diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/AIPanel.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/AIPanel.tsx
index 9a1e491ca..d531f408d 100644
--- a/app/src/components/settings/panels/AIPanel.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/AIPanel.tsx
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ const ProviderToggleChip = ({
   enabled,
   busy,
   locked = false,
+  alwaysOn = false,
   onToggle,
 }: {
   slug: string;
@@ -619,7 +620,11 @@ const ProviderToggleChip = ({
   enabled: boolean;
   busy?: boolean;
   locked?: boolean;
-  onToggle: () => void;
+  // When true the provider is permanently available (e.g. Managed) and renders
+  // a static "Always on" indicator instead of a toggle. A locked toggle reads
+  // as switchable-but-broken (#3760); a badge has no affordance to fight.
+  alwaysOn?: boolean;
+  onToggle?: () => void;
 }) => {
   const { t } = useT();
   const tone = slugTone(slug);
@@ -627,13 +632,20 @@ const ProviderToggleChip = ({
     <div
       className={`inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium ring-1 transition-colors dark:ring-neutral-700 ${tone}`}>
       <span>{label}</span>
-      <SettingsSwitch
-        id={`provider-toggle-${slug}`}
-        checked={enabled}
-        onCheckedChange={onToggle}
-        disabled={busy || locked}
-        aria-label={providerToggleAriaLabel(t, enabled, label)}
-      />
+      {alwaysOn ? (
+        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 opacity-80">
+          <LuCheck className="h-3 w-3" />
+          {t('settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn')}
+        </span>
+      ) : (
+        <SettingsSwitch
+          id={`provider-toggle-${slug}`}
+          checked={enabled}
+          onCheckedChange={() => onToggle?.()}
+          disabled={busy || locked}
+          aria-label={providerToggleAriaLabel(t, enabled, label)}
+        />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 };
@@ -3162,8 +3174,7 @@ const AIPanel = ({ embedded = false }: AIPanelProps = {}) => {
                 slug="openhuman"
                 label={t('settings.ai.routing.managed')}
                 enabled
-                locked
-                onToggle={() => {}}
+                alwaysOn
               />
 
               {/* Built-in cloud providers */}
@@ -3283,6 +3294,13 @@ const AIPanel = ({ embedded = false }: AIPanelProps = {}) => {
               })}
             </div>
 
+            {/* #3760: Managed is always-on and can't be turned off; point users
+                who want a local model at the Routing card below instead of
+                letting them fight the (now badge, formerly locked) Managed chip. */}
+            <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
+              {t('settings.ai.routing.managedHint')}
+            </p>
+
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 pt-1">
               {/* Codex — imports the existing Codex CLI login as an OpenAI credential. */}
               <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/__tests__/AIPanel.test.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/__tests__/AIPanel.test.tsx
index c9bda0c46..16d15c7dd 100644
--- a/app/src/components/settings/panels/__tests__/AIPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/__tests__/AIPanel.test.tsx
@@ -279,11 +279,14 @@ describe('AIPanel', () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getAllByText(/OpenHuman/i).length).toBeGreaterThan(0));
   });
 
