diff --git a/lua/avante/config.lua b/lua/avante/config.lua
index a1f8c26..08b2f69 100644
--- a/lua/avante/config.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/config.lua
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ local M = {}
 ---@field custom_tools AvanteLLMToolPublic[]
 M._defaults = {
   debug = false,
-  ---@alias ProviderName "claude" | "openai" | "azure" | "gemini" | "vertex" | "cohere" | "copilot" | string
+  ---@alias ProviderName "claude" | "openai" | "azure" | "gemini" | "vertex" | "cohere" | "copilot" | "bedrock" | string
   provider = "claude",
   -- WARNING: Since auto-suggestions are a high-frequency operation and therefore expensive,
   -- currently designating it as `copilot` provider is dangerous because: https://github.com/yetone/avante.nvim/issues/1048
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ M._defaults = {
   },
   ---@type AvanteSupportedProvider
   bedrock = {
-    model = "anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0",
+    model = "anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0",
     timeout = 30000, -- Timeout in milliseconds
     temperature = 0,
     max_tokens = 8000,
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ function M.setup(opts)
   M._options = merged
   M.provider_names = vim
     .iter(M._defaults)
-    :filter(function(_, value) return type(value) == "table" and value.endpoint ~= nil end)
+    :filter(function(_, value) return type(value) == "table" and (value.endpoint ~= nil or value.model ~= nil) end)
     :fold({}, function(acc, k)
       acc = vim.list_extend({}, acc)
       acc = vim.list_extend(acc, { k })
@@ -519,12 +519,12 @@ function M.get_window_width() return math.ceil(vim.o.columns * (M.windows.width
 
 ---@param provider_name ProviderName
 ---@return boolean
-function M.has_provider(provider_name) return M._options[provider_name] ~= nil or M.vendors[provider_name] ~= nil end
+function M.has_provider(provider_name) return vim.list_contains(M.provider_names, provider_name) end
 
 ---get supported providers
 ---@param provider_name ProviderName
----@return AvanteProviderFunctor
-function M.get_provider(provider_name)
+function M.get_provider_config(provider_name)
+  if not M.has_provider(provider_name) then error("No provider found: " .. provider_name, 2) end
   if M._options[provider_name] ~= nil then
     return vim.deepcopy(M._options[provider_name], true)
   elseif M.vendors and M.vendors[provider_name] ~= nil then
diff --git a/lua/avante/model_selector.lua b/lua/avante/model_selector.lua
index dad319d..2b1616f 100644
--- a/lua/avante/model_selector.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/model_selector.lua
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function M.open()
 
   -- Collect models from main providers and vendors
   for _, provider_name in ipairs(Config.provider_names) do
-    local entry = create_model_entry(provider_name, Config.get_provider(provider_name))
+    local entry = create_model_entry(provider_name, Config.get_provider_config(provider_name))
     if entry then table.insert(models, entry) end
   end
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function M.open()
     Config.override({
       [choice.provider_name] = vim.tbl_deep_extend(
         "force",
-        Config.get_provider(choice.provider_name),
+        Config.get_provider_config(choice.provider_name),
         { model = choice.model }
       ),
     })
diff --git a/lua/avante/providers/bedrock.lua b/lua/avante/providers/bedrock.lua
index 9bc1445..1712335 100644
--- a/lua/avante/providers/bedrock.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/providers/bedrock.lua
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ function M:parse_response(ctx, data_stream, event_state, opts)
   return model_handler.parse_response(self, ctx, data_stream, event_state, opts)
 end
 
-function M:build_bedrock_payload(prompt_opts, body_opts)
+function M:build_bedrock_payload(prompt_opts, request_body)
   local model_handler = M.load_model_handler()
-  return model_handler.build_bedrock_payload(self, prompt_opts, body_opts)
+  return model_handler.build_bedrock_payload(self, prompt_opts, request_body)
 end
 
 function M:parse_stream_data(ctx, data, opts)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ end
 ---@param prompt_opts AvantePromptOptions
 ---@return table
 function M:parse_curl_args(prompt_opts)
-  local base, body_opts = P.parse_config(self)
+  local provider_conf, request_body = P.parse_config(self)
 
   local api_key = self.parse_api_key()
   if api_key == nil then error("Cannot get the bedrock api key!") end
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function M:parse_curl_args(prompt_opts)
   local endpoint = string.format(
     "https://bedrock-runtime.%s.amazonaws.com/model/%s/invoke-with-response-stream",
     aws_region,
-    base.model
+    provider_conf.model
   )
 
   local headers = {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function M:parse_curl_args(prompt_opts)
 
   if aws_session_token and aws_session_token ~= "" then headers["x-amz-security-token"] = aws_session_token end
 
-  local body_payload = self:build_bedrock_payload(prompt_opts, body_opts)
+  local body_payload = self:build_bedrock_payload(prompt_opts, request_body)
 
   local rawArgs = {
     "--aws-sigv4",
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ function M:parse_curl_args(prompt_opts)
 
   return {
     url = endpoint,
-    proxy = base.proxy,
-    insecure = base.allow_insecure,
+    proxy = provider_conf.proxy,
+    insecure = provider_conf.allow_insecure,
     headers = headers,
     body = body_payload,
     rawArgs = rawArgs,
diff --git a/lua/avante/providers/bedrock/claude.lua b/lua/avante/providers/bedrock/claude.lua
index a714821..e5a16a5 100644
--- a/lua/avante/providers/bedrock/claude.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/providers/bedrock/claude.lua
@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@ M.parse_response = Claude.parse_response
 
