diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 8e5dd68a186..76df10d1d28 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ enable_preview_features: bool = False
 return_response_headers: bool = False  # get response headers from LLM Api providers - example x-remaining-requests,
 enable_json_schema_validation: bool = False
 enable_model_config_credential_overrides: bool = False
+enable_model_prefix_enforcement: bool = False
 enable_key_alias_format_validation: bool = (
     False  # opt-in validation of key_alias format on /key/generate and /key/update
 )
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
index af60a315c60..9c5c8291448 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ from litellm.proxy.guardrails.tool_name_extraction import (
 )
 from litellm.proxy.route_llm_request import route_request
 from litellm.proxy.spend_tracking.budget_reservation import get_budget_window_start
+from litellm.proxy.litellm_pre_call_utils import resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model
 from litellm.proxy.spend_tracking.carried_budget_state import carry_organization_budget_state
 from litellm.proxy.spend_tracking.spend_counter_batch import SPEND_COUNTERS_TARGET
 from litellm.proxy.utils import PrismaClient, ProxyLogging, log_db_metrics
@@ -5007,30 +5008,101 @@ def _can_object_call_model(
 
     from litellm.router_strategy.complexity_router.context_compaction import native_compaction_parent
 
-    compaction_parent: Final = native_compaction_parent(model)
-    global_or_router_alias_target: Final = (
-        litellm.model_alias_map[model]
-        if model in litellm.model_alias_map
+    effective_model: str = model
+    if litellm.enable_model_prefix_enforcement and llm_router is not None:
+        _is_direct_alias = (
+            (team_model_aliases and model in team_model_aliases)
+            or (key_model_aliases and model in key_model_aliases)
+            or (model in litellm.model_alias_map)
+            or (model in (llm_router.registry().aliases() if hasattr(llm_router, "registry") else (llm_router.model_group_alias or {})))
+        )
+        if not _is_direct_alias:
+            _resolved_model = resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model(model=model, llm_router=llm_router)
+            if _resolved_model is None:
+                raise ModelAccessDeniedProxyException(
+                    message=(
+                        customer_model_access_denied_client_message(model=model)
+                        if object_type == "customer"
+                        else model_access_denied_client_message(model=model)
+                    ),
+                    internal_message=f"Invalid or mismatched model prefix for model={model}",
+                    type=ProxyErrorTypes.get_model_access_error_type_for_object(object_type=object_type),
+                    param="model",
+                    code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+                )
+            effective_model = _resolved_model
+
+    compaction_parent: Final = native_compaction_parent(effective_model)
+    global_or_router_alias_target: str | None = (
+        litellm.model_alias_map[effective_model]
+        if effective_model in litellm.model_alias_map
         else (
-            llm_router.registry().resolve(model, kind="alias")
-            if llm_router is not None and model in llm_router.registry().aliases()
+            llm_router.registry().resolve(effective_model, kind="alias")
+            if llm_router is not None and hasattr(llm_router, "registry") and effective_model in llm_router.registry().aliases()
             else None
         )
     )
-    after_team_alias: Final = team_model_aliases.get(model, model) if team_model_aliases else model
+    if (
+        litellm.enable_model_prefix_enforcement
+        and llm_router is not None
+        and global_or_router_alias_target is not None
+        and not global_or_router_alias_target.startswith("model_name_")
+    ):
+        _resolved_global_target = resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model(
+            model=global_or_router_alias_target, llm_router=llm_router
+        )
+        if _resolved_global_target is None:
+            raise ModelAccessDeniedProxyException(
+                message=(
+                    customer_model_access_denied_client_message(model=model)
