diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/budgets/_components/budget_modal.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/budgets/_components/budget_modal.tsx
index 50f9c7cda3c..492a6b5c630 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/budgets/_components/budget_modal.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/budgets/_components/budget_modal.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const BudgetModal: React.FC<BudgetModalProps> = ({ isModalVisible, setIsModalVis
               control={form.control}
               name="tpm_limit"
               label="Max Tokens per minute"
-              description="Default is model limit."
+              description="Leave blank for no LiteLLM limit. Provider rate limits still apply."
             >
               {({ ref, value, onChange, ...field }) => (
                 <Input
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const BudgetModal: React.FC<BudgetModalProps> = ({ isModalVisible, setIsModalVis
               control={form.control}
               name="rpm_limit"
               label="Max Requests per minute"
-              description="Default is model limit."
+              description="Leave blank for no LiteLLM limit. Provider rate limits still apply."
             >
               {({ ref, value, onChange, ...field }) => (
                 <Input
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/budgets/_components/edit_budget_modal.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/budgets/_components/edit_budget_modal.tsx
index f4597a72fbb..71fce2de836 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/budgets/_components/edit_budget_modal.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/budgets/_components/edit_budget_modal.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const EditBudgetModal: React.FC<EditBudgetModalProps> = ({ isModalVisible, setIs
               control={form.control}
               name="tpm_limit"
               label="Max Tokens per minute"
-              description="Default is model limit."
+              description="Leave blank for no LiteLLM limit. Provider rate limits still apply."
             >
               {({ ref, value, onChange, ...field }) => (
                 <Input
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ const EditBudgetModal: React.FC<EditBudgetModalProps> = ({ isModalVisible, setIs
               control={form.control}
               name="rpm_limit"
               label="Max Requests per minute"
-              description="Default is model limit."
+              description="Leave blank for no LiteLLM limit. Provider rate limits still apply."
             >
               {({ ref, value, onChange, ...field }) => (
                 <Input