diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.test.tsx
index dfef8171c51..d2f6b10c3a6 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.test.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ vi.mock(
   "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/autoRouter/useAutoRouterPresets",
   async () => await import("../../../tests/mocks/autoRouterPresets"),
 );
-
 const getAllPresets = (): AutoRouterPreset[] => BUNDLED_PRESETS;
 const getPresetByKey = (key: string): AutoRouterPreset | undefined => BUNDLED_PRESETS.find((p) => p.key === key);
 
@@ -155,6 +154,58 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("Complexity Tier Configuration")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("hides automatic setup when no available model is recommended", async () => {
+    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue([
+      { model_group: "unknown-model-a", mode: "chat" },
+      { model_group: "unknown-model-b", mode: "chat" },
+    ]);
+    renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
+
+    openTemplateDropdown();
+    await waitFor(() => expect(optionByLabel("Anthropic Family")).toHaveTextContent("Missing:"));
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("configure-automatically-button")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("mixes preferred tier models even when one complete preset is available", async () => {
+    const anthropicPreset = getPresetByKey("anthropic_family")!;
+    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue(
+      [...getRequiredModelsInPreset(anthropicPreset), "gpt-5.6-luna"].map((model_group) => ({
+        model_group,
+        mode: "chat",
+      })),
+    );
+    mockFetchAllModelDeployments.mockResolvedValue([]);
+    renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
+
+    const button = await screen.findByTestId("configure-automatically-button");
+    await userEvent.click(button);
+
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText(
+        /Simple: gpt-5.6-luna.*Medium: claude-sonnet-5.*Complex: claude-opus-5.*Reasoning: claude-opus-5/,
+      ),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(toast.success).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Configured with"));
+  });
+
+  it("mixes available models from the preferred tier catalog when no complete template fits", async () => {
+    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue(
+      ["gpt-5.6-luna", "claude-sonnet-5", "gpt-5.6-sol"].map((model_group) => ({
+        model_group,
+        mode: "chat",
+      })),
+    );
+    mockFetchAllModelDeployments.mockResolvedValue([]);
+    renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
+
+    const button = await screen.findByTestId("configure-automatically-button");
+    await userEvent.click(button);
+
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText(/Simple: gpt-5.6-luna.*Medium: claude-sonnet-5.*Complex: gpt-5.6-sol.*Reasoning: gpt-5.6-sol/),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   // Nothing is filled in, so there is nothing to submit. The button reports that itself instead of
   // accepting a click and answering with a toast.
   it("offers no submit at all until every tier has a model", async () => {
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.tsx
index 1a1725b8dd0..a548c2c6533 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/autorouter_presets";
 import { useAutoRouterPresets } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/autoRouter/useAutoRouterPresets";
 import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogFooter, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from "@/components/ui/dialog";
+import { buildAutomaticRouterConfig, buildPreferredTierModels } from "./auto_setup";
 
 interface AddAutoRouterTabProps {
   handleOk: () => void;
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
     refetch: refetchPresets,
   } = useAutoRouterPresets();
   const presets = presetsData ?? NO_PRESETS;
+  const automaticSetupLoading = modelsLoading || presetsPending;
   const presetsUnavailable = presetsError && presetsData === undefined;
   // react-query keeps the last successful list around when a later refetch fails, so isError alone
   // can't tell "never loaded" apart from "loaded, then a background refetch errored" - only the
@@ -266,6 +268,14 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
       ),
     [modelInfo],
   );
+  const preferredTierModels = React.useMemo(