+                    if object_type == "customer"
+                    else model_access_denied_client_message(model=model)
+                ),
+                internal_message=f"Invalid or mismatched model prefix for alias target={global_or_router_alias_target}",
+                type=ProxyErrorTypes.get_model_access_error_type_for_object(object_type=object_type),
+                param="model",
+                code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+            )
+        global_or_router_alias_target = _resolved_global_target
+    after_team_alias: Final = (
+        team_model_aliases.get(effective_model, effective_model) if team_model_aliases else effective_model
+    )
     after_key_alias: Final = (
         key_model_aliases.get(after_team_alias, after_team_alias) if key_model_aliases else after_team_alias
     )
     after_global_alias: Final = litellm.model_alias_map.get(after_key_alias, after_key_alias)
-    dispatched_model: Final = (
+    dispatched_model: str = (
         key_model_aliases.get(after_global_alias, after_global_alias) if key_model_aliases else after_global_alias
     )
     key_alias_applied: Final = after_key_alias != after_team_alias or dispatched_model != after_global_alias
+    if (
+        litellm.enable_model_prefix_enforcement
+        and llm_router is not None
+        and (key_alias_applied or after_team_alias != effective_model)
+        and not dispatched_model.startswith("model_name_")
+    ):
+        _resolved_dispatched = resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model(model=dispatched_model, llm_router=llm_router)
+        if _resolved_dispatched is None:
+            raise ModelAccessDeniedProxyException(
+                message=(
+                    customer_model_access_denied_client_message(model=model)
+                    if object_type == "customer"
+                    else model_access_denied_client_message(model=model)
+                ),
+                internal_message=f"Invalid or mismatched model prefix for alias target={dispatched_model}",
+                type=ProxyErrorTypes.get_model_access_error_type_for_object(object_type=object_type),
+                param="model",
+                code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+            )
+        if key_alias_applied:
+            dispatched_model = _resolved_dispatched
+        else:
+            effective_model = _resolved_dispatched
     potential_models: Final = (
         (dispatched_model,)
         if key_alias_applied
         else (
-            *((model, compaction_parent) if compaction_parent is not None else (model,)),
+            *((effective_model, compaction_parent) if compaction_parent is not None else (effective_model,)),
             *((global_or_router_alias_target,) if global_or_router_alias_target else ()),
         )
     )
@@ -5038,7 +5110,7 @@ def _can_object_call_model(
         ()
         if key_alias_applied
         else _owning_team_names_for_team_deployment(
-            model=model, llm_router=llm_router, team_id=team_id, team_model_aliases=team_model_aliases
+            model=effective_model, llm_router=llm_router, team_id=team_id, team_model_aliases=team_model_aliases
         )
     )
 
@@ -7783,6 +7855,9 @@ def is_model_allowed_by_pattern(model: str, allowed_model_pattern: str) -> bool:
         bool: True if model matches the pattern, False otherwise
     """
     if "*" in allowed_model_pattern:
+        prefix: Final = allowed_model_pattern.removesuffix("*")
+        if allowed_model_pattern.endswith("*") and "*" not in prefix and "\n" not in model:
+            return model.startswith(prefix)
         pattern: Final = f"^{allowed_model_pattern.replace('*', '.*')}$"
         return bool(re.match(pattern, model))
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
index 82135cb1b74..8e7b23fa461 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
@@ -339,14 +339,26 @@ async def _resolve_router_settings_model_group_alias(
     rewrite_request_model(request_data, request, target)
 
 
+from litellm.proxy.litellm_pre_call_utils import resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model
+
+
 def _get_model_names_for_budget_checks(
     model: str | list[str] | None,
 ) -> list[str]:
     if model is None:
         return []
-    if isinstance(model, str):
-        return [model]
-    return model
