diff --git a/frontend/__tests__/utils/model-name-case-preservation.test.tsx b/frontend/__tests__/utils/model-name-case-preservation.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4af08e127f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/__tests__/utils/model-name-case-preservation.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { extractSettings } from "#/utils/settings-utils";
+
+describe("Model name case preservation", () => {
+  it("should preserve the original case of model names in extractSettings", () => {
+    // Create FormData with proper casing
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.set("llm-provider-input", "SambaNova");
+    formData.set("llm-model-input", "Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct");
+    formData.set("agent", "CodeActAgent");
+    formData.set("language", "en");
+
+    const settings = extractSettings(formData);
+
+    // Test that model names maintain their original casing
+    expect(settings.LLM_MODEL).toBe("SambaNova/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct");
+  });
+
+  it("should preserve openai model case", () => {
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.set("llm-provider-input", "openai");
+    formData.set("llm-model-input", "gpt-4o");
+    formData.set("agent", "CodeActAgent");
+    formData.set("language", "en");
+
+    const settings = extractSettings(formData);
+    expect(settings.LLM_MODEL).toBe("openai/gpt-4o");
+  });
+
+  it("should preserve anthropic model case", () => {
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.set("llm-provider-input", "anthropic");
+    formData.set("llm-model-input", "claude-sonnet-4-20250514");
+    formData.set("agent", "CodeActAgent");
+    formData.set("language", "en");
+
+    const settings = extractSettings(formData);
+    expect(settings.LLM_MODEL).toBe("anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514");
+  });
+
+  it("should not automatically lowercase model names", () => {
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.set("llm-provider-input", "SambaNova");
+    formData.set("llm-model-input", "Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct");
+    formData.set("agent", "CodeActAgent");
+    formData.set("language", "en");
+
+    const settings = extractSettings(formData);
+
+    // Test that camelCase and PascalCase are preserved
+    expect(settings.LLM_MODEL).not.toBe("sambanova/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct");
+    expect(settings.LLM_MODEL).toBe("SambaNova/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/mocks/handlers.ts b/frontend/src/mocks/handlers.ts
index 928f19c754..cd9dfeb2c2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/mocks/handlers.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/mocks/handlers.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ const openHandsHandlers = [
       "gpt-4o-mini",
       "anthropic/claude-3.5",
       "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
+      "sambanova/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct",
     ]),
   ),
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/llm-settings.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/llm-settings.tsx
index 8a8d6bb412..0cdfa32feb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/llm-settings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/llm-settings.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { isCustomModel } from "#/utils/is-custom-model";
 import { LlmSettingsInputsSkeleton } from "#/components/features/settings/llm-settings/llm-settings-inputs-skeleton";
 import { KeyStatusIcon } from "#/components/features/settings/key-status-icon";
 import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS } from "#/services/settings";
+import { getProviderId } from "#/utils/map-provider";
 
 function LlmSettingsScreen() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -93,13 +94,15 @@ function LlmSettingsScreen() {
   };
 
   const basicFormAction = (formData: FormData) => {
-    const provider = formData.get("llm-provider-input")?.toString();
+    const providerDisplay = formData.get("llm-provider-input")?.toString();
+    const provider = providerDisplay
+      ? getProviderId(providerDisplay)
+      : undefined;
     const model = formData.get("llm-model-input")?.toString();
     const apiKey = formData.get("llm-api-key-input")?.toString();
     const searchApiKey = formData.get("search-api-key-input")?.toString();
 
-    const fullLlmModel =
-      provider && model && `${provider}/${model}`.toLowerCase();
+    const fullLlmModel = provider && model && `${provider}/${model}`;
 
     saveSettings(
       {
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/settings-utils.test.ts b/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/settings-utils.test.ts
index 130cbbe555..bebdaa0f88 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/settings-utils.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/settings-utils.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
-import { parseMaxBudgetPerTask } from "../settings-utils";
+import { parseMaxBudgetPerTask, extractSettings } from "../settings-utils";
 
 describe("parseMaxBudgetPerTask", () => {
   it("should return null for empty string", () => {
@@ -47,3 +47,45 @@ describe("parseMaxBudgetPerTask", () => {
     expect(parseMaxBudgetPerTask("5e-1")).toBeNull(); // 0.5, which is < 1
   });
 });
+
+describe("extractSettings", () => {
+  it("should preserve model name case when extracting settings", () => {
+    // Test cases with various model name formats
+    const testCases = [
+      { provider: "sambanova", model: "Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct" },
+      { provider: "openai", model: "GPT-4o" },
+      { provider: "anthropic", model: "Claude-3-5-Sonnet" },
+      { provider: "openrouter", model: "CamelCaseModel" },
+    ];
+
+    testCases.forEach(({ provider, model }) => {
+      const formData = new FormData();
+      formData.set("llm-provider-input", provider);
+      formData.set("llm-model-input", model);
+
+      const settings = extractSettings(formData);
+
+      // Verify that the model name case is preserved
+      const expectedModel = `${provider}/${model}`;
+      expect(settings.LLM_MODEL).toBe(expectedModel);
+      // Only test that it's not lowercased if the original has uppercase letters
+      if (expectedModel !== expectedModel.toLowerCase()) {
+        expect(settings.LLM_MODEL).not.toBe(expectedModel.toLowerCase());
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should handle custom model without lowercasing", () => {
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.set("llm-provider-input", "sambanova");
+    formData.set("llm-model-input", "Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct");
+    formData.set("use-advanced-options", "true");
+    formData.set("custom-model", "Custom-Model-Name");
+
+    const settings = extractSettings(formData);
+
+    // Custom model should take precedence and preserve case
+    expect(settings.LLM_MODEL).toBe("Custom-Model-Name");
+    expect(settings.LLM_MODEL).not.toBe("custom-model-name");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/map-provider.ts b/frontend/src/utils/map-provider.ts
index 1600d10e2d..efa339e114 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/map-provider.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/map-provider.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,10 @@ export const mapProvider = (provider: string) =>
   Object.keys(MAP_PROVIDER).includes(provider)
     ? MAP_PROVIDER[provider as keyof typeof MAP_PROVIDER]
     : provider;
+
+export const getProviderId = (displayName: string): string => {
+  const entry = Object.entries(MAP_PROVIDER).find(
+    ([, value]) => value === displayName,
+  );
+  return entry ? entry[0] : displayName;
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/settings-utils.ts b/frontend/src/utils/settings-utils.ts
index 93c5a5d4b1..ca56b25170 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/settings-utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/settings-utils.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { Settings } from "#/types/settings";
+import { getProviderId } from "#/utils/map-provider";
 
 const extractBasicFormData = (formData: FormData) => {
-  const provider = formData.get("llm-provider-input")?.toString();
+  const providerDisplay = formData.get("llm-provider-input")?.toString();
+  const provider = providerDisplay ? getProviderId(providerDisplay) : undefined;
   const model = formData.get("llm-model-input")?.toString();
 
-  const LLM_MODEL = `${provider}/${model}`.toLowerCase();
+  const LLM_MODEL = `${provider}/${model}`;
   const LLM_API_KEY = formData.get("llm-api-key-input")?.toString();
   const AGENT = formData.get("agent")?.toString();
   const LANGUAGE = formData.get("language")?.toString();