diff --git a/webview-ui/src/hooks/__tests__/useSettingsSearch.exclusions.spec.ts b/webview-ui/src/hooks/__tests__/useSettingsSearch.exclusions.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f26f0495e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webview-ui/src/hooks/__tests__/useSettingsSearch.exclusions.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// npx vitest run src/hooks/__tests__/useSettingsSearch.exclusions.spec.ts
+
+import { renderHook } from "@testing-library/react"
+
+import { useSettingsSearch } from "../useSettingsSearch"
+
+// Mock react-i18next
+vi.mock("react-i18next", () => ({
+	useTranslation: () => ({
+		t: (key: string) => key,
+	}),
+}))
+
+// Mock settings data to include excluded paths and normal settings
+vi.mock("@/i18n/locales/en/settings.json", () => ({
+	default: {
+		modelInfo: {
+			inputPrice: "Input price",
+			outputPrice: "Output price",
+		},
+		validation: {
+			apiKey: "You must provide a valid API key",
+		},
+		browser: {
+			enable: {
+				label: "Enable browser tool",
+				description: "Allows Roo to use a browser",
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}))
+
+describe("useSettingsSearch - exclusions", () => {
+	it("does not return excluded modelInfo entries", () => {
+		const { result } = renderHook(() => useSettingsSearch("price"))
+
+		const modelInfoResults = result.current.filter((r) => r.id.startsWith("modelInfo."))
+		expect(modelInfoResults).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it("does not return excluded validation entries", () => {
+		const { result } = renderHook(() => useSettingsSearch("api key"))
+
+		const validationResults = result.current.filter((r) => r.id.startsWith("validation."))
+		expect(validationResults).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it("still returns actionable settings", () => {
+		const { result } = renderHook(() => useSettingsSearch("browser"))
+
+		const browserResult = result.current.find((r) => r.id === "browser.enable")
+		expect(browserResult).toBeDefined()
+	})
+})
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/utils/__tests__/parseSettingsI18nKeys.spec.ts b/webview-ui/src/utils/__tests__/parseSettingsI18nKeys.spec.ts
index f26b6c6e5f..0b0f7ccebd 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/utils/__tests__/parseSettingsI18nKeys.spec.ts
+++ b/webview-ui/src/utils/__tests__/parseSettingsI18nKeys.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,35 @@
 import { parseSettingsI18nKeys, type SectionName, sectionNames } from "../parseSettingsI18nKeys"
 
 describe("parseSettingsI18nKeys", () => {
+	it("should exclude display-only and helper entries", () => {
+		const translations = {
+			modelInfo: {
+				inputPrice: "Input price",
+			},
+			validation: {
+				apiKey: "You must provide an API key",
+			},
+			placeholders: {
+				apiKey: "Enter API Key",
+			},
+			browser: {
+				enable: {
+					label: "Enable browser tool",
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		const results = parseSettingsI18nKeys(translations)
+
+		// Excluded categories
+		expect(results.find((r) => r.id.startsWith("modelInfo."))).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(results.find((r) => r.id.startsWith("validation."))).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(results.find((r) => r.id.startsWith("placeholders."))).toBeUndefined()
+
+		// Included actionable setting
+		expect(results.find((r) => r.id === "browser.enable")).toBeDefined()
+	})
+
 	describe("basic parsing functionality", () => {
 		it("should parse settings with label property", () => {
 			const translations = {
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/utils/__tests__/settingsSearchExclusions.spec.ts b/webview-ui/src/utils/__tests__/settingsSearchExclusions.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6407c6cdd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webview-ui/src/utils/__tests__/settingsSearchExclusions.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest"
+
+import { getExclusionReason, shouldExcludeFromSearch } from "../settingsSearchExclusions"
+
+describe("settingsSearchExclusions", () => {
+	describe("shouldExcludeFromSearch", () => {
+		it("excludes modelInfo display fields", () => {
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("modelInfo.inputPrice")).toBe(true)
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("modelInfo.outputPrice")).toBe(true)
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("modelInfo.contextWindow")).toBe(true)
+		})
+
+		it("excludes validation messages", () => {
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("validation.apiKey")).toBe(true)
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("validation.modelId")).toBe(true)
+		})
+
+		it("excludes placeholders", () => {
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("placeholders.apiKey")).toBe(true)
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("placeholders.baseUrl")).toBe(true)
+		})
+
+		it("excludes custom model pricing", () => {
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("providers.customModel.pricing.input")).toBe(true)
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("providers.customModel.pricing.output")).toBe(true)
+		})
+
+		it("excludes service tier display-only entries", () => {
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("serviceTier.columns.tier")).toBe(true)
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("serviceTier.pricingTableTitle")).toBe(true)
+		})
+
+		it("does not exclude actionable settings", () => {
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("browser.enable")).toBe(false)
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("providers.apiProvider")).toBe(false)
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("terminal.outputLineLimit")).toBe(false)
+		})
+
+		it("does not exclude settings that merely contain keywords", () => {
+			expect(shouldExcludeFromSearch("providers.enablePromptCaching")).toBe(false)
+		})
+	})
+
+	describe("getExclusionReason", () => {
+		it("returns reason for excluded ids", () => {
+			const reason = getExclusionReason("modelInfo.inputPrice")
+			expect(reason).toBeDefined()
+			expect(reason?.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+		})
+
+		it("returns undefined for included ids", () => {
+			expect(getExclusionReason("browser.enable")).toBeUndefined()
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/utils/parseSettingsI18nKeys.ts b/webview-ui/src/utils/parseSettingsI18nKeys.ts
index 0a80133745..f7fadc2103 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/utils/parseSettingsI18nKeys.ts
+++ b/webview-ui/src/utils/parseSettingsI18nKeys.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { shouldExcludeFromSearch } from "./settingsSearchExclusions"
+
 /**
  * Utility for parsing i18n translation structure to extract searchable settings information.