+    base_models: list[str] = [model] if isinstance(model, str) else list(model)
+    if litellm.enable_model_prefix_enforcement:
+        expanded: list[str] = []
+        for m in base_models:
+            if m not in expanded:
+                expanded.append(m)
+            if isinstance(m, str):
+                resolved = resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model(model=m)
+                if resolved is not None and resolved not in expanded:
+                    expanded.append(resolved)
+        return expanded
+    return base_models
 
 
 def _budget_fallback_target_model(target: object) -> str | None:
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
index 4444d6d25f9..257cca829d2 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 import asyncio
 import copy
 import itertools
@@ -3081,6 +3082,20 @@ async def add_litellm_data_to_request(
         user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
     )
 
+    # Normalize non-alias model name to configured router Model Name before alias resolution
+    if litellm.enable_model_prefix_enforcement and llm_router is not None and isinstance((_cur_model := data.get("model")), str):
+        _team_aliases = user_api_key_dict.team_model_aliases
+        _key_aliases = user_api_key_dict.aliases
+        _is_direct_alias = (
+            (isinstance(_team_aliases, dict) and _cur_model in _team_aliases)
+            or (isinstance(_key_aliases, dict) and _cur_model in _key_aliases)
+            or (_cur_model in litellm.model_alias_map)
+            or (_cur_model in (llm_router.registry().aliases() if hasattr(llm_router, "registry") else (llm_router.model_group_alias or {})))
+        )
+        if not _is_direct_alias:
+            if (_resolved_model := resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model(_cur_model, llm_router)) is not None and _resolved_model != _cur_model:
+                data["model"] = _resolved_model
+
     # Save pre-alias model name for credential override lookup
     _pre_alias_model: Final = data.get("model")
 
@@ -3096,6 +3111,17 @@ async def add_litellm_data_to_request(
         user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
     )
 
+    # If an alias rewrote the model to a non-team-internal target, normalize that target as well
+    if (
+        litellm.enable_model_prefix_enforcement
+        and llm_router is not None
+        and isinstance((_post_alias_model := data.get("model")), str)
+        and _post_alias_model != _pre_alias_model
+        and not _post_alias_model.startswith("model_name_")
+    ):
+        if (_resolved_post := resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model(_post_alias_model, llm_router)) is not None and _resolved_post != _post_alias_model:
+            data["model"] = _resolved_post
+
     data[_metadata_variable_name]["litellm_roi_estimator"] = (
         getattr(request.state, "litellm_roi_estimator", False) is True
     )
@@ -3666,6 +3692,206 @@ def _update_model_if_key_alias_exists(
         data["model"] = user_api_key_dict.aliases[_model]
 
 
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.get_llm_provider_logic import (
+    resolve_model_and_provider_for_metadata,
+)
+
+_MODEL_FAMILY_CACHE_LEN: int = -1
+_MODEL_FAMILY_PROVIDER_MAP: dict[str, str] = {}
+_ROUTER_MODEL_LIST_REF: list | None = None
+_ROUTER_MODEL_LIST_LEN: int = -1
+_ROUTER_EXACT_MODELS: frozenset[str] = frozenset()
+_ROUTER_EXACT_LITELLM_MAP: dict[str, str] = {}
+_ROUTER_PREFIX_TO_PUB: dict[str, str] = {}
+_ROUTER_PROVIDER_TO_RULE: dict[str, tuple[str, str, str]] = {}
+_ROUTER_RESOLVED_CACHE: dict[str, str] = {}
+
+
+def _infer_provider_from_model_cost_family(bare_model: str) -> str | None:
+    global _MODEL_FAMILY_CACHE_LEN
+    model_cost = litellm.model_cost
+    if isinstance(model_cost, dict) and len(model_cost) != _MODEL_FAMILY_CACHE_LEN:
+        _MODEL_FAMILY_PROVIDER_MAP.clear()
+        for sample_m, sample_info in model_cost.items():
+            if not isinstance(sample_m, str) or "/" in sample_m or not isinstance(sample_info, dict):
+                continue
+            fam, has_dash, _ = sample_m.lower().partition("-")
+            prov = sample_info.get("litellm_provider")
+            if has_dash and fam and isinstance(prov, str) and prov and fam not in _MODEL_FAMILY_PROVIDER_MAP:
+                _MODEL_FAMILY_PROVIDER_MAP[fam] = prov
+        _MODEL_FAMILY_CACHE_LEN = len(model_cost)
