diff --git a/src/modules/llms/models-modal/ModelsList.tsx b/src/modules/llms/models-modal/ModelsList.tsx
index c3ed54f2b..9e93860bd 100644
--- a/src/modules/llms/models-modal/ModelsList.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/llms/models-modal/ModelsList.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import VisibilityOutlinedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/VisibilityOutlined';
 
 import type { DModelsServiceId } from '~/common/stores/llms/llms.service.types';
 import { isLLMChatFree_cached } from '~/common/stores/llms/llms.pricing';
-import { DLLM, DLLMId, getLLMContextTokens, getLLMLabel, getLLMMaxOutputTokens, isLLMCustomUserParameters, isLLMHidden, LLM_IF_ANT_PromptCaching, LLM_IF_GEM_CodeExecution, LLM_IF_OAI_Fn, LLM_IF_OAI_Json, LLM_IF_OAI_PromptCaching, LLM_IF_OAI_Reasoning, LLM_IF_OAI_Vision, LLM_IF_Outputs_Audio, LLM_IF_Outputs_Image, LLM_IF_Tools_WebSearch } from '~/common/stores/llms/llms.types';
+import { DLLM, DLLMId, getLLMContextTokens, getLLMLabel, getLLMMaxOutputTokens, getLLMPubDate, isLLMCustomUserParameters, isLLMHidden, LLM_IF_ANT_PromptCaching, LLM_IF_GEM_CodeExecution, LLM_IF_OAI_Fn, LLM_IF_OAI_Json, LLM_IF_OAI_PromptCaching, LLM_IF_OAI_Reasoning, LLM_IF_OAI_Vision, LLM_IF_Outputs_Audio, LLM_IF_Outputs_Image, LLM_IF_Tools_WebSearch } from '~/common/stores/llms/llms.types';
 import { GoodTooltip } from '~/common/components/GoodTooltip';
 import { PhGearSixIcon } from '~/common/components/icons/phosphor/PhGearSixIcon';
 import { STAR_EMOJI, StarredToggle, starredToggleStyle } from '~/common/components/StarIcons';
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ export const ModelItem = React.memo(function ModelItem(props: {
   const isNotSymlink = !llm.label.startsWith('🔗'); // getLLMLabel exception: need access to the base
   const llmLabel = getLLMLabel(llm);
 
+  // "new" badge: shown only when pubDate is set AND within the last 30 days
+  const pubDate = getLLMPubDate(llm);
+  const isRecentlyPublished = pubDate ? (Date.now() - pubDate.getTime()) < 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 : false;
+
 
   const handleLLMConfigure = React.useCallback((event: React.MouseEvent) => {
     event.stopPropagation();
@@ -227,6 +231,7 @@ export const ModelItem = React.memo(function ModelItem(props: {
         </>}
 
         {/* Features Chips - sync with `useLLMSelect.tsx` */}
+        {isRecentlyPublished && isNotSymlink && pubDate && <GoodTooltip title={`Released ${pubDate.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric' })}`}><Chip size='sm' variant='solid' sx={isHidden ? styles.chipDisabled : { bgcolor: '#d4ff3a', color: 'black', fontWeight: 'lg' }}>new</Chip></GoodTooltip>}
         {featuresChipMemo}
         {seemsFree && isNotSymlink && <Chip size='sm' color='success' variant='plain' sx={isHidden ? styles.chipDisabled : styles.chipFree}>free</Chip>}