diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 9e4a859c79..11757eab84 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ caching: bool = False # Not used anymore, will be removed in next MAJOR release
 caching_with_models: bool = False  # # Not used anymore, will be removed in next MAJOR release - https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/discussions/648
 cache: Optional[Cache] = None # cache object <- use this - https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/caching
 model_alias_map: Dict[str, str] = {}
+model_group_alias_map: Dict[str, str] = {}
 max_budget: float = 0.0 # set the max budget across all providers
 _current_cost = 0 # private variable, used if max budget is set 
 error_logs: Dict = {}
diff --git a/litellm/router.py b/litellm/router.py
index fcdb203cff..e9be7fe7f2 100644
--- a/litellm/router.py
+++ b/litellm/router.py
@@ -1101,6 +1101,11 @@ class Router:
                     return deployment
             raise ValueError(f"LiteLLM Router: Trying to call specific deployment, but Model:{model} does not exist in Model List: {self.model_list}")
 
+        # check if aliases set on litellm model alias map
+        if model in litellm.model_group_alias_map:
+            self.print_verbose(f"Using a model alias. Got Request for {model}, sending requests to {litellm.model_group_alias_map.get(model)}")
+            model = litellm.model_group_alias_map.get(model)
+
         ## get healthy deployments
         ### get all deployments 
         ### filter out the deployments currently cooling down 
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_router_get_deployments.py b/litellm/tests/test_router_get_deployments.py
index d180cc6d4f..bcc19685a5 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_router_get_deployments.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_router_get_deployments.py
@@ -284,4 +284,54 @@ def test_weighted_selection_router_no_rpm_set():
 	except Exception as e:
 		traceback.print_exc()
 		pytest.fail(f"Error occurred: {e}")
-test_weighted_selection_router_no_rpm_set()
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+# test_weighted_selection_router_no_rpm_set()
+
+
+
+def test_model_group_aliases(): 
+	try:
+		litellm.set_verbose = False
+		litellm.model_group_alias_map = {"gpt-4": "gpt-3.5-turbo"}
+		model_list = [
+			{
+				"model_name": "gpt-3.5-turbo",
+				"litellm_params": {
+					"model": "gpt-3.5-turbo-0613",
+					"api_key": os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
+					"rpm": 6,
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				"model_name": "gpt-3.5-turbo",
+				"litellm_params": {
+					"model": "azure/chatgpt-v-2",
+					"api_key": os.getenv("AZURE_API_KEY"),
+					"api_base": os.getenv("AZURE_API_BASE"),
+					"api_version": os.getenv("AZURE_API_VERSION"),
+					"rpm": 1440,
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				"model_name": "claude-1",
+				"litellm_params": {
+					"model": "bedrock/claude1.2",
+					"rpm": 1440,
+				},
+			}
+		]
+		router = Router(
+			model_list=model_list, 
+		)
+
+		for _ in range(20):
+			selected_model = router.get_available_deployment("gpt-4")
+			print("\n selected model", selected_model)
+			selected_model_name = selected_model.get("model_name")
+			if selected_model_name is not "gpt-3.5-turbo":
+				pytest.fail(f"Selected model {selected_model_name} is not gpt-3.5-turbo")
+				
+		router.reset()
+	except Exception as e:
+		traceback.print_exc()
+		pytest.fail(f"Error occurred: {e}")
+# test_model_group_aliases()
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