diff --git a/src/cliproxy/accounts/email-account-identity.ts b/src/cliproxy/accounts/email-account-identity.ts
index 35c36bd1..7d6c73a1 100644
--- a/src/cliproxy/accounts/email-account-identity.ts
+++ b/src/cliproxy/accounts/email-account-identity.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import type { CLIProxyProvider } from '../types';
 
 const DUPLICATE_EMAIL_ACCOUNT_PROVIDERS = new Set<string>(['codex']);
+const FREE_PLAN_PARTS = new Set(['free']);
+const PERSONAL_PLAN_PARTS = new Set(['plus', 'pro']);
+const BUSINESS_PLAN_PARTS = new Set(['team']);
 
 // Keep variant parsing aligned with ui/src/lib/account-identity.ts. The UI copy is
 // separate because the browser bundle cannot import this server module directly.
@@ -49,6 +52,20 @@ function formatVariantPart(value: string): string {
   }
 }
 
+function formatWorkspaceLabel(parts: string[]): string | null {
+  const workspaceId = parts.find((part) => /^[a-f0-9]{8}$/i.test(part));
+  if (workspaceId) {
+    return `Workspace ${workspaceId.toLowerCase()}`;
+  }
+
+  return parts.map(formatVariantPart).filter(Boolean).join(' · ') || null;
+}
+
+function formatAudienceDetail(parts: string[]): string | null {
+  const label = parts.map(formatVariantPart).filter(Boolean).join(' · ');
+  return label || null;
+}
+
 export function supportsDuplicateEmailAccounts(provider: CLIProxyProvider | string): boolean {
   return DUPLICATE_EMAIL_ACCOUNT_PROVIDERS.has(normalizeProvider(provider));
 }
@@ -136,10 +153,16 @@ export function formatAccountVariantLabel(accountId: string, email?: string): st
   }
 
   const suffix = parts[parts.length - 1]?.toLowerCase();
-  if (suffix && ['team', 'free', 'plus', 'pro'].includes(suffix)) {
-    return [formatVariantPart(suffix), ...parts.slice(0, -1).map(formatVariantPart)]
-      .filter(Boolean)
-      .join(' · ');
+  if (suffix && BUSINESS_PLAN_PARTS.has(suffix)) {
+    return ['Business', formatWorkspaceLabel(parts.slice(0, -1))].filter(Boolean).join(' · ');
+  }
+
+  if (suffix && FREE_PLAN_PARTS.has(suffix)) {
+    return ['Free', formatAudienceDetail(parts.slice(0, -1))].filter(Boolean).join(' · ');
+  }
+
+  if (suffix && PERSONAL_PLAN_PARTS.has(suffix)) {
+    return ['Personal', formatAudienceDetail(parts.slice(0, -1))].filter(Boolean).join(' · ');
   }
 
   return parts.map(formatVariantPart).filter(Boolean).join(' · ');
diff --git a/ui/src/components/account/flow-viz/account-card.tsx b/ui/src/components/account/flow-viz/account-card.tsx
index e1ecf92f..7b6f399f 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/account/flow-viz/account-card.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/account/flow-viz/account-card.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   getProviderResetTime,
   getQuotaFailureInfo,
 } from '@/lib/utils';
-import { formatAccountVariantPart } from '@/lib/account-identity';
 import { GripVertical, Loader2, Pause, Play } from 'lucide-react';
 import {
   useAccountQuota,
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import { AccountCardStats } from './account-card-stats';
 import { cleanEmail } from './utils';
 
 type Zone = 'left' | 'right' | 'top' | 'bottom';
+type AccountAudience = 'business' | 'free' | 'personal' | 'unknown';
 
 const QUOTA_PROVIDER_ALIASES = [
   'antigravity',
@@ -88,46 +88,57 @@ function getCompactQuotaColor(percentage: number) {
   return 'bg-red-500';
 }
 
-function getCodexPlanDetailLabel(quota: unknown): string | null {
+function getCodexPlanAudience(quota: unknown): AccountAudience {
   if (!quota || typeof quota !== 'object' || !('planType' in quota)) {
-    return null;
+    return 'unknown';
   }
 
   const planType = (quota as { planType?: unknown }).planType;
   if (typeof planType !== 'string' || planType.trim().length === 0) {
-    return null;
+    return 'unknown';
   }
 
