diff --git a/routstr/proxy.py b/routstr/proxy.py
index edceaaa6..38224ea8 100644
--- a/routstr/proxy.py
+++ b/routstr/proxy.py
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ def get_upstreams() -> list[BaseUpstreamProvider]:
 
 def get_model_instance(model_id: str) -> Model | None:
     """Get Model instance by ID from global cache."""
-    return _model_instances.get(model_id.lower())
+    return next(
+        (model for alias, model in _model_instances.items()
+         if  alias.lower() in model_id.lower()),
+        None
+    )
 
 
 def get_provider_for_model(model_id: str) -> BaseUpstreamProvider | None: