diff --git a/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py b/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py
index dac76f4fc..01612cbad 100644
--- a/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py
+++ b/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py
@@ -1820,6 +1820,18 @@ def _parse_usage(response: LLMResult) -> Any:
 
 
 def _parse_model(response: LLMResult) -> Any:
+    # llm_output["model_name"] can be the configured alias, so prefer the
+    # model the provider reported on the generation
+    if response.generations and response.generations[-1]:
+        generation = response.generations[-1][-1]
+        message = getattr(generation, "message", None)
+        for metadata in (
+            getattr(message, "response_metadata", None),
+            generation.generation_info,
+        ):
+            if isinstance(metadata, dict) and metadata.get("model_name"):
+                return metadata["model_name"]
+
     # langchain-anthropic uses the usage field
     llm_model_keys = ["model_name"]
     llm_model = None
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_langchain.py b/tests/unit/test_langchain.py
index c55eaa3d2..f2a9e04a8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_langchain.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_langchain.py
@@ -104,6 +104,38 @@ def test_chat_model_callback_exports_generation_span(
     }
 
 
+def test_chat_model_generation_uses_model_reported_in_response(
+    langfuse_memory_client, get_span
+):
+    response = ChatResult(
+        generations=[
+            ChatGeneration(
+                message=AIMessage(
+                    content="bonjour",
+                    response_metadata={"model_name": "gpt-4o-2024-08-06"},
+                ),
+                text="bonjour",
+            )
+        ],
+        llm_output={"model_name": "azure.gpt-4o"},
+    )
+
+    with patch.object(ChatOpenAI, "_generate", return_value=response):
+        handler = CallbackHandler()
+        ChatOpenAI(api_key="test", model="azure.gpt-4o").invoke(
+            [HumanMessage(content="hello")],
+            config={"callbacks": [handler]},
+        )
+
+    langfuse_memory_client.flush()
+    generation_span = get_span("ChatOpenAI")
+
+    assert (
+        generation_span.attributes[LangfuseOtelSpanAttributes.OBSERVATION_MODEL]
+        == "gpt-4o-2024-08-06"
+    )
+
+
 def test_chat_model_input_keeps_message_names(
     langfuse_memory_client, get_span, json_attr
 ):