType::MoonshineStreaming => {
-                let mut engine = MoonshineStreamingEngine::new();
-                engine
-                    .load_model_with_params(&model_path, StreamingModelParams::default())
+                let engine = StreamingModel::load(&model_path, 0, &Quantization::default())
                     .map_err(|e| {
                         let error_msg = format!(
                             "Failed to load moonshine streaming model {}: {}",
@@ -356,10 +335,8 @@ impl TranscriptionManager {
                 LoadedEngine::MoonshineStreaming(engine)
             }
             EngineType::SenseVoice => {
-                let mut engine = SenseVoiceEngine::new();
-                engine
-                    .load_model_with_params(&model_path, SenseVoiceModelParams::int8())
-                    .map_err(|e| {
+                let engine =
+                    SenseVoiceModel::load(&model_path, &Quantization::Int8).map_err(|e| {
                         let error_msg =
                             format!("Failed to load SenseVoice model {}: {}", model_id, e);
                         let _ = self.app_handle.emit(
@@ -376,8 +353,7 @@ impl TranscriptionManager {
                 LoadedEngine::SenseVoice(engine)
             }
             EngineType::GigaAM => {
-                let mut engine = GigaAMEngine::new();
-                engine.load_model(&model_path).map_err(|e| {
+                let engine = GigaAMModel::load(&model_path, &Quantization::Int8).map_err(|e| {
                     let error_msg = format!("Failed to load gigaam model {}: {}", model_id, e);
                     let _ = self.app_handle.emit(
                         "model-state-changed",
@@ -392,6 +368,22 @@ impl TranscriptionManager {
                 })?;
                 LoadedEngine::GigaAM(engine)
             }
+            EngineType::Canary => {
+                let engine = CanaryModel::load(&model_path, &Quantization::Int8).map_err(|e| {
+                    let error_msg = format!("Failed to load canary model {}: {}", model_id, e);
+                    let _ = self.app_handle.emit(
+                        "model-state-changed",
+                        ModelStateEvent {
+                            event_type: "loading_failed".to_string(),
+                            model_id: Some(model_id.to_string()),
+                            model_name: Some(model_info.name.clone()),
+                            error: Some(error_msg.clone()),
+                        },
+                    );
+                    anyhow::anyhow!(error_msg)
+                })?;
+                LoadedEngine::Canary(engine)
+            }
         };
 
         // Update the current engine and model ID
@@ -486,6 +478,33 @@ impl TranscriptionManager {
         // Get current settings for configuration
         let settings = get_settings(&self.app_handle);
 
+        // Validate selected language against the model's supported languages.
+        // If the language isn't supported, fall back to "auto" to prevent errors.
+        let validated_language = if settings.selected_language == "auto" {
+            "auto".to_string()
+        } else {
+            let is_supported = self
+                .model_manager
+                .get_model_info(&settings.selected_model)
+                .map(|info| {
+                    info.supported_languages.is_empty()
+                        || info
+                            .supported_languages
+                            .contains(&settings.selected_language)
+                })
+                .unwrap_or(true);
+
+            if is_supported {
+                settings.selected_language.clone()
+            } else {
+                warn!(
+                    "Language '{}' not supported by current model, falling back to auto-detect",
+                    settings.selected_language
+                );
+                "auto".to_string()
+            }
+        };
+
         // Perform transcription with the appropriate engine.
         // We use catch_unwind to prevent engine panics from poisoning the mutex,
         // which would make the app hang indefinitely on subsequent operations.
