diff --git a/lua/avante/config.lua b/lua/avante/config.lua
index 87bec79..efadd4a 100644
--- a/lua/avante/config.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/config.lua
@@ -762,6 +762,12 @@ local function apply_model_selection(config, model_name, provider_name)
   if target_provider_name ~= current_provider_name or model_name ~= current_model_name then
     config.provider = target_provider_name
     target_provider.model = model_name
+    if not target_provider.model_names then target_provider.model_names = {} end
+    for _, model_name_ in ipairs({ model_name, current_model_name }) do
+      if not vim.tbl_contains(target_provider.model_names, model_name_) then
+        table.insert(target_provider.model_names, model_name_)
+      end
+    end
     Utils.info(string.format("Using previously selected model: %s/%s", target_provider_name, model_name))
   end
 end
diff --git a/lua/avante/model_selector.lua b/lua/avante/model_selector.lua
index 85ac10a..87566cc 100644
--- a/lua/avante/model_selector.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/model_selector.lua
@@ -6,64 +6,80 @@ local Selector = require("avante.ui.selector")
 ---@class avante.ModelSelector
 local M = {}
 
-M.models_list_invoked = {}
-M.models_list_returned = {}
+M.list_models_invoked = {}
+M.list_models_returned = {}
 
-local models_list_cached_result = {}
+local list_models_cached_result = {}
 
 ---@param provider_name string
 ---@param provider_cfg table
 ---@return table
 local function create_model_entries(provider_name, provider_cfg)
-  if provider_cfg.models_list and provider_cfg.__inherited_from == nil then
-    local models_list
-    if type(provider_cfg.models_list) == "function" then
-      if M.models_list_invoked[provider_cfg.models_list] then return {} end
-      M.models_list_invoked[provider_cfg.models_list] = true
-      local cached_result = models_list_cached_result[provider_cfg.models_list]
+  local res = {}
+  if provider_cfg.list_models and provider_cfg.__inherited_from == nil then
+    local models
+    if type(provider_cfg.list_models) == "function" then
+      if M.list_models_invoked[provider_cfg.list_models] then return {} end
+      M.list_models_invoked[provider_cfg.list_models] = true
+      local cached_result = list_models_cached_result[provider_cfg.list_models]
       if cached_result then
-        models_list = cached_result
+        models = cached_result
       else
-        models_list = provider_cfg:models_list()
-        models_list_cached_result[provider_cfg.models_list] = models_list
+        models = provider_cfg:list_models()
+        list_models_cached_result[provider_cfg.list_models] = models
       end
     else
-      if M.models_list_returned[provider_cfg.models_list] then return {} end
-      M.models_list_returned[provider_cfg.models_list] = true
-      models_list = provider_cfg.models_list
+      if M.list_models_returned[provider_cfg.list_models] then return {} end
+      M.list_models_returned[provider_cfg.list_models] = true
+      models = provider_cfg.list_models
+    end
+    if models then
+      -- If list_models is defined, use it to create entries
+      res = vim
+        .iter(models)
+        :map(
+          function(model)
+            return {
+              name = model.name or model.id,
+              display_name = model.display_name or model.name or model.id,
+              provider_name = provider_name,
+              model = model.id,
+            }
+          end
+        )
+        :totable()
     end
-    if not models_list then return {} end
-    -- If models_list is defined, use it to create entries
-    local models = vim
-      .iter(models_list)
-      :map(
-        function(model)
-          return {
-            name = model.name or model.id,
-            display_name = model.display_name or model.name or model.id,
-            provider_name = provider_name,
-            model = model.id,
-          }
-        end
-      )
-      :totable()
-    return models
   end
-  return provider_cfg.model
-      and {
-        {
-          name = provider_cfg.display_name or (provider_name .. "/" .. provider_cfg.model),
-          display_name = provider_cfg.display_name or (provider_name .. "/" .. provider_cfg.model),
+  if provider_cfg.model then
+    local seen = vim.iter(res):find(function(item) return item.model == provider_cfg.model end)
+    if not seen then
+      table.insert(res, {
+        name = provider_cfg.display_name or (provider_name .. "/" .. provider_cfg.model),
+        display_name = provider_cfg.display_name or (provider_name .. "/" .. provider_cfg.model),
+        provider_name = provider_name,
+        model = provider_cfg.model,
+      })
+    end
+  end
+  if provider_cfg.model_names then
+    for _, model_name in ipairs(provider_cfg.model_names) do
+      local seen = vim.iter(res):find(function(item) return item.model == model_name end)
+      if not seen then
+        table.insert(res, {
+          name = provider_cfg.display_name or (provider_name .. "/" .. model_name),
+          display_name = provider_cfg.display_name or (provider_name .. "/" .. model_name),
           provider_name = provider_name,
-          model = provider_cfg.model,
-        },
-      }
-    or {}
+          model = model_name,
+        })
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  return res
 end
 
 function M.open()
-  M.models_list_invoked = {}
-  M.models_list_returned = {}
+  M.list_models_invoked = {}
+  M.list_models_returned = {}
   local models = {}
 
   -- Collect models from providers
diff --git a/lua/avante/providers/copilot.lua b/lua/avante/providers/copilot.lua
index a5774f9..caf50cc 100644
--- a/lua/avante/providers/copilot.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/providers/copilot.lua
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function M:is_disable_stream() return false end
 
 setmetatable(M, { __index = OpenAI })
 
-function M:models_list()
+function M:list_models()
   if M._model_list_cache then return M._model_list_cache end
   if not M._is_setup then M.setup() end
   -- refresh token synchronously, only if it has expired
diff --git a/lua/avante/providers/ollama.lua b/lua/avante/providers/ollama.lua
index 650bc4b..0c236da 100644
--- a/lua/avante/providers/ollama.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/providers/ollama.lua
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ M.on_error = function(result)
 end
 
 -- List available models using Ollama's tags API
-function M:models_list()
+function M:list_models()
   -- Return cached models if available
   if self._model_list_cache then return self._model_list_cache end
 
diff --git a/lua/avante/types.lua b/lua/avante/types.lua
index 38ca135..236adfe 100644
--- a/lua/avante/types.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/types.lua
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ vim.g.avante_login = vim.g.avante_login
 ---@field endpoint? string
 ---@field extra_request_body? table<string, any>
 ---@field model? string
+---@field model_names? string[]
 ---@field local? boolean
 ---@field proxy? string
 ---@field keep_alive? string
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ vim.g.avante_login = vim.g.avante_login
 ---@field on_error? fun(result: table<string, any>): nil
 ---@field transform_tool? fun(self: AvanteProviderFunctor, tool: AvanteLLMTool): AvanteOpenAITool | AvanteClaudeTool
 ---@field get_rate_limit_sleep_time? fun(self: AvanteProviderFunctor, headers: table<string, string>): integer | nil
----@field models_list? fun(self): AvanteProviderModelList | nil
+---@field list_models? fun(self): AvanteProviderModelList | nil
 ---
 ---@alias AvanteBedrockPayloadBuilder fun(self: AvanteBedrockModelHandler | AvanteBedrockProviderFunctor, prompt_opts: AvantePromptOptions, request_body: table<string, any>): table<string, any>
 ---