diff --git a/packages/client/src/promise/generated/types.ts b/packages/client/src/promise/generated/types.ts
index 6db0f8255e64..70b6026acb69 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/promise/generated/types.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/promise/generated/types.ts
@@ -2306,6 +2306,7 @@ export type ConfigEntry =
             models?: {
               [x: string]: {
                 modelID?: string
+                type?: ModelType
                 family?: string
                 name?: string
                 releaseDate?: string
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/provider.ts b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/provider.ts
index a0b7d49adda5..75faaec5f27a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/provider.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/provider.ts
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ function overlay(
       if (item.package !== undefined) model.package = undefined
       if (item.settings?.baseURL !== undefined && model.settings) delete model.settings.baseURL
     }
+    if (config.type !== undefined) model.type = config.type
     if (config.family !== undefined) model.family = config.family
     if (config.name) model.name = config.name
     if (config.modelID !== undefined) model.modelID = config.modelID
diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugin/provider/opencode-legacy.ts b/packages/core/src/plugin/provider/opencode-legacy.ts
index 95453823e79d..a282981ca510 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/plugin/provider/opencode-legacy.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugin/provider/opencode-legacy.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export const register = Effect.fn("OpencodeLegacy.register")(function* (
         const base = source?.models.get(config.modelID ?? modelID) ?? source?.models.get(modelID)
         providers.models.update(providerID, modelID, (model) => {
           Object.assign(model, structuredClone(base ?? model))
+          if (config.type !== undefined) model.type = config.type
           if (config.family !== undefined) model.family = config.family
           if (config.name !== undefined) model.name = config.name
           if (config.modelID !== undefined) model.modelID = config.modelID
diff --git a/packages/core/test/config/provider.test.ts b/packages/core/test/config/provider.test.ts
index 9337ab2a0c3c..2acd4a9e3c88 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/config/provider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/config/provider.test.ts
@@ -397,6 +397,68 @@ describe("ConfigProviderPlugin.Plugin", () => {
     }),
   )
 
+  it.effect("lists a custom model by its configured type and an untyped one as chat", () =>
+    Effect.gen(function* () {
+      const models = yield* Model.Service
+      const entries = [
+        new Document({
+          type: "document",
+          info: decode({
+            providers: {
+              custom: {
+                package: "aisdk:@ai-sdk/openai-compatible",
+                models: { chat: {}, painter: { type: "image" } },
+              },
+            },
+          }),
+        }),
+      ]
+
+      yield* addPlugin(entries)
+
+      expect((yield* models.available()).map((model) => model.id)).toEqual([Model.ID.make("chat")])
+      expect((yield* models.available(["image"])).map((model) => model.id)).toEqual([Model.ID.make("painter")])
+      expect(yield* models.get(Provider.ID.make("custom"), Model.ID.make("painter"))).toBeUndefined()
+    }),
+  )
+
+  it.effect("lets config change a catalog model's type and keeps it when unset", () =>
+    Effect.gen(function* () {
+      const providers = yield* Provider.Service
+      const models = yield* Model.Service
+      const providerID = Provider.ID.make("custom")
+      const retypedID = Model.ID.make("retyped")
+      const keptID = Model.ID.make("kept")
+      yield* providers.transform((editor) => {
+        editor.models.update(providerID, retypedID, () => {})
+        editor.models.update(providerID, keptID, (model) => {
+          model.type = "decision"
+        })
+      })
+      const entries = [
+        new Document({
+          type: "document",
+          info: decode({
+            providers: {
+              custom: {
+                package: "aisdk:@ai-sdk/openai-compatible",
+                models: { retyped: { type: "image" }, kept: { name: "Kept" } },
+              },
+            },
+          }),
+        }),
+      ]
+
+      yield* addPlugin(entries)
+
+      expect(yield* models.available()).toEqual([])
+      expect((yield* models.available(["image"])).map((model) => model.id)).toEqual([retypedID])
+      expect((yield* models.available(["decision"])).map((model) => [model.id, model.name])).toEqual([
+        [keptID, "Kept"],
+      ])
+    }),
+  )
+
   it.effect("preserves catalog capabilities unless config overrides them", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const providers = yield* Provider.Service
diff --git a/packages/protocol/openapi.json b/packages/protocol/openapi.json
index eb575f88d56c..75101ecef1c3 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/openapi.json
+++ b/packages/protocol/openapi.json
@@ -15544,6 +15544,9 @@
           "modelID": {
             "type": "string"
           },
+          "type": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Model.Type"
+          },
           "family": {
             "type": "string"
           },
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/config/provider.ts b/packages/schema/src/config/provider.ts
index e84cdd68a11f..11befcabb86d 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/config/provider.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/config/provider.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export * as ConfigProvider from "./provider.js"
 
 import { Schema } from "effect"
 import { Money } from "../money.js"
-import { Capabilities, Compatibility, Family, ID, Model, VariantID } from "../model.js"
+import { Capabilities, Compatibility, Family, ID, Model, Type, VariantID } from "../model.js"
 import { ProviderCompatibility } from "../model-compatibility.js"
 import { Provider } from "../provider.js"
 import { optional } from "../schema.js"
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export type Reasoning = typeof Reasoning.Type
 
 class ModelConfig extends Schema.Class<ModelConfig>("Config.Model")({
   modelID: ID.pipe(optional),
+  type: Type.pipe(optional),
   family: Family.pipe(optional),
   name: Schema.String.pipe(optional),
   releaseDate: Schema.String.check(Schema.isPattern(/^\d{4}-\d{2}(-\d{2})?$/u))
diff --git a/services/www/src/docs/content/providers.mdx b/services/www/src/docs/content/providers.mdx
index 77cfe9700905..b0de5785e5bc 100644
--- a/services/www/src/docs/content/providers.mdx
+++ b/services/www/src/docs/content/providers.mdx
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ ID sent to the provider.
 | `modelID` | Model or deployment ID sent to the provider. |
 | `name` | Display name. |
 | `family` | Model family used for grouping related models. |
+| `type` | What the model produces, such as `chat`, `image` or `decision`. Defaults to `chat`; only chat models are offered for sessions. |
 | `releaseDate` | Release date as `YYYY-MM-DD` or `YYYY-MM`. |
 | `package` | Runtime override for this model. |
 | `settings` | Model-level OpenCode controls and package-specific JSON settings. |