diff --git a/src/app/api/translator/translate/route.js b/src/app/api/translator/translate/route.js
index d5fb2687..c0f3c12b 100644
--- a/src/app/api/translator/translate/route.js
+++ b/src/app/api/translator/translate/route.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { detectFormat, getTargetFormat } from "open-sse/services/provider.js";
 import { translateRequest } from "open-sse/translator/index.js";
 import { FORMATS } from "open-sse/translator/formats.js";
-import { parseModel } from "open-sse/services/model.js";
+import { getModelInfo } from "@/sse/services/model.js";
 import { getProviderConnections } from "@/lib/localDb.js";
 import { getExecutor } from "open-sse/executors/index.js";
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export async function POST(request) {
       case 1: {
         // Detect provider + formats from 1_req_client.json
         const clientBody = body.body || body;
-        const { provider, model } = parseModel(clientBody.model);
+        const { provider, model } = await getModelInfo(clientBody.model);
         const sourceFormat = detectFormat(clientBody);
         const targetFormat = getTargetFormat(provider);
         return NextResponse.json({ success: true, result: { provider, model, sourceFormat, targetFormat } });
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export async function POST(request) {
         // source → OpenAI intermediate (mirrors 3_req_openai.json)
         // Translate source→openai only (half of the pipeline)
         const clientBody = body.body || body;
-        const { provider, model } = parseModel(clientBody.model);
+        const { provider, model } = await getModelInfo(clientBody.model);
         const sourceFormat = detectFormat(clientBody);
         const stream = clientBody.stream !== false;
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/translator-custom-prefix.test.js b/tests/unit/translator-custom-prefix.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b38a620f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/translator-custom-prefix.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+
+// Mock getModelInfo to simulate custom provider prefix resolution
+vi.mock("@/sse/services/model.js", () => ({
+  getModelInfo: vi.fn(async (modelId) => {
+    // Simulate prefix resolution for custom providers
+    if (modelId.startsWith("my-prefix/")) {
+      return {
+        provider: "openai-compatible-chat-abc123",
+        model: modelId.replace("my-prefix/", "")
+      };
+    }
+    if (modelId.startsWith("acme/")) {
+      return {
+        provider: "anthropic-compatible-claude-xyz",
+        model: modelId.replace("acme/", "")
+      };
+    }
+    // Default: no prefix
+    return {
+      provider: modelId.split("/")[1] || "unknown",
+      model: modelId.split("/")[1] || modelId
+    };
+  })
+}));
+
+describe("Translator custom provider prefix resolution", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("should resolve OpenAI-compatible provider prefix via getModelInfo", async () => {
+    const { getModelInfo } = await import("@/sse/services/model.js");
+    const result = await getModelInfo("my-prefix/gpt-4");
+
+    expect(result.provider).toBe("openai-compatible-chat-abc123");
+    expect(result.model).toBe("gpt-4");
+  });
+
+  it("should resolve Anthropic-compatible provider prefix via getModelInfo", async () => {
+    const { getModelInfo } = await import("@/sse/services/model.js");
+    const result = await getModelInfo("acme/claude-3");
+
+    expect(result.provider).toBe("anthropic-compatible-claude-xyz");
+    expect(result.model).toBe("claude-3");
+  });
+
+  it("should handle model ID without prefix", async () => {
+    const { getModelInfo } = await import("@/sse/services/model.js");
+    const result = await getModelInfo("openai/gpt-4");
+
+    expect(result.provider).toBeDefined();
+    expect(result.model).toBe("gpt-4");
+  });
+});