diff --git a/backend/internal/handler/gateway_handler.go b/backend/internal/handler/gateway_handler.go
index f83494ef9a..165442ddd0 100644
--- a/backend/internal/handler/gateway_handler.go
+++ b/backend/internal/handler/gateway_handler.go
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ func (h *GatewayHandler) Models(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	if platform == service.PlatformComposite {
-		availableModels := h.compositeAvailableModels(c.Request.Context(), groupID)
+		availableModels := h.compositeAvailableModels(c.Request.Context(), groupID, "")
 		if apiKey != nil && apiKey.Group != nil && apiKey.Group.ModelAllowlistEnabled() {
 			source := availableModels
 			if len(source) == 0 {
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ func (h *GatewayHandler) codexModelIDsForGroup(ctx context.Context, group *servi
 		platform = group.Platform
 	}
 	if platform == service.PlatformComposite {
-		availableModels := h.compositeAvailableModels(ctx, groupID)
+		availableModels := h.compositeAvailableModels(ctx, groupID, service.CompositeRouteEndpointResponses)
 		fallbackModels := defaultCodexModelIDsForPlatform(service.PlatformComposite)
 		if group.ModelAllowlistEnabled() {
 			source := availableModels
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ func (h *GatewayHandler) codexModelIDsForGroup(ctx context.Context, group *servi
 	return fallbackModels
 }
 
-func (h *GatewayHandler) compositeAvailableModels(ctx context.Context, groupID *int64) []string {
+func (h *GatewayHandler) compositeAvailableModels(ctx context.Context, groupID *int64, endpoint string) []string {
 	if h == nil || h.gatewayService == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -1311,6 +1311,16 @@ func (h *GatewayHandler) compositeAvailableModels(ctx context.Context, groupID *
 			models = append(models, model)
 		}
 	}
+	// A route can expose a public ID that no account model mapping contains.
+	// On lookup failure, retain the existing account-derived catalog only.
+	if routeModels, err := h.gatewayService.GetCompositeRouteModels(ctx, groupID, endpoint); err == nil {
+		for _, model := range routeModels {
+			if _, ok := seen[model]; !ok {
+				seen[model] = struct{}{}
+				models = append(models, model)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return models
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/handler/gateway_models_test.go b/backend/internal/handler/gateway_models_test.go
index 0b49ca5f35..793f22742f 100644
--- a/backend/internal/handler/gateway_models_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/handler/gateway_models_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package handler
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
@@ -22,6 +23,16 @@ type gatewayModelsAccountRepoStub struct {
 	byGroup map[int64][]service.Account
 }
 
+type gatewayModelsRouteRepoStub struct {
+	service.CompositeModelRouteRepository
+	routes []service.CompositeModelRoute
+	err    error
+}
+
+func (s *gatewayModelsRouteRepoStub) ListByGroup(_ context.Context, _ int64, _ bool) ([]service.CompositeModelRoute, error) {
+	return s.routes, s.err
+}
+
 type gatewayModelsResponseForTest struct {
 	Object string                    `json:"object"`
 	Data   []gatewayModelItemForTest `json:"data"`
@@ -81,16 +92,79 @@ func (s *gatewayModelsAccountRepoStub) ListModelAvailabilityCandidates(ctx conte
 	return s.ListSchedulableByGroupID(ctx, *groupID)
 }
 
