diff --git a/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp b/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp
index 1bf83d531ba..d3daba7a5df 100644
--- a/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp
+++ b/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp
@@ -1683,6 +1683,12 @@
   <message name="IDS_SETTINGS_LEO_ASSISTANT_INPUT_MODEL_VISION_SUPPORT_TOOLTIP_INFO" desc="A brief description for model vision support for adding a custom model.">
     If this model takes image as input, e.g. llama 3.2b vision
   </message>
+  <message name="IDS_SETTINGS_LEO_ASSISTANT_MODEL_TOOL_SUPPORT_TOGGLE" desc="An label for model tool support toggle.">
+    Tool Support
+  </message>
+  <message name="IDS_SETTINGS_LEO_ASSISTANT_INPUT_MODEL_TOOL_SUPPORT_TOOLTIP_INFO" desc="A brief description for model tool support for adding a custom model.">
+    If this model supports function calling / tool use
+  </message>
   <message name="IDS_SETTINGS_LEO_ASSISTANT_INPUT_MODEL_LABEL_TOOLTIP_INFO" desc="A brief description for the input title for adding a custom model">
     The name of the model as it will appear in the model selection menu
   </message>
diff --git a/browser/resources/settings/brave_leo_assistant_page/model_config_ui.html b/browser/resources/settings/brave_leo_assistant_page/model_config_ui.html
index 1de148587cc..cec469c2421 100644
--- a/browser/resources/settings/brave_leo_assistant_page/model_config_ui.html
+++ b/browser/resources/settings/brave_leo_assistant_page/model_config_ui.html
@@ -316,6 +316,32 @@
           on-change="onVisionSupportChanged_">
       </leo-toggle>
     </div>
+    <div class="input-container">
+      <div class="custom-label">
+        <div class="label-text">
+          <span>$i18n{braveLeoAssistantInputModelToolSupport}</span>
+          <leo-tooltip mode="default">
+            <div
+              slot="content"
+              class="tooltip-content"
+            >
+              $i18n{braveLeoAssistantInputModelToolSupportTooltipInfo}
+            </div>
+            <leo-button
+              size="small"
+              kind="plain-faint"
+              fab
+            >
+              <leo-icon name="info-outline"></leo-icon>
+            </leo-button>
+          </leo-tooltip>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <leo-toggle
+          checked="{{supportsTools}}"
+          on-change="onSupportsToolsChanged_">
+      </leo-toggle>
+    </div>
 
     <div class="actions-container">
       <leo-button
diff --git a/browser/resources/settings/brave_leo_assistant_page/model_config_ui.ts b/browser/resources/settings/brave_leo_assistant_page/model_config_ui.ts
index 297b8e48a8e..701c35c9420 100644
--- a/browser/resources/settings/brave_leo_assistant_page/model_config_ui.ts
+++ b/browser/resources/settings/brave_leo_assistant_page/model_config_ui.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ export class ModelConfigUI extends ModelConfigUIBase {
       },
       hasVisionSupport : {
         type: Boolean
+      },
+      supportsTools: {
+        type: Boolean
       }
     }
   }
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ export class ModelConfigUI extends ModelConfigUIBase {
   declare shouldShowUnsafeEndpointModal: boolean
   declare invalidUrlErrorMessage: string
   declare hasVisionSupport: boolean
+  declare supportsTools: boolean
 
   override ready() {
     super.ready()
@@ -158,7 +162,8 @@ export class ModelConfigUI extends ModelConfigUIBase {
       key: modelKey,
       displayName: this.label,
       visionSupport: this.hasVisionSupport,
-      supportsTools: false,
+      supportsTools: this.supportsTools,
+      supportedCapabilities: [mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
       isSuggestedModel: false,
       isNearModel: false,
     };
@@ -218,6 +223,10 @@ export class ModelConfigUI extends ModelConfigUIBase {
     this.hasVisionSupport = e.checked
   }
 