-  return formatAccountVariantPart(planType);
+  if (planType === 'team') return 'business';
+  if (planType === 'free') return 'free';
+  if (planType === 'plus') return 'personal';
+  return 'unknown';
 }
 
-function getVariantDetailLabel(
+function getVariantDetailLabel(variant: {
+  audience: AccountAudience;
+  detailLabel?: string | null;
+  compactDetailLabel?: string | null;
+}) {
+  return variant.detailLabel ?? variant.compactDetailLabel ?? null;
+}
+
+function getVariantCompactDetailLabel(variant: {
+  audience: AccountAudience;
+  compactDetailLabel?: string | null;
+  detailLabel?: string | null;
+}) {
+  return variant.compactDetailLabel ?? variant.detailLabel ?? null;
+}
+
+function getDetailedAudienceLabel(audience: AccountAudience): string | null {
+  if (audience === 'business') return 'Business';
+  if (audience === 'free') return 'Free';
+  if (audience === 'personal') return 'Personal';
+  return null;
+}
+
+function getVariantAudience(
   variant: {
-    audience: string;
-    detailLabel?: string | null;
-    compactDetailLabel?: string | null;
+    audience: AccountAudience;
   },
   quota?: unknown
 ) {
-  const codexPlanDetail = getCodexPlanDetailLabel(quota);
-  return variant.detailLabel ?? variant.compactDetailLabel ?? codexPlanDetail;
-}
-
-function getVariantCompactDetailLabel(
-  variant: {
-    audience: string;
-    compactDetailLabel?: string | null;
-    detailLabel?: string | null;
-  },
-  quota?: unknown
-) {
-  const codexPlanDetail = getCodexPlanDetailLabel(quota);
-  return variant.compactDetailLabel ?? variant.detailLabel ?? codexPlanDetail;
+  return variant.audience !== 'unknown' ? variant.audience : getCodexPlanAudience(quota);
 }
 
 function getVariantInlineLabel(
   variant: {
-    audience: string;
+    audience: AccountAudience;
     audienceLabel?: string | null;
     detailLabel?: string | null;
     compactDetailLabel?: string | null;
@@ -135,14 +146,16 @@ function getVariantInlineLabel(
   },
   quota?: unknown
 ) {
-  const detailLabel = getVariantDetailLabel(variant, quota);
-  const composedLabel = [variant.audienceLabel, detailLabel].filter(Boolean).join(' · ');
+  const detailLabel = getVariantDetailLabel(variant);
+  const audienceLabel =
+    variant.audienceLabel ?? getDetailedAudienceLabel(getVariantAudience(variant, quota));
+  const composedLabel = [audienceLabel, detailLabel].filter(Boolean).join(' · ');
   return composedLabel || variant.inlineLabel || null;
 }
 
 function getVariantMarkerLabel(
   variant: {
-    audience: string;
+    audience: AccountAudience;
     audienceLabel?: string | null;
     detailLabel?: string | null;
     compactDetailLabel?: string | null;
@@ -150,23 +163,30 @@ function getVariantMarkerLabel(
   audienceCounts: Map<string, number>,
   quota?: unknown
 ) {
-  const compactDetailLabel = getVariantCompactDetailLabel(variant, quota);
-  if (variant.audience === 'business') {
+  const audience = getVariantAudience(variant, quota);
+  const compactDetailLabel = getVariantCompactDetailLabel(variant);
+  if (audience === 'business') {
     const businessVariantCount = audienceCounts.get('business') ?? 0;
     return businessVariantCount > 1 && compactDetailLabel ? compactDetailLabel : 'Biz';
   }
-  if (variant.audience === 'personal') {
+  if (audience === 'free') {
+    return compactDetailLabel ?? 'Free';
+  }
+  if (audience === 'personal') {
     return compactDetailLabel ?? 'Pers';
   }
 
   const normalizedFallback =
-    compactDetailLabel?.trim() || variant.audienceLabel?.trim() || variant.detailLabel?.trim();
+    compactDetailLabel?.trim() ||
+    variant.audienceLabel?.trim() ||
+    getDetailedAudienceLabel(audience) ||
+    variant.detailLabel?.trim();
   return normalizedFallback?.[0]?.toUpperCase() ?? '?';
 }
 