-func newGatewayModelsHandlerForTest(repo service.AccountRepository) *GatewayHandler {
+func newGatewayModelsHandlerForTest(repo service.AccountRepository, routeRepo ...service.CompositeModelRouteRepository) *GatewayHandler {
+	var resolver *service.CompositeRouteResolver
+	if len(routeRepo) > 0 {
+		resolver = service.NewCompositeRouteResolver(routeRepo[0])
+	}
 	return &GatewayHandler{
 		gatewayService: service.NewGatewayService(
 			repo,
 			nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil,
-			nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil,
+			nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, resolver, nil, nil,
 		),
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGatewayCompositeRouteModelsAppearInBothCatalogs(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	const groupID int64 = 7784
+	accounts := &gatewayModelsAccountRepoStub{byGroup: map[int64][]service.Account{
+		groupID: {{ID: 1, Platform: service.PlatformOpenAI, Credentials: map[string]any{
+			"model_mapping": map[string]any{"mapped-model": "upstream"},
+		}}},
+	}}
+	routes := &gatewayModelsRouteRepoStub{routes: []service.CompositeModelRoute{
+		{PublicModel: "route-only", MatchType: service.CompositeRouteMatchExact, Enabled: true},
+		{PublicModel: "route-only", MatchType: service.CompositeRouteMatchExact, Enabled: true},
+		{PublicModel: "mapped-model", MatchType: service.CompositeRouteMatchExact, Enabled: true},
+		{PublicModel: "image-only", MatchType: service.CompositeRouteMatchExact, Endpoint: service.CompositeRouteEndpointImages, Enabled: true},
+		{PublicModel: "prefix-", MatchType: service.CompositeRouteMatchPrefix, Enabled: true},
+		{PublicModel: "disabled", MatchType: service.CompositeRouteMatchExact, Enabled: false},
+	}}
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name      string
+		repo      service.CompositeModelRouteRepository
+		allowlist []string
+		want      []string
+	}{
+		{"routes", routes, nil, []string{"mapped-model", "route-only", "image-only"}},
+		{"allowlist", routes, []string{"route-only", "disabled", "unknown"}, []string{"route-only"}},
+		{"lookup failure", &gatewayModelsRouteRepoStub{err: errors.New("unavailable")}, nil, []string{"mapped-model"}},
+		{"no route repo", nil, nil, []string{"mapped-model"}},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			h := newGatewayModelsHandlerForTest(accounts, tc.repo)
+			group := &service.Group{ID: groupID, Platform: service.PlatformComposite}
+			if tc.allowlist != nil {
+				group.ModelAllowlist = service.GroupModelAllowlist{Enabled: true, Models: tc.allowlist}
+			}
+			for _, endpoint := range []string{"models", "codex"} {
+				rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+				c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(rec)
+				c.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/v1/models", nil)
+				c.Set(string(middleware2.ContextKeyAPIKey), &service.APIKey{Group: group})
+				if endpoint == "models" {
+					h.Models(c)
+					var got gatewayModelsResponseForTest
+					require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
+					require.Equal(t, tc.want, modelIDsForTest(got.Data))
+				} else {
+					h.CodexModels(c)
+					var got codexModelsResponseForTest
+					require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &got))
+					want := tc.want
+					if tc.name == "routes" {
+						want = []string{"mapped-model", "route-only"}
+					}
+					require.ElementsMatch(t, want, codexModelSlugsForTest(got.Models))
+				}
+				require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDefaultModelIDsForCompositeIncludesAntigravityDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	antigravityIDs := defaultModelIDsForPlatform(service.PlatformAntigravity)
 	require.NotEmpty(t, antigravityIDs)
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/composite_route_resolver.go b/backend/internal/service/composite_route_resolver.go
index f2e1928ace..450175c5a0 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/composite_route_resolver.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/composite_route_resolver.go
@@ -22,6 +22,27 @@ func (r *CompositeRouteResolver) SetModelOwnershipResolver(resolver CompositeMod
 	}
 }
 
+// ListExactPublicModels returns enabled, concrete route IDs suitable for a model catalog.
+func (r *CompositeRouteResolver) ListExactPublicModels(ctx context.Context, groupID int64, endpoint string) ([]string, error) {
+	if r == nil || r.repo == nil || groupID <= 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	routes, err := r.repo.ListByGroup(ctx, groupID, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	models := make([]string, 0, len(routes))
+	for _, route := range routes {
+		if route.Enabled && route.MatchType == CompositeRouteMatchExact &&
+			(endpoint == "" || normalizeCompositeRouteEndpoint(route.Endpoint) == CompositeRouteEndpointAny || normalizeCompositeRouteEndpoint(route.Endpoint) == endpoint) {
+			if model := strings.TrimSpace(route.PublicModel); model != "" {
+				models = append(models, model)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return models, nil
+}
+
 func (r *CompositeRouteResolver) Resolve(ctx context.Context, groupID int64, model, endpoint string) (CompositeRouteDecision, error) {
 	model = strings.TrimSpace(model)
 	endpoint = normalizeCompositeRouteEndpoint(endpoint)
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/gateway_service.go b/backend/internal/service/gateway_service.go
index eb782d9a1e..db0e095a86 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/gateway_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/gateway_service.go
@@ -1535,6 +1535,14 @@ func explicitModelMappingClaims(account Account, model string) bool {
 	return ok && strings.TrimSpace(mapped) != ""
 }
 
+// GetCompositeRouteModels returns public IDs from enabled exact composite routes.
+func (s *GatewayService) GetCompositeRouteModels(ctx context.Context, groupID *int64, endpoint string) ([]string, error) {
+	if s == nil || s.compositeResolver == nil || groupID == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return s.compositeResolver.ListExactPublicModels(ctx, *groupID, endpoint)
+}
+
 // GetSchedulablePlatforms returns the concrete platforms that currently have
 // schedulable accounts in the target group.
 func (s *GatewayService) GetSchedulablePlatforms(ctx context.Context, groupID *int64) map[string]struct{} {