@@ -511,15 +530,15 @@ impl TranscriptionManager {
                 || -> Result<transcribe_rs::TranscriptionResult> {
                     match &mut engine {
                         LoadedEngine::Whisper(whisper_engine) => {
-                            let whisper_language = if settings.selected_language == "auto" {
+                            let whisper_language = if validated_language == "auto" {
                                 None
                             } else {
-                                let normalized = if settings.selected_language == "zh-Hans"
-                                    || settings.selected_language == "zh-Hant"
+                                let normalized = if validated_language == "zh-Hans"
+                                    || validated_language == "zh-Hant"
                                 {
                                     "zh".to_string()
                                 } else {
-                                    settings.selected_language.clone()
+                                    validated_language.clone()
                                 };
                                 Some(normalized)
                             };
@@ -536,50 +555,64 @@ impl TranscriptionManager {
                             };
 
                             whisper_engine
-                                .transcribe_samples(audio, Some(params))
+                                .transcribe_with(&audio, &params)
                                 .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Whisper transcription failed: {}", e))
                         }
                         LoadedEngine::Parakeet(parakeet_engine) => {
-                            let params = ParakeetInferenceParams {
-                                timestamp_granularity: TimestampGranularity::Segment,
+                            let params = ParakeetParams {
+                                timestamp_granularity: Some(TimestampGranularity::Segment),
                                 ..Default::default()
                             };
                             parakeet_engine
-                                .transcribe_samples(audio, Some(params))
+                                .transcribe_with(&audio, &params)
                                 .map_err(|e| {
                                     anyhow::anyhow!("Parakeet transcription failed: {}", e)
                                 })
                         }
                         LoadedEngine::Moonshine(moonshine_engine) => moonshine_engine
-                            .transcribe_samples(audio, None)
+                            .transcribe(&audio, &TranscribeOptions::default())
                             .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Moonshine transcription failed: {}", e)),
                         LoadedEngine::MoonshineStreaming(streaming_engine) => streaming_engine
-                            .transcribe_samples(audio, None)
+                            .transcribe(&audio, &TranscribeOptions::default())
                             .map_err(|e| {
                                 anyhow::anyhow!("Moonshine streaming transcription failed: {}", e)
                             }),
                         LoadedEngine::SenseVoice(sense_voice_engine) => {
-                            let language = match settings.selected_language.as_str() {
-                                "zh" | "zh-Hans" | "zh-Hant" => SenseVoiceLanguage::Chinese,
-                                "en" => SenseVoiceLanguage::English,
-                                "ja" => SenseVoiceLanguage::Japanese,
-                                "ko" => SenseVoiceLanguage::Korean,
-                                "yue" => SenseVoiceLanguage::Cantonese,
-                                _ => SenseVoiceLanguage::Auto,
+                            let language = match validated_language.as_str() {
+                                "zh" | "zh-Hans" | "zh-Hant" => Some("zh".to_string()),
+                                "en" => Some("en".to_string()),
+                                "ja" => Some("ja".to_string()),
+                                "ko" => Some("ko".to_string()),
+                                "yue" => Some("yue".to_string()),
+                                _ => None,
                             };
-                            let params = SenseVoiceInferenceParams {
+                            let params = SenseVoiceParams {
                                 language,
-                                use_itn: true,
+                                use_itn: Some(true),
                             };
                             sense_voice_engine
-                                .transcribe_samples(audio, Some(params))
+                                .transcribe_with(&audio, &params)
                                 .map_err(|e| {
                                     anyhow::anyhow!("SenseVoice transcription failed: {}", e)
                                 })
                         }
                         LoadedEngine::GigaAM(gigaam_engine) => gigaam_engine
-                            .transcribe_samples(audio, None)
+                            .transcribe(&audio, &TranscribeOptions::default())
                             .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("GigaAM transcription failed: {}", e)),
+                        LoadedEngine::Canary(canary_engine) => {
+                            let lang = if validated_language == "auto" {
+                                None
+                            } else {
+                                Some(validated_language.clone())
+                            };
+                            let options = TranscribeOptions {
+                                language: lang,
+                                translate: settings.translate_to_english,
+                            };
+                            canary_engine
+                                .transcribe(&audio, &options)
+                                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Canary transcription failed: {}", e))
+                        }
                     }
                 },
             ));
diff --git a/src/bindings.ts b/src/bindings.ts
index f8a259f..1f89f3e 100644
--- a/src/bindings.ts
+++ b/src/bindings.ts
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ export type AutoSubmitKey = "enter" | "ctrl_enter" | "cmd_enter"
 export type BindingResponse = { success: boolean; binding: ShortcutBinding | null; error: string | null }
 export type ClipboardHandling = "dont_modify" | "copy_to_clipboard"
 export type CustomSounds = { start: boolean; stop: boolean }