+    () => buildPreferredTierModels(presets, availability),
+    [presets, availability],
+  );
+  const automaticRouterConfig = React.useMemo(
+    () => buildAutomaticRouterConfig(modelInfo, deployments ?? [], preferredTierModels),
+    [modelInfo, deployments, preferredTierModels],
+  );
 
   // A preset's models can only be trusted against a successfully loaded list. Selection and the
   // greyed-out state derive from this one function, so a preset that cannot be selected can never
@@ -313,6 +323,14 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
     setEscalationKeywords(prefill.escalationKeywords);
   };
 
+  const handleAutomaticSetup = () => {
+    if (automaticRouterConfig === null) return;
+    setSelectedPreset(undefined);
+    applyPrefill({ ...buildEmptyPrefill(), complexityRouterConfig: automaticRouterConfig });
+    setDetailsExpanded(false);
+    toast.success("Automatic setup created", { description: tierConfigSummary(automaticRouterConfig) });
+  };
+
   const handlePresetChange = (presetKey: string | undefined) => {
     if (!presetKey || presetKey === "custom") {
       setSelectedPreset(presetKey);
@@ -500,77 +518,92 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
         <CardContent>
           <form onSubmit={form.handleSubmit(() => handleAutoRouterSubmit())} noValidate>
             <FieldGroup>
-              <FormField
-                control={form.control}
-                name="auto_router_name"
-                label={labelWithHint("Auto Router Name", "Unique name for this auto router configuration")}
-              >
-                {({ ref, ...field }) => <Input {...field} ref={ref} placeholder="e.g., smart_router, auto_router_1" />}
-              </FormField>
-
               <div>
-                <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-foreground mb-2">Template</label>
-                <Select
-                  items={templateItems}
-                  value={selectedPreset ?? null}
-                  onValueChange={(presetKey: string | null) => handlePresetChange(presetKey ?? undefined)}
+                <FormField
+                  control={form.control}
+                  name="auto_router_name"
+                  label={labelWithHint("Auto Router Name", "Unique name for this auto router configuration")}
                 >
-                  <SelectTrigger data-testid="template-selector" className="w-full">
-                    <SelectValue placeholder="Choose a template or select Custom to define your own" />
-                  </SelectTrigger>
-                  <SelectContent>
-                    {sortedPresetOptions.map(({ preset, availability: presetState }) => {
-                      const disabledHint = presetDisabledHint(presetState);
-                      const hintClass = isPresetHintAlarming(presetState)
-                        ? "text-destructive"
-                        : "text-muted-foreground";
-                      const matchedHint =
-                        presetState.kind === "available" && presetState.viaDeployments
-                          ? "Matches your deployments"
-                          : null;
+                  {({ ref, ...field }) => (
+                    <Input {...field} ref={ref} placeholder="e.g., smart_router, auto_router_1" />
+                  )}
+                </FormField>
 
-                      return (
-                        <SelectItem
-                          key={preset.key}
-                          value={preset.key}
-                          label={preset.label}
-                          disabled={disabledHint !== null}
-                          title={disabledHint ?? preset.description}
-                        >
-                          <div>
-                            <div className="font-medium">{preset.label}</div>
-                            <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{preset.description}</div>
-                            {disabledHint && <div className={`text-xs mt-1 ${hintClass}`}>{disabledHint}</div>}
-                            {matchedHint && <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-success">{matchedHint}</div>}
-                          </div>
-                        </SelectItem>
-                      );
-                    })}
-                    <SelectItem value="custom" label="Custom Configuration">
-                      <div>
-                        <div className="font-medium">Custom Configuration</div>