+  onSupportsToolsChanged_(e: any) {
+    this.supportsTools = e.checked
+  }
+
   private saveEnabled_() {
     // Make sure all required fields are filled
     return this.label && this.modelRequestName && this.endpointUrl && !this.isUrlInvalid
@@ -250,6 +259,7 @@ export class ModelConfigUI extends ModelConfigUIBase {
       this.modelSystemPrompt =
         newValue.options.customModelOptions.modelSystemPrompt;
       this.hasVisionSupport = newValue.visionSupport;
+      this.supportsTools = newValue.supportsTools
     }
     this.constructTokenEstimateString_()
   }
diff --git a/browser/ui/webui/settings/brave_settings_localized_strings_provider.cc b/browser/ui/webui/settings/brave_settings_localized_strings_provider.cc
index 83bb365191a..469beefc040 100644
--- a/browser/ui/webui/settings/brave_settings_localized_strings_provider.cc
+++ b/browser/ui/webui/settings/brave_settings_localized_strings_provider.cc
@@ -643,6 +643,10 @@ void BraveAddCommonStrings(content::WebUIDataSource* html_source,
        IDS_SETTINGS_LEO_ASSISTANT_INPUT_MODEL_VISION_SUPPORT},
       {"braveLeoAssistantInputModelVisionSupportTooltipInfo",
        IDS_SETTINGS_LEO_ASSISTANT_INPUT_MODEL_VISION_SUPPORT_TOOLTIP_INFO},
+      {"braveLeoAssistantInputModelToolSupport",
+       IDS_SETTINGS_LEO_ASSISTANT_MODEL_TOOL_SUPPORT_TOGGLE},
+      {"braveLeoAssistantInputModelToolSupportTooltipInfo",
+       IDS_SETTINGS_LEO_ASSISTANT_INPUT_MODEL_TOOL_SUPPORT_TOOLTIP_INFO},
       {"braveLeoAssistantInputContextSizeLabel",
        IDS_SETTINGS_LEO_ASSISTANT_INPUT_CONTEXT_SIZE},
       {"braveLeoAssistantInputContextSizeTooltipInfo",
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/conversation_handler.cc b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/conversation_handler.cc
index 072a5188c38..f37119ad26f 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/conversation_handler.cc
+++ b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/conversation_handler.cc
@@ -2053,11 +2053,12 @@ std::vector<base::WeakPtr<Tool>> ConversationHandler::GetTools() {
       std::remove_if(
           tools.begin(), tools.end(),
           [&](auto& tool) {
-            return (!tool->IsSupportedByModel(model) ||
-                    !tool->SupportsConversation(
-                        GetIsTemporary(),
-                        associated_content_manager_->HasAssociatedContent(),
-                        conversation_capability_));
+            return (
+                !tool->IsSupportedByModel(model, conversation_capability_) ||
+                !tool->SupportsConversation(
+                    GetIsTemporary(),
+                    associated_content_manager_->HasAssociatedContent(),
+                    conversation_capability_));
           }),
       tools.end());
 
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/model_service.cc b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/model_service.cc
index 28b38cd5b88..f8eb9023a7c 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/model_service.cc
+++ b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/model_service.cc
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ constexpr char kCustomModelSystemPromptKey[] = "model_system_prompt";
 constexpr char kCustomModelItemApiKey[] = "api_key";
 constexpr char kCustomModelItemKey[] = "key";
 constexpr char kCustomModelVisionSupport[] = "vision_support";
+constexpr char kCustomModelSupportsTools[] = "supports_tools";
 