 function getGroupedVariantSummaryLabel(
   variants: Array<{
-    audience: string;
+    audience: AccountAudience;
     audienceLabel?: string | null;
     detailLabel?: string | null;
     compactDetailLabel?: string | null;
@@ -176,7 +196,10 @@ function getGroupedVariantSummaryLabel(
 ) {
   const audiences = new Set(variants.map((variant) => variant.audience));
   const hasDistinctDetails = variants.some((variant, index) =>
-    Boolean(getVariantCompactDetailLabel(variant, quotas[index]))
+    Boolean(
+      getVariantCompactDetailLabel(variant) ||
+      getDetailedAudienceLabel(getVariantAudience(variant, quotas[index]))
+    )
   );
 
   if (
@@ -274,9 +297,11 @@ export function AccountCard({
                 index > 0 && 'border-l border-border/50',
                 variant.audience === 'business'
                   ? 'bg-sky-500/12 text-sky-700 dark:bg-sky-500/20 dark:text-sky-300'
-                  : variant.audience === 'personal'
-                    ? 'bg-emerald-500/12 text-emerald-700 dark:bg-emerald-500/20 dark:text-emerald-300'
-                    : 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground'
+                  : variant.audience === 'free'
+                    ? 'bg-slate-200/70 text-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-700/40 dark:text-slate-200'
+                    : variant.audience === 'personal'
+                      ? 'bg-emerald-500/12 text-emerald-700 dark:bg-emerald-500/20 dark:text-emerald-300'
+                      : 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground'
               )}
             >
               {getVariantMarkerLabel(
diff --git a/ui/src/components/account/shared/account-surface-card.tsx b/ui/src/components/account/shared/account-surface-card.tsx
index aec49882..21657220 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/account/shared/account-surface-card.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/account/shared/account-surface-card.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
 import { PRIVACY_BLUR_CLASS } from '@/contexts/privacy-context';
 import type { UnifiedQuotaResult } from '@/hooks/use-cliproxy-stats';
-import { formatAccountVariantPart, getAccountIdentityPresentation } from '@/lib/account-identity';
+import { getAccountIdentityPresentation } from '@/lib/account-identity';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { Pause, Star, User } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { AccountQuotaPanel } from './account-quota-panel';
 
 type AccountSurfaceMode = 'compact' | 'detailed';
+type AccountAudience = 'business' | 'free' | 'personal' | 'unknown';
 type AccountTier = 'free' | 'pro' | 'ultra' | 'unknown';
 
 interface AccountSurfaceCardProps {
@@ -36,11 +37,15 @@ interface AccountSurfaceCardProps {
   className?: string;
 }
 
-function getAudienceBadgeClass(audience: 'business' | 'personal' | 'unknown') {
+function getAudienceBadgeClass(audience: AccountAudience) {
   if (audience === 'business') {
     return 'bg-sky-500/12 text-sky-700 dark:text-sky-300';
   }
 
+  if (audience === 'free') {
+    return 'bg-slate-200/70 text-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-700/40 dark:text-slate-200';
+  }
+
   if (audience === 'personal') {
     return 'bg-emerald-500/12 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300';
   }
@@ -54,20 +59,29 @@ function getTierBadgeClass(tier: AccountTier | undefined) {
     : 'bg-yellow-500/15 text-yellow-700 dark:bg-yellow-500/20 dark:text-yellow-400';
 }
 
-function getCompactAudienceBadgeLabel(
-  audience: 'business' | 'personal' | 'unknown',
-  t: (key: string) => string
-) {
+function getCompactAudienceBadgeLabel(audience: AccountAudience, t: (key: string) => string) {
   if (audience === 'business') return t('accountSurfaceCard.business');
+  if (audience === 'free') return t('accountSurfaceCard.free');
   if (audience === 'personal') return t('accountSurfaceCard.personal');
   return '?';
 }
 
