diff --git a/scripts/test_providers.sh b/scripts/test_providers.sh
index e8fdc28fb005..93d25149e8d8 100755
--- a/scripts/test_providers.sh
+++ b/scripts/test_providers.sh
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ fi
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(pwd)
 
+# Format: "provider -> model1|model2|model3"
 PROVIDERS=(
-  "openrouter:google/gemini-2.5-pro:google/gemini-2.5-flash:anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5:qwen/qwen3-coder:z-ai/glm-4.6"
-  "xai:grok-3"
-  "openai:gpt-4o:gpt-4o-mini:gpt-3.5-turbo:gpt-5"
-  "anthropic:claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929:claude-opus-4-1-20250805"
-  "google:gemini-2.5-pro:gemini-2.5-flash:gemini-3-pro-preview:gemini-3-flash-preview"
-  "tetrate:claude-sonnet-4-20250514"
+  "openrouter -> google/gemini-2.5-pro|anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5|qwen/qwen3-coder:exacto|z-ai/glm-4.6:exacto|nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b"
+  "xai -> grok-3"
+  "openai -> gpt-4o|gpt-4o-mini|gpt-3.5-turbo|gpt-5"
+  "anthropic -> claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929|claude-opus-4-1-20250805"
+  "google -> gemini-2.5-pro|gemini-2.5-flash|gemini-3-pro-preview|gemini-3-flash-preview"
+  "tetrate -> claude-sonnet-4-20250514"
 )
 
 # In CI, only run Databricks tests if DATABRICKS_HOST and DATABRICKS_TOKEN are set
@@ -42,13 +43,13 @@ PROVIDERS=(
 if [ -n "$CI" ]; then
   if [ -n "$DATABRICKS_HOST" ] && [ -n "$DATABRICKS_TOKEN" ]; then
     echo "✓ Including Databricks tests"
-    PROVIDERS+=("databricks:databricks-claude-sonnet-4:gemini-2-5-flash:gpt-4o")
+    PROVIDERS+=("databricks -> databricks-claude-sonnet-4|gemini-2-5-flash|gpt-4o")
   else
     echo "⚠️  Skipping Databricks tests (DATABRICKS_HOST and DATABRICKS_TOKEN required in CI)"
   fi
 else
   echo "✓ Including Databricks tests"
-  PROVIDERS+=("databricks:databricks-claude-sonnet-4:gemini-2-5-flash:gpt-4o")
+  PROVIDERS+=("databricks -> databricks-claude-sonnet-4|gemini-2-5-flash|gpt-4o")
 fi
 
 # Configure mode-specific settings
@@ -73,10 +74,12 @@ echo ""
 RESULTS=()
 
 for provider_config in "${PROVIDERS[@]}"; do
-  IFS=':' read -ra PARTS <<< "$provider_config"
-  PROVIDER="${PARTS[0]}"
-  for i in $(seq 1 $((${#PARTS[@]} - 1))); do
-    MODEL="${PARTS[$i]}"
+  # Split on " -> " to get provider and models
+  PROVIDER="${provider_config%% -> *}"
+  MODELS_STR="${provider_config#* -> }"
+  # Split models on "|"
+  IFS='|' read -ra MODELS <<< "$MODELS_STR"
+  for MODEL in "${MODELS[@]}"; do
     export GOOSE_PROVIDER="$PROVIDER"
     export GOOSE_MODEL="$MODEL"
     TESTDIR=$(mktemp -d)