diff --git a/client/src/components/models/ModelComparison.jsx b/client/src/components/models/ModelComparison.jsx
index 79ef34508d..eebbe26aeb 100644
--- a/client/src/components/models/ModelComparison.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/models/ModelComparison.jsx
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ import {
 import Modal from '../ui/Modal';
 import ComparisonResearch from './ComparisonResearch';
 import { EFFORT_LADDER, withEstimatedCosts } from '../../lib/effortCostEstimate';
+import { safeReadStorage, safeWriteStorage } from '../../lib/safeStorage';
+
+const SETTINGS_STORAGE_KEY = 'portos-model-comparison-settings';
 
 const COLORS = [
   '#2563eb', // blue (GPT-5.6 Sol)
@@ -99,6 +102,25 @@ export default function ModelComparison() {
   const [syncError, setSyncError] = useState('');
   const [syncing, setSyncing] = useState(false);
 
+  // Restore the last-viewed settings from localStorage when the page is opened
+  // with no query string (a bookmark-free visit), so filters/zoom/scale persist
+  // across sessions instead of resetting every time. An explicit URL (a shared
+  // link, browser back/forward) always wins over the stored snapshot.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (params.toString() !== '') return;
+    const stored = safeReadStorage(SETTINGS_STORAGE_KEY);
+    if (!stored) return;
+    setParams(new URLSearchParams(stored), { replace: true });
+    // Restore once, on mount only — subsequent param changes are the user
+    // driving the page, not something to overwrite from storage again.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const query = params.toString();
+    if (query) safeWriteStorage(SETTINGS_STORAGE_KEY, query);
+  }, [params]);
+
   const xMinParam = params.get('xMin');
   const xMaxParam = params.get('xMax');
   const yMinParam = params.get('yMin');
diff --git a/client/src/components/models/ModelComparison.test.jsx b/client/src/components/models/ModelComparison.test.jsx
index 534fd2ae62..48a2d41966 100644
--- a/client/src/components/models/ModelComparison.test.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/models/ModelComparison.test.jsx
@@ -296,3 +296,27 @@ it('respects initial zoom and stretch URL search parameters', async () => {
   expect(screen.getByTestId('yaxis')).toHaveAttribute('data-domain', JSON.stringify([40, 60]));
 });
 
+it('persists settings to localStorage and restores them on a fresh visit', async () => {
+  localStorage.clear();
+  const { unmount } = render(
+    <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/']}>
+      <ModelComparison />
+    </MemoryRouter>
+  );
+  await act(async () => {});
+  await screen.findByText(/1 plotted/);
+
+  fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: '1.5×' }));
+  await waitFor(() => expect(localStorage.getItem('portos-model-comparison-settings')).toContain('stretch=1.5'));
+  unmount();
+
+  render(
+    <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/']}>
+      <ModelComparison />
+    </MemoryRouter>
+  );
+  await act(async () => {});
+  await screen.findByText(/1 plotted/);
+  expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: '1.5×' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
+});
+