-function getCompactDetailBadgeClass(audience: 'business' | 'personal' | 'unknown') {
+function getDetailedAudienceLabel(audience: AccountAudience): string | null {
+  if (audience === 'business') return 'Business';
+  if (audience === 'free') return 'Free';
+  if (audience === 'personal') return 'Personal';
+  return null;
+}
+
+function getCompactDetailBadgeClass(audience: AccountAudience) {
   if (audience === 'business') {
     return 'border-sky-500/30 bg-sky-500/10 text-sky-700 dark:border-sky-400/30 dark:bg-sky-500/15 dark:text-sky-200';
   }
 
+  if (audience === 'free') {
+    return 'border-slate-300/70 bg-slate-100/80 text-slate-700 dark:border-slate-500/40 dark:bg-slate-700/30 dark:text-slate-200';
+  }
+
   if (audience === 'personal') {
     return 'border-emerald-500/30 bg-emerald-500/10 text-emerald-700 dark:border-emerald-400/30 dark:bg-emerald-500/15 dark:text-emerald-200';
   }
@@ -88,12 +102,15 @@ function resolveEffectiveTier(
   return tier;
 }
 
-function getCodexPlanDetailLabel(quota: UnifiedQuotaResult | undefined): string | null {
+function getCodexPlanAudience(quota: UnifiedQuotaResult | undefined): AccountAudience {
   if (!quota || !('planType' in quota) || !quota.planType) {
-    return null;
+    return 'unknown';
   }
 
-  return formatAccountVariantPart(quota.planType);
+  if (quota.planType === 'team') return 'business';
+  if (quota.planType === 'free') return 'free';
+  if (quota.planType === 'plus') return 'personal';
+  return 'unknown';
 }
 
 export function AccountSurfaceCard({
@@ -124,10 +141,13 @@ export function AccountSurfaceCard({
   const title = displayEmail || identity.email || accountId;
   const normalizedProvider = provider.toLowerCase();
   const effectiveTier = resolveEffectiveTier(tier, quota);
-  const codexPlanDetailLabel =
-    normalizedProvider === 'codex' ? getCodexPlanDetailLabel(quota) : null;
-  const resolvedDetailLabel = identity.detailLabel ?? codexPlanDetailLabel;
-  const resolvedCompactDetailLabel = identity.compactDetailLabel ?? codexPlanDetailLabel;
+  const codexPlanAudience =
+    normalizedProvider === 'codex' ? getCodexPlanAudience(quota) : 'unknown';
+  const effectiveAudience = identity.audience !== 'unknown' ? identity.audience : codexPlanAudience;
+  const effectiveAudienceLabel =
+    identity.audienceLabel ?? getDetailedAudienceLabel(effectiveAudience);
+  const resolvedDetailLabel = identity.detailLabel;
+  const resolvedCompactDetailLabel = identity.compactDetailLabel;
   const showTierBadge =
     (normalizedProvider === 'agy' ||
       normalizedProvider === 'antigravity' ||
@@ -148,17 +168,15 @@ export function AccountSurfaceCard({
           {effectiveTier}
         </span>
       )}
-      {identity.audienceLabel && (
+      {effectiveAudienceLabel && (
         <span
-          title={identity.audienceLabel}
+          title={effectiveAudienceLabel}
           className={cn(
             'text-[8px] font-semibold px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-md shrink-0',
-            identity.audience === 'business'
-              ? 'bg-sky-500/15 text-sky-700 dark:bg-sky-500/25 dark:text-sky-300'
-              : 'bg-emerald-500/15 text-emerald-700 dark:bg-emerald-500/25 dark:text-emerald-300'
+            getAudienceBadgeClass(effectiveAudience)
           )}
         >
-          {getCompactAudienceBadgeLabel(identity.audience, t)}
+          {getCompactAudienceBadgeLabel(effectiveAudience, t)}
         </span>
       )}
       {resolvedCompactDetailLabel && (
@@ -166,7 +184,7 @@ export function AccountSurfaceCard({
           title={resolvedDetailLabel ?? resolvedCompactDetailLabel}
           className={cn(
             'text-[8px] font-semibold px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-md border shrink-0',
