diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/inlineDiffsService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/inlineDiffsService.ts
index 941bfc82..07f42272 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/inlineDiffsService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/inlineDiffsService.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ export interface IInlineDiffsService {
 	startApplying(opts: StartApplyingOpts): number | undefined;
 	interruptStreaming(diffareaid: number): void;
 	addCtrlKZone(opts: AddCtrlKOpts): number | undefined;
+	removeCtrlKZone(opts: { diffareaid: number }): void;
 }
 
 export const IInlineDiffsService = createDecorator<IInlineDiffsService>('inlineDiffAreasService');
@@ -910,6 +911,17 @@ class InlineDiffsService extends Disposable implements IInlineDiffsService {
 		return ctrlKZone.diffareaid
 	}
 
+	public removeCtrlKZone({ diffareaid }: { diffareaid: number }) {
+		const ctrlKZone = this.diffAreaOfId[diffareaid]
+		if (!ctrlKZone) return
+		if (ctrlKZone.type !== 'CtrlKZone') return
+
+		const uri = ctrlKZone._URI
+		const { onFinishEdit } = this._addToHistory(uri)
+		this._deleteCtrlKZone(ctrlKZone)
+		onFinishEdit()
+	}
+
 
 
 	public startApplying(opts: StartApplyingOpts) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/ctrl-k-tsx/CtrlKChat.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/ctrl-k-tsx/CtrlKChat.tsx
index ffffd374..86977840 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/ctrl-k-tsx/CtrlKChat.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/ctrl-k-tsx/CtrlKChat.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { VoidInputBox } from '../util/inputs.js';
 import { QuickEditPropsType } from '../../../quickEditActions.js';
 import { ButtonStop, ButtonSubmit } from '../sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.js';
 import { ModelDropdown } from '../void-settings-tsx/ModelDropdown.js';
+import { X } from 'lucide-react';
 
 export const CtrlKChat = ({ diffareaid, onGetInputBox, onUserUpdateText, onChangeHeight, initText }: QuickEditPropsType) => {
 
@@ -108,10 +109,16 @@ export const CtrlKChat = ({ diffareaid, onGetInputBox, onUserUpdateText, onChang
 		>
 
 			<div // this div is used to position the input box properly
-				className={`w-full p-2 z-[999]`}
+				className={`w-full p-2 z-[999] relative`}
 			>
 				<div className='flex flex-row justify-between items-end gap-1'>
-					{/* left (input) */}
+					<div className='absolute size-0.5 top-0 right-0 z-[1]'>
+						<X
+						onClick={() => { inlineDiffsService.removeCtrlKZone({ diffareaid }) }}
+						/>
+					</div>
+
+					{/* input */}
 					<div // copied from SidebarChat.tsx
 						className={`w-full
 							@@[&_textarea]:!void-bg-transparent @@[&_textarea]:!void-outline-none @@[&_textarea]:!void-text-vscode-input-fg @@[&_div.monaco-inputbox]:!void-outline-none`}>
@@ -131,8 +138,8 @@ export const CtrlKChat = ({ diffareaid, onGetInputBox, onUserUpdateText, onChang
 				</div>
 
 
-					{/* bottom row */}
-					<div
+				{/* bottom row */}
+				<div
 					className='flex flex-row justify-between items-end gap-1'
 				>
 					{/* submit options */}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/ModelDropdown.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/ModelDropdown.tsx
index a1554d14..65d107ce 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/ModelDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/ModelDropdown.tsx
@@ -3,24 +3,36 @@
  *  Void Editor additions licensed under the AGPL 3.0 License.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { FeatureName, featureNames, ModelSelection, modelSelectionsEqual, ProviderName, providerNames } from '../../../../../../../platform/void/common/voidSettingsTypes.js'
 import { useSettingsState, useRefreshModelState, useAccessor } from '../util/services.js'
 import { VoidSelectBox } from '../util/inputs.js'
 import { SelectBox } from '../../../../../../../base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.js'
 import { IconWarning } from '../sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.js'
 import { VOID_OPEN_SETTINGS_ACTION_ID } from '../../../voidSettingsPane.js'
+import { ModelOption } from '../../../../../../../platform/void/common/voidSettingsService.js'
 
-const ModelSelectBox = ({ featureName }: { featureName: FeatureName }) => {
+
+
+const optionsEqual = (m1: ModelOption[], m2: ModelOption[]) => {
+	if (m1.length !== m2.length) return false
+	for (let i = 0; i < m1.length; i++) {
+		if (!modelSelectionsEqual(m1[i].value, m2[i].value)) return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+
+
+const ModelSelectBox = ({ options, featureName }: { options: ModelOption[], featureName: FeatureName }) => {
 	const accessor = useAccessor()
 
 	const voidSettingsService = accessor.get('IVoidSettingsService')
-	const settingsState = useSettingsState()
 
 	let weChangedText = false
 
 	return <VoidSelectBox
-		options={settingsState._modelOptions}
+		options={options}
 		onChangeSelection={useCallback((newVal: ModelSelection) => {
 			if (weChangedText) return
 			voidSettingsService.setModelSelectionOfFeature(featureName, newVal)
@@ -42,6 +54,23 @@ const ModelSelectBox = ({ featureName }: { featureName: FeatureName }) => {
 	/>
 }
 
+const MemoizedModelSelectBox = ({ featureName }: { featureName: FeatureName }) => {
+	const settingsState = useSettingsState()
+	const oldOptionsRef = useRef<ModelOption[]>([])
+	const [memoizedOptions, setMemoizedOptions] = useState(oldOptionsRef.current)
+	useEffect(() => {
+		const oldOptions = oldOptionsRef.current
+		const newOptions = settingsState._modelOptions
+		if (!optionsEqual(oldOptions, newOptions)) {
+			setMemoizedOptions(newOptions)
+		}
+		oldOptionsRef.current = newOptions
+	}, [settingsState._modelOptions])
+
+	return <ModelSelectBox featureName={featureName} options={memoizedOptions} />
+
+}
+
 const DummySelectBox = () => {
 
 	const accessor = useAccessor()
@@ -76,6 +105,6 @@ const DummySelectBox = () => {
 export const ModelDropdown = ({ featureName }: { featureName: FeatureName }) => {
 	const settingsState = useSettingsState()
 	return <>
-		{settingsState._modelOptions.length === 0 ? <DummySelectBox /> : <ModelSelectBox featureName={featureName} />}
+		{settingsState._modelOptions.length === 0 ? <DummySelectBox /> : <MemoizedModelSelectBox featureName={featureName} />}
 	</>
 }