diff --git a/src/components/ReasoningModelSelector.tsx b/src/components/ReasoningModelSelector.tsx
index 6cd9a5716..3a5cb88f7 100644
--- a/src/components/ReasoningModelSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ReasoningModelSelector.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type {
   InferenceMode,
 } from "../types/electron";
 import { Button } from "./ui/button";
-import { Cloud, Lock, Zap } from "lucide-react";
+import { CircleAlert, Cloud, Lock, Zap } from "lucide-react";
 import ApiKeyInput from "./ui/ApiKeyInput";
 import ModelCardList from "./ui/ModelCardList";
 import LocalModelPicker, { type LocalProvider } from "./LocalModelPicker";
@@ -245,23 +245,33 @@ function GpuStatusBadge() {
     // State 6: Activation failed
     if (!isGpu && activationFailed) {
       return (
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-2 px-1">
-          <span className="inline-block w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0 bg-warning" />
-          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t("gpu.activationFailed")}</span>
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            onClick={handleRetry}
-            className="text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors ml-1"
-          >
-            {t("gpu.retry")}
-          </button>
-          <button
+        <div className="mt-2 flex items-start justify-between gap-3 rounded-md border border-warning/40 bg-warning/5 p-2.5">
+          <div className="flex min-w-0 items-start gap-2">
+            <CircleAlert size={15} className="mt-0.5 shrink-0 text-warning" />
+            <div className="min-w-0">
+              <p className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">{t("gpu.activationFailed")}</p>
+              <p className="mt-0.5 text-xs leading-snug text-muted-foreground">
+                {t("gpu.reasoningActivationFailedDescription")}
+              </p>
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={handleRetry}
+                size="sm"
+                className="mt-2 h-7 px-3 text-xs"
+              >
+                {t("gpu.retryActivation")}
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <Button
             type="button"
             onClick={handleDelete}
-            className="text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors ml-auto"
+            size="sm"
+            variant="ghost"
+            className="h-6 shrink-0 px-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-destructive"
           >
             {t("gpu.remove")}
-          </button>
+          </Button>
         </div>
       );
     }
diff --git a/src/components/TranscriptionModelPicker.tsx b/src/components/TranscriptionModelPicker.tsx
index 9e6cfb2e5..c551754f9 100644
--- a/src/components/TranscriptionModelPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TranscriptionModelPicker.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Button } from "./ui/button";
 import { Input } from "./ui/input";
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "./ui/select";
-import { Download, Trash2, Cloud, Lock, X, Zap, Check } from "lucide-react";
+import { Download, Trash2, Cloud, Lock, X, Zap, Check, CircleAlert } from "lucide-react";
 import { ProviderIcon } from "./ui/ProviderIcon";
 import { ProviderTabs } from "./ui/ProviderTabs";
 import ModelCardList from "./ui/ModelCardList";
@@ -1298,55 +1298,79 @@ export default function TranscriptionModelPicker({
             !gpuDismissed &&
             !gpuDownloading &&
             gpuBackend && (
-              <div className="rounded-md border border-border bg-surface-1 p-2.5">
+              <div
+                className={`rounded-md border p-2.5 ${
+                  gpuDownloaded && gpuFailed
+                    ? "border-warning/40 bg-warning/5"
+                    : "border-border bg-surface-1"
+                }`}
+              >
                 {gpuDownloaded ? (
-                  <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
-                    <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                      {gpuFailed ? (
-                        <>
-                          <span className="inline-block w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0 bg-warning" />
-                          <span className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">
+                  gpuFailed ? (
+                    <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+                      <div className="flex min-w-0 items-start gap-2">
+                        <CircleAlert size={15} className="mt-0.5 shrink-0 text-warning" />
+                        <div className="min-w-0">
+                          <p className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">
                             {t("gpu.activationFailed")}
-                          </span>
-                          <button
+                          </p>
+                          <p className="mt-0.5 text-xs leading-snug text-muted-foreground">
+                            {t("gpu.activationFailedDescription")}
+                          </p>
+                          <Button
                             onClick={handleGpuRetry}
-                            className="text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors ml-1"
+                            size="sm"
+                            className="mt-2 h-7 px-3 text-xs"
                           >
-                            {t("gpu.retry")}
-                          </button>
-                        </>
-                      ) : gpuActivating ? (
-                        <>
-                          <span className="inline-block w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0 bg-primary animate-pulse" />
-                          <span className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">
-                            {t("gpu.activating")}
-                          </span>
-                        </>
