diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/services/auto_model_pin_service.py b/surfsense_backend/app/services/auto_model_pin_service.py
index 185035b8a..9bbca8669 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/services/auto_model_pin_service.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/services/auto_model_pin_service.py
@@ -220,6 +220,15 @@ def _tier_of(cfg: dict) -> str:
     return str(cfg.get("billing_tier", "free")).lower()
 
 
+def _is_preferred_premium_auto_config(cfg: dict) -> bool:
+    """Return True for the operator-preferred premium Auto model."""
+    return (
+        _tier_of(cfg) == "premium"
+        and str(cfg.get("provider", "")).upper() == "AZURE_OPENAI"
+        and str(cfg.get("model_name", "")).lower() == "gpt-5.4"
+    )
+
+
 def _select_pin(eligible: list[dict], thread_id: int) -> tuple[dict, int]:
     """Pick a config with quality-first ranking + deterministic spread.
 
@@ -399,7 +408,11 @@ async def resolve_or_get_pinned_llm_config_id(
         False if force_repin_free else await _is_premium_eligible(session, user_id)
     )
     if premium_eligible:
-        eligible = [c for c in candidates if _tier_of(c) == "premium"]
+        premium_candidates = [c for c in candidates if _tier_of(c) == "premium"]
+        preferred_premium = [
+            c for c in premium_candidates if _is_preferred_premium_auto_config(c)
+        ]
+        eligible = preferred_premium or premium_candidates
     else:
         eligible = [c for c in candidates if _tier_of(c) != "premium"]
 
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/tests/unit/services/test_auto_model_pin_service.py b/surfsense_backend/tests/unit/services/test_auto_model_pin_service.py
index c8d6dc1ca..d1af29aeb 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/tests/unit/services/test_auto_model_pin_service.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/tests/unit/services/test_auto_model_pin_service.py
@@ -153,6 +153,64 @@ async def test_premium_eligible_auto_prefers_premium_over_free(monkeypatch):
     assert result.resolved_tier == "premium"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_premium_eligible_auto_prefers_azure_gpt_5_4(monkeypatch):
+    from app.config import config
+
+    session = _FakeSession(_thread())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        config,
+        "GLOBAL_LLM_CONFIGS",
+        [
+            {
+                "id": -1,
+                "provider": "AZURE_OPENAI",
+                "model_name": "gpt-5.1",
+                "api_key": "k1",
+                "billing_tier": "premium",
+                "auto_pin_tier": "A",
+                "quality_score": 100,
+            },
+            {
+                "id": -2,
+                "provider": "AZURE_OPENAI",
+                "model_name": "gpt-5.4",
+                "api_key": "k2",
+                "billing_tier": "premium",
+                "auto_pin_tier": "A",
+                "quality_score": 10,
+            },
+            {
+                "id": -3,
+                "provider": "OPENROUTER",
+                "model_name": "openai/gpt-5.4",
+                "api_key": "k3",
+                "billing_tier": "premium",
+                "auto_pin_tier": "B",
+                "quality_score": 100,
+            },
+        ],
+    )
+
+    async def _allowed(*_args, **_kwargs):
+        return _FakeQuotaResult(allowed=True)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "app.services.auto_model_pin_service.TokenQuotaService.premium_get_usage",
+        _allowed,
+    )
+
+    result = await resolve_or_get_pinned_llm_config_id(
+        session,
+        thread_id=1,
+        search_space_id=10,
+        user_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
+        selected_llm_config_id=0,
+    )
+    assert result.resolved_llm_config_id == -2
+    assert result.resolved_tier == "premium"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_next_turn_reuses_existing_pin(monkeypatch):
     from app.config import config
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/pricing/pricing-section.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/pricing/pricing-section.tsx
index 4ba1ecc1e..07c11b4d6 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/pricing/pricing-section.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/pricing/pricing-section.tsx
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ const demoPlans = [
 		billingText: "No subscription, buy only when you need more",
 		features: [
 			"Everything in Free",
-			"Buy 1,000-page packs at $1 each",
-			"Top up premium credits at $1 per $1 of credit, billed at provider cost",
+			"Buy 1,000-page packs or $1 in premium credits at $1 each",
 			"Use premium AI models like GPT-5.4, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 2.5 Pro & 100+ more via OpenRouter",
 			"Priority support on Discord",
 		],