diff --git a/packages/ai/src/providers/alibaba.ts b/packages/ai/src/providers/alibaba.ts
index 4ae703a8c8f..c7007acc59b 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/providers/alibaba.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/providers/alibaba.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ export const responsesModel: ProviderPackage.Model<Settings<ResponsesOptionsInpu
   id,
   input,
 ) => configure(config(input)).responses(id)
+export const chat = model
+export const messages = messagesModel
+export const responses = responsesModel
 export const imageModel = (id: string, settings: Settings) => {
   const input = config(settings)
   return configure(input).image(id, input.providerOptions)
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/providers/amazon-bedrock-mantle.ts b/packages/ai/src/providers/amazon-bedrock-mantle.ts
index f14328cc0aa..1ffa2636156 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/providers/amazon-bedrock-mantle.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/providers/amazon-bedrock-mantle.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ export const configure = (input: Config = {}) => {
 }
 
 export const provider = configure()
+export const chat = provider.chat
+export const messages = provider.messages
+export const responses = provider.responses
 
 const fromSettings = ({
   apiKey,
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/providers/azure.ts b/packages/ai/src/providers/azure.ts
index 53cddaf3f85..7b8d2177776 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/providers/azure.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/providers/azure.ts
@@ -228,3 +228,5 @@ export const imageModel = (modelID: string, settings: Settings) => {
   return configure(input).image(modelID, input.providerOptions)
 }
 export const model = responsesModel
+export const responses = responsesModel
+export const chat = chatModel
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/providers/cloudflare-ai-gateway.ts b/packages/ai/src/providers/cloudflare-ai-gateway.ts
index e4f69e50fc3..857fc9919a3 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/providers/cloudflare-ai-gateway.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/providers/cloudflare-ai-gateway.ts
@@ -130,9 +130,19 @@ export const configure = (input: Config) => {
           headers: headers(input),
         }
       : rest
-  const responses = responsesRoute.with(passthrough("openai"))
-  const messages = messagesRoute.with(passthrough("anthropic/v1"))
-  const chat = route.with(rest)
+  const responsesConfigured = responsesRoute.with(passthrough("openai"))
+  const messagesConfigured = messagesRoute.with(passthrough("anthropic/v1"))
+  const chatConfigured = route.with(rest)
+  const responses = (value: string | ModelID) =>
+    responsesConfigured.model<OpenAIProviderOptionsInput>({
+      id: native ? value.replace(/^openai\//, "") : value,
+    })
+  const messages = (value: string | ModelID) =>
+    messagesConfigured.model<OpenAIProviderOptionsInput>({
+      id: native ? value.replace(/^anthropic\//, "").replaceAll(".", "-") : value,
+    })
+  const chat = (value: string | ModelID) =>
+    chatConfigured.model<OpenAIProviderOptionsInput>({ id: value.replace(/^workers-ai\//, "") })
   // The Run API base is derived per call so a chat-only configuration without an account still constructs.
   const decision = (value: string | ModelID, providerOptions?: ProviderOptions) =>
     CloudflareRunDecisions.route
@@ -147,16 +157,13 @@ export const configure = (input: Config) => {
   return {
     id,
     model: (value: string | ModelID) => {
-      if (value.startsWith("openai/"))
-        return responses.model<OpenAIProviderOptionsInput>({ id: native ? value.slice("openai/".length) : value })
-      if (value.startsWith("anthropic/"))
-        return messages.model<OpenAIProviderOptionsInput>({
-          id: native ? value.slice("anthropic/".length).replaceAll(".", "-") : value,
-        })
-      if (value.startsWith("workers-ai/"))
-        return chat.model<OpenAIProviderOptionsInput>({ id: value.slice("workers-ai/".length) })
-      return chat.model<OpenAIProviderOptionsInput>({ id: value })
+      if (value.startsWith("openai/")) return responses(value)
+      if (value.startsWith("anthropic/")) return messages(value)
+      return chat(value)
     },
+    chat,
+    responses,
+    messages,
     decision,
     configure,
   }
@@ -166,6 +173,12 @@ export const provider = { id, configure }
 
