diff --git a/hermes_cli/model_switch.py b/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
index dcdd81df4a796..268312c35243c 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
@@ -1561,9 +1561,13 @@ def _has_aws_sdk_creds_for_listing(slug: str) -> bool:
     if custom_providers and isinstance(custom_providers, list):
         from collections import OrderedDict
 
-        # Key by (base_url, api_key) instead of slug: names frequently
-        # differ per model ("Ollama — X") while the endpoint stays the
-        # same. Slug-based grouping left them as separate rows.
+        # Key by (base_url, api_key, cleaned_name) so that entries sharing
+        # the same endpoint AND the same base provider name collapse into
+        # one picker row (e.g. "Ollama — GLM 5.1" + "Ollama — Qwen3"
+        # become a single "Ollama" row), while entries with distinct names
+        # remain separate even when they share a proxy endpoint (e.g.
+        # "guava-litellm", "copilot-litellm", "elderberry-mtp" all routing
+        # through the same LiteLLM proxy stay as separate picker rows).
         groups: "OrderedDict[tuple, dict]" = OrderedDict()
         for entry in custom_providers:
             if not isinstance(entry, dict):
@@ -1580,7 +1584,16 @@ def _has_aws_sdk_creds_for_listing(slug: str) -> bool:
                 continue
             api_key = (entry.get("api_key") or "").strip()
 
-            group_key = (api_url, api_key)
+            # Clean the name for grouping (strip per-model em-dash suffix)
+            # BEFORE using it as the group key, so "Ollama — X" entries
+            # still collapse together.
+            _cleaned_name = raw_name
+            for _sep in ("—", " - "):
+                if _sep in _cleaned_name:
+                    _cleaned_name = _cleaned_name.split(_sep)[0].strip()
+                    break
+
+            group_key = (api_url, api_key, _cleaned_name)
             if group_key not in groups:
                 # Strip per-model suffix so "Ollama — GLM 5.1" becomes
                 # "Ollama" for the grouped row. Em dash is the convention
@@ -1638,7 +1651,7 @@ def _has_aws_sdk_creds_for_listing(slug: str) -> bool:
 
         _section4_emitted_slugs: set = set()
         for grp_key, grp in groups.items():
-            api_url, api_key = grp_key
+            api_url, api_key, _grp_name = grp_key
             slug = grp["slug"]
             # If the slug is already claimed by a built-in / overlay /
             # user-provider row (sections 1-3), skip this custom group
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py
index 84734e622d5f4..e391e6a28cb37 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py
@@ -567,3 +567,64 @@ def fake_fetch_api_models(api_key, base_url):
         "gateway-model-c",
     ], "Live models must replace the static subset"
     assert gateway_prov["total_models"] == 3
+
+
+def test_list_same_endpoint_distinct_names_stay_separate(monkeypatch):
+    """Entries sharing a base_url+api_key but with distinct provider names
+    must produce separate picker rows.
+
+    Real-world case: a LiteLLM proxy routes bedrock, copilot, and local
+    models through a single endpoint. Each provider group should remain
+    individually selectable in the picker, not collapsed into one giant row.
+    """
+    monkeypatch.setattr("agent.models_dev.fetch_models_dev", lambda: {})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(providers_mod, "HERMES_OVERLAYS", {})
+
+    providers = list_authenticated_providers(
+        current_provider="custom:guava-litellm",
+        current_base_url="http://192.168.68.79:8182/v1",
+        user_providers={},
+        custom_providers=[
+            {"name": "guava-litellm", "base_url": "http://192.168.68.79:8182/v1",
+             "api_key": "sk-proxy", "model": "bedrock/claude-haiku-4.5"},
+            {"name": "guava-litellm", "base_url": "http://192.168.68.79:8182/v1",
+             "api_key": "sk-proxy", "model": "bedrock/claude-sonnet-4.6"},
+            {"name": "guava-litellm", "base_url": "http://192.168.68.79:8182/v1",
+             "api_key": "sk-proxy", "model": "bedrock/claude-opus-4.6"},
+            {"name": "copilot-litellm", "base_url": "http://192.168.68.79:8182/v1",
+             "api_key": "sk-proxy", "model": "copilot/gpt-5.2"},
+            {"name": "copilot-litellm", "base_url": "http://192.168.68.79:8182/v1",
+             "api_key": "sk-proxy", "model": "copilot/gpt-4.1"},
+            {"name": "elderberry-mtp", "base_url": "http://192.168.68.79:8182/v1",
+             "api_key": "sk-proxy", "model": "mtp/default"},
+            {"name": "elderberry-ollama", "base_url": "http://192.168.68.79:8182/v1",
+             "api_key": "sk-proxy", "model": "ollama/qwen3.5:9b"},
+            {"name": "elderberry-ollama", "base_url": "http://192.168.68.79:8182/v1",
+             "api_key": "sk-proxy", "model": "ollama/qwen3.6:35b"},
+        ],
+        max_models=50,
+    )
+
+    custom_groups = [p for p in providers if p.get("is_user_defined")]
+    assert len(custom_groups) == 4, (
+        f"Expected 4 provider groups, got {len(custom_groups)}: "
+        f"{[p['name'] for p in custom_groups]}"
+    )
+
+    guava = next(p for p in custom_groups if p["name"] == "guava-litellm")
+    assert set(guava["models"]) == {
+        "bedrock/claude-haiku-4.5", "bedrock/claude-sonnet-4.6", "bedrock/claude-opus-4.6"
+    }
+    assert guava["total_models"] == 3
+
+    copilot = next(p for p in custom_groups if p["name"] == "copilot-litellm")
+    assert set(copilot["models"]) == {"copilot/gpt-5.2", "copilot/gpt-4.1"}
+    assert copilot["total_models"] == 2
+
+    mtp = next(p for p in custom_groups if p["name"] == "elderberry-mtp")
+    assert mtp["models"] == ["mtp/default"]
+    assert mtp["total_models"] == 1
+
+    ollama = next(p for p in custom_groups if p["name"] == "elderberry-ollama")
+    assert set(ollama["models"]) == {"ollama/qwen3.5:9b", "ollama/qwen3.6:35b"}
+    assert ollama["total_models"] == 2