+    family, has_dash, _ = bare_model.lower().partition("-")
+    return _MODEL_FAMILY_PROVIDER_MAP.get(family) if has_dash else None
+
+
+def _rebuild_router_prefix_index(model_list: list) -> None:
+    global _ROUTER_MODEL_LIST_REF, _ROUTER_MODEL_LIST_LEN
+    global _ROUTER_EXACT_MODELS, _ROUTER_EXACT_LITELLM_MAP
+    global _ROUTER_PREFIX_TO_PUB, _ROUTER_PROVIDER_TO_RULE
+
+    exact_models: set[str] = set()
+    exact_litellm_map: dict[str, str] = {}
+    prefix_to_pub: dict[str, str] = {}
+    provider_to_rule: dict[str, tuple[str, str, str]] = {}
+    pending_exact: list[tuple[str, str, str]] = []
+
+    for dep in model_list:
+        if isinstance(dep, dict):
+            pub_name = dep.get("model_name", "")
+            litellm_params = dep.get("litellm_params") or {}
+            model_info = dep.get("model_info") or {}
+        else:
+            pub_name = getattr(dep, "model_name", "")
+            litellm_params = getattr(dep, "litellm_params", None) or {}
+            model_info = getattr(dep, "model_info", None) or {}
+
+        if not isinstance(pub_name, str) or not pub_name:
+            continue
+
+        owner_team_id = (
+            model_info.get("team_id")
+            if isinstance(model_info, dict)
+            else getattr(model_info, "team_id", None)
+        )
+        if owner_team_id is not None or pub_name.startswith("model_name_"):
+            continue
+
+        if isinstance(litellm_params, dict):
+            litellm_model = litellm_params.get("model", "")
+            dep_custom_provider = litellm_params.get("custom_llm_provider", "")
+        else:
+            litellm_model = getattr(litellm_params, "model", "")
+            dep_custom_provider = getattr(litellm_params, "custom_llm_provider", "")
+
+        if pub_name.endswith("/*"):
+            if isinstance(litellm_model, str) and litellm_model.endswith("/*"):
+                llm_wildcard = litellm_model
+            elif litellm_model == "*" and isinstance(dep_custom_provider, str) and dep_custom_provider:
+                llm_wildcard = f"{dep_custom_provider}/*"
+            else:
+                continue
+            pub_prefix = pub_name.removesuffix("*")
+            litellm_prefix = llm_wildcard.removesuffix("*")
+            base_llm = litellm_prefix.removesuffix("/")
+            prefix_to_pub[pub_prefix] = pub_prefix
+            prefix_to_pub[litellm_prefix] = pub_prefix
+            provider_to_rule[base_llm] = (pub_prefix, litellm_prefix, base_llm)
+        else:
+            exact_models.add(pub_name)
+            if isinstance(litellm_model, str) and litellm_model:
+                pending_exact.append(
+                    (
+                        pub_name,
+                        litellm_model,
+                        dep_custom_provider if isinstance(dep_custom_provider, str) else "",
+                    )
+                )
+
+    for pub_name, litellm_model, dep_prov in pending_exact:
+        llm_prov, llm_sep, llm_bare = litellm_model.partition("/")
+        if not llm_sep:
+            llm_bare = litellm_model
+            llm_prov = dep_prov
+        if llm_bare == pub_name or (
+            llm_prov and f"{llm_prov}/" not in prefix_to_pub and llm_prov not in provider_to_rule
+        ):
+            exact_litellm_map.setdefault(litellm_model, pub_name)
+            if not llm_sep and dep_prov:
+                exact_litellm_map.setdefault(f"{dep_prov}/{litellm_model}", pub_name)
+
+    _ROUTER_EXACT_MODELS = frozenset(exact_models)
+    _ROUTER_EXACT_LITELLM_MAP = exact_litellm_map
+    _ROUTER_PREFIX_TO_PUB = prefix_to_pub
+    _ROUTER_PROVIDER_TO_RULE = provider_to_rule
+    _ROUTER_RESOLVED_CACHE.clear()
+    _ROUTER_MODEL_LIST_REF = model_list
+    _ROUTER_MODEL_LIST_LEN = len(model_list)
+
+
+def _compute_wildcard_prefixed_model(model: str) -> str | None:
+    if model in _ROUTER_EXACT_MODELS:
+        return model
+    if model in _ROUTER_EXACT_LITELLM_MAP:
+        return _ROUTER_EXACT_LITELLM_MAP[model]
+
+    prefix_part, sep, bare_model = model.partition("/")
+    if not sep:
+        bare_model = model
+
+    if not bare_model or (sep and bare_model in _ROUTER_EXACT_MODELS):
+        return None
+
+    given_prefix = f"{prefix_part}/" if sep else ""
+    if sep:
+        if given_prefix not in _ROUTER_PREFIX_TO_PUB:
+            return None
