diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/model-resolver.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/model-resolver.ts
index b0e7743f..34d16045 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/model-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/model-resolver.ts
@@ -56,27 +56,61 @@ function isAlias(id: string): boolean {
 	return !datePattern.test(id);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Find an exact model reference match.
+ * Supports either a bare model id or a canonical provider/modelId reference.
+ * When matching by bare id, ambiguous matches across providers are rejected.
+ */
+export function findExactModelReferenceMatch(
+	modelReference: string,
+	availableModels: Model<Api>[],
+): Model<Api> | undefined {
+	const trimmedReference = modelReference.trim();
+	if (!trimmedReference) {
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
+	const normalizedReference = trimmedReference.toLowerCase();
+
+	const canonicalMatches = availableModels.filter(
+		(model) => `${model.provider}/${model.id}`.toLowerCase() === normalizedReference,
+	);
+	if (canonicalMatches.length === 1) {
+		return canonicalMatches[0];
+	}
+	if (canonicalMatches.length > 1) {
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
+	const slashIndex = trimmedReference.indexOf("/");
+	if (slashIndex !== -1) {
+		const provider = trimmedReference.substring(0, slashIndex).trim();
+		const modelId = trimmedReference.substring(slashIndex + 1).trim();
+		if (provider && modelId) {
+			const providerMatches = availableModels.filter(
+				(model) =>
+					model.provider.toLowerCase() === provider.toLowerCase() &&
+					model.id.toLowerCase() === modelId.toLowerCase(),
+			);
+			if (providerMatches.length === 1) {
+				return providerMatches[0];
+			}
+			if (providerMatches.length > 1) {
+				return undefined;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	const idMatches = availableModels.filter((model) => model.id.toLowerCase() === normalizedReference);
+	return idMatches.length === 1 ? idMatches[0] : undefined;
+}
+
 /**
  * Try to match a pattern to a model from the available models list.
  * Returns the matched model or undefined if no match found.
  */
 function tryMatchModel(modelPattern: string, availableModels: Model<Api>[]): Model<Api> | undefined {
-	// Check for provider/modelId format (provider is everything before the first /)
-	const slashIndex = modelPattern.indexOf("/");
-	if (slashIndex !== -1) {
-		const provider = modelPattern.substring(0, slashIndex);
-		const modelId = modelPattern.substring(slashIndex + 1);
-		const providerMatch = availableModels.find(
-			(m) => m.provider.toLowerCase() === provider.toLowerCase() && m.id.toLowerCase() === modelId.toLowerCase(),
-		);
-		if (providerMatch) {
-			return providerMatch;
-		}
-		// No exact provider/model match - fall through to other matching
-	}
-
-	// Check for exact ID match (case-insensitive)
-	const exactMatch = availableModels.find((m) => m.id.toLowerCase() === modelPattern.toLowerCase());
+	const exactMatch = findExactModelReferenceMatch(modelPattern, availableModels);
 	if (exactMatch) {
 		return exactMatch;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/model-selector.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/model-selector.ts
index db6bc6c9..e1ceeaf1 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/model-selector.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/model-selector.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,11 @@ export class ModelSelectorComponent extends Container implements Focusable {
 
 	private filterModels(query: string): void {
 		this.filteredModels = query
-			? fuzzyFilter(this.activeModels, query, ({ id, provider }) => `${id} ${provider}`)
+			? fuzzyFilter(
+					this.activeModels,
+					query,
+					({ id, provider }) => `${id} ${provider} ${provider}/${id} ${provider} ${id}`,
+				)
 			: this.activeModels;
 		this.selectedIndex = Math.min(this.selectedIndex, Math.max(0, this.filteredModels.length - 1));
 		this.updateList();
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
index 8b3377ef..c5981f15 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import type {
 import { FooterDataProvider, type ReadonlyFooterDataProvider } from "../../core/footer-data-provider.js";
 import { type AppAction, KeybindingsManager } from "../../core/keybindings.js";
 import { createCompactionSummaryMessage } from "../../core/messages.js";
-import { resolveModelScope } from "../../core/model-resolver.js";
+import { findExactModelReferenceMatch, resolveModelScope } from "../../core/model-resolver.js";
 import type { ResourceDiagnostic } from "../../core/resource-loader.js";
 import { type SessionContext, SessionManager } from "../../core/session-manager.js";
 import { BUILTIN_SLASH_COMMANDS } from "../../core/slash-commands.js";
@@ -3244,30 +3244,8 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 	}
 
 	private async findExactModelMatch(searchTerm: string): Promise<Model<any> | undefined> {
-		const term = searchTerm.trim();
-		if (!term) return undefined;
-
-		let targetProvider: string | undefined;
-		let targetModelId = "";
-
-		if (term.includes("/")) {
-			const parts = term.split("/", 2);
-			targetProvider = parts[0]?.trim().toLowerCase();
-			targetModelId = parts[1]?.trim().toLowerCase() ?? "";
-		} else {
-			targetModelId = term.toLowerCase();
-		}
-
-		if (!targetModelId) return undefined;
-
 		const models = await this.getModelCandidates();
-		const exactMatches = models.filter((item) => {
-			const idMatch = item.id.toLowerCase() === targetModelId;
-			const providerMatch = !targetProvider || item.provider.toLowerCase() === targetProvider;
-			return idMatch && providerMatch;
-		});
-
-		return exactMatches.length === 1 ? exactMatches[0] : undefined;
+		return findExactModelReferenceMatch(searchTerm, models);
 	}
 
 	private async getModelCandidates(): Promise<Model<any>[]> {