-                        <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Define your auto router from scratch</div>
-                      </div>
-                    </SelectItem>
-                  </SelectContent>
-                </Select>
-                {modelsUnverifiable && (
-                  <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-destructive">
-                    Could not load available models.{" "}
-                    <button type="button" className="underline" onClick={() => refetchModels()}>
-                      Retry
-                    </button>
-                  </div>
-                )}
-                {presetsPending && <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-muted-foreground">Loading templates...</div>}
-                {presetsUnavailable && (
-                  <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-destructive">
-                    Could not load templates, so only Custom Configuration is shown.{" "}
-                    <button type="button" className="underline" onClick={() => void refetchPresets()}>
-                      Retry
-                    </button>
-                  </div>
+                {!automaticSetupLoading && automaticRouterConfig && (
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    className="mt-3 rounded-sm text-sm font-medium text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-700 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-blue-500 focus-visible:ring-offset-2"
+                    data-testid="configure-automatically-button"
+                    onClick={handleAutomaticSetup}
+                  >
+                    Configure automatically
+                  </button>
                 )}
+
+                <div className="mt-5">
+                  <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-foreground mb-2">Template</label>
+                  <Select
+                    items={templateItems}
+                    value={selectedPreset ?? null}
+                    onValueChange={(presetKey: string | null) => handlePresetChange(presetKey ?? undefined)}
+                  >
+                    <SelectTrigger data-testid="template-selector" className="w-full">
+                      <SelectValue placeholder="Choose a template or select Custom to define your own" />
+                    </SelectTrigger>
+                    <SelectContent>
+                      {sortedPresetOptions.map(({ preset, availability: presetState }) => {
+                        const disabledHint = presetDisabledHint(presetState);
+                        const hintClass = isPresetHintAlarming(presetState)
+                          ? "text-destructive"
+                          : "text-muted-foreground";
+                        const matchedHint =
+                          presetState.kind === "available" && presetState.viaDeployments
+                            ? "Matches your deployments"
+                            : null;
+
+                        return (
+                          <SelectItem
+                            key={preset.key}
+                            value={preset.key}
+                            label={preset.label}
+                            disabled={disabledHint !== null}
+                            title={disabledHint ?? preset.description}
+                          >
+                            <div>
+                              <div className="font-medium">{preset.label}</div>
+                              <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{preset.description}</div>
+                              {disabledHint && <div className={`text-xs mt-1 ${hintClass}`}>{disabledHint}</div>}
+                              {matchedHint && <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-success">{matchedHint}</div>}
+                            </div>
+                          </SelectItem>
+                        );
+                      })}
+                      <SelectItem value="custom" label="Custom Configuration">
+                        <div>
+                          <div className="font-medium">Custom Configuration</div>
+                          <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Define your auto router from scratch</div>
+                        </div>
+                      </SelectItem>
+                    </SelectContent>
+                  </Select>
+                  {modelsUnverifiable && (
+                    <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-destructive">