-                      ) : gpuActive ? (
-                        <>
-                          <Check size={13} className="text-success" />
-                          <span className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">
-                            {t("gpu.active")}
-                          </span>
-                        </>
-                      ) : (
-                        <>
-                          <span className="inline-block w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0 bg-primary" />
-                          <span className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">
-                            {t("gpu.ready")}
-                          </span>
-                        </>
-                      )}
+                            {t("gpu.retryActivation")}
+                          </Button>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <Button
+                        onClick={handleGpuDelete}
+                        size="sm"
+                        variant="ghost"
+                        className="h-6 shrink-0 px-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-destructive"
+                      >
+                        {t("gpu.remove")}
+                      </Button>
                     </div>
-                    <Button
-                      onClick={handleGpuDelete}
-                      size="sm"
-                      variant="ghost"
-                      className="h-6 px-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-destructive"
-                    >
-                      {t("gpu.remove")}
-                    </Button>
-                  </div>
+                  ) : (
+                    <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                        {gpuActivating ? (
+                          <>
+                            <span className="inline-block w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0 bg-primary animate-pulse" />
+                            <span className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">
+                              {t("gpu.activating")}
+                            </span>
+                          </>
+                        ) : gpuActive ? (
+                          <>
+                            <Check size={13} className="text-success" />
+                            <span className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">
+                              {t("gpu.active")}
+                            </span>
+                          </>
+                        ) : (
+                          <>
+                            <span className="inline-block w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0 bg-primary" />
+                            <span className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">
+                              {t("gpu.ready")}
+                            </span>
+                          </>
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+                      <Button
+                        onClick={handleGpuDelete}
+                        size="sm"
+                        variant="ghost"
+                        className="h-6 px-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-destructive"
+                      >
+                        {t("gpu.remove")}
+                      </Button>
+                    </div>
+                  )
                 ) : (
                   <div className="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                     <Zap size={13} className="text-primary shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
diff --git a/src/hooks/useMainProcessNotifications.tsx b/src/hooks/useMainProcessNotifications.tsx
index 871805469..04864738b 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useMainProcessNotifications.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useMainProcessNotifications.tsx
@@ -36,10 +36,22 @@ export function useMainProcessNotifications({
     });
 
     const showGpuFallbackToast = () => {
-      toast({
+      let toastId: string;
+      toastId = toast({
         title: t("app.toasts.gpuFallback.title"),
         description: t("app.toasts.gpuFallback.description"),
         duration: 10000,
+        action: (
+          <button
+            onClick={async () => {
+              const result = await window.electronAPI?.whisperGpuRetry?.();
+              if (result?.success) dismiss(toastId);
+            }}
+            className="rounded-sm border border-white/20 bg-white/10 px-2.5 py-1 text-[10px] font-medium whitespace-nowrap text-white/90 transition-colors hover:border-white/35 hover:bg-white/20 hover:text-white"
+          >
+            {t("app.toasts.gpuFallback.retry")}
+          </button>
+        ),
       });
     };
     const unsubscribeCudaFallback =
diff --git a/src/locales/de/translation.json b/src/locales/de/translation.json
index b7658810f..b6b19791b 100644
--- a/src/locales/de/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/de/translation.json
@@ -3410,8 +3410,11 @@
     "active": "GPU-Beschleunigung aktiv",
     "ready": "GPU-Beschleunigung bereit",
     "activating": "GPU wird aktiviert...",
-    "activationFailed": "GPU konnte nicht aktiviert werden",
+    "activationFailed": "GPU-Beschleunigung nicht verfügbar",
+    "activationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr verwendet die CPU-Transkription.",
+    "reasoningActivationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr verwendet die CPU-Verarbeitung.",
     "retry": "Erneut versuchen",
+    "retryActivation": "GPU-Beschleunigung erneut versuchen",
     "remove": "Entfernen",
     "dismiss": "Nicht jetzt",
     "cancel": "Abbrechen"
@@ -3434,7 +3437,8 @@
       },
       "gpuFallback": {
         "title": "GPU-Beschleunigung nicht verfügbar",
-        "description": "Die Transkription verwendet stattdessen die CPU. Du kannst die GPU-Beschleunigung in den Einstellungen deaktivieren."