 // When adding new models, especially for display, make sure to add the UI
 // strings to ai_chat_ui_strings.grdp and ai_chat/core/constants.cc.
@@ -111,6 +112,11 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr>& GetLeoModels() {
       model->display_name = "Automatic";
       model->vision_support = true;
       model->supports_tools = features::kAutomaticModelSupportsTools.Get();
+      model->supported_capabilities =
+          model->supports_tools
+              ? std::vector{mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT,
+                            mojom::ConversationCapability::CONTENT_AGENT}
+              : std::vector{mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT};
       model->is_suggested_model = true;
       model->is_near_model = false;
       model->options =
@@ -132,6 +138,9 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr>& GetLeoModels() {
       model->display_name = "Claude Haiku";
       model->vision_support = true;
       model->supports_tools = true;
+      model->supported_capabilities = {
+          mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT,
+          mojom::ConversationCapability::CONTENT_AGENT};
       model->is_suggested_model = false;
       model->is_near_model = false;
       model->options =
@@ -154,6 +163,9 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr>& GetLeoModels() {
       model->display_name = "Claude Sonnet";
       model->vision_support = true;
       model->supports_tools = true;
+      model->supported_capabilities = {
+          mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT,
+          mojom::ConversationCapability::CONTENT_AGENT};
       model->is_suggested_model = true;
       model->is_near_model = false;
       model->options =
@@ -178,6 +190,7 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr>& GetLeoModels() {
       model->display_name = "Llama 3.1 8B";
       model->vision_support = false;
       model->supports_tools = false;
+      model->supported_capabilities = {mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT};
       model->is_suggested_model = false;
       model->is_near_model = false;
       model->options =
@@ -202,6 +215,7 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr>& GetLeoModels() {
       model->display_name = "Qwen VL 30B";
       model->vision_support = true;
       model->supports_tools = false;
+      model->supported_capabilities = {mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT};
       model->is_suggested_model = true;
       model->is_near_model = false;
       model->options =
@@ -227,6 +241,7 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr>& GetLeoModels() {
       model->display_name = "GLM 4.7 Flash";
       model->vision_support = true;
       model->supports_tools = false;
+      model->supported_capabilities = {mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT};
       model->is_suggested_model = false;
       model->is_near_model = false;
       model->options =
@@ -252,6 +267,7 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr>& GetLeoModels() {
       model->display_name = "Llama 4 Maverick";
       model->vision_support = true;
       model->supports_tools = false;
+      model->supported_capabilities = {mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT};
       model->is_suggested_model = false;
       model->is_near_model = false;
       model->options =
@@ -277,6 +293,7 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr>& GetLeoModels() {
       model->display_name = "GPT OSS 20B";
       model->vision_support = false;
       model->supports_tools = false;
+      model->supported_capabilities = {mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT};
       model->is_suggested_model = false;
       model->is_near_model = false;
       model->options =
@@ -300,6 +317,7 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr>& GetLeoModels() {
       model->display_name = "GPT OSS 120B";
       model->vision_support = false;
       model->supports_tools = false;
+      model->supported_capabilities = {mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT};
       model->is_suggested_model = false;
       model->is_near_model = false;
       model->options =
@@ -323,6 +341,7 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr>& GetLeoModels() {
       model->display_name = "Mistral Large";
       model->vision_support = true;
       model->supports_tools = false;
+      model->supported_capabilities = {mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT};
       model->is_suggested_model = false;
       model->is_near_model = false;
       model->options =
@@ -346,6 +365,7 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr>& GetLeoModels() {
       model->display_name = "Kimi K2.5";
       model->vision_support = false;
       model->supports_tools = false;
+      model->supported_capabilities = {mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT};
       model->is_suggested_model = false;
       model->is_near_model = false;
       model->options =
@@ -544,6 +564,7 @@ base::DictValue GetModelDict(mojom::ModelPtr model) {
   model_dict.Set(kCustomModelItemKey, model->key);
   model_dict.Set(kCustomModelItemLabelKey, model->display_name);
   model_dict.Set(kCustomModelVisionSupport, model->vision_support);
+  model_dict.Set(kCustomModelSupportsTools, model->supports_tools);
   model_dict.Set(kCustomModelItemModelKey, options.model_request_name);
   model_dict.Set(kCustomModelItemEndpointUrlKey, options.endpoint.spec());
   model_dict.Set(kCustomModelItemApiKey, EncryptAPIKey(options.api_key));
@@ -1075,6 +1096,9 @@ const std::vector<mojom::ModelPtr> ModelService::GetCustomModels() {
     model->display_name = *model_pref.FindString(kCustomModelItemLabelKey);
     model->vision_support =
         model_pref.FindBool(kCustomModelVisionSupport).value_or(false);
+    model->supports_tools =
+        model_pref.FindBool(kCustomModelSupportsTools).value_or(false);
+    model->supported_capabilities = {mojom::ConversationCapability::CHAT};
     model->options = mojom::ModelOptions::NewCustomModelOptions(
         std::move(custom_model_opts));
 
