diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
index e4e2ceb6621..17b905e4bb7 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
@@ -2780,7 +2780,12 @@ async def can_team_access_model(
             object_type="team",
         )
     except ProxyException:
-        # Fallback: check team's access_group_ids
+        # Fallback: check team's access_group_ids.
+        # Note: access groups are a team-level concept and are NOT restricted by
+        # per-member model overrides. If a team has access_group_ids configured,
+        # any member can access models from those groups regardless of their
+        # effective_models set. This is by design — access groups grant team-wide
+        # access, while default_models/member.models control the team's own model list.
         team_access_group_ids = (
             (team_object.access_group_ids or []) if team_object else []
         )
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
index 69e7c7c27d5..c3b957d14a2 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
@@ -638,15 +638,17 @@ async def _common_key_generation_helper(  # noqa: PLR0915
 
     data_json = data.model_dump(exclude_unset=True, exclude_none=True)  # type: ignore
 
-    # [TEAM MODEL OVERRIDES] Handle effective team models for the key
+    # [TEAM MODEL OVERRIDES] Handle effective team models for the key.
+    # Only applies when a user_id is specified — service/bot keys (no user_id) use
+    # the full team.models pool, preserving pre-feature behavior.
     if (
         litellm.team_model_overrides_enabled
         or os.getenv("TEAM_MODEL_OVERRIDES", "").lower() == "true"
-    ) and team_table is not None:
+    ) and team_table is not None and data.user_id:
         # Read member models from LiteLLM_TeamMembership via the standard cached helper
         # (NOT from members_with_roles JSON blob which can be stale after /team/member_update).
         member_models: List[str] = []
-        if data.user_id and prisma_client is not None:
+        if prisma_client is not None:
             from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import user_api_key_cache
 
             _membership = await get_team_membership(