diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/OpenAiModelPicker.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/OpenAiModelPicker.tsx
index 05cd000..611fd70 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/OpenAiModelPicker.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/OpenAiModelPicker.tsx
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const OpenAiModelPicker: React.FC = () => {
 						placeholder="Search and select a model..."
 						value={searchTerm}
 						onInput={(e) => {
-							handleModelChange((e.target as HTMLInputElement)?.value?.toLowerCase())
+							handleModelChange((e.target as HTMLInputElement)?.value)
 							setIsDropdownVisible(true)
 						}}
 						onFocus={() => setIsDropdownVisible(true)}