diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/builder/db.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/builder/db.py
index 4a0eb62e8a..b4b612bb09 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/builder/db.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/builder/db.py
@@ -509,8 +509,10 @@ async def _get_static_counts():
 def _matches_llm_model(schema_cls: type[BlockSchema], query: str) -> bool:
     for field in schema_cls.model_fields.values():
         if field.annotation == LlmModel:
+            # Normalize query same as model slugs (hyphens to spaces) for matching
+            normalized_model_query = query.replace("-", " ")
             # Check if query matches any value in llm_models from registry
-            if any(query in name for name in _get_llm_models()):
+            if any(normalized_model_query in name for name in _get_llm_models()):
                 return True
     return False