 ---@param provider AvanteProviderFunctor
 ---@param prompt_opts AvantePromptOptions
----@param body_opts table
+---@param request_body table
 ---@return table
-function M.build_bedrock_payload(provider, prompt_opts, body_opts)
+function M.build_bedrock_payload(provider, prompt_opts, request_body)
   local system_prompt = prompt_opts.system_prompt or ""
   local messages = provider:parse_messages(prompt_opts)
-  local max_tokens = body_opts.max_tokens or 2000
+  local max_tokens = request_body.max_tokens or 2000
   local payload = {
     anthropic_version = "bedrock-2023-05-31",
     max_tokens = max_tokens,
     messages = messages,
     system = system_prompt,
   }
-  return vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", payload, body_opts or {})
+  return vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", payload, request_body or {})
 end
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/avante/providers/init.lua b/lua/avante/providers/init.lua
index 21d6494..d941d56 100644
--- a/lua/avante/providers/init.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/providers/init.lua
@@ -198,26 +198,25 @@ M = setmetatable(M, {
   ---@param t avante.Providers
   ---@param k ProviderName
   __index = function(t, k)
-    ---@type AvanteProviderFunctor | AvanteBedrockProviderFunctor
-    local Opts = M.get_config(k)
+    local provider_config = M.get_config(k)
 
     ---@diagnostic disable: undefined-field,no-unknown,inject-field
     if Config.vendors[k] ~= nil then
-      if Opts.parse_response_data ~= nil then
+      if provider_config.parse_response_data ~= nil then
         Utils.error("parse_response_data is not supported for avante.nvim vendors")
       end
-      if Opts.__inherited_from ~= nil then
-        local BaseOpts = M.get_config(Opts.__inherited_from)
-        local ok, module = pcall(require, "avante.providers." .. Opts.__inherited_from)
-        if not ok then error("Failed to load provider: " .. Opts.__inherited_from) end
-        t[k] = vim.tbl_deep_extend("keep", Opts, BaseOpts, module)
+      if provider_config.__inherited_from ~= nil then
+        local base_provider_config = M.get_config(provider_config.__inherited_from)
+        local ok, module = pcall(require, "avante.providers." .. provider_config.__inherited_from)
+        if not ok then error("Failed to load provider: " .. provider_config.__inherited_from) end
+        t[k] = Utils.deep_extend_with_metatable("keep", provider_config, base_provider_config, module)
       else
-        t[k] = Opts
+        t[k] = provider_config
       end
     else
       local ok, module = pcall(require, "avante.providers." .. k)
       if not ok then error("Failed to load provider: " .. k) end
-      t[k] = vim.tbl_deep_extend("keep", Opts, module)
+      t[k] = Utils.deep_extend_with_metatable("keep", provider_config, module)
     end
 
     t[k].parse_api_key = function() return E.parse_envvar(t[k]) end
@@ -310,10 +309,9 @@ end
 
 ---@private
 ---@param provider_name ProviderName
----@return AvanteProviderFunctor | AvanteBedrockProviderFunctor
 function M.get_config(provider_name)
   provider_name = provider_name or Config.provider
-  local cur = Config.get_provider(provider_name)
+  local cur = Config.get_provider_config(provider_name)
   return type(cur) == "function" and cur() or cur
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/avante/sidebar.lua b/lua/avante/sidebar.lua
index 3b99756..c8ac9ec 100644
--- a/lua/avante/sidebar.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/sidebar.lua
@@ -2177,7 +2177,7 @@ function Sidebar:reset_memory(args, cb)
     table.insert(chat_history, {
       timestamp = get_timestamp(),
       provider = Config.provider,
-      model = Config.get_provider(Config.provider).model,
+      model = Config.get_provider_config(Config.provider).model,
       request = "",
       response = "",
       original_response = "",
@@ -2414,7 +2414,8 @@ function Sidebar:create_input_container(opts)
 
   ---@param request string
   local function handle_submit(request)
-    local model = Config.has_provider(Config.provider) and Config.get_provider(Config.provider).model or "default"
+    local model = Config.has_provider(Config.provider) and Config.get_provider_config(Config.provider).model
+      or "default"
 
     local timestamp = get_timestamp()
 
diff --git a/lua/avante/types.lua b/lua/avante/types.lua
index 97724d8..90d400a 100644
--- a/lua/avante/types.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/types.lua
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ vim.g.avante_login = vim.g.avante_login
 ---@field parse_stream_data? AvanteStreamParser
 ---@field on_error? fun(result: table<string, any>): nil
 ---
----@alias AvanteBedrockPayloadBuilder fun(self: AvanteBedrockModelHandler | AvanteBedrockProviderFunctor, prompt_opts: AvantePromptOptions, body_opts: table<string, any>): table<string, any>
+---@alias AvanteBedrockPayloadBuilder fun(self: AvanteBedrockModelHandler | AvanteBedrockProviderFunctor, prompt_opts: AvantePromptOptions, request_body: table<string, any>): table<string, any>
 ---
 ---@class AvanteBedrockProviderFunctor: AvanteProviderFunctor
 ---@field load_model_handler fun(): AvanteBedrockModelHandler
diff --git a/lua/avante/utils/init.lua b/lua/avante/utils/init.lua
index 93b34b4..0d93c01 100644
--- a/lua/avante/utils/init.lua
+++ b/lua/avante/utils/init.lua
@@ -1015,4 +1015,17 @@ function M.icon(string_with_icon, utf8_fallback)
   end
 end
 
+function M.deep_extend_with_metatable(behavior, ...)
+  local tables = { ... }
+  local base = tables[1]
+  if behavior == "keep" then base = tables[#tables] end
+  local mt = getmetatable(base)
+
+  local result = vim.tbl_deep_extend(behavior, ...)
+
+  if mt then setmetatable(result, mt) end
+
+  return result
+end
+
 return M