+        "description": "OpenWhispr verwendet die CPU-Transkription.",
+        "retry": "GPU erneut versuchen"
       },
       "gpuPackMigration": {
         "title": "GPU-Paket muss erneut heruntergeladen werden",
diff --git a/src/locales/en/translation.json b/src/locales/en/translation.json
index f8546a7db..4d6baa16d 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -3410,8 +3410,11 @@
     "active": "GPU acceleration active",
     "ready": "GPU acceleration ready",
     "activating": "Activating GPU...",
-    "activationFailed": "GPU could not be activated",
+    "activationFailed": "GPU acceleration unavailable",
+    "activationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr switched to CPU transcription.",
+    "reasoningActivationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr switched to CPU processing.",
     "retry": "Retry",
+    "retryActivation": "Retry GPU acceleration",
     "remove": "Remove",
     "dismiss": "Not now",
     "cancel": "Cancel"
@@ -3434,7 +3437,8 @@
       },
       "gpuFallback": {
         "title": "GPU acceleration unavailable",
-        "description": "Transcription is using the CPU instead. You can disable GPU acceleration in Settings."
+        "description": "OpenWhispr switched to CPU transcription.",
+        "retry": "Retry GPU"
       },
       "gpuPackMigration": {
         "title": "GPU pack needs re-downloading",
diff --git a/src/locales/es/translation.json b/src/locales/es/translation.json
index 7abb0982d..8079d15de 100644
--- a/src/locales/es/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/es/translation.json
@@ -3293,8 +3293,11 @@
     "active": "Aceleración GPU activa",
     "ready": "Aceleración GPU lista",
     "activating": "Activando GPU...",
-    "activationFailed": "No se pudo activar la GPU",
+    "activationFailed": "Aceleración GPU no disponible",
+    "activationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr cambió a la transcripción por CPU.",
+    "reasoningActivationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr cambió al procesamiento por CPU.",
     "retry": "Reintentar",
+    "retryActivation": "Reintentar aceleración GPU",
     "remove": "Eliminar",
     "dismiss": "Ahora no",
     "cancel": "Cancelar"
@@ -3317,7 +3320,8 @@
       },
       "gpuFallback": {
         "title": "Aceleración GPU no disponible",
-        "description": "La transcripción está usando la CPU. Puedes desactivar la aceleración GPU en Configuración."
+        "description": "OpenWhispr cambió a la transcripción por CPU.",
+        "retry": "Reintentar GPU"
       },
       "gpuPackMigration": {
         "title": "Es necesario volver a descargar el paquete GPU",
diff --git a/src/locales/fr/translation.json b/src/locales/fr/translation.json
index 0123d1592..e3601d1cb 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/fr/translation.json
@@ -3410,8 +3410,11 @@
     "active": "Accélération GPU active",
     "ready": "Accélération GPU prête",
     "activating": "Activation du GPU...",
-    "activationFailed": "Impossible d'activer le GPU",
+    "activationFailed": "Accélération GPU indisponible",
+    "activationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr est passé à la transcription par CPU.",
+    "reasoningActivationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr est passé au traitement par CPU.",
     "retry": "Réessayer",
+    "retryActivation": "Réessayer l’accélération GPU",
     "remove": "Supprimer",
     "dismiss": "Pas maintenant",
     "cancel": "Annuler"
@@ -3434,7 +3437,8 @@
       },
       "gpuFallback": {
         "title": "Accélération GPU indisponible",
-        "description": "La transcription utilise le CPU à la place. Vous pouvez désactiver l'accélération GPU dans les paramètres."