-export type EngineType = "Whisper" | "Parakeet" | "Moonshine" | "MoonshineStreaming" | "SenseVoice" | "GigaAM"
+export type EngineType = "Whisper" | "Parakeet" | "Moonshine" | "MoonshineStreaming" | "SenseVoice" | "GigaAM" | "Canary"
 export type HistoryEntry = { id: number; file_name: string; timestamp: number; saved: boolean; title: string; transcription_text: string; post_processed_text: string | null; post_process_prompt: string | null }
 /**
  * Result of changing keyboard implementation
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ reset_bindings: string[] }
 export type KeyboardImplementation = "tauri" | "handy_keys"
 export type LLMPrompt = { id: string; name: string; prompt: string }
 export type LogLevel = "trace" | "debug" | "info" | "warn" | "error"
-export type ModelInfo = { id: string; name: string; description: string; filename: string; url: string | null; size_mb: number; is_downloaded: boolean; is_downloading: boolean; partial_size: number; is_directory: boolean; engine_type: EngineType; accuracy_score: number; speed_score: number; supports_translation: boolean; is_recommended: boolean; supported_languages: string[]; is_custom: boolean }
+export type ModelInfo = { id: string; name: string; description: string; filename: string; url: string | null; size_mb: number; is_downloaded: boolean; is_downloading: boolean; partial_size: number; is_directory: boolean; engine_type: EngineType; accuracy_score: number; speed_score: number; supports_translation: boolean; is_recommended: boolean; supported_languages: string[]; supports_language_selection: boolean; is_custom: boolean }
 export type ModelLoadStatus = { is_loaded: boolean; current_model: string | null }
 export type ModelUnloadTimeout = "never" | "immediately" | "min_2" | "min_5" | "min_10" | "min_15" | "hour_1" | "sec_5"
 export type OverlayPosition = "none" | "top" | "bottom"
diff --git a/src/components/settings/general/ModelSettingsCard.tsx b/src/components/settings/general/ModelSettingsCard.tsx
index 39b8df4..51ec8fc 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/general/ModelSettingsCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/general/ModelSettingsCard.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ export const ModelSettingsCard: React.FC = () => {
   const currentModelInfo = models.find((m: ModelInfo) => m.id === currentModel);
 
   const supportsLanguageSelection =
-    currentModelInfo?.engine_type === "Whisper" ||
-    currentModelInfo?.engine_type === "SenseVoice";
+    currentModelInfo?.supports_language_selection ?? false;
   const supportsTranslation = currentModelInfo?.supports_translation ?? false;
   const hasAnySettings = supportsLanguageSelection || supportsTranslation;
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/ar/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/ar/translation.json
index ae34e3f..251ee29 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/ar/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/ar/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "التعرف على الكلام الروسي. سريع ودقيق."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "سريع جداً. الإنجليزية، الألمانية، الإسبانية، الفرنسية. يدعم الترجمة."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "متعدد اللغات ودقيق. 25 لغة أوروبية. يدعم الترجمة."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/cs/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/cs/translation.json
index 0b3e490..b671318 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/cs/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/cs/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Rozpoznávání ruské řeči. Rychlé a přesné."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Velmi rychlý. Angličtina, němčina, španělština, francouzština. Podporuje překlad."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Přesný vícejazyčný. 25 evropských jazyků. Podporuje překlad."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/de/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/de/translation.json
index 42d5f58..5451c49 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/de/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/de/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Russische Spracherkennung. Schnell und präzise."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Sehr schnell. Englisch, Deutsch, Spanisch, Französisch. Unterstützt Übersetzung."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Genaue mehrsprachige Erkennung. 25 europäische Sprachen. Unterstützt Übersetzung."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
index b2667bd..66bfa24 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Russian speech recognition. Fast and accurate."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Very fast. English, German, Spanish, French. Supports translation."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Accurate multilingual. 25 European languages. Supports translation."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/es/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/es/translation.json
index d18843b..18fae60 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/es/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/es/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Reconocimiento de voz en ruso. Rápido y preciso."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Muy rápido. Inglés, alemán, español, francés. Soporta traducción."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Multilingüe preciso. 25 idiomas europeos. Soporta traducción."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/fr/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/fr/translation.json
index 58aedec..2fa70e8 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/fr/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/fr/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Reconnaissance vocale en russe. Rapide et précis."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Très rapide. Anglais, allemand, espagnol, français. Supporte la traduction."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Multilingue précis. 25 langues européennes. Supporte la traduction."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/it/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/it/translation.json
index 6c5fc22..7cde7dc 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/it/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/it/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Riconoscimento vocale in russo. Veloce e preciso."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Molto veloce. Inglese, tedesco, spagnolo, francese. Supporta la traduzione."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Multilingue accurato. 25 lingue europee. Supporta la traduzione."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/ja/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/ja/translation.json
