diff --git a/app/static/css/layout.css b/app/static/css/layout.css
index fc94c65..83f03f5 100644
--- a/app/static/css/layout.css
+++ b/app/static/css/layout.css
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ body.drawer-open .drawer-backdrop { opacity: 1; }
 .tone-toggle button + button,
 .theme-toggle button + button,
 .lang-toggle button + button { border-left: 1px solid var(--border); }
-/* The tone-toggle's longer option ("Intermediate", 12 chars) needs more
-   room than the shared 5.5em min-width. We size both buttons to fit the
-   longest one so the popup width (set by container width via left/right:0)
-   doesn't get clipped when only the short "Pro" label is active. */
-.tone-toggle button { min-width: 10em; }
 .tone-toggle button:hover,
 .theme-toggle button:hover,
 .lang-toggle button:hover { color: var(--accent); }
diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index 7344b76..97028ab 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -234,16 +234,17 @@
         <a href="/log"  class="{% if request.url.path.startswith('/log') %}active{% endif %}">Log</a>
       </nav>
       <div class="header-right">
-        {# The "Pro" label maps to the NOVICE tone server-side — kept that
-           way to avoid touching every stored user preference and API
-           contract. The mode itself (glossary tooltips + plainer
-           framing) is unchanged; only the display label changes. #}
+        {# The "Pro" label maps to the INTERMEDIATE tone server-side —
+           kept that way to avoid touching every stored user preference
+           and API contract. The mode itself (terse, no glossary
+           tooltips, assumes fluency) is unchanged; only the display
+           label changes. #}
         <div id="tone-toggle" class="tone-toggle" data-tone="INTERMEDIATE"
              role="group" aria-label="Explanation level">
           <button type="button" data-value="NOVICE"
-                  onclick="cassandraSetTone('NOVICE')">Pro</button>
+                  onclick="cassandraSetTone('NOVICE')">Novice</button>
           <button type="button" data-value="INTERMEDIATE"
-                  onclick="cassandraSetTone('INTERMEDIATE')">Intermediate</button>
+                  onclick="cassandraSetTone('INTERMEDIATE')">Pro</button>
         </div>
         <div id="theme-toggle" class="theme-toggle" data-theme="light"
              role="group" aria-label="Theme">
diff --git a/app/templates/settings.html b/app/templates/settings.html
index 37e88f7..ac0107d 100644
--- a/app/templates/settings.html
+++ b/app/templates/settings.html
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@
         <div class="settings-row__value">
           <div style="display:flex; gap:14px;">
             <label><input type="radio" name="digest-tone" value="NOVICE"
-              {% if (user.digest_tone or 'INTERMEDIATE') == 'NOVICE' %}checked{% endif %}> Pro</label>
+              {% if (user.digest_tone or 'INTERMEDIATE') == 'NOVICE' %}checked{% endif %}> Novice</label>
             <label><input type="radio" name="digest-tone" value="INTERMEDIATE"
-              {% if (user.digest_tone or 'INTERMEDIATE') == 'INTERMEDIATE' %}checked{% endif %}> Intermediate</label>
+              {% if (user.digest_tone or 'INTERMEDIATE') == 'INTERMEDIATE' %}checked{% endif %}> Pro</label>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>