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/mock_tool.cc b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/mock_tool.cc
index 4d9fe6cae3d..922d8cede6d 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/mock_tool.cc
+++ b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/mock_tool.cc
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ std::optional<base::DictValue> MockTool::ExtraParams() const {
   return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-bool MockTool::IsSupportedByModel(const mojom::Model& model) const {
+bool MockTool::IsSupportedByModel(
+    const mojom::Model& model,
+    mojom::ConversationCapability conversation_capability) const {
   return is_supported_by_model_;
 }
 
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/mock_tool.h b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/mock_tool.h
index c9fb5961e77..7b42bc75ef9 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/mock_tool.h
+++ b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/mock_tool.h
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ class MockTool : public Tool {
   std::optional<base::DictValue> InputProperties() const override;
   std::optional<std::vector<std::string>> RequiredProperties() const override;
   std::optional<base::DictValue> ExtraParams() const override;
-  bool IsSupportedByModel(const mojom::Model& model) const override;
+  bool IsSupportedByModel(
+      const mojom::Model& model,
+      mojom::ConversationCapability conversation_capability) const override;
   bool SupportsConversation(
       bool is_temporary,
       bool has_untrusted_content,
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/tool.cc b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/tool.cc
index 79433bc1b4e..c2286287dd7 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/tool.cc
+++ b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/tool.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/tool.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 #include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/ai_chat.mojom.h"
 #include "brave/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/common.mojom.h"
 
@@ -29,9 +31,13 @@ bool Tool::IsAgentTool() const {
   return false;
 }
 
-bool Tool::IsSupportedByModel(const mojom::Model& model) const {
+bool Tool::IsSupportedByModel(
+    const mojom::Model& model,
+    mojom::ConversationCapability conversation_capability) const {
   // Implementors should add any extra checks in an override.
-  return model.supports_tools;
+  return model.supports_tools && std::ranges::find(model.supported_capabilities,
+                                                   conversation_capability) !=
+                                     model.supported_capabilities.end();
 }
 
 std::variant<bool, mojom::PermissionChallengePtr>
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/tool.h b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/tool.h
index e63f7a9c227..8bda3dd1681 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/tool.h
+++ b/components/ai_chat/core/browser/tools/tool.h
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ class Tool {
 
   // Implementor can check features of the model to determine if the tool is
   // supported.
-  virtual bool IsSupportedByModel(const mojom::Model& model) const;
+  virtual bool IsSupportedByModel(
+      const mojom::Model& model,
+      mojom::ConversationCapability conversation_capability) const;
 
