diff --git a/strix/report/pricing.py b/strix/report/pricing.py
index 57c899592..028c04596 100644
--- a/strix/report/pricing.py
+++ b/strix/report/pricing.py
@@ -6,6 +6,29 @@ from functools import lru_cache
 from typing import Any, cast
 
 
+def _preferred_route(
+    matches: list[str],
+    model_cost: dict[str, dict[str, Any]],
+    name: str,
+) -> str:
+    """Pick the provider's own route when several equally priced ones match.
+
+    LiteLLM lists the same model under its native provider (``xai/grok-4.5``) and
+    under the aggregators that resell it (``openrouter/x-ai/grok-4.5``,
+    ``perplexity/xai/grok-4.5``). Alphabetical order would hand back an
+    aggregator; the canonical route is the one shaped exactly
+    ``{litellm_provider}/{name}``.
+    """
+    for key in matches:
+        entry = model_cost.get(key)
+        if not isinstance(entry, dict):
+            continue
+        provider = entry.get("litellm_provider")
+        if isinstance(provider, str) and key == f"{provider}/{name}":
+            return key
+    return matches[0]
+
+
 @lru_cache(maxsize=512)
 def resolve_litellm_model(model: str) -> str | None:
     """Return a provider-qualified model name that LiteLLM can price."""
@@ -48,7 +71,7 @@ def resolve_litellm_model(model: str) -> str | None:
                 if isinstance(model_cost.get(key), dict)
             }
             if len(matches) == 1 or len(prices) == 1:
-                return matches[0]
+                return _preferred_route(matches, model_cost, name)
         return None  # noqa: TRY300
     except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
         return None
diff --git a/tests/test_pricing.py b/tests/test_pricing.py
index c9e9e5dfb..c97736789 100644
--- a/tests/test_pricing.py
+++ b/tests/test_pricing.py
@@ -20,6 +20,35 @@ def test_resolves_common_bare_model_names() -> None:
     assert resolve_litellm_model("minimax/MiniMax-M3") == "minimax/MiniMax-M3"
 
 
+def test_prefers_native_provider_route_over_aggregators() -> None:
+    """Equally priced routes must resolve to the provider's own, not the first alphabetically."""
+    resolve_litellm_model.cache_clear()
+    model_cost = {
+        "openrouter/x-ai/grok-4.5": {
+            "litellm_provider": "openrouter",
+            "input_cost_per_token": 2e-06,
+            "output_cost_per_token": 6e-06,
+        },
+        "perplexity/xai/grok-4.5": {
+            "litellm_provider": "perplexity",
+            "input_cost_per_token": 2e-06,
+            "output_cost_per_token": 6e-06,
+        },
+        "xai/grok-4.5": {
+            "litellm_provider": "xai",
+            "input_cost_per_token": 2e-06,
+            "output_cost_per_token": 6e-06,
+        },
+    }
+    with patch.object(litellm, "model_cost", model_cost):
+        assert resolve_litellm_model("grok-4.5") == "xai/grok-4.5"
+
+    # An explicitly aggregator-qualified name still resolves to that aggregator.
+    resolve_litellm_model.cache_clear()
+    with patch.object(litellm, "model_cost", model_cost):
+        assert resolve_litellm_model("x-ai/grok-4.5") == "openrouter/x-ai/grok-4.5"
+
+
 def test_resolver_returns_none_for_unresolvable_model() -> None:
     resolve_litellm_model.cache_clear()
     assert resolve_litellm_model("provider/not-a-real-model") is None