-            getCompactDetailBadgeClass(identity.audience)
+            getCompactDetailBadgeClass(effectiveAudience)
           )}
         >
           {resolvedCompactDetailLabel}
@@ -227,15 +245,15 @@ export function AccountSurfaceCard({
                 {title}
               </span>
               {isCompact && (compactMetaBadges ?? defaultCompactMetaBadges)}
-              {!isCompact && identity.audienceLabel && (
+              {!isCompact && effectiveAudienceLabel && (
                 <Badge
                   variant="outline"
                   className={cn(
                     'text-[10px] h-4 px-1.5 border-transparent',
-                    getAudienceBadgeClass(identity.audience)
+                    getAudienceBadgeClass(effectiveAudience)
                   )}
                 >
-                  {identity.audienceLabel}
+                  {effectiveAudienceLabel}
                 </Badge>
               )}
               {!isCompact && resolvedDetailLabel && (
diff --git a/ui/src/components/setup/wizard/steps/account-step.tsx b/ui/src/components/setup/wizard/steps/account-step.tsx
index 42577953..7e89b232 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/setup/wizard/steps/account-step.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/setup/wizard/steps/account-step.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ export function AccountStep({
                           'text-[10px] h-4 px-1.5 border-transparent',
                           identity.audience === 'business'
                             ? 'bg-sky-500/12 text-sky-700 dark:text-sky-300'
-                            : 'bg-emerald-500/12 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300'
+                            : identity.audience === 'free'
+                              ? 'bg-slate-200/70 text-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-700/40 dark:text-slate-200'
+                              : 'bg-emerald-500/12 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300'
                         )}
                       >
                         {identity.audienceLabel}
diff --git a/ui/src/components/setup/wizard/steps/variant-step.tsx b/ui/src/components/setup/wizard/steps/variant-step.tsx
index 311fe496..fb0d3ef1 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/setup/wizard/steps/variant-step.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/setup/wizard/steps/variant-step.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ export function VariantStep({
                       'text-[10px] h-4 px-1.5 border-transparent',
                       selectedAccountIdentity.audience === 'business'
                         ? 'bg-sky-500/12 text-sky-700 dark:text-sky-300'
-                        : 'bg-emerald-500/12 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300'
+                        : selectedAccountIdentity.audience === 'free'
+                          ? 'bg-slate-200/70 text-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-700/40 dark:text-slate-200'
+                          : 'bg-emerald-500/12 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300'
                     )}
                   >
                     {selectedAccountIdentity.audienceLabel}
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/account-identity.ts b/ui/src/lib/account-identity.ts
index 7b1236a2..7227f3a2 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/account-identity.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/account-identity.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-const PERSONAL_PLAN_PARTS = new Set(['free', 'plus', 'pro']);
+const FREE_PLAN_PARTS = new Set(['free']);
+const PERSONAL_PLAN_PARTS = new Set(['plus', 'pro']);
 const BUSINESS_PLAN_PARTS = new Set(['team']);
 