   // Check if this tool requires user interaction before handling
   // Returns:
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/common.mojom b/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/common.mojom
index 26584882bf5..748b61ff329 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/common.mojom
+++ b/components/ai_chat/core/common/mojom/common.mojom
@@ -595,6 +595,13 @@ struct Model {
   bool vision_support;
   // Model supports tool use
   bool supports_tools = false;
+  // Conversation capabilities this model supports. Used to filter which models
+  // are available for different conversation types (e.g. basic chat, content
+  // agent, deep research).
+  // All models that can participate in regular conversations should include
+  // CHAT. Models approved for agentic contexts (content agent, agent profile)
+  // should include CONTENT_AGENT, which should be approved by security team.
+  array<ConversationCapability> supported_capabilities;
   // Is a suggested model
   bool is_suggested_model;
   // Is a Near model
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/resources/page/components/model_intro/index.test.tsx b/components/ai_chat/resources/page/components/model_intro/index.test.tsx
index fe2610f68b9..2df7eebbb8c 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/resources/page/components/model_intro/index.test.tsx
+++ b/components/ai_chat/resources/page/components/model_intro/index.test.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe('ModelIntro', () => {
     visionSupport: false,
     isSuggestedModel: false,
     supportsTools: false,
+    supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
     isNearModel: false,
     options: {
       customModelOptions: undefined,
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/resources/page/components/model_selector/index.test.tsx b/components/ai_chat/resources/page/components/model_selector/index.test.tsx
index 0bcf3921a24..aa92bf230fb 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/resources/page/components/model_selector/index.test.tsx
+++ b/components/ai_chat/resources/page/components/model_selector/index.test.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ describe('ModelSelector', () => {
       isNearModel: false,
       visionSupport: true,
       supportsTools: true,
+      supportedCapabilities: [
+        Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT,
+        Mojom.ConversationCapability.CONTENT_AGENT,
+      ],
       options: {
         customModelOptions: undefined,
         leoModelOptions: {
@@ -42,6 +46,10 @@ describe('ModelSelector', () => {
       isSuggestedModel: true,
       isNearModel: false,
       supportsTools: true,
+      supportedCapabilities: [
+        Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT,
+        Mojom.ConversationCapability.CONTENT_AGENT,
+      ],
       visionSupport: true,
       options: {
         customModelOptions: undefined,
@@ -61,6 +69,7 @@ describe('ModelSelector', () => {
       isSuggestedModel: false,
       isNearModel: false,
       supportsTools: false,
+      supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
       visionSupport: true,
       options: {
         customModelOptions: undefined,
@@ -80,6 +89,10 @@ describe('ModelSelector', () => {
       isSuggestedModel: true,
       isNearModel: true,
       supportsTools: true,
+      supportedCapabilities: [
+        Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT,
+        Mojom.ConversationCapability.CONTENT_AGENT,
+      ],
       visionSupport: true,
       options: {
         customModelOptions: undefined,
@@ -99,6 +112,7 @@ describe('ModelSelector', () => {
       isSuggestedModel: false,
       isNearModel: false,
       supportsTools: false,
+      supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
       visionSupport: true,
       options: {
         customModelOptions: undefined,
@@ -119,6 +133,7 @@ describe('ModelSelector', () => {
       isNearModel: false,
       visionSupport: true,
       supportsTools: false,
+      supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
       options: {
         customModelOptions: undefined,
         leoModelOptions: {
@@ -138,6 +153,7 @@ describe('ModelSelector', () => {
       isNearModel: false,
       visionSupport: false,
       supportsTools: false,
+      supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
       isSuggestedModel: false,
       options: {
         leoModelOptions: undefined,
@@ -354,10 +370,12 @@ describe('ModelSelector', () => {
       + 'agent mode',
     async () => {
       // Simulate the real context behavior: in agent mode,
-      // filter models by supportsTools. This mimics the logic
+      // filter models by supportedCapabilities. This mimics the logic
       // in Conversation Context.
-      const filteredModels = mockModels.filter(
-        (model) => model.supportsTools === true,
+      const filteredModels = mockModels.filter((model) =>
+        model.supportedCapabilities.includes(
+          Mojom.ConversationCapability.CONTENT_AGENT,
+        ),
       )
 
