diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
index 5019a192eb..f1fcae6c55 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ class _FrameworkMigrationWarning:
     shown = False
 
 
-def _show_framework_migration_message(name: str) -> None:
+def _show_framework_migration_message(name: str, variant: str) -> None:
     """Show a friendly message about framework migration when defaulting to Arduino."""
     if _FrameworkMigrationWarning.shown:
         return
@@ -698,9 +698,11 @@ def _show_framework_migration_message(name: str) -> None:
             f"💡 IMPORTANT: {name} doesn't have a framework specified!",
         )
         + "\n\n"
-        + "Currently, ESP32 defaults to the Arduino framework.\n"
+        + f"Currently, {variant} defaults to the Arduino framework.\n"
         + color(AnsiFore.YELLOW, "This will change to ESP-IDF in ESPHome 2026.1.0.\n")
         + "\n"
+        + "Note: Newer ESP32 variants (C6, H2, P4, etc.) already use ESP-IDF by default.\n"
+        + "\n"
         + "Why change? ESP-IDF offers:\n"
         + color(AnsiFore.GREEN, "  ✨ Up to 40% smaller binaries\n")
         + color(AnsiFore.GREEN, "  🚀 Better performance and optimization\n")
@@ -745,7 +747,9 @@ def _set_default_framework(config):
             config[CONF_FRAMEWORK] = ARDUINO_FRAMEWORK_SCHEMA({})
             config[CONF_FRAMEWORK][CONF_TYPE] = FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO
             # Show the migration message
-            _show_framework_migration_message(config.get(CONF_NAME, "Your device"))
+            _show_framework_migration_message(
+                config.get(CONF_NAME, "Your device"), variant
+            )
         else:
             config[CONF_FRAMEWORK] = ESP_IDF_FRAMEWORK_SCHEMA({})
             config[CONF_FRAMEWORK][CONF_TYPE] = FRAMEWORK_ESP_IDF