diff --git a/src/commands/model-picker.ts b/src/commands/model-picker.ts
index 5cceb1e94..50864f6fe 100644
--- a/src/commands/model-picker.ts
+++ b/src/commands/model-picker.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const PROVIDER_FILTER_THRESHOLD = 30;
 // Models that are internal routing features and should not be shown in selection lists.
 // These may be valid as defaults (e.g., set automatically during auth flow) but are not
 // directly callable via API and would cause "Unknown model" errors if selected manually.
-const HIDDEN_ROUTER_MODELS = new Set(["openrouter/auto"]);
+const HIDDEN_ROUTER_MODELS = new Set(["openrouter/auto", "openrouter/openrouter/auto"]);
 
 type PromptDefaultModelParams = {
   config: ClawdbotConfig;
diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-auth.credentials.ts b/src/commands/onboard-auth.credentials.ts
index 0c7dff409..44113c462 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-auth.credentials.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-auth.credentials.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export async function setVeniceApiKey(key: string, agentDir?: string) {
 }
 
 export const ZAI_DEFAULT_MODEL_REF = "zai/glm-4.7";
-export const OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_MODEL_REF = "openrouter/auto";
+export const OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_MODEL_REF = "openrouter/openrouter/auto";
 export const VERCEL_AI_GATEWAY_DEFAULT_MODEL_REF = "vercel-ai-gateway/anthropic/claude-opus-4.5";
 
 export async function setZaiApiKey(key: string, agentDir?: string) {