diff --git a/frontend/src/components/account/CNProviderBalanceCell.vue b/frontend/src/components/account/CNProviderBalanceCell.vue
index 2ad2cbf3ab..52b5fb15e2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/account/CNProviderBalanceCell.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/account/CNProviderBalanceCell.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,35 @@
 <template>
   <div v-if="visible" class="space-y-1">
+    <!-- Balance value row: static display (snapshot or probe result) -->
+    <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
+      <span
+        data-test="cn-provider-balance-value"
+        :class="['text-[10px] font-medium leading-4', platformTextClass(account.platform)]"
+        :title="t('admin.accounts.cnProviders.balanceProbeTooltip')"
+      >
+        {{ balanceLabel }}
+      </span>
+
+      <!-- Low balance badge (reactive 402/429 marker or probe-detected) -->
+      <span
+        v-if="balanceLow"
+        class="inline-flex items-center rounded bg-red-100 px-1 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-red-700 dark:bg-red-900/30 dark:text-red-300"
+      >
+        {{ t('admin.accounts.cnProviders.balanceLow') }}
+      </span>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Explicit refresh action (aligned with the OpenAI "Query" / Grok "Probe"
+         buttons): the old chip doubled as the data display and a hidden click
+         target, which users could not discover. The verb label makes the
+         affordance explicit. -->
     <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
       <button
         type="button"
-        :class="[
-          'inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium transition-colors hover:bg-gray-100 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 dark:hover:bg-dark-600',
-          platformTextClass(account.platform)
-        ]"
+        data-test="cn-provider-balance-probe"
+        class="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 whitespace-nowrap rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium leading-4 text-blue-600 transition-colors hover:bg-blue-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 dark:text-blue-400 dark:hover:bg-blue-900/30"
         :disabled="loading"
+        :title="t('admin.accounts.cnProviders.balanceProbeTooltip')"
         @click="handleProbe"
       >
         <svg
@@ -24,16 +46,8 @@
             d="M4 4v5h.582m15.356 2A8.001 8.001 0 004.582 9m0 0H9m11 11v-5h-.581m0 0a8.003 8.003 0 01-15.357-2m15.357 2H15"
           />
         </svg>
-        {{ balanceLabel }}
+        {{ t('admin.accounts.cnProviders.probe') }}
       </button>
-
-      <!-- Low balance badge (reactive 402/429 marker or probe-detected) -->
-      <span
-        v-if="balanceLow"
-        class="inline-flex items-center rounded bg-red-100 px-1 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-red-700 dark:bg-red-900/30 dark:text-red-300"
-      >
-        {{ t('admin.accounts.cnProviders.balanceLow') }}
-      </span>
     </div>
 
     <div v-if="error" class="truncate text-[10px] text-red-600 dark:text-red-400" :title="error">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/account/CNProviderQuotaCell.vue b/frontend/src/components/account/CNProviderQuotaCell.vue
index c9f0f2e900..a7df801d6c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/account/CNProviderQuotaCell.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/account/CNProviderQuotaCell.vue
@@ -4,36 +4,7 @@
     data-test="cn-provider-quota"
     class="min-w-[220px] space-y-1"
   >
-    <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        :class="[
-          'inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 whitespace-nowrap rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium leading-4 transition-colors hover:bg-gray-100 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 dark:hover:bg-dark-600',
-          platformTextClass(account.platform)
-        ]"
-        :disabled="loading"
-        :title="t('admin.accounts.cnProviders.probeTooltip')"
-        @click="handleProbe()"
-      >
-        <svg
-          class="h-2.5 w-2.5"
-          :class="{ 'animate-spin': loading }"
-          fill="none"
-          stroke="currentColor"
-          viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-        >
-          <path
-            stroke-linecap="round"
-            stroke-linejoin="round"
-            stroke-width="2"
-            d="M4 4v5h.582m15.356 2A8.001 8.001 0 004.582 9m0 0H9m11 11v-5h-.581m0 0a8.003 8.003 0 01-15.357-2m15.357 2H15"
-          />
-        </svg>
-        {{ t('admin.accounts.cnProviders.window5h') }}/{{ t('admin.accounts.cnProviders.windowWeekly') }}
-      </button>
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- Tier rows: 5h + weekly utilization bars -->
+    <!-- Tier rows: 5h + weekly utilization bars (snapshot renders on mount) -->
     <div v-if="data?.success && data.tiers?.length" class="space-y-1">
       <div
         v-for="tier in data.tiers"
@@ -67,6 +38,37 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- Explicit refresh action (aligned with the OpenAI "Query" / Grok "Probe"
+         buttons): a verb label tells users this chip is clickable. The previous
+         noun label ("5h/weekly") read as a passive caption and users could not
+         discover the manual refresh. -->
+    <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        data-test="cn-provider-quota-probe"
+        class="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 whitespace-nowrap rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium leading-4 text-blue-600 transition-colors hover:bg-blue-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 dark:text-blue-400 dark:hover:bg-blue-900/30"
+        :disabled="loading"
+        :title="t('admin.accounts.cnProviders.probeTooltip')"
+        @click="handleProbe()"
+      >
+        <svg
+          class="h-2.5 w-2.5"
+          :class="{ 'animate-spin': loading }"
+          fill="none"
+          stroke="currentColor"
+          viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+        >
+          <path
+            stroke-linecap="round"
+            stroke-linejoin="round"
+            stroke-width="2"
+            d="M4 4v5h.582m15.356 2A8.001 8.001 0 004.582 9m0 0H9m11 11v-5h-.581m0 0a8.003 8.003 0 01-15.357-2m15.357 2H15"
