diff --git a/packages/services/service-ai/src/__tests__/ai-service.test.ts b/packages/services/service-ai/src/__tests__/ai-service.test.ts
index ac387ac0b..84d77536e 100644
--- a/packages/services/service-ai/src/__tests__/ai-service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/services/service-ai/src/__tests__/ai-service.test.ts
@@ -1045,6 +1045,61 @@ describe('AIServicePlugin', () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it('should prefer the gatewayModel option over the AI_GATEWAY_MODEL env var', async () => {
+    // Mock the gateway SDK to fail so detection falls through deterministically;
+    // the warn message echoes the CHOSEN model, letting us assert precedence.
+    vi.doMock('@ai-sdk/gateway', () => { throw new Error("Cannot find module '@ai-sdk/gateway'"); });
+    const { AIServicePlugin: FreshPlugin } = await import('../plugin.js');
+    const plugin = new FreshPlugin({ gatewayModel: 'anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5' });
+    const ctx = createMockContext();
+
+    const oldEnv = { ...process.env };
+    process.env.AI_GATEWAY_MODEL = 'openai/gpt-5.5';
+    delete process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;
+    delete process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY;
+    delete process.env.GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY;
+
+    try {
+      await plugin.init(ctx);
+      // The option's model must be the one attempted, not the env var's.
+      expect(silentLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining('anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5'),
+        expect.anything(),
+      );
+      expect(silentLogger.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining('openai/gpt-5.5'),
+        expect.anything(),
+      );
+    } finally {
+      process.env = oldEnv;
+      vi.doUnmock('@ai-sdk/gateway');
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should fall back to AI_GATEWAY_MODEL env when no gatewayModel option is set', async () => {
+    vi.doMock('@ai-sdk/gateway', () => { throw new Error("Cannot find module '@ai-sdk/gateway'"); });
+    const { AIServicePlugin: FreshPlugin } = await import('../plugin.js');
+    const plugin = new FreshPlugin();
+    const ctx = createMockContext();
+
+    const oldEnv = { ...process.env };
+    process.env.AI_GATEWAY_MODEL = 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5';
+    delete process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;
+    delete process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY;
+    delete process.env.GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY;
+
+    try {
+      await plugin.init(ctx);
+      expect(silentLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining('anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5'),
+        expect.anything(),
+      );
+    } finally {
+      process.env = oldEnv;
+      vi.doUnmock('@ai-sdk/gateway');
+    }
+  });
+
   it('should prefer explicit adapter over auto-detection', async () => {
     const customAdapter: LLMAdapter = {
       name: 'custom-explicit',
diff --git a/packages/services/service-ai/src/plugin.ts b/packages/services/service-ai/src/plugin.ts
index d78f6bcce..92bceb321 100644
--- a/packages/services/service-ai/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/services/service-ai/src/plugin.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ export interface AIServicePluginOptions {
   models?: AI.ModelConfig[];
   /** Default model id (must appear in `models`). */
   defaultModelId?: string;
+  /**
+   * Vercel AI Gateway model id (e.g. `anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5`) for this
+   * plugin instance. Takes precedence over the `AI_GATEWAY_MODEL` env var so a
+   * host can select the model per kernel — e.g. a multi-tenant runtime routing
+   * by plan. When omitted, falls back to `AI_GATEWAY_MODEL` (unchanged
+   * behavior). Pairs with the gateway adapter only; ignored by other providers.
+   */
+  gatewayModel?: string;
   /**
    * Explicit trace recorder override. When set, auto-detection
    * of {@link ObjectQLTraceRecorder} is skipped.
@@ -388,8 +396,10 @@ export class AIServicePlugin implements Plugin {
    * Returns the adapter and a description for logging.
    */
   private async detectAdapter(ctx: PluginContext): Promise<{ adapter: LLMAdapter; description: string }> {
-    // 1. Vercel AI Gateway — works with any provider via gateway('provider/model')
-    const gatewayModel = process.env.AI_GATEWAY_MODEL;
+    // 1. Vercel AI Gateway — works with any provider via gateway('provider/model').
+    //    A per-instance `gatewayModel` option wins over the process-wide env var
+    //    so a multi-tenant host can route the model per kernel (e.g. by plan).
+    const gatewayModel = this.options.gatewayModel ?? process.env.AI_GATEWAY_MODEL;
     if (gatewayModel) {
       try {
         const gatewayPkg = '@ai-sdk/gateway';
@@ -398,7 +408,7 @@ export class AIServicePlugin implements Plugin {
         return { adapter, description: `Vercel AI Gateway (model: ${gatewayModel})` };
       } catch (err) {
         ctx.logger.warn(
-          `[AI] Failed to load @ai-sdk/gateway for AI_GATEWAY_MODEL=${gatewayModel}, trying next provider`,
+          `[AI] Failed to load @ai-sdk/gateway for model=${gatewayModel}, trying next provider`,
           err instanceof Error ? { error: err.message } : undefined
         );
       }