-  it('renders the always-on Managed chip', async () => {
+  it('renders Managed as an always-on badge, not a switchable toggle (#3760)', async () => {
     renderWithProviders(<AIPanel />);
-    const managedSwitch = await screen.findByRole('switch', { name: /Disconnect Managed/i });
-    expect(managedSwitch).toBeDisabled();
-    expect(managedSwitch).toHaveAttribute('aria-checked', 'true');
+    // The Managed chip must show an "Always on" indicator...
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/Always on/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // ...and must NOT render a toggle switch users would try (and fail) to flip.
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('switch', { name: /Managed/i })).toBeNull();
+    // A hint points users wanting a local model at the Routing card below.
+    expect(screen.getByText(/choose a routing mode below/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('renders Managed, Use Your Own Models, and Advanced routing controls', async () => {
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
index 454802eb0..74b52f218 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
@@ -3623,6 +3623,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'استطلاعات عاملي الذاكرة',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'المُدارة',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     '(Xqx0xx) سيحقق كل شيء في السحابة، ويختار أفضل نموذج للمهمة، ويرفع التكاليف إلى أقصى حد، ويحتفظ بأمن التخلف عن الدفع.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
index fac4f0305..ea73eaf95 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
@@ -3700,6 +3700,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'মেমরি কর্মী পোল',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'পরিচালিত',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'xq0xqx সমস্ত প্রকার মেঘে রান করা হবে, কর্মের জন্য সেরা মডেল নির্বাচন করুন, খরচের জন্য ব্যবহারযোগ্য ডিফল্ট মান নির্বাচন করুন।',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
index 20e7e7862..b9f34547f 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
@@ -3789,6 +3789,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'Speicher-Worker-Umfragen',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'Verwaltet',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Immer aktiv',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Verwaltet ist immer als Fallback verfügbar. Um dein eigenes Modell zu verwenden, wähle unten einen Routing-Modus.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman führt alle Inferenzen in der Cloud aus, wählt das beste Modell für die Aufgabe aus, optimiert die Kosten und behält die sichersten Routing-Standards bei.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index ddc42d860..b0ff5f1b5 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -4303,6 +4303,9 @@ const en: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'Memory worker polls',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'Managed',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman will run all inference in the cloud, choose the best model for the task, optimize for cost, and keep the safest routing defaults.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
index 391cb9a62..fbc4bcfbc 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
@@ -3765,6 +3765,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'Encuestas de trabajadores de la memoria',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'Gestionado',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman ejecutará toda la inferencia en la nube, elegirá el mejor modelo para la tarea, optimizará para el costo y mantendrá los valores predeterminados de enrutamiento más seguros.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
index a817c0551..ee5ea1ee6 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
@@ -3779,6 +3779,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'Sondages de mémoire',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'Géré',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman exécutera toutes les inférences dans le cloud, choisira le meilleur modèle pour la tâche, optimisera les coûts et conservera les paramètres de routage les plus sûrs par défaut.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
index 7180f2e02..9dd2cfe1d 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
@@ -3706,6 +3706,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'स्मृति कार्यकर्ता सर्वेक्षण',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'प्रबंधित',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman बादल में सभी अनुमान चला जाएगा, कार्य के लिए सबसे अच्छा मॉडल चुनें, लागत के लिए अनुकूलन करें और सबसे सुरक्षित रूटिंग डिफ़ॉल्ट रखें।',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
index 50af404d4..4f8138d49 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
@@ -3709,6 +3709,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'Jajak pendapat pekerja memori',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'Terkelola',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman akan menjalankan semua kesimpulan di awan, memilih model terbaik untuk tugas ini, mengoptimalkan biaya, dan menjaga standar routing teraman.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
index 08189487a..bf2206a23 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
@@ -3756,6 +3756,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'Sondaggi del Memory Worker',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'Gestiti',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman eseguirà tutte le inferenze nel cloud, sceglierà il miglior modello per il compito, ottimizzerà i costi e manterrà le impostazioni di routing più sicure.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
index c0e1ac24e..38b7ca9ed 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
@@ -3673,6 +3673,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': '메모리 작업자 설문 조사',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': '관리됨',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman이 모든 추론을 클라우드에서 실행하고, 작업에 가장 적합한 모델을 선택하며, 비용을 최적화하고 가장 안전한 라우팅 기본값을 유지합니다.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
index 419a7479e..9c9cdfe7a 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
@@ -3755,6 +3755,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'Odpytywania procesu pamięci',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'Zarządzane',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman uruchomi całą inferencję w chmurze, wybierze najlepszy model dla zadania, zoptymalizuje koszty i zachowa najbezpieczniejsze domyślne ustawienia routingu.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
index 775a8b412..90eec2793 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
@@ -3761,6 +3761,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'Pesquisas de trabalho de memória',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'Gerenciadas',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman executará toda a inferência na nuvem, escolherá o melhor modelo para a tarefa, otimizará os custos e manterá os padrões de roteamento mais seguros.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
index bfad46ac6..2991f33eb 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -3733,6 +3733,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': 'Опросы работников памяти',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': 'Управляемый',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman выполнит все логические выводы в облаке, выберет лучшую модель для задачи, оптимизирует затраты и сохранит самые безопасные настройки маршрутизации по умолчанию.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
index 6303e71b3..9f1d27298 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
@@ -3518,6 +3518,9 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.ai.memoryWorkerPolls': '内存工作者民意调查',
   'settings.ai.defaultProviderName': 'OpenHuman',
   'settings.ai.routing.managed': '托管',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedAlwaysOn': 'Always on',
+  'settings.ai.routing.managedHint':
+    'Managed is always available as a fallback. To use your own model, choose a routing mode below.',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedDesc':
     'OpenHuman 会在云端运行所有推理，为任务选择最佳模型，优化成本，并保持最安全的路由默认值。',
   'settings.ai.routing.managedMsg':