+          />
+        </svg>
+        {{ t('admin.accounts.cnProviders.probe') }}
+      </button>
+    </div>
+
     <div
       v-if="error"
       class="truncate text-[10px] leading-4 text-red-600 dark:text-red-400"
@@ -83,7 +85,6 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { adminAPI } from '@/api/admin'
 import type { CNProviderQuotaProbeResult } from '@/api/admin/cnProviders'
 import type { Account } from '@/types'
-import { platformTextClass } from '@/utils/platformColors'
 import { cnQuotaCellVisible } from './credentialsBuilder'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/account/__tests__/CNProviderBalanceCell.spec.ts b/frontend/src/components/account/__tests__/CNProviderBalanceCell.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da60a91f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/account/__tests__/CNProviderBalanceCell.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { flushPromises, mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import CNProviderBalanceCell from '../CNProviderBalanceCell.vue'
+import type { Account } from '@/types'
+
+const { queryBalance } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  queryBalance: vi.fn()
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/api/admin', () => ({
+  adminAPI: {
+    cnProviders: { queryBalance }
+  }
+}))
+
+vi.mock('vue-i18n', () => ({
+  useI18n: () => ({
+    t: (key: string) => key
+  })
+}))
+
+const account = {
+  id: 7,
+  platform: 'kimi',
+  type: 'apikey',
+  credentials: { account_mode: 'payg' },
+  extra: {
+    kimi_balance: 12.5,
+    kimi_balance_currency: 'CNY'
+  }
+} as Account
+
+describe('CNProviderBalanceCell', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    queryBalance.mockReset()
+  })
+
+  it('renders the persisted balance as static text with an explicit query action', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(CNProviderBalanceCell, { props: { account } })
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    // Snapshot value renders without any probe.
+    expect(queryBalance).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(wrapper.get('[data-test="cn-provider-balance-value"]').text()).toContain('CNY 12.50')
+
+    // The control reads as an action; the i18n mock returns the key itself.
+    const probeButton = wrapper.get('[data-test="cn-provider-balance-probe"]')
+    expect(probeButton.text()).toBe('admin.accounts.cnProviders.probe')
+
+    await probeButton.trigger('click')
+    await flushPromises()
+    expect(queryBalance).toHaveBeenCalledWith(account.id)
+  })
+
+  it('shows the low-balance badge from the snapshot marker', () => {
+    const lowAccount = {
+      ...account,
+      extra: { kimi_balance: 0.4, kimi_balance_low: true }
+    } as Account
+
+    const wrapper = mount(CNProviderBalanceCell, { props: { account: lowAccount } })
+
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('admin.accounts.cnProviders.balanceLow')
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the snapshot balance visible when a query fails', async () => {
+    queryBalance.mockResolvedValue({ success: false, error: 'HTTP 401' })
+    const wrapper = mount(CNProviderBalanceCell, { props: { account } })
+
+    await wrapper.get('[data-test="cn-provider-balance-probe"]').trigger('click')
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('CNY 12.50')
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('HTTP 401')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/account/__tests__/CNProviderQuotaCell.spec.ts b/frontend/src/components/account/__tests__/CNProviderQuotaCell.spec.ts
index 20a23585f8..ab50774ed1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/account/__tests__/CNProviderQuotaCell.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/account/__tests__/CNProviderQuotaCell.spec.ts
@@ -73,4 +73,23 @@ describe('CNProviderQuotaCell', () => {
 
     expect(queryQuota).toHaveBeenCalledWith(account.id)
   })
+
+  it('labels the refresh control with an explicit action verb, not a data caption', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(CNProviderQuotaCell, { props: { account } })
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    // The snapshot is fresh (usage_updated_at = now): bars render without probing.
+    expect(queryQuota).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('27%')
+
+    // The control reads as an action ("query"), unlike the old noun label
+    // ("5-hour window/weekly window") which looked like a passive caption.
+    // The i18n mock returns the key itself.
+    const probeButton = wrapper.get('[data-test="cn-provider-quota-probe"]')
+    expect(probeButton.text()).toBe('admin.accounts.cnProviders.probe')
+
+    await probeButton.trigger('click')
+    await flushPromises()
+    expect(queryQuota).toHaveBeenCalledWith(account.id)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/admin/accounts.ts b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/admin/accounts.ts
index b207251a60..3c126b78b0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/admin/accounts.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/admin/accounts.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ export default {
         balance: 'Balance --',
         window5h: '5-hour window',
         windowWeekly: 'Weekly window',
+        probe: 'Query',
         probeTooltip: 'Query the provider quota endpoint for 5-hour / weekly rolling window usage',
+        balanceProbeTooltip: 'Query the provider balance endpoint for the account balance',
         balanceLow: 'Insufficient balance',
         noBalanceEndpoint: 'This platform has no balance query endpoint',
         resetSoon: 'reset soon',
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh/admin/accounts.ts b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh/admin/accounts.ts
index 382e86cbd1..923776d259 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh/admin/accounts.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh/admin/accounts.ts
@@ -335,7 +335,9 @@ export default {
         balance: '余额 --',
         window5h: '5 小时窗口',
         windowWeekly: '每周窗口',
+        probe: '查询',
         probeTooltip: '请求供应商额度端点，查询 5 小时 / 每周滚动窗口用量',
+        balanceProbeTooltip: '请求供应商余额端点，查询账户余额',
         balanceLow: '余额不足',
         noBalanceEndpoint: '该平台暂无余额查询接口',
         resetSoon: '即将重置',