 // Keep variant parsing aligned with src/cliproxy/accounts/email-account-identity.ts.
 // This browser copy stays local because the server module is not bundle-safe for the UI.
 
-export type AccountAudience = 'business' | 'personal' | 'unknown';
+export type AccountAudience = 'business' | 'free' | 'personal' | 'unknown';
 
 export interface AccountIdentityPresentation {
   email: string;
@@ -105,11 +106,16 @@ function formatWorkspaceLabel(parts: string[]): {
 
   const extraLabel = parts.map(formatAccountVariantPart).filter(Boolean).join(' · ');
   return {
-    detailLabel: extraLabel || 'Team', // TODO i18n: missing key for team fallback
-    compactDetailLabel: extraLabel || 'Team',
+    detailLabel: extraLabel || null,
+    compactDetailLabel: extraLabel || null,
   };
 }
 
+function formatAudienceDetail(parts: string[]): string | null {
+  const label = parts.map(formatAccountVariantPart).filter(Boolean).join(' · ');
+  return label || null;
+}
+
 export function extractAccountVariantKey(
   accountId: string,
   email?: string,
@@ -166,14 +172,21 @@ export function getAccountIdentityPresentation(
     };
   }
 
+  if (suffix && FREE_PLAN_PARTS.has(suffix)) {
+    const detailLabel = formatAudienceDetail(parts.slice(0, -1));
+    const inlineLabel = ['Free', detailLabel].filter(Boolean).join(' · '); // TODO i18n: missing key for Free
+    return {
+      email: resolvedEmail,
+      audience: 'free',
+      audienceLabel: 'Free',
+      detailLabel,
+      compactDetailLabel: detailLabel,
+      inlineLabel,
+    };
+  }
+
   if (suffix && PERSONAL_PLAN_PARTS.has(suffix)) {
-    const detailParts = [
-      formatAccountVariantPart(suffix),
-      ...parts.slice(0, -1).map(formatAccountVariantPart),
-    ]
-      .filter(Boolean)
-      .join(' · ');
-    const detailLabel = detailParts || formatAccountVariantPart(suffix);
+    const detailLabel = formatAudienceDetail(parts.slice(0, -1));
     const inlineLabel = ['Personal', detailLabel].filter(Boolean).join(' · '); // TODO i18n: missing key for Personal
     return {
       email: resolvedEmail,
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/account-visual-groups.ts b/ui/src/lib/account-visual-groups.ts
index 259b0634..16a27fde 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/account-visual-groups.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/account-visual-groups.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ export interface AccountVisualGroup {
 const AUDIENCE_ORDER: Record<AccountAudience, number> = {
   business: 0,
   personal: 1,
-  unknown: 2,
+  free: 2,
+  unknown: 3,
 };
 
 function getLatestTimestamp(current?: string, candidate?: string): string | undefined {
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/i18n.ts b/ui/src/lib/i18n.ts
index ce95fc3e..a9cf92bd 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/i18n.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/i18n.ts
@@ -1701,6 +1701,7 @@ const resources = {
       },
       accountSurfaceCard: {
         business: 'Biz',
+        free: 'Free',
         personal: 'Pers',
         variant: 'Variant',
       },
@@ -4049,6 +4050,7 @@ const resources = {
       },
       accountSurfaceCard: {
         business: '企业',
+        free: '免费',
         personal: '个人',
         variant: '变体',
       },
@@ -6469,6 +6471,7 @@ const resources = {
       },
       accountSurfaceCard: {
         business: 'Biz',
+        free: 'Miễn phí',
         personal: 'Cá nhân',
         variant: 'Biến thể',
       },
@@ -8671,6 +8674,7 @@ const resources = {
       },
       accountSurfaceCard: {
         business: 'ビジネス',
+        free: '無料',
         personal: '個人',
         variant: 'バリアント',
       },
diff --git a/ui/tests/unit/components/account/flow-viz/account-card.test.tsx b/ui/tests/unit/components/account/flow-viz/account-card.test.tsx
index be9c28d4..5d746854 100644
--- a/ui/tests/unit/components/account/flow-viz/account-card.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/tests/unit/components/account/flow-viz/account-card.test.tsx
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ const groupedAccount: AccountData = {
       isDefault: true,
       successCount: 4,
       failureCount: 1,
-      audience: 'personal',
-      audienceLabel: 'Personal',
-      detailLabel: 'Free',
-      compactDetailLabel: 'Free',
-      inlineLabel: 'Personal · Free',
+      audience: 'free',
+      audienceLabel: 'Free',
+      detailLabel: null,
+      compactDetailLabel: null,
+      inlineLabel: 'Free',
     },
   ],
 };
@@ -99,9 +99,11 @@ const groupedAccount: AccountData = {
 const groupedAccountWithProPersonal: AccountData = {
   ...groupedAccount,
   variants: groupedAccount.variants?.map((variant) =>
-    variant.audience === 'personal'
+    variant.audience === 'free'
       ? {
           ...variant,
+          audience: 'personal',
+          audienceLabel: 'Personal',
           detailLabel: 'Pro',
           compactDetailLabel: 'Pro',
           inlineLabel: 'Personal · Pro',
@@ -148,9 +150,7 @@ describe('AccountCard grouped quota tooltip', () => {
       />
     );
 
-    expect(
-      screen.getByTitle('Business · Workspace 04a0f049 • Personal · Free')
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTitle('Business · Workspace 04a0f049 • Free')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Biz')).toBeInTheDocument();
 
     await userEvent.hover(screen.getByText('Business · Workspace 04a0f049'));
@@ -164,7 +164,14 @@ describe('AccountCard grouped quota tooltip', () => {
     expect(tooltipContent?.className).toContain('text-popover-foreground');
     expect(tooltipContent?.className).toContain('max-w-[calc(100vw-2rem)]');
 