       renderModelSelector({
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/resources/page/state/conversation_context.tsx b/components/ai_chat/resources/page/state/conversation_context.tsx
index 34d540e3bd8..777193cc42a 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/resources/page/state/conversation_context.tsx
+++ b/components/ai_chat/resources/page/state/conversation_context.tsx
@@ -124,7 +124,11 @@ export function useProvideConversationContext(props: ConversationContextProps) {
   const availableModels = React.useMemo(() => {
     return aiChat.isAIChatAgentProfileFeatureEnabled
       && aiChat.isAIChatAgentProfile
-      ? conversationState.allModels.filter((m) => m.supportsTools)
+      ? conversationState.allModels.filter((m) =>
+          m.supportedCapabilities.includes(
+            Mojom.ConversationCapability.CONTENT_AGENT,
+          ),
+        )
       : conversationState.allModels
   }, [
     conversationState.allModels,
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/resources/page/stories/components_panel.tsx b/components/ai_chat/resources/page/stories/components_panel.tsx
index cda7f74c3f2..4d54b50e1e2 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/resources/page/stories/components_panel.tsx
+++ b/components/ai_chat/resources/page/stories/components_panel.tsx
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ const MODELS: Mojom.Model[] = [
     displayName: 'Model One',
     visionSupport: false,
     supportsTools: false,
+    supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
     isSuggestedModel: true,
     isNearModel: false,
     options: {
@@ -872,6 +873,10 @@ const MODELS: Mojom.Model[] = [
     displayName: 'Model Two',
     visionSupport: true,
     supportsTools: true,
+    supportedCapabilities: [
+      Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT,
+      Mojom.ConversationCapability.CONTENT_AGENT,
+    ],
     isSuggestedModel: true,
     isNearModel: false,
     options: {
@@ -891,6 +896,7 @@ const MODELS: Mojom.Model[] = [
     displayName: 'Model Three',
     visionSupport: false,
     supportsTools: false,
+    supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
     isSuggestedModel: false,
     isNearModel: false,
     options: {
@@ -910,6 +916,7 @@ const MODELS: Mojom.Model[] = [
     displayName: 'Microsoft Phi-3',
     visionSupport: false,
     supportsTools: true,
+    supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
     isSuggestedModel: false,
     isNearModel: false,
     options: {
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/api/untrusted_conversation_api.ts b/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/api/untrusted_conversation_api.ts
index 8188735b955..70d6ac7b1a2 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/api/untrusted_conversation_api.ts
+++ b/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/api/untrusted_conversation_api.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ export default function createUntrustedConversationApi(
             state.allModels =
               state.conversationCapability
               === Mojom.ConversationCapability.CONTENT_AGENT
-                ? state.allModels.filter((model) => model.supportsTools)
+                ? state.allModels.filter((m) =>
+                    m.supportedCapabilities.includes(
+                      Mojom.ConversationCapability.CONTENT_AGENT,
+                    ),
+                  )
                 : state.allModels
             api.state.update(state)
           },
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/components/context_actions_assistant/context_actions_assistant.test.tsx b/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/components/context_actions_assistant/context_actions_assistant.test.tsx
index 19a081ce182..d15ed678ae8 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/components/context_actions_assistant/context_actions_assistant.test.tsx
+++ b/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/components/context_actions_assistant/context_actions_assistant.test.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const mockModels: Mojom.Model[] = [
     displayName: 'Model One',
     visionSupport: false,
     supportsTools: false,
+    supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
     isSuggestedModel: false,
     isNearModel: false,
     options: {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ const mockModels: Mojom.Model[] = [
     displayName: 'Brave Summary',
     visionSupport: false,
     supportsTools: false,
+    supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
     isSuggestedModel: false,
     isNearModel: false,
     options: {