+        if "/" in bare_model:
+            inner_prefix, inner_sep, _ = bare_model.partition("/")
+            if inner_sep and f"{inner_prefix}/" in _ROUTER_PREFIX_TO_PUB:
+                return None
+
+    stripped_model = bare_model
+    custom_llm_provider: str | None = None
+    try:
+        stripped_model, custom_llm_provider = resolve_model_and_provider_for_metadata(model=bare_model)
+    except Exception:
+        custom_llm_provider = _infer_provider_from_model_cost_family(bare_model)
+
+    if not custom_llm_provider:
+        if sep:
+            pub_p = _ROUTER_PREFIX_TO_PUB.get(given_prefix)
+            return f"{pub_p}{bare_model}" if pub_p else None
+        return model
+
+    rule = _ROUTER_PROVIDER_TO_RULE.get(custom_llm_provider)
+    if rule is None:
+        base_prov, _, _ = custom_llm_provider.partition("-")
+        if base_prov == custom_llm_provider:
+            base_prov, _, _ = custom_llm_provider.partition("_")
+        rule = _ROUTER_PROVIDER_TO_RULE.get(base_prov)
+
+    if rule is not None:
+        pub_prefix, litellm_prefix, _ = rule
+        if given_prefix in ("", pub_prefix, litellm_prefix):
+            return f"{pub_prefix}{stripped_model}"
+        return None
+
+    return model if not sep else None
+
+
+def resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model(
+    model: str,
+    llm_router: Router | None = None,
+) -> str | None:
+    if not litellm.enable_model_prefix_enforcement:
+        return model
+    if llm_router is None:
+        _proxy_srv = sys.modules.get("litellm.proxy.proxy_server")
+        llm_router = getattr(_proxy_srv, "llm_router", None) if _proxy_srv is not None else None
+        if llm_router is None:
+            return model
+    model_list = llm_router.model_list
+    if model_list is _ROUTER_MODEL_LIST_REF and len(model_list) == _ROUTER_MODEL_LIST_LEN:
+        try:
+            return _ROUTER_RESOLVED_CACHE[model]
+        except (KeyError, TypeError):
+            if not isinstance(model, str) or not model:
+                return model
+    else:
+        if not model_list or not isinstance(model, str) or not model:
+            return model
+        _rebuild_router_prefix_index(model_list)
+
+    resolved = _compute_wildcard_prefixed_model(model)
+    if resolved is not None and len(model) <= 1024 and len(resolved) <= 1024:
+        if len(_ROUTER_RESOLVED_CACHE) >= 4096:
+            _ROUTER_RESOLVED_CACHE.pop(next(iter(_ROUTER_RESOLVED_CACHE)), None)
+        _ROUTER_RESOLVED_CACHE[model] = resolved
+        if resolved != model:
+            _ROUTER_RESOLVED_CACHE[resolved] = resolved
+    return resolved
+
+
 def _apply_credential_overrides_from_model_config(
     data: dict,
     user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_model_prefix_enforcement.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_model_prefix_enforcement.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e056f96d832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_model_prefix_enforcement.py
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+import pytest
+
+import litellm
+from litellm.proxy._types import ModelAccessDeniedProxyException
+from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_checks import can_object_call_model
+from litellm.proxy.auth.user_api_key_auth import _get_model_names_for_budget_checks
+from litellm.proxy.litellm_pre_call_utils import resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model
+
+
+class _DummyRouter:
+    def __init__(self, model_list):
+        self.model_list = model_list
+        self.model_group_alias = {}
+        self.model_name_to_deployment_indices = {}
+
+    def get_model_access_groups(self, model_name: str, team_id: str | None = None):
+        return []
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sample_router():
+    return _DummyRouter(
+        model_list=[
+            {"model_name": "openai/*", "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/*"}},
+            {"model_name": "google/*", "litellm_params": {"model": "vertex_ai/*"}},
+            {"model_name": "anthropic/*", "litellm_params": {"model": "anthropic/*"}},
+            {
+                "model_name": "codex-auto-review",
+                "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/codex-auto-review"},
+            },
+            {
+                "model_name": "DeepSeek-V4-Flash",
