diff --git a/supplier/src/surplus/client.ts b/supplier/src/surplus/client.ts
index 6a8495d..8ba9b85 100644
--- a/supplier/src/surplus/client.ts
+++ b/supplier/src/surplus/client.ts
@@ -380,16 +380,38 @@ function parseOffer(value: unknown, index: number): SurplusOffer {
 
 function parseDiscoveredModel(value: unknown, index: number): SurplusDiscoveredModel {
   const item = record(value, `Surplus discovery item ${index}`);
-  const pricing = record(item.pricing, `Surplus discovery item ${index}.pricing`);
-  const metadata = record(item.metadata, `Surplus discovery item ${index}.metadata`);
+  const model = string(item.model, `Surplus discovery item ${index}.model`);
+  const supported = boolean(
+    item.supported,
+    `Surplus discovery item ${index}.supported`,
+  );
+  const pricing = optionalRecord(item.pricing);
+  const metadata = optionalRecord(item.metadata) ?? {};
   return {
-    model: string(item.model, `Surplus discovery item ${index}.model`),
-    supported: boolean(item.supported, `Surplus discovery item ${index}.supported`),
-    inputUsdPer1m: nonNegativeNumber(pricing.input_per_1m, `Surplus discovery item ${index}.pricing.input_per_1m`),
-    outputUsdPer1m: nonNegativeNumber(pricing.output_per_1m, `Surplus discovery item ${index}.pricing.output_per_1m`),
-    priceUnit: optionalString(pricing.price_unit) ?? "M",
-    priceVariable: pricing.price_variable === undefined ? false : boolean(pricing.price_variable, `Surplus discovery item ${index}.pricing.price_variable`),
-    providerModelId: string(metadata.provider_model_id, `Surplus discovery item ${index}.metadata.provider_model_id`),
+    model,
+    supported,
+    inputUsdPer1m: pricing
+      ? optionalNonNegativeNumber(
+          pricing.input_per_1m,
+          `Surplus discovery item ${index}.pricing.input_per_1m`,
+        ) ?? 0
+      : 0,
+    outputUsdPer1m: pricing
+      ? optionalNonNegativeNumber(
+          pricing.output_per_1m,
+          `Surplus discovery item ${index}.pricing.output_per_1m`,
+        ) ?? 0
+      : 0,
+    priceUnit: pricing
+      ? optionalString(pricing.price_unit) ?? "M"
+      : "unknown",
+    priceVariable: pricing?.price_variable === undefined
+      ? false
+      : boolean(
+          pricing.price_variable,
+          `Surplus discovery item ${index}.pricing.price_variable`,
+        ),
+    providerModelId: optionalString(metadata.provider_model_id) ?? "",
     modelType: optionalString(metadata.model_type) ?? "unknown",
     availabilityStatus:
       optionalString(metadata.availability_status) ?? "unknown",
@@ -446,6 +468,14 @@ function record(value: unknown, field: string): Record<string, unknown> {
   return value as Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
+
+function optionalRecord(value: unknown): Record<string, unknown> | null {
+  if (value === null || value === undefined) return null;
+  if (typeof value !== "object" || Array.isArray(value)) {
+    throw new Error("Optional Surplus object has the wrong type");
+  }
+  return value as Record<string, unknown>;
+}
 function string(value: unknown, field: string): string {
   if (typeof value !== "string" || value === "") throw new Error(`${field} must be a non-empty string`);
   return value;
diff --git a/supplier/src/surplus/selection.ts b/supplier/src/surplus/selection.ts
index 0de5632..10baaff 100644
--- a/supplier/src/surplus/selection.ts
+++ b/supplier/src/surplus/selection.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export function selectSurplusModelCandidates(
     if (
       !market ||
       !model.supported ||
+      model.providerModelId === "" ||
       model.availabilityStatus !== "available" ||
       model.modelType !== "text" ||
       model.priceUnit !== "M" ||
diff --git a/tests/unit/surplus-client.test.ts b/tests/unit/surplus-client.test.ts
index 39c5a2e..a75e2cc 100644
--- a/tests/unit/surplus-client.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/surplus-client.test.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,35 @@ describe("SurplusClient", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("normalizes unsupported discovery rows with null pricing as ineligible", async () => {
+    const client = new SurplusClient({
+      apiBaseUrl: "https://api.surplusintelligence.ai",
+      sellerApiKey: SELLER_KEY,
+      timeoutMs: 1_000,
+      fetchFn: async () => ndjsonResponse([JSON.stringify({
+        model: "unsupported",
+        supported: false,
+        pricing: null,
+        metadata: {
+          provider_model_id: "vendor/unsupported",
+          model_type: null,
+          availability_status: null,
+        },
+      })]),
+    });
+
+    await expect(
+      client.discoverModels(PROVIDER_KEY, "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"),
+    ).resolves.toEqual([expect.objectContaining({
+      model: "unsupported",
+      inputUsdPer1m: 0,
+      outputUsdPer1m: 0,
+      priceUnit: "unknown",
+      modelType: "unknown",
+      availabilityStatus: "unknown",
+    })]);
+  });
+
   it("rejects one malformed discovery line without returning a partial catalog", async () => {
     const client = new SurplusClient({
       apiBaseUrl: "https://api.surplusintelligence.ai",