diff --git a/pkg/agent/loop.go b/pkg/agent/loop.go
index f20a56b9c..48efd4f66 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/loop.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/loop.go
@@ -227,6 +227,17 @@ func registerSharedTools(
 			if cfg.Tools.IsToolEnabled("subagent") {
 				subagentManager := tools.NewSubagentManager(provider, agent.Model, agent.Workspace)
 				subagentManager.SetLLMOptions(agent.MaxTokens, agent.Temperature)
+				subagentManager.SetAgentModelResolver(func(targetAgentID string) (string, bool) {
+					target, ok := registry.GetAgent(targetAgentID)
+					if !ok {
+						return "", false
+					}
+					model := strings.TrimSpace(target.Model)
+					if model == "" {
+						return "", false
+					}
+					return model, true
+				})
 				spawnTool := tools.NewSpawnTool(subagentManager)
 				currentAgentID := agentID
 				spawnTool.SetAllowlistChecker(func(targetAgentID string) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/tools/spawn_test.go b/pkg/tools/spawn_test.go
index 43223b8db..b0db8180c 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/spawn_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/spawn_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestSpawnTool_Execute_EmptyTask(t *testing.T) {
@@ -77,3 +78,45 @@ func TestSpawnTool_Execute_NilManager(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Error message should mention manager not configured, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSpawnTool_ExecuteAsync_UsesTargetAgentModel(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}
+	manager := NewSubagentManager(provider, "caller-model", "/tmp/test")
+	manager.SetAgentModelResolver(func(agentID string) (string, bool) {
+		if agentID == "analyst" {
+			return "target-model", true
+		}
+		return "", false
+	})
+	tool := NewSpawnTool(manager)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	ctx := WithToolContext(context.Background(), "cli", "direct")
+	args := map[string]any{
+		"task":     "Write a haiku about coding",
+		"agent_id": "analyst",
+	}
+
+	result := tool.ExecuteAsync(ctx, args, func(context.Context, *ToolResult) {
+		close(done)
+	})
+	if result == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Result should not be nil")
+	}
+	if result.IsError {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected success for valid task, got error: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+	if !result.Async {
+		t.Fatal("SpawnTool should return async result")
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("spawn callback was not invoked")
+	}
+
+	if provider.lastModel != "target-model" {
+		t.Fatalf("lastModel = %q, want %q", provider.lastModel, "target-model")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tools/subagent.go b/pkg/tools/subagent.go
index e51cbaafa..4f22cf5e2 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/subagent.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/subagent.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package tools
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type SubagentManager struct {
 	mu             sync.RWMutex
 	provider       providers.LLMProvider
 	defaultModel   string
+	agentModelFor  func(string) (string, bool)
 	workspace      string
 	tools          *ToolRegistry
 	maxIterations  int
@@ -61,6 +63,13 @@ func (sm *SubagentManager) SetLLMOptions(maxTokens int, temperature float64) {
 	sm.hasTemperature = true
 }
 
+// SetAgentModelResolver resolves the effective model for a targeted subagent.
+func (sm *SubagentManager) SetAgentModelResolver(resolve func(string) (string, bool)) {
+	sm.mu.Lock()
+	defer sm.mu.Unlock()
+	sm.agentModelFor = resolve
+}
+
 // SetTools sets the tool registry for subagent execution.
 // If not set, subagent will have access to the provided tools.
 func (sm *SubagentManager) SetTools(tools *ToolRegistry) {
@@ -142,6 +151,8 @@ After completing the task, provide a clear summary of what was done.`
 	// Run tool loop with access to tools
 	sm.mu.RLock()
 	tools := sm.tools
+	model := sm.defaultModel
+	agentModelFor := sm.agentModelFor
 	maxIter := sm.maxIterations
 	maxTokens := sm.maxTokens
 	temperature := sm.temperature
@@ -149,6 +160,12 @@ After completing the task, provide a clear summary of what was done.`
 	hasTemperature := sm.hasTemperature
 	sm.mu.RUnlock()
 
+	if task.AgentID != "" && agentModelFor != nil {
+		if resolvedModel, ok := agentModelFor(task.AgentID); ok && strings.TrimSpace(resolvedModel) != "" {
+			model = strings.TrimSpace(resolvedModel)
+		}
+	}
+
 	var llmOptions map[string]any
 	if hasMaxTokens || hasTemperature {
 		llmOptions = map[string]any{}
@@ -162,7 +179,7 @@ After completing the task, provide a clear summary of what was done.`
 
 	loopResult, err := RunToolLoop(ctx, ToolLoopConfig{
 		Provider:      sm.provider,
-		Model:         sm.defaultModel,
+		Model:         model,
 		Tools:         tools,
 		MaxIterations: maxIter,
 		LLMOptions:    llmOptions,
diff --git a/pkg/tools/subagent_tool_test.go b/pkg/tools/subagent_tool_test.go
index 4b6f130a5..66f2b73a3 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/subagent_tool_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/subagent_tool_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 // MockLLMProvider is a test implementation of LLMProvider
 type MockLLMProvider struct {
 	lastOptions map[string]any
+	lastModel   string
 }
 
 func (m *MockLLMProvider) Chat(
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ func (m *MockLLMProvider) Chat(
 	options map[string]any,
 ) (*providers.LLMResponse, error) {
 	m.lastOptions = options
+	m.lastModel = model
 	// Find the last user message to generate a response
 	for i := len(messages) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		if messages[i].Role == "user" {
@@ -69,6 +71,34 @@ func TestSubagentManager_SetLLMOptions_AppliesToRunToolLoop(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSubagentManager_RunTask_UsesResolvedTargetAgentModel(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}
+	manager := NewSubagentManager(provider, "caller-model", "/tmp/test")
+	manager.SetAgentModelResolver(func(agentID string) (string, bool) {
+		if agentID == "analyst" {
+			return "target-model", true
+		}
+		return "", false
+	})
+
+	task := &SubagentTask{
+		ID:            "subagent-1",
+		Task:          "Do something",
+		AgentID:       "analyst",
+		OriginChannel: "cli",
+		OriginChatID:  "direct",
+	}
+
+	manager.runTask(context.Background(), task, nil)
+
+	if provider.lastModel != "target-model" {
+		t.Fatalf("lastModel = %q, want %q", provider.lastModel, "target-model")
+	}
+	if task.Status != "completed" {
+		t.Fatalf("task.Status = %q, want %q", task.Status, "completed")
+	}
+}
+
 // TestSubagentTool_Name verifies tool name
 func TestSubagentTool_Name(t *testing.T) {
 	provider := &MockLLMProvider{}