diff --git a/src/cai/sdk/agents/models/openai_chatcompletions.py b/src/cai/sdk/agents/models/openai_chatcompletions.py
index 56af699f..c1f892f6 100644
--- a/src/cai/sdk/agents/models/openai_chatcompletions.py
+++ b/src/cai/sdk/agents/models/openai_chatcompletions.py
@@ -2678,7 +2678,7 @@ class OpenAIChatCompletionsModel(Model):
         # Determine provider based on model string
         model_str = str(kwargs["model"]).lower()
 
-        if "alias" in model_str:
+        if "alias" in model_str and "alias0.5" not in model_str:  # NOTE: exclude alias0.5
             kwargs["api_base"] = "https://api.aliasrobotics.com:666/"
             kwargs["custom_llm_provider"] = "openai"
             kwargs["api_key"] = os.getenv("ALIAS_API_KEY", "sk-alias-1234567890")