  *
@@ -384,5 +386,7 @@ export function parseSettingsI18nKeys(
 		}
 	}
 
-	return results
+	const filteredResults = results.filter((setting) => !shouldExcludeFromSearch(setting.id))
+
+	return filteredResults
 }
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/utils/settingsSearchExclusions.ts b/webview-ui/src/utils/settingsSearchExclusions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebbf3b1a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webview-ui/src/utils/settingsSearchExclusions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+export interface ExclusionRule {
+	/** Pattern to match against a parsed setting id */
+	pattern: string | RegExp
+	/** Human-readable reason for exclusion */
+	reason: string
+	/** Example ids matched by this rule */
+	examples?: string[]
+}
+
+const SEARCH_EXCLUSIONS: ExclusionRule[] = [
+	{
+		pattern: /^modelInfo\./,
+		reason: "Model information is display-only and not configurable",
+		examples: ["modelInfo.inputPrice", "modelInfo.outputPrice", "modelInfo.contextWindow"],
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: /^providers\.customModel\.pricing\./,
+		reason: "Custom model pricing fields are display-focused and should not clutter search",
+		examples: ["providers.customModel.pricing.input", "providers.customModel.pricing.output"],
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: /^validation\./,
+		reason: "Validation messages are error text, not settings",
+		examples: ["validation.apiKey", "validation.modelId"],
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: /^placeholders\./,
+		reason: "Placeholder text is helper content, not a setting",
+		examples: ["placeholders.apiKey", "placeholders.baseUrl"],
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: /^defaults\./,
+		reason: "Default value descriptions are informational only",
+		examples: ["defaults.ollamaUrl", "defaults.lmStudioUrl"],
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: /^labels\./,
+		reason: "Generic labels are helper text, not settings",
+		examples: ["labels.customArn", "labels.useCustomArn"],
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: /^thinkingBudget\./,
+		reason: "Thinking budget entries are display-only",
+		examples: ["thinkingBudget.maxTokens", "thinkingBudget.maxThinkingTokens"],
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: /^serviceTier\.columns\./,
+		reason: "Service tier column headers are display-only",
+		examples: ["serviceTier.columns.tier", "serviceTier.columns.input"],
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: /^serviceTier\.pricingTableTitle$/,
+		reason: "Service tier table title is display-only",
+		examples: ["serviceTier.pricingTableTitle"],
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: /^modelPicker\.simplifiedExplanation$/,
+		reason: "Model picker helper text is informational",
+		examples: ["modelPicker.simplifiedExplanation"],
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: /^modelInfo\.gemini\.(freeRequests|pricingDetails|billingEstimate)$/,
+		reason: "Gemini pricing notes are display-only",
+		examples: ["modelInfo.gemini.freeRequests", "modelInfo.gemini.pricingDetails"],
+	},
+]
+
+function matchesRule(settingId: string, rule: ExclusionRule): boolean {
+	if (typeof rule.pattern === "string") {
+		return settingId === rule.pattern
+	}
+
+	return rule.pattern.test(settingId)
+}
+
+export function shouldExcludeFromSearch(settingId: string): boolean {
+	return SEARCH_EXCLUSIONS.some((rule) => matchesRule(settingId, rule))
+}
+
+export function getExclusionReason(settingId: string): string | undefined {
+	const rule = SEARCH_EXCLUSIONS.find((candidate) => matchesRule(settingId, candidate))
+	return rule?.reason
+}
+
+export { SEARCH_EXCLUSIONS }