+                      Could not load available models.{" "}
+                      <button type="button" className="underline" onClick={() => refetchModels()}>
+                        Retry
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                  {presetsPending && <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-muted-foreground">Loading templates...</div>}
+                  {presetsUnavailable && (
+                    <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-destructive">
+                      Could not load templates, so only Custom Configuration is shown.{" "}
+                      <button type="button" className="underline" onClick={() => void refetchPresets()}>
+                        Retry
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                </div>
               </div>
 
               {requiresTeamScope && (
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5784db4501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import type { AutoRouterDeployment } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels";
+import { buildModelAvailability } from "@/lib/autorouter_presets";
+import { buildAutomaticRouterConfig, buildPreferredTierModels, type PreferredTierModels } from "./auto_setup";
+
+const models = (...names: string[]) => names.map((model_group) => ({ model_group, mode: "chat" }));
+const reasoningModel = (model_group: string, supported_reasoning_efforts: string[]) => ({
+  model_group,
+  mode: "chat",
+  supports_reasoning: true,
+  supported_reasoning_efforts,
+});
+const deployment = (model_name: string, model = model_name): AutoRouterDeployment => ({
+  model_name,
+  litellm_params: { model },
+});
+const tierModels = (config: ReturnType<typeof buildAutomaticRouterConfig>) =>
+  config && Object.values(config.tiers).map((tier) => (typeof tier === "string" ? tier : tier[0]));
+
+describe("buildPreferredTierModels", () => {
+  it("recognizes curated models that are not in a preset", () => {
+    const available = ["gpt-5.6-luna", "claude-sonnet-5", "grok-4.6", "deepseek-v4-pro"];
+    const availability = buildModelAvailability(available, []);
+    const preferred = buildPreferredTierModels([], availability);
+    const expected: PreferredTierModels = {
+      SIMPLE: ["gpt-5.6-luna"],
+      MEDIUM: ["claude-sonnet-5"],
+      COMPLEX: ["deepseek-v4-pro", "grok-4.6"],
+      REASONING: ["deepseek-v4-pro", "grok-4.6"],
+    };
+
+    expect(preferred).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+
+  it("prefers the current model ladder over older preset entries", () => {
+    const availability = buildModelAvailability(["gpt-5.6-luna", "gpt-4o-mini"], []);
+    const preferred = buildPreferredTierModels(
+      [
+        {
+          key: "old",
+          label: "Old",
+          description: "Old model",
+          complexity_router_config: {
+            tiers: { SIMPLE: ["gpt-4o-mini"], MEDIUM: [], COMPLEX: [], REASONING: [] },
+            classifier_type: "heuristic_v2",
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      availability,
+    );
+
+    expect(preferred.SIMPLE).toEqual(["gpt-5.6-luna", "gpt-4o-mini"]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("buildAutomaticRouterConfig", () => {
+  it("selects one preferred model for each tier", () => {
+    const preferred: PreferredTierModels = {
+      SIMPLE: ["simple"],
+      MEDIUM: ["medium"],
+      COMPLEX: ["complex"],
+      REASONING: ["reasoning"],
+    };
+
+    expect(
+      tierModels(buildAutomaticRouterConfig(models("simple", "medium", "complex", "reasoning"), [], preferred)),
+    ).toEqual(["simple", "medium", "complex", "reasoning"]);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    {
+      provider: "OpenAI",
+      available: ["gpt-5.6-luna", "gpt-5.6-terra", "gpt-6-astra"],
+      expected: ["gpt-5.6-luna", "gpt-5.6-terra", "gpt-6-astra", "gpt-6-astra"],
+      supportedEfforts: ["low", "medium", "high", "xhigh", "max"],
+      effort: "max",
+    },
+    {
+      provider: "Anthropic",
+      available: ["claude-haiku-4-5", "claude-sonnet-5", "claude-opus-5"],
+      expected: ["claude-haiku-4-5", "claude-sonnet-5", "claude-opus-5", "claude-opus-5"],
+      supportedEfforts: ["low", "medium", "high", "max"],
+      effort: "max",
+    },
+    {
+      provider: "Google",
+      available: ["gemini-3.5-flash-lite", "gemini-3.8-flash", "gemini-3.1-pro-preview"],