index f16c9ef..4b1f953 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/ja/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/ja/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "ロシア語音声認識。高速かつ高精度。"
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "非常に高速。英語、ドイツ語、スペイン語、フランス語。翻訳対応。"
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "高精度な多言語対応。25のヨーロッパ言語。翻訳対応。"
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/ko/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/ko/translation.json
index bda6629..6931315 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/ko/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/ko/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "러시아어 음성 인식. 빠르고 정확함."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "매우 빠름. 영어, 독일어, 스페인어, 프랑스어. 번역 지원."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "정확한 다국어 지원. 25개 유럽 언어. 번역 지원."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/pl/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/pl/translation.json
index 0343dab..071dfea 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/pl/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/pl/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Rozpoznawanie mowy rosyjskiej. Szybkie i dokładne."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Bardzo szybki. Angielski, niemiecki, hiszpański, francuski. Obsługuje tłumaczenie."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Dokładny wielojęzyczny. 25 języków europejskich. Obsługuje tłumaczenie."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/pt/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/pt/translation.json
index 834b16a..fced01a 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/pt/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/pt/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Reconhecimento de voz em russo. Rápido e preciso."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Muito rápido. Inglês, alemão, espanhol, francês. Suporta tradução."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Multilíngue preciso. 25 idiomas europeus. Suporta tradução."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/ru/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/ru/translation.json
index a6cd534..1c90413 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/ru/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/ru/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Распознавание русской речи. Быстро и точно."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Очень быстрая. Английский, немецкий, испанский, французский. Поддержка перевода."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Точная многоязычная. 25 европейских языков. Поддержка перевода."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/tr/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/tr/translation.json
index 8c27716..3b33ebe 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/tr/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/tr/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Rusça konuşma tanıma. Hızlı ve doğru."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Çok hızlı. İngilizce, Almanca, İspanyolca, Fransızca. Çeviri desteği."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Doğru çok dilli. 25 Avrupa dili. Çeviri desteği."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/uk/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/uk/translation.json
index fac5675..2c5a6f9 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/uk/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/uk/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Розпізнавання російського мовлення. Швидко і точно."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Дуже швидка. Англійська, німецька, іспанська, французька. Підтримує переклад."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Точна багатомовна. 25 європейських мов. Підтримує переклад."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/vi/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/vi/translation.json
index e651d93..e72d8cc 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/vi/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/vi/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "Nhận dạng giọng nói tiếng Nga. Nhanh và chính xác."
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "Rất nhanh. Tiếng Anh, tiếng Đức, tiếng Tây Ban Nha, tiếng Pháp. Hỗ trợ dịch thuật."
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "Đa ngôn ngữ chính xác. 25 ngôn ngữ châu Âu. Hỗ trợ dịch thuật."
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/translation.json
index 49e5150..f2a315f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "俄語語音辨識。快速且準確。"
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "速度極快。支援英語、德語、西班牙語、法語。支援翻譯。"
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "準確的多語言模型。25種歐洲語言。支援翻譯。"
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/zh/translation.json b/src/i18n/locales/zh/translation.json
index 2dbc934..874e975 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/zh/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/zh/translation.json
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
       "gigaam-v3-e2e-ctc": {
         "name": "GigaAM v3",
         "description": "俄语语音识别。快速且准确。"
+      },
+      "canary-180m-flash": {
+        "name": "Canary 180M Flash",
+        "description": "非常快速。支持英语、德语、西班牙语、法语。支持翻译。"
+      },
+      "canary-1b-v2": {
+        "name": "Canary 1B v2",
+        "description": "准确的多语言模型。25种欧洲语言。支持翻译。"
       }
     },
     "errors": {
diff --git a/src/stores/settingsStore.ts b/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
index 3de95f9..2ef36f7 100644
--- a/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { create } from "zustand";
 import { subscribeWithSelector } from "zustand/middleware";
+import { listen } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
 import type { AppSettings as Settings, AudioDevice } from "@/bindings";
 import { commands } from "@/bindings";
 
@@ -565,6 +566,12 @@ export const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsStore>()(
         refreshSettings(),
         checkCustomSounds(),
       ]);
+
+      // Re-fetch settings when the backend changes them (e.g. language
+      // reset during model switch). The backend is the source of truth.
+      listen("model-state-changed", () => {
+        get().refreshSettings();
+      });
     },
   })),
 );