diff --git a/strix/report/pricing.py b/strix/report/pricing.py
index 57c899592..9f449f2fe 100644
--- a/strix/report/pricing.py
+++ b/strix/report/pricing.py
@@ -48,7 +48,18 @@ def resolve_litellm_model(model: str) -> str | None:
                 if isinstance(model_cost.get(key), dict)
             }
             if len(matches) == 1 or len(prices) == 1:
-                return matches[0]
+                # Every route prices the model the same, so picking one is free; pick
+                # the first-party listing over an aggregator's re-listing. Aggregators
+                # (OpenRouter, DeepInfra, ...) re-key a model under a namespaced path
+                # such as "openrouter/x-ai/grok-4.5", which sorts ahead of the native
+                # "xai/grok-4.5", so the alphabetically first key would be misleading.
+                native = [
+                    key
+                    for key in matches
+                    if isinstance(model_cost.get(key), dict)
+                    and key == f"{model_cost[key].get('litellm_provider')}/{name}"
+                ]
+                return native[0] if len(native) == 1 else matches[0]
         return None  # noqa: TRY300
     except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
         return None
diff --git a/tests/test_pricing.py b/tests/test_pricing.py
index ee1130e66..2b70c94d7 100644
--- a/tests/test_pricing.py
+++ b/tests/test_pricing.py
@@ -253,12 +253,16 @@ def test_resolver_uses_provider_when_bare_entry_has_one() -> None:
 
 def test_resolver_does_not_guess_between_differently_priced_providers() -> None:
     original = litellm.model_cost
+    # Real catalog entries always carry ``litellm_provider``; without it the native
+    # route could never match and this guard would not exercise the preference.
     litellm.model_cost = {
         "provider-a/example": {
+            "litellm_provider": "provider-a",
             "input_cost_per_token": 1.0,
             "output_cost_per_token": 2.0,
         },
         "provider-b/example": {
+            "litellm_provider": "provider-b",
             "input_cost_per_token": 3.0,
             "output_cost_per_token": 4.0,
         },
@@ -269,3 +273,53 @@ def test_resolver_does_not_guess_between_differently_priced_providers() -> None:
     finally:
         litellm.model_cost = original
         resolve_litellm_model.cache_clear()
+
+
+def test_resolver_prefers_native_provider_over_aggregator() -> None:
+    # The same model re-listed by an aggregator (which sorts first) and by its
+    # first-party provider at the same price. The resolver must return the
+    # native listing, not the alphabetically first aggregator key.
+    original = litellm.model_cost
+    litellm.model_cost = {
+        "openrouter/x-ai/grok-4.5": {
+            "litellm_provider": "openrouter",
+            "input_cost_per_token": 2e-06,
+            "output_cost_per_token": 6e-06,
+        },
+        "xai/grok-4.5": {
+            "litellm_provider": "xai",
+            "input_cost_per_token": 2e-06,
+            "output_cost_per_token": 6e-06,
+        },
+    }
+    try:
+        resolve_litellm_model.cache_clear()
+        assert resolve_litellm_model("grok-4.5") == "xai/grok-4.5"
+    finally:
+        litellm.model_cost = original
+        resolve_litellm_model.cache_clear()
+
+
+def test_resolver_does_not_guess_when_a_native_route_exists_but_prices_differ() -> None:
+    # The native preference only breaks ties between routes that price the model the
+    # same. When an aggregator charges differently, the cost depends on the route and
+    # the resolver still declines to guess, as it did before the native preference.
+    original = litellm.model_cost
+    litellm.model_cost = {
+        "deepinfra/x/example-model": {
+            "litellm_provider": "deepinfra",
+            "input_cost_per_token": 1e-06,
+            "output_cost_per_token": 2e-06,
+        },
+        "example/example-model": {
+            "litellm_provider": "example",
+            "input_cost_per_token": 5e-06,
+            "output_cost_per_token": 9e-06,
+        },
+    }
+    try:
+        resolve_litellm_model.cache_clear()
+        assert resolve_litellm_model("example-model") is None
+    finally:
+        litellm.model_cost = original
+        resolve_litellm_model.cache_clear()