+                "litellm_params": {
+                    "model": "DeepSeek-V4-Flash",
+                    "custom_llm_provider": "hosted_vllm",
+                },
+            },
+        ]
+    )
+
+
+def test_prefix_enforcement_disabled_by_default(sample_router, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "enable_model_prefix_enforcement", False)
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model("gpt-6.1-sol", sample_router) == "gpt-6.1-sol"
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model("vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-pro", sample_router) == "vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-pro"
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model("openai/gemini-3.8-flash", sample_router) == "openai/gemini-3.8-flash"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "raw_model,expected_model",
+    [
+        ("gpt-6.1-sol", "openai/gpt-6.1-sol"),
+        ("openai/gpt-6.1-sol", "openai/gpt-6.1-sol"),
+        ("gemini-2.5-pro", "google/gemini-2.5-pro"),
+        ("vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-pro", "google/gemini-2.5-pro"),
+        ("google/gemini-2.5-pro", "google/gemini-2.5-pro"),
+        ("gemini-3.8-flash", "google/gemini-3.8-flash"),
+        ("vertex_ai/gemini-3.8-flash", "google/gemini-3.8-flash"),
+        ("google/gemini-3.8-flash", "google/gemini-3.8-flash"),
+        ("claude-sonnet-4-5", "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5"),
+        ("anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5", "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5"),
+        ("codex-auto-review", "codex-auto-review"),
+        ("openai/codex-auto-review", "codex-auto-review"),
+        ("DeepSeek-V4-Flash", "DeepSeek-V4-Flash"),
+        ("hosted_vllm/DeepSeek-V4-Flash", "DeepSeek-V4-Flash"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_prefix_enforcement_normalizes_valid_inputs(sample_router, monkeypatch, raw_model, expected_model):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "enable_model_prefix_enforcement", True)
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model(raw_model, sample_router) == expected_model
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "invalid_model",
+    [
+        "openai/gemini-3.8-flash",
+        "vertex/gemini-3.8-flash",
+        "vertext/gemini-3.8-flash",
+        "test/gemini-3.8-flash",
+        "google/gpt-6.1-sol",
+        "openai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash",
+        "google/codex-auto-review",
+        "openai/openai/gpt-6.1-sol",
+        "openai/chatgpt/gpt-4o",
+    ],
+)
+def test_prefix_enforcement_rejects_mismatched_or_unknown_prefixes(sample_router, monkeypatch, invalid_model):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "enable_model_prefix_enforcement", True)
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model(invalid_model, sample_router) is None
+    with pytest.raises(ModelAccessDeniedProxyException) as exc_info:
+        can_object_call_model(
+            model=invalid_model,
+            llm_router=sample_router,
+            models=["openai/*", "google/*", "anthropic/*", "codex-auto-review", "DeepSeek-V4-Flash"],
+            object_type="team",
+        )
+    assert str(exc_info.value.code) == "403"
+
+
+def test_can_object_call_model_allows_normalized_wildcard_access(sample_router, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "enable_model_prefix_enforcement", True)
+    for valid_google_call in ("gemini-2.5-pro", "vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-pro", "google/gemini-2.5-pro"):
+        assert (
+            can_object_call_model(
+                model=valid_google_call,
+                llm_router=sample_router,
+                models=["google/*"],
+                object_type="team",
+            )
+            is True
+        )
+
+
+def test_key_alias_chained_after_prefix_normalization_is_enforced(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "enable_model_prefix_enforcement", True)
+    router = _DummyRouter(
+        model_list=[
+            {"model_name": "allowed-model", "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/gpt-4o"}},
+        ]
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(ModelAccessDeniedProxyException) as exc_info:
+        can_object_call_model(
+            model="openai/gpt-4o",
+            llm_router=router,