-    await userEvent.hover(screen.getByText('Personal · Free'));
+    const freeLabels = screen.getAllByText('Free');
+    const quotaLabel = freeLabels[freeLabels.length - 1];
+    expect(quotaLabel).toBeDefined();
+    if (!quotaLabel) {
+      throw new Error('Expected a Free quota label');
+    }
+
+    await userEvent.hover(quotaLabel);
     const personalPlan = (await screen.findAllByText('Plan: free')).find((node) =>
       node.closest('[data-slot="tooltip-content"]')
     );
@@ -193,6 +200,6 @@ describe('AccountCard grouped quota tooltip', () => {
 
     expect(screen.getByTitle('Business · Workspace 04a0f049 • Personal · Pro')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Personal · Pro')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.queryByText('Personal · Free')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Free')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/tests/unit/ui/components/account/shared/account-surface-card.test.tsx b/ui/tests/unit/ui/components/account/shared/account-surface-card.test.tsx
index 56079208..3d0bcb68 100644
--- a/ui/tests/unit/ui/components/account/shared/account-surface-card.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/tests/unit/ui/components/account/shared/account-surface-card.test.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('AccountSurfaceCard', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('pro')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('shows both personal identity and free-tier detail for compact Codex cards', () => {
+  it('shows free Codex accounts as a single standalone audience badge', () => {
     render(
       <AccountSurfaceCard
         mode="compact"
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ describe('AccountSurfaceCard', () => {
       />
     );
 
-    expect(screen.getByText('Pers')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByTitle('Personal')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Free')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTitle('Free')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Pers')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('keeps richer token-derived Codex personal detail when live quota planType is coarser', () => {
+  it('keeps the simplified personal audience when live quota planType is coarser', () => {
     render(
       <AccountSurfaceCard
         mode="compact"
@@ -89,7 +89,24 @@ describe('AccountSurfaceCard', () => {
       />
     );
 
-    expect(screen.getByText('Pro')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Pers')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText('Free')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('falls back to a single free badge when Codex quota detects a free plan', () => {
+    render(
+      <AccountSurfaceCard
+        mode="compact"
+        provider="codex"
+        accountId="user@example.com"
+        email="user@example.com"
+        displayEmail="user@example.com"
+        quota={createCodexQuotaResult({ planType: 'free' })}
+        showQuota={false}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Free')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Pers')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/tests/unit/ui/lib/account-identity.test.ts b/ui/tests/unit/ui/lib/account-identity.test.ts
index 9ebc93fc..cce62502 100644
--- a/ui/tests/unit/ui/lib/account-identity.test.ts
+++ b/ui/tests/unit/ui/lib/account-identity.test.ts
@@ -39,14 +39,33 @@ describe('account identity presentation', () => {
     ).toBe('Business · Workspace 04a0f049');
   });
 
-  it('formats personal codex plans deliberately instead of leaking raw free suffixes', () => {
+  it('classifies free codex accounts as a standalone audience', () => {
+    const presentation = getAccountIdentityPresentation(
+      'kaidu.kd@gmail.com',
+      'kaidu.kd@gmail.com',
+      'codex-kaidu.kd@gmail.com-free.json'
+    );
+
+    expect(presentation.audience).toBe('free');
+    expect(presentation.audienceLabel).toBe('Free');
+    expect(presentation.detailLabel).toBeNull();
     expect(
       formatAccountDisplayName(
         'kaidu.kd@gmail.com',
         'kaidu.kd@gmail.com',
         'codex-kaidu.kd@gmail.com-free.json'
       )
-    ).toBe('kaidu.kd@gmail.com (Personal · Free)');
+    ).toBe('kaidu.kd@gmail.com (Free)');
+  });
+
+  it('collapses paid codex personal plans into a single personal audience label', () => {
+    expect(
+      formatAccountDisplayName(
+        'kaidu.kd@gmail.com',
+        'kaidu.kd@gmail.com',
+        'codex-kaidu.kd@gmail.com-plus.json'
+      )
+    ).toBe('kaidu.kd@gmail.com (Personal)');
   });
 
   it('leaves plain accounts without inferred state untouched', () => {