+        "description": "OpenWhispr est passé à la transcription par CPU.",
+        "retry": "Réessayer le GPU"
       },
       "gpuPackMigration": {
         "title": "Le pack GPU doit être retéléchargé",
diff --git a/src/locales/it/translation.json b/src/locales/it/translation.json
index 15901a645..817d51201 100644
--- a/src/locales/it/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/it/translation.json
@@ -3245,8 +3245,11 @@
     "active": "Accelerazione GPU attiva",
     "ready": "Accelerazione GPU pronta",
     "activating": "Attivazione GPU...",
-    "activationFailed": "Impossibile attivare la GPU",
+    "activationFailed": "Accelerazione GPU non disponibile",
+    "activationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr sta usando la trascrizione CPU.",
+    "reasoningActivationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr sta usando l'elaborazione CPU.",
     "retry": "Riprova",
+    "retryActivation": "Riprova l'accelerazione GPU",
     "remove": "Rimuovi",
     "dismiss": "Non ora",
     "cancel": "Annulla"
@@ -3269,7 +3272,8 @@
       },
       "gpuFallback": {
         "title": "Accelerazione GPU non disponibile",
-        "description": "La trascrizione sta usando la CPU. Puoi disattivare l'accelerazione GPU nelle Impostazioni."
+        "description": "OpenWhispr sta usando la trascrizione CPU.",
+        "retry": "Riprova GPU"
       },
       "gpuPackMigration": {
         "title": "Il pacchetto GPU deve essere scaricato di nuovo",
diff --git a/src/locales/ja/translation.json b/src/locales/ja/translation.json
index 49c829e66..8ceef9c3c 100644
--- a/src/locales/ja/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/ja/translation.json
@@ -3245,8 +3245,11 @@
     "active": "GPU アクセラレーション有効",
     "ready": "GPUアクセラレーション準備完了",
     "activating": "GPU を有効化中...",
-    "activationFailed": "GPU を有効化できませんでした",
+    "activationFailed": "GPU アクセラレーションを利用できません",
+    "activationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr は CPU 文字起こしに切り替えました。",
+    "reasoningActivationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr は CPU 処理に切り替えました。",
     "retry": "再試行",
+    "retryActivation": "GPU アクセラレーションを再試行",
     "remove": "削除",
     "dismiss": "後で",
     "cancel": "キャンセル"
@@ -3269,7 +3272,8 @@
       },
       "gpuFallback": {
         "title": "GPU アクセラレーションを利用できません",
-        "description": "文字起こしは代わりに CPU を使用しています。設定で GPU アクセラレーションを無効にできます。"
+        "description": "OpenWhispr は CPU 文字起こしに切り替えました。",
+        "retry": "GPU を再試行"
       },
       "gpuPackMigration": {
         "title": "GPU パックの再ダウンロードが必要です",
diff --git a/src/locales/pt/translation.json b/src/locales/pt/translation.json
index a6319ddfe..19b23b71b 100644
--- a/src/locales/pt/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/pt/translation.json
@@ -3245,8 +3245,11 @@
     "active": "Aceleração GPU ativa",
     "ready": "Aceleração GPU pronta",
     "activating": "Ativando GPU...",
-    "activationFailed": "Não foi possível ativar a GPU",
+    "activationFailed": "Aceleração GPU indisponível",
+    "activationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr mudou para a transcrição por CPU.",
+    "reasoningActivationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr mudou para o processamento por CPU.",
     "retry": "Tentar novamente",
+    "retryActivation": "Tentar aceleração por GPU novamente",
     "remove": "Remover",
     "dismiss": "Agora não",
     "cancel": "Cancelar"
@@ -3269,7 +3272,8 @@
       },
       "gpuFallback": {
         "title": "Aceleração GPU indisponível",
-        "description": "A transcrição está usando a CPU. Você pode desativar a aceleração GPU nas Configurações."