+            models=["allowed-model"],
+            object_type="key",
+            key_model_aliases={"allowed-model": "private-model"},
+        )
+    assert str(exc_info.value.code) == "403"
+    assert "openai/gpt-4o" in exc_info.value.message
+    assert "private-model" not in exc_info.value.message
+
+
+def test_team_scoped_deployments_are_skipped_and_never_leaked(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "enable_model_prefix_enforcement", True)
+    router = _DummyRouter(
+        model_list=[
+            {"model_name": "openai/*", "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/*"}},
+            {
+                "model_name": "model_name_team-1_secret-uuid",
+                "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/gpt-4o"},
+                "model_info": {"team_id": "team-1"},
+            },
+        ]
+    )
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model("openai/gpt-4o", router) == "openai/gpt-4o"
+    with pytest.raises(ModelAccessDeniedProxyException) as exc_info:
+        can_object_call_model(
+            model="openai/gpt-4o",
+            llm_router=router,
+            models=["google/*"],
+            object_type="team",
+        )
+    assert "model_name_team-1_secret-uuid" not in exc_info.value.message
+    assert "openai/gpt-4o" in exc_info.value.message
+
+
+def test_budget_check_model_names_include_normalized_model(monkeypatch):
+    import litellm.proxy.proxy_server as proxy_server
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "enable_model_prefix_enforcement", True)
+    router = _DummyRouter(
+        model_list=[
+            {"model_name": "allowed-model", "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/gpt-4o"}},
+        ]
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(proxy_server, "llm_router", router)
+    assert _get_model_names_for_budget_checks("openai/gpt-4o") == ["openai/gpt-4o", "allowed-model"]
+
+
+def test_oversized_model_names_are_not_cached(sample_router, monkeypatch):
+    from litellm.proxy import litellm_pre_call_utils
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "enable_model_prefix_enforcement", True)
+    oversized = "openai/gpt-4o-" + ("a" * 2000)
+    resolved = resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model(oversized, sample_router)
+    assert resolved == oversized
+    assert oversized not in litellm_pre_call_utils._ROUTER_RESOLVED_CACHE
+
+
+def test_custom_named_deployment_does_not_hijack_wildcard_model(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "enable_model_prefix_enforcement", True)
+    router = _DummyRouter(
+        model_list=[
+            {"model_name": "hr-assistant", "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/gpt-4o"}},
+            {"model_name": "openai/*", "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/*"}},
+            {"model_name": "codex-auto-review", "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/codex-auto-review"}},
+        ]
+    )
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model("openai/gpt-4o", router) == "openai/gpt-4o"
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model("gpt-4o", router) == "openai/gpt-4o"
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model("hr-assistant", router) == "hr-assistant"
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model("openai/codex-auto-review", router) == "codex-auto-review"
+
+
+def test_in_place_model_list_mutation_and_unprefixed_custom_deployment(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "enable_model_prefix_enforcement", True)
+    router = _DummyRouter(
+        model_list=[
+            {"model_name": "hr-bot", "litellm_params": {"model": "gpt-4o"}},
+            {"model_name": "openai/*", "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/*"}},
+        ]
+    )
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model("gpt-4o", router) == "openai/gpt-4o"
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model("vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-pro", router) is None
+
+    # Mutate model_list in-place (simulating /model/new)
+    router.model_list.append(
+        {"model_name": "google/*", "litellm_params": {"model": "vertex_ai/*"}}
+    )
+    assert resolve_wildcard_prefixed_model("vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-pro", router) == "google/gemini-2.5-pro"