diff --git a/app/src/ai/agent/api/impl.rs b/app/src/ai/agent/api/impl.rs
index d3884f28..77649927 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/agent/api/impl.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/agent/api/impl.rs
@@ -155,10 +155,13 @@ pub async fn generate_multi_agent_output(
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     log::error!("[openai] Translator error: {e}");
-                    let err = Arc::new(crate::server::server_api::AIApiError::Stream {
-                        stream_type: "openai_chat_completions",
-                        source: anyhow::anyhow!("{e}"),
-                    });
+                    let err = Arc::new(
+                        crate::server::server_api::AIApiError::Stream {
+                            stream_type: "openai_chat_completions",
+                            source: anyhow::anyhow!("{e}"),
+                        }
+                        .into_quota_limit_if_provider_budget_exhausted(),
+                    );
                     let (tx, rx) = async_channel::unbounded();
                     let _ = tx.send(Err(err)).await;
                     Ok(Box::pin(rx))
diff --git a/app/src/ai/agent/api/impl_tests.rs b/app/src/ai/agent/api/impl_tests.rs
index 9dce7aeb..cd1e8b41 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/agent/api/impl_tests.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/agent/api/impl_tests.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ fn request_params_with_ask_user_question_enabled(ask_user_question_enabled: bool
         bedrock_progressive_summary: None,
         bedrock_tool_result_archive: Vec::new(),
         bedrock_messages_sent: std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(Vec::new())),
+        global_rules: Vec::new(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/server/server_api.rs b/app/src/server/server_api.rs
index 4280f9c4..210055c0 100644
--- a/app/src/server/server_api.rs
+++ b/app/src/server/server_api.rs
@@ -205,6 +205,29 @@ impl From<serde_json::Error> for AIApiError {
 }
 
 impl AIApiError {
+    /// Turns an upstream provider quota/budget response into a user-facing
+    /// quota error instead of a generic stream failure.
+    pub fn into_quota_limit_if_provider_budget_exhausted(self) -> Self {
+        let AIApiError::Stream { source, .. } = self else {
+            return self;
+        };
+        let message = source.to_string();
+        let lower = message.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        if lower.contains("budget has been exceeded")
+            || lower.contains("rate limit") && lower.contains("429")
+        {
+            return Self::QuotaLimit {
+                user_display_message: Some(
+                    "The AI provider has reached its rate limit or monthly budget. Please try again later or choose another configured model.".to_string(),
+                ),
+            };
+        }
+        Self::Stream {
+            stream_type: "provider",
+            source,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Converts a reqwest error to an AIApiError, using response headers to distinguish
     /// between different types of 429 errors.
     fn from_response_error(