 export const model: ProviderPackage.Model<Settings, OpenAIProviderOptionsInput> = (modelID, settings) =>
   configure(config(settings)).model(modelID)
+export const chat: ProviderPackage.Model<Settings, OpenAIProviderOptionsInput> = (modelID, settings) =>
+  configure(config(settings)).chat(modelID)
+export const responses: ProviderPackage.Model<Settings, OpenAIProviderOptionsInput> = (modelID, settings) =>
+  configure(config(settings)).responses(modelID)
+export const messages: ProviderPackage.Model<Settings, OpenAIProviderOptionsInput> = (modelID, settings) =>
+  configure(config(settings)).messages(modelID)
 export const decisionModel = (modelID: string, settings: Settings) => {
   const input = config(settings)
   return configure(input).decision(modelID, input.providerOptions)
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/providers/cohere.ts b/packages/ai/src/providers/cohere.ts
index 4c3320ff882..dceddf9a562 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/providers/cohere.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/providers/cohere.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export const configure = (input: Config = {}) => {
   }
 }
 export const provider = configure()
+export const chat = provider.chat
 export const model: ProviderPackage.Model<Settings, CohereChat.ProviderOptionsInput> = (
   modelID,
   { apiKey, baseURL, body, headers, ...providerOptions }: Settings = {},
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/providers/digitalocean.ts b/packages/ai/src/providers/digitalocean.ts
index fc42a58b9b7..dca2065d637 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/providers/digitalocean.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/providers/digitalocean.ts
@@ -75,15 +75,17 @@ export const configure = (input: Config = {}) => {
   const media = MediaRoute.deployment({ ...input, baseURL: endpoint ?? baseURL }, auth)
   const image = (modelID: string | ModelID, providerOptions?: ProviderOptions) =>
     OpenAIImages.model({ ...media, id: modelID, provider: id, providerOptions })
+  const chat = (modelID: string | ModelID) =>
+    configured.model<OpenAIProviderOptionsInput>({
+      id: modelID,
+      compatibility: {
+        supportsPromptCacheKey: true,
+      },
+    })
   return {
     id,
-    model: (modelID: string | ModelID) =>
-      configured.model<OpenAIProviderOptionsInput>({
-        id: modelID,
-        compatibility: {
-          supportsPromptCacheKey: true,
-        },
-      }),
+    model: chat,
+    chat,
     responses: (modelID: string | ModelID) =>
       configuredResponses.model<OpenResponsesProviderOptionsInput>({ id: modelID }),
     image,
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ export const configure = (input: Config = {}) => {
 export const provider = configure()
 export const decision = provider.decision
 export const image = provider.image
+export const chat = provider.chat
 export const responses = provider.responses
 
 export const model: ProviderPackage.Model<Settings, OpenAIProviderOptionsInput> = (modelID, settings) =>
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/providers/google.ts b/packages/ai/src/providers/google.ts
index 3c4cdd76233..7cf6667400c 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/providers/google.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/providers/google.ts
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ const interactionsRoute = (input: Config) => {
 export const configure = (input: Config = {}) => {
   const route = configuredRoute(input)
   const media = MediaRoute.deployment(input, auth(input))
+  const gemini = (modelID: string | ModelID) => route.model<Gemini.ProviderOptionsInput>({ id: modelID })
   return {
     id,
-    model: (modelID: string | ModelID) => route.model<Gemini.ProviderOptionsInput>({ id: modelID }),
+    model: gemini,
+    gemini,
     interactions: (modelID: string | ModelID) =>
       interactionsRoute(input).model<GoogleInteractions.ProviderOptionsInput>({ id: modelID }),
     image: (modelID: string | ModelID, providerOptions?: ProviderOptions) =>
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ function config({ apiKey, baseURL, body, headers, ...providerOptions }: Settings
 }
 
 export const image = provider.image
+export const gemini = provider.gemini
 export const interactions = provider.interactions
 export const video = provider.video
 export const speech = provider.speech
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/providers/openrouter.ts b/packages/ai/src/providers/openrouter.ts
index 46bca45daf4..f7be5b4d128 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/providers/openrouter.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/providers/openrouter.ts
@@ -272,10 +272,12 @@ export const configure = (input: Config = {}) => {
       compatibility: { mediaInput: "state" },
       providerOptions,
     })
+  const chat = (modelID: string | ModelID) =>
+    chatRoute.model<OpenRouterProviderOptionsInput>({ id: modelID, compatibility: { supportsPromptCacheKey: true } })
   return {
     id,
-    model: (modelID: string | ModelID) =>
-      chatRoute.model<OpenRouterProviderOptionsInput>({ id: modelID, compatibility: { supportsPromptCacheKey: true } }),
+    model: chat,
+    chat,
     responses: (modelID: string | ModelID) =>
       configuredResponses.model<OpenRouterResponsesProviderOptionsInput>({ id: modelID }),
     image,
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ export const configure = (input: Config = {}) => {
 export const provider = configure()
 export const decision = provider.decision
 export const image = provider.image
+export const chat = provider.chat
 export const responses = provider.responses
 export const model: ProviderPackage.Model<Settings, OpenRouterProviderOptionsInput> = (modelID, settings) =>
   configure(config(settings)).model(modelID)
diff --git a/packages/ai/test/provider-api-methods.types.ts b/packages/ai/test/provider-api-methods.types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a452711f3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ai/test/provider-api-methods.types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { ai } from "../src/index.js"
+import { DigitalOcean, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Venice, XAI } from "../src/providers.js"
+
+for (const p of [OpenAI, XAI, Venice, OpenRouter, DigitalOcean]) {
+  p.chat("x")
+  p.configure().chat("x")
+  void ai.generate({ model: p.chat("x"), prompt: "Say hi" })
+}