diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/llm_utils.py b/src/crewai/utilities/llm_utils.py
index c774a71fb..4d34d789c 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/llm_utils.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/llm_utils.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def create_llm(
         # Extract attributes with explicit types
         model = (
             getattr(llm_value, "model_name", None)
+            or getattr(llm_value, "model", None)
             or getattr(llm_value, "deployment_name", None)
             or str(llm_value)
         )