diff --git a/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/components/regenerate_answer_menu/regenerate_answer_menu.test.tsx b/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/components/regenerate_answer_menu/regenerate_answer_menu.test.tsx
index 671f9099dd5..b4de7a79e5c 100644
--- a/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/components/regenerate_answer_menu/regenerate_answer_menu.test.tsx
+++ b/components/ai_chat/resources/untrusted_conversation_frame/components/regenerate_answer_menu/regenerate_answer_menu.test.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const mockModels = [
     displayName: 'Model One',
     visionSupport: false,
     supportsTools: false,
+    supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
     isSuggestedModel: false,
     isNearModel: false,
     options: {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const mockModels = [
     displayName: 'Model Two',
     visionSupport: true,
     supportsTools: true,
+    supportedCapabilities: [Mojom.ConversationCapability.CHAT],
     isSuggestedModel: false,
     isNearModel: false,
     options: {
diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/Components/Messages/AIChatIntroMessageView.swift b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/Components/Messages/AIChatIntroMessageView.swift
index a29cefe1d04..b4936b6edb1 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/Components/Messages/AIChatIntroMessageView.swift
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/Components/Messages/AIChatIntroMessageView.swift
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ struct AIChatIntroMessageView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
           displayName: "Mixtral 8x7b",
           visionSupport: false,
           supportsTools: false,
+          supportedCapabilities: [NSNumber(value: AiChat.ConversationCapability.chat.rawValue)],
           isSuggestedModel: false,
           isNearModel: false
         )
diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/Components/Settings/AIChatMenuView.swift b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/Components/Settings/AIChatMenuView.swift
index e4242fa57df..6511ef93355 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/Components/Settings/AIChatMenuView.swift
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/Components/Settings/AIChatMenuView.swift
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ struct AIChatMenuView_Preview: PreviewProvider {
           displayName: "Mixtral 8x7b",
           visionSupport: false,
           supportsTools: false,
+          supportedCapabilities: [NSNumber(value: AiChat.ConversationCapability.chat.rawValue)],
           isSuggestedModel: false,
           isNearModel: false
         ),
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ struct AIChatMenuView_Preview: PreviewProvider {
           displayName: "Mixtral 8x7b",
           visionSupport: false,
           supportsTools: false,
+          supportedCapabilities: [NSNumber(value: AiChat.ConversationCapability.chat.rawValue)],
           isSuggestedModel: false,
           isNearModel: false
         ),
@@ -332,6 +334,7 @@ struct AIChatMenuView_Preview: PreviewProvider {
           displayName: "Claude-Instant",
           visionSupport: false,
           supportsTools: false,
+          supportedCapabilities: [NSNumber(value: AiChat.ConversationCapability.chat.rawValue)],
           isSuggestedModel: false,
           isNearModel: false
         ),
@@ -350,6 +353,7 @@ struct AIChatMenuView_Preview: PreviewProvider {
           displayName: "Llama-2 13b",
           visionSupport: false,
           supportsTools: false,
+          supportedCapabilities: [NSNumber(value: AiChat.ConversationCapability.chat.rawValue)],
           isSuggestedModel: false,
           isNearModel: false
         ),
@@ -368,6 +372,7 @@ struct AIChatMenuView_Preview: PreviewProvider {
           displayName: "Llama-2 70b",
           visionSupport: false,
           supportsTools: false,
+          supportedCapabilities: [NSNumber(value: AiChat.ConversationCapability.chat.rawValue)],
           isSuggestedModel: false,
           isNearModel: false
         ),
diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/WebUI/AIChatCustomModelForm.swift b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/WebUI/AIChatCustomModelForm.swift
index 3957f63168e..bb6ae76f8e2 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/WebUI/AIChatCustomModelForm.swift
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/AIChat/WebUI/AIChatCustomModelForm.swift
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ extension AiChat.Model {
       displayName: "Custom Model",
       visionSupport: true,
       supportsTools: false,
+      supportedCapabilities: [NSNumber(value: AiChat.ConversationCapability.chat.rawValue)],
       isSuggestedModel: false,
       isNearModel: false
     )