diff --git a/src/components/chat/ChatMessages.tsx b/src/components/chat/ChatMessages.tsx
index 31b6125..ce2e87e 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/ChatMessages.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/ChatMessages.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type ChatMessagesProps = {
   streamingContent: string;
   loadingPhase?: string;
   loadingProgress?: number;
-  layersOnGpu?: number;
+  layersOnRpc?: number;
 };
 
 function phaseLabel(phase: string, progress: number): string {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export function ChatMessages({
   streamingContent,
   loadingPhase,
   loadingProgress = 0,
-  layersOnGpu = 0,
+  layersOnRpc = 0,
 }: ChatMessagesProps) {
   const bottomRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export function ChatMessages({
               <span className="typing-dot" />
               <span className="typing-status-text">
                 {phaseLabel(loadingPhase, loadingProgress)}
-                {layersOnGpu > 0 && ` · ${layersOnGpu} layers on GPU`}
+                {layersOnRpc > 0 && ` · ${layersOnRpc} layers on RPC`}
               </span>
             </div>
           ) : (
diff --git a/src/context/ChatStreamingContext.tsx b/src/context/ChatStreamingContext.tsx
index 64cbabc..d2bf911 100644
--- a/src/context/ChatStreamingContext.tsx
+++ b/src/context/ChatStreamingContext.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export type StreamEntry = {
   streamingContent: string;
   loadingPhase: string;
   loadingProgress: number;
-  layersOnGpu: number;
+  layersOnRpc: number;
 };
 
 export type StreamToast = {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const emptyEntry: StreamEntry = {
   streamingContent: '',
   loadingPhase: '',
   loadingProgress: 0,
-  layersOnGpu: 0,
+  layersOnRpc: 0,
 };
 
 export type StartStreamParams = {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export function ChatStreamingProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         if (assistantContent !== '') { clearInterval(phaseInterval); return; }
         void getLoadingStatus().then((s) => {
           if (assistantContent === '') {
-            patch(convId, { loadingPhase: s.phase, loadingProgress: s.progress, layersOnGpu: s.layers_on_gpu });
+            patch(convId, { loadingPhase: s.phase, loadingProgress: s.progress, layersOnRpc: s.layers_on_rpc });
           }
         }).catch(() => undefined);
       }, 1200);
diff --git a/src/lib/api.ts b/src/lib/api.ts
index 3dc803c..9cf3241 100644
--- a/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ export async function appendChatEvent(
   await postJson(chatEventsUrl(chatId), event);
 }
 
-export async function getLoadingStatus(): Promise<{ model: string; phase: string; progress: number; layers_on_gpu: number; node_count: number }> {
-  return getJson<{ model: string; phase: string; progress: number; layers_on_gpu: number; node_count: number }>('/api/ui/loading-status');
+export async function getLoadingStatus(): Promise<{ model: string; phase: string; progress: number; layers_on_rpc: number; node_count: number }> {
+  return getJson<{ model: string; phase: string; progress: number; layers_on_rpc: number; node_count: number }>('/api/ui/loading-status');
 }
 
 export async function getParallelismTarget(): Promise<ParallelismTarget> {
diff --git a/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx b/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx
index ca62992..4da7ce3 100644
--- a/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const emptyStream = {
   streamingContent: '',
   loadingPhase: '',
   loadingProgress: 0,
-  layersOnGpu: 0,
+  layersOnRpc: 0,
 };
 
 export function ChatPage() {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function ChatPage() {
   const messages = activeConv?.messages ?? [];
   const model = activeConv?.model ?? modelParam;
 
-  const { streaming, streamingContent, loadingPhase, loadingProgress, layersOnGpu } =
+  const { streaming, streamingContent, loadingPhase, loadingProgress, layersOnRpc } =
     (activeId ? streams[activeId] : null) ?? emptyStream;
 
   const thinkingSupported = models.find((m) => m.model === model)?.supports_thinking ?? false;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export function ChatPage() {
         streamingContent={streamingContent}
         loadingPhase={loadingPhase}
         loadingProgress={loadingProgress}
-        layersOnGpu={layersOnGpu}
+        layersOnRpc={layersOnRpc}
       />
       <ChatComposer
         onSend={handleSend}
diff --git a/src/types/ui.ts b/src/types/ui.ts
index 17e626c..ffdc129 100644
--- a/src/types/ui.ts
+++ b/src/types/ui.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export type LoadingStatus = {
   model: string;
   phase: string;
   progress: number;
-  layers_on_gpu: number;
+  layers_on_rpc: number;
   layers_offloaded: number;
   node_count: number;
 };
@@ -114,4 +114,3 @@ export type ParallelismTarget = {
 export type StorageChunkSize = {
   chunk_size_bytes: number;
 };
-