diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index d093e006..2e797d51 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ UPSTREAM_API_KEY=your-upstream-api-key
 # BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
 # MODELS_PATH=models.json
 # SOURCE=
+# EXCLUDED_MODEL_IDS="openrouter/auto,google/gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25,opengvlab/internvl3-78b,openrouter/sonoma-dusk-alpha,openrouter/sonoma-sky-alpha"
 
 # UI Configuration (for Next.js frontend)
 # These variables are prefixed with NEXT_PUBLIC_ to be accessible in the browser
diff --git a/routstr/core/settings.py b/routstr/core/settings.py
index cd59758c..52ac5f51 100644
--- a/routstr/core/settings.py
+++ b/routstr/core/settings.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
 
         @classmethod
         def parse_env_var(cls, field_name: str, raw_value: str) -> Any:  # type: ignore[override]
-            if field_name in {"cashu_mints", "cors_origins", "relays"}:
+            if field_name in {"cashu_mints", "cors_origins", "relays", "excluded_model_ids"}:
                 v = str(raw_value).strip()
                 if v == "":
                     return []
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # Minimum per-request charge in millisatoshis when model pricing is free/zero
     min_request_msat: int = Field(default=1, env="MIN_REQUEST_MSAT")
 
+    # Model filtering
+    excluded_model_ids: list[str] = Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: [
+            "openrouter/auto",
+            "google/gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25",
+            "opengvlab/internvl3-78b",
+            "openrouter/sonoma-dusk-alpha",
+            "openrouter/sonoma-sky-alpha"
+        ],
+        env="EXCLUDED_MODEL_IDS"
+    )
+
     # Network
     cors_origins: list[str] = Field(default_factory=lambda: ["*"], env="CORS_ORIGINS")
     tor_proxy_url: str = Field(default="socks5://127.0.0.1:9050", env="TOR_PROXY_URL")
@@ -305,4 +317,4 @@ class SettingsService:
             for k, v in data.items():
                 setattr(settings, k, v)
             cls._current = settings
-            return settings
+            return settings
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routstr/payment/models.py b/routstr/payment/models.py
index 849cf103..61225b31 100644
--- a/routstr/payment/models.py
+++ b/routstr/payment/models.py
@@ -87,13 +87,15 @@ def fetch_openrouter_models(source_filter: str | None = None) -> list[dict]:
                     model["id"] = model_id[len(source_prefix) :]
                     model_id = model["id"]
 
+                # Check if model should be excluded based on configuration
+                try:
+                    excluded_ids = getattr(settings, "excluded_model_ids", [])
+                except Exception:
+                    excluded_ids = []
+                
                 if (
                     "(free)" in model.get("name", "")
-                    or model_id == "openrouter/auto"
-                    or model_id == "google/gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25"
-                    or model_id == "opengvlab/internvl3-78b"
-                    or model_id == "openrouter/sonoma-dusk-alpha"
-                    or model_id == "openrouter/sonoma-sky-alpha"
+                    or model_id in excluded_ids
                 ):
                     continue
 
@@ -128,13 +130,15 @@ async def async_fetch_openrouter_models(source_filter: str | None = None) -> lis
                     model["id"] = model_id[len(source_prefix) :]
                     model_id = model["id"]
 
+                # Check if model should be excluded based on configuration
+                try:
+                    excluded_ids = getattr(settings, "excluded_model_ids", [])
+                except Exception:
+                    excluded_ids = []
+                
                 if (
                     "(free)" in model.get("name", "")
-                    or model_id == "openrouter/auto"
-                    or model_id == "google/gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25"
-                    or model_id == "opengvlab/internvl3-78b"
-                    or model_id == "openrouter/sonoma-dusk-alpha"
-                    or model_id == "openrouter/sonoma-sky-alpha"
+                    or model_id in excluded_ids
                 ):
                     continue