diff --git a/src/api/providers/__tests__/minimax.spec.ts b/src/api/providers/__tests__/minimax.spec.ts
index 37f6f12798..6c3afd7606 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/__tests__/minimax.spec.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/__tests__/minimax.spec.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,16 @@ describe("MiniMaxHandler", () => {
 			const model = handlerDefault.getModel()
 			expect(model.id).toBe("MiniMax-M2.7")
 		})
+
+		it("should pass through unknown model ID and fall back to default model info", () => {
+			const handlerCustom = new MiniMaxHandler({
+				minimaxApiKey: "test-minimax-api-key",
+				apiModelId: "some-future-minimax-model",
+			})
+			const model = handlerCustom.getModel()
+			expect(model.id).toBe("some-future-minimax-model")
+			expect(model.info).toEqual(minimaxModels[minimaxDefaultModelId])
+		})
 	})
 
 	describe("API Methods", () => {
diff --git a/src/api/providers/minimax.ts b/src/api/providers/minimax.ts
index bfcf4e3be4..d28b4ebe96 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/minimax.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/minimax.ts
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ export class MiniMaxHandler extends BaseProvider implements SingleCompletionHand
 
 	getModel() {
 		const modelId = this.options.apiModelId
-		const id = modelId && modelId in minimaxModels ? (modelId as MinimaxModelId) : minimaxDefaultModelId
-		const info = minimaxModels[id]
+		const id = modelId || minimaxDefaultModelId
+		const info = minimaxModels[id as MinimaxModelId] ?? minimaxModels[minimaxDefaultModelId]
 
 		const params = getModelParams({
 			format: "anthropic",
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/__tests__/useSelectedModel.spec.ts b/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/__tests__/useSelectedModel.spec.ts
index ed408d4e59..11bf817a35 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/__tests__/useSelectedModel.spec.ts
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/__tests__/useSelectedModel.spec.ts
@@ -773,5 +773,19 @@ describe("useSelectedModel", () => {
 			expect(result.current.id).toBe("MiniMax-M2.7")
 			expect(result.current.info).toEqual(minimaxModels["MiniMax-M2.7"])
 		})
+
+		it("should fall back to default model info for unknown model IDs", () => {
+			const apiConfiguration: ProviderSettings = {
+				apiProvider: "minimax",
+				apiModelId: "some-future-minimax-model",
+			}
+
+			const wrapper = createWrapper()
+			const { result } = renderHook(() => useSelectedModel(apiConfiguration), { wrapper })
+
+			expect(result.current.provider).toBe("minimax")
+			expect(result.current.id).toBe("some-future-minimax-model")
+			expect(result.current.info).toEqual(minimaxModels[minimaxDefaultModelId])
+		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/useSelectedModel.ts b/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/useSelectedModel.ts
index c32a08990c..ce4d114d87 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/useSelectedModel.ts
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/ui/hooks/useSelectedModel.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,9 @@ function getSelectedModel({
 		}
 		case "minimax": {
 			const id = apiConfiguration.apiModelId ?? defaultModelId
-			const info = minimaxModels[id as keyof typeof minimaxModels]
+			const info =
+				minimaxModels[id as keyof typeof minimaxModels] ??
+				minimaxModels[defaultModelId as keyof typeof minimaxModels]
 			return { id, info }
 		}
 		case "zai": {