diff --git a/internal/registry/model_registry.go b/internal/registry/model_registry.go
index edb1f124d9..36d1118af4 100644
--- a/internal/registry/model_registry.go
+++ b/internal/registry/model_registry.go
@@ -925,34 +925,37 @@ func (r *ModelRegistry) GetModelProviders(modelID string) []string {
 	}
 
 	type providerCount struct {
-		name  string
-		count int
+		name      string
+		nameLower string
+		count     int
 	}
 	providers := make([]providerCount, 0, len(registration.Providers))
-	// suspendedByProvider := make(map[string]int)
-	// if registration.SuspendedClients != nil {
-	// 	for clientID := range registration.SuspendedClients {
-	// 		if provider, ok := r.clientProviders[clientID]; ok && provider != "" {
-	// 			suspendedByProvider[provider]++
-	// 		}
-	// 	}
-	// }
 	for name, count := range registration.Providers {
 		if count <= 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		// adjusted := count - suspendedByProvider[name]
-		// if adjusted <= 0 {
-		// 	continue
-		// }
-		// providers = append(providers, providerCount{name: name, count: adjusted})
-		providers = append(providers, providerCount{name: name, count: count})
+		providers = append(providers, providerCount{
+			name:      name,
+			nameLower: strings.ToLower(name),
+			count:     count,
+		})
 	}
 	if len(providers) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Pre-calculate lowercase model ID for sorting (avoids O(N log N) repeated calls).
+	modelLower := strings.ToLower(modelID)
+
 	sort.Slice(providers, func(i, j int) bool {
+		// Native provider priority: provider name matching model prefix comes first.
+		// e.g., "claude-haiku-*" prefers "claude" provider over "antigravity".
+		iMatch := strings.HasPrefix(modelLower, providers[i].nameLower)
+		jMatch := strings.HasPrefix(modelLower, providers[j].nameLower)
+		if iMatch != jMatch {
+			return iMatch
+		}
+		// Fallback to original logic: count desc, then name asc.
 		if providers[i].count == providers[j].count {
 			return providers[i].name < providers[j].name
 		}
diff --git a/sdk/cliproxy/auth/conductor.go b/sdk/cliproxy/auth/conductor.go
index 6662f9b9ec..fe03cf4755 100644
--- a/sdk/cliproxy/auth/conductor.go
+++ b/sdk/cliproxy/auth/conductor.go
@@ -1561,15 +1561,21 @@ func (m *Manager) pickNext(ctx context.Context, provider, model string, opts cli
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) pickNextMixed(ctx context.Context, providers []string, model string, opts cliproxyexecutor.Options, tried map[string]struct{}) (*Auth, ProviderExecutor, string, error) {
-	providerSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(providers))
+	// Normalize providers while preserving order for priority-based selection.
+	normalizedProviders := make([]string, 0, len(providers))
+	providerSeen := make(map[string]struct{}, len(providers))
 	for _, provider := range providers {
 		p := strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(provider))
 		if p == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		providerSet[p] = struct{}{}
+		if _, seen := providerSeen[p]; seen {
+			continue
+		}
+		providerSeen[p] = struct{}{}
+		normalizedProviders = append(normalizedProviders, p)
 	}
-	if len(providerSet) == 0 {
+	if len(normalizedProviders) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil, "", &Error{Code: "provider_not_found", Message: "no provider supplied"}
 	}
 
@@ -1584,27 +1590,27 @@ func (m *Manager) pickNextMixed(ctx context.Context, providers []string, model s
 		}
 	}
 	registryRef := registry.GetGlobalRegistry()
-	for _, candidate := range m.auths {
-		if candidate == nil || candidate.Disabled {
-			continue
-		}
-		providerKey := strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(candidate.Provider))
-		if providerKey == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, ok := providerSet[providerKey]; !ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, used := tried[candidate.ID]; used {
-			continue
-		}
+	// Iterate by provider order to preserve priority (e.g., native provider first).
+	for _, providerKey := range normalizedProviders {
 		if _, ok := m.executors[providerKey]; !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		if modelKey != "" && registryRef != nil && !registryRef.ClientSupportsModel(candidate.ID, modelKey) {
-			continue
+		for _, candidate := range m.auths {
+			if candidate == nil || candidate.Disabled {
+				continue
+			}
+			candidateProvider := strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(candidate.Provider))
+			if candidateProvider != providerKey {
+				continue
+			}
+			if _, used := tried[candidate.ID]; used {
+				continue
+			}
+			if modelKey != "" && registryRef != nil && !registryRef.ClientSupportsModel(candidate.ID, modelKey) {
+				continue
+			}
+			candidates = append(candidates, candidate)
 		}
-		candidates = append(candidates, candidate)
 	}
 	if len(candidates) == 0 {
 		m.mu.RUnlock()