+      expected: ["gemini-3.5-flash-lite", "gemini-3.8-flash", "gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "gemini-3.1-pro-preview"],
+      supportedEfforts: ["low", "medium", "high"],
+      effort: "high",
+    },
+    {
+      provider: "DeepSeek",
+      available: ["deepseek-v4-flash", "deepseek-v4-pro"],
+      expected: ["deepseek-v4-flash", "deepseek-v4-flash", "deepseek-v4-pro", "deepseek-v4-pro"],
+      supportedEfforts: ["none", "high"],
+      effort: "high",
+    },
+    {
+      provider: "xAI",
+      available: ["grok-4.6"],
+      expected: ["grok-4.6", "grok-4.6", "grok-4.6", "grok-4.6"],
+      supportedEfforts: ["low", "medium", "high", "xhigh"],
+      effort: "xhigh",
+    },
+  ])(
+    "uses the current $provider ladder and strongest advertised reasoning effort",
+    ({ available, expected, supportedEfforts, effort }) => {
+      const availability = buildModelAvailability(available, []);
+      const preferred = buildPreferredTierModels([], availability);
+      const modelInfo = models(...available).map((model) =>
+        model.model_group === expected[3] ? reasoningModel(model.model_group, supportedEfforts) : model,
+      );
+
+      const config = buildAutomaticRouterConfig(modelInfo, [], preferred);
+
+      expect(tierModels(config)).toEqual(expected);
+      expect(config?.tier_model_params).toEqual({
+        REASONING: { [expected[3]]: { reasoning_effort: effort } },
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("never exceeds the selected model group's advertised reasoning efforts", () => {
+    const available = ["gpt-5.6-luna", "gpt-5.6-terra", "gpt-5.6-sol"];
+    const availability = buildModelAvailability(available, []);
+    const preferred = buildPreferredTierModels([], availability);
+    const modelInfo = [
+      ...models("gpt-5.6-luna", "gpt-5.6-terra"),
+      reasoningModel("gpt-5.6-sol", ["none", "low", "medium", "high", "xhigh"]),
+    ];
+
+    const config = buildAutomaticRouterConfig(modelInfo, [], preferred);
+
+    expect(config?.tier_model_params).toEqual({
+      REASONING: { "gpt-5.6-sol": { reasoning_effort: "xhigh" } },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("leaves reasoning effort unset when the proxy does not report supported values", () => {
+    const available = ["grok-4.6"];
+    const availability = buildModelAvailability(available, []);
+    const preferred = buildPreferredTierModels([], availability);
+
+    const config = buildAutomaticRouterConfig(models(...available), [], preferred);
+
+    expect(config?.tier_model_params).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("reuses the closest available tier when a tier has no match", () => {
+    const preferred: PreferredTierModels = {
+      SIMPLE: ["simple"],
+      MEDIUM: [],
+      COMPLEX: ["complex"],
+      REASONING: [],
+    };
+
+    expect(tierModels(buildAutomaticRouterConfig(models("simple", "complex"), [], preferred))).toEqual([
+      "simple",
+      "simple",
+      "complex",
+      "complex",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when none of the available models are recommended", () => {
+    const preferred: PreferredTierModels = {
+      SIMPLE: ["missing-simple"],
+      MEDIUM: ["missing-medium"],
+      COMPLEX: ["missing-complex"],
+      REASONING: ["missing-reasoning"],
+    };
+
+    expect(buildAutomaticRouterConfig(models("unknown-model"), [], preferred)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores non-chat models and existing auto routers", () => {
+    const preferred: PreferredTierModels = {
+      SIMPLE: ["gpt-4o-mini", "smart-router"],
+      MEDIUM: [],
+      COMPLEX: [],
+      REASONING: [],
+    };
+    const available = [
+      { model_group: "gpt-4o-mini", mode: "chat" },
+      { model_group: "image-model", mode: "image_generation" },
+      { model_group: "smart-router", mode: "chat" },
+    ];
+
+    expect(
+      tierModels(
+        buildAutomaticRouterConfig(available, [deployment("smart-router", "auto_router/complexity_router")], preferred),
+      ),
+    ).toEqual(["gpt-4o-mini", "gpt-4o-mini", "gpt-4o-mini", "gpt-4o-mini"]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd7d587e2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { isAutoRouterDeployment, type AutoRouterDeployment } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels";
+import type { ModelGroup } from "@/components/llm_calls/fetch_models";
+import { resolveAvailableModel, type AutoRouterPreset, type ModelAvailability } from "@/lib/autorouter_presets";
