diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 17a31751d9..d642fbbb95 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -5573,6 +5573,16 @@ def get_llm_provider(
         dynamic_api_key = None
         # check if llm provider provided
 
+        # AZURE AI-Studio Logic - Azure AI Studio supports AZURE/Cohere
+        # If User passes azure/command-r-plus -> we should send it to cohere_chat/command-r-plus
+        if (
+            model.split("/", 1)[0] == "azure"
+            and model.split("/", 1)[1] in litellm.cohere_chat_models
+        ):
+            custom_llm_provider = "openai"
+            model = model.split("/", 1)[1]
+            return model, custom_llm_provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base
+
         if custom_llm_provider:
             return model, custom_llm_provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base