diff --git a/src/lib/actions/inference-get.test.ts b/src/lib/actions/inference-get.test.ts
index 6b6b98c989..a444f9696c 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/inference-get.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/inference-get.test.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,22 @@ describe("runInferenceGet", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("sanitizes route values only for human-readable output", async () => {
+    const deps = createDeps(
+      "Gateway inference:\n  Provider: openai\u001b[2J\n  Model: gpt\u0007-5.4\r\n",
+    );
+
+    await expect(runInferenceGet({}, deps)).resolves.toEqual({
+      provider: "openai\u001b[2J",
+      model: "gpt\u0007-5.4",
+    });
+
+    expect(deps.log.mock.calls.map(([line]) => line)).toEqual([
+      "Provider: openai[2J",
+      "Model:    gpt-5.4",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("can return the route without rendering output for oclif JSON handling", async () => {
     const deps = createDeps("Gateway inference:\n  Provider: openai-api\n  Model: gpt-5.4\n");
 
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/inference-get.ts b/src/lib/actions/inference-get.ts
index e36132e11e..4e824d1643 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/inference-get.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/inference-get.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import { captureOpenshell } from "../adapters/openshell/runtime";
 import { OPENSHELL_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS } from "../adapters/openshell/timeouts";
+import { sanitizeRouteValueForDisplay } from "../inference/config";
 import { getLiveGatewayInference } from "../inference/live";
 
 export interface InferenceGetOptions {
@@ -59,10 +60,14 @@ export async function runInferenceGet(
     if (options.json) {
       deps.log(JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2));
     } else {
-      deps.log(`Provider: ${payload.provider ?? "unknown"}`);
-      deps.log(`Model:    ${payload.model ?? "unknown"}`);
+      deps.log(`Provider: ${formatRouteValueForDisplay(payload.provider)}`);
+      deps.log(`Model:    ${formatRouteValueForDisplay(payload.model)}`);
     }
   }
 
   return payload;
 }
+
+function formatRouteValueForDisplay(value: string | null): string {
+  return sanitizeRouteValueForDisplay(value) || "unknown";
+}