+import type { ComplexityRouterConfigValue } from "./ComplexityRouterConfig";
+
+const TIER_NAMES = ["SIMPLE", "MEDIUM", "COMPLEX", "REASONING"] as const;
+type TierName = (typeof TIER_NAMES)[number];
+export type PreferredTierModels = Record<TierName, string[]>;
+
+const REASONING_EFFORT_STRENGTH = ["max", "xhigh", "high", "medium", "low", "minimal", "none"] as const;
+
+const CURRENT_TIER_MODELS: PreferredTierModels = {
+  SIMPLE: ["gpt-5.6-luna", "claude-haiku-4-5", "gemini-3.5-flash-lite", "deepseek-v4-flash"],
+  MEDIUM: ["gpt-5.6-terra", "claude-sonnet-5", "gemini-3.8-flash", "deepseek-v4-flash"],
+  COMPLEX: ["gpt-6-astra", "gpt-5.6-sol", "claude-opus-5", "gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "deepseek-v4-pro", "grok-4.6"],
+  REASONING: ["gpt-6-astra", "gpt-5.6-sol", "claude-opus-5", "gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "deepseek-v4-pro", "grok-4.6"],
+};
+
+export const buildPreferredTierModels = (
+  presets: AutoRouterPreset[],
+  availability: ModelAvailability,
+): PreferredTierModels =>
+  Object.fromEntries(
+    TIER_NAMES.map((tier) => [
+      tier,
+      Array.from(
+        new Set(
+          [
+            ...CURRENT_TIER_MODELS[tier],
+            ...presets.flatMap((preset) => preset.complexity_router_config.tiers[tier]),
+          ].flatMap((model) => {
+            const resolved = resolveAvailableModel(model, availability);
+            return resolved ? [resolved] : [];
+          }),
+        ),
+      ),
+    ]),
+  ) as PreferredTierModels;
+
+const selectPreferredTierModels = (
+  preferredByTier: PreferredTierModels,
+  usableNames: ReadonlySet<string>,
+): [string, string, string, string] | null => {
+  const preferred = TIER_NAMES.map((tier) => preferredByTier[tier].find((name) => usableNames.has(name)));
+  const candidates = preferred.flatMap((model, tier) => (model ? [{ model, tier }] : []));
+  if (candidates.length === 0) return null;
+
+  const nearest = (tier: number): string =>
+    [...candidates].sort(
+      (left, right) => Math.abs(left.tier - tier) - Math.abs(right.tier - tier) || left.tier - right.tier,
+    )[0].model;
+  return preferred.map((model, tier) => model ?? nearest(tier)) as [string, string, string, string];
+};
+
+export const buildAutomaticRouterConfig = (
+  models: ModelGroup[],
+  deployments: AutoRouterDeployment[],
+  preferredByTier: PreferredTierModels,
+): ComplexityRouterConfigValue | null => {
+  const autoRouterNames: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(
+    deployments
+      .filter(isAutoRouterDeployment)
+      .flatMap((deployment) => (deployment.model_name ? [deployment.model_name] : [])),
+  );
+  const names = Array.from(
+    new Set(
+      models
+        .filter((model) => model.mode === undefined || model.mode === "chat")
+        .map((model) => model.model_group)
+        .filter((name) => name && !name.startsWith("auto_router/") && !autoRouterNames.has(name)),
+    ),
+  );
+  if (names.length === 0) return null;
+  const usableNames: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(names);
+  const selected = selectPreferredTierModels(preferredByTier, usableNames);
+  if (selected === null) return null;
+
+  const supportedReasoningEfforts = models.find(
+    (model) => model.model_group === selected[3],
+  )?.supported_reasoning_efforts;
+  const reasoningEffort = REASONING_EFFORT_STRENGTH.find((effort) => supportedReasoningEfforts?.includes(effort));
+
+  return {
+    tiers: {
+      SIMPLE: [selected[0]],
+      MEDIUM: [selected[1]],
+      COMPLEX: [selected[2]],
+      REASONING: [selected[3]],
+    },
+    classifier_type: "heuristic_v2",
+    ...(reasoningEffort && {
+      tier_model_params: { REASONING: { [selected[3]]: { reasoning_effort: reasoningEffort } } },
+    }),
+  };
+};
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.ts
index b01108f1631..2aafbfcfcd9 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export const deploymentRefsFromModelInfo = (
     return row.model_name && underlyingModels.length > 0 ? [{ modelGroup: row.model_name, underlyingModels }] : [];
   });
 
-const resolveAvailableModel = (requiredModel: string, availability: ModelAvailability): string | undefined => {
+export const resolveAvailableModel = (requiredModel: string, availability: ModelAvailability): string | undefined => {
   const { modelGroups, underlyingIndex } = availability;
   if (modelGroups.has(requiredModel)) return requiredModel;
   const normalized = normalizeModelName(requiredModel);