+        "description": "OpenWhispr mudou para a transcrição por CPU.",
+        "retry": "Tentar GPU novamente"
       },
       "gpuPackMigration": {
         "title": "O pacote GPU precisa ser baixado novamente",
diff --git a/src/locales/ru/translation.json b/src/locales/ru/translation.json
index 32bfc6cde..91cceea39 100644
--- a/src/locales/ru/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/ru/translation.json
@@ -3273,8 +3273,11 @@
     "active": "Ускорение GPU активно",
     "ready": "Ускорение GPU готово",
     "activating": "Активация GPU...",
-    "activationFailed": "Не удалось активировать GPU",
+    "activationFailed": "Ускорение GPU недоступно",
+    "activationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr переключился на транскрипцию на CPU.",
+    "reasoningActivationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr переключился на обработку на CPU.",
     "retry": "Повторить",
+    "retryActivation": "Повторить ускорение GPU",
     "remove": "Удалить",
     "dismiss": "Не сейчас",
     "cancel": "Отмена"
@@ -3297,7 +3300,8 @@
       },
       "gpuFallback": {
         "title": "Ускорение GPU недоступно",
-        "description": "Транскрипция выполняется на CPU. Вы можете отключить ускорение GPU в настройках."
+        "description": "OpenWhispr переключился на транскрипцию на CPU.",
+        "retry": "Повторить GPU"
       },
       "gpuPackMigration": {
         "title": "Требуется повторная загрузка GPU-пакета",
diff --git a/src/locales/zh-CN/translation.json b/src/locales/zh-CN/translation.json
index 45563ec06..16e5b8a49 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh-CN/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/zh-CN/translation.json
@@ -3245,8 +3245,11 @@
     "active": "GPU 加速已启用",
     "ready": "GPU 加速已就绪",
     "activating": "正在激活 GPU...",
-    "activationFailed": "无法激活 GPU",
+    "activationFailed": "GPU 加速不可用",
+    "activationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr 已切换为 CPU 转录。",
+    "reasoningActivationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr 已切换为 CPU 处理。",
     "retry": "重试",
+    "retryActivation": "重试 GPU 加速",
     "remove": "移除",
     "dismiss": "暂不启用",
     "cancel": "取消"
@@ -3269,7 +3272,8 @@
       },
       "gpuFallback": {
         "title": "GPU 加速不可用",
-        "description": "转录正在使用 CPU。你可以在设置中关闭 GPU 加速。"
+        "description": "OpenWhispr 已切换为 CPU 转录。",
+        "retry": "重试 GPU"
       },
       "gpuPackMigration": {
         "title": "需要重新下载 GPU 加速包",
diff --git a/src/locales/zh-TW/translation.json b/src/locales/zh-TW/translation.json
index 985feb7ac..05ef4b863 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh-TW/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/zh-TW/translation.json
@@ -3245,8 +3245,11 @@
     "active": "GPU 加速已啟用",
     "ready": "GPU 加速已就緒",
     "activating": "正在啟動 GPU...",
-    "activationFailed": "無法啟動 GPU",
+    "activationFailed": "GPU 加速無法使用",
+    "activationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr 已切換為 CPU 轉錄。",
+    "reasoningActivationFailedDescription": "OpenWhispr 已切換為 CPU 處理。",
     "retry": "重試",
+    "retryActivation": "重試 GPU 加速",
     "remove": "移除",
     "dismiss": "暫時不要",
     "cancel": "取消"
@@ -3269,7 +3272,8 @@
       },
       "gpuFallback": {
         "title": "GPU 加速無法使用",
-        "description": "轉錄正在使用 CPU。你可以在設定中關閉 GPU 加速。"
+        "description": "OpenWhispr 已切換為 CPU 轉錄。",
+        "retry": "重試 GPU"
       },
       "gpuPackMigration": {
         "title": "需要重新下載 GPU 加速包",