diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/deprecate-llm-upstream-url.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/deprecate-llm-upstream-url.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..73399a9831e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/deprecate-llm-upstream-url.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+message: Depcrecate config.model.options.upstream_path in favor of config.model.options.upstream_url
+type: deprecation
+scope: Plugin
diff --git a/kong/llm/schemas/init.lua b/kong/llm/schemas/init.lua
index 127350756c7f..70badfeff7f8 100644
--- a/kong/llm/schemas/init.lua
+++ b/kong/llm/schemas/init.lua
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ local model_options_schema = {
         description = "Manually specify or override the AI operation path, "
                    .. "used when e.g. using the 'preserve' route_type.",
         type = "string",
-        required = false }},
+        required = false,
+        deprecation = {
+          message = "llm: config.model.options.upstream_path is deprecated, please use config.model.options.upstream_url instead",
+          removal_in_version = "4.0",}, }, }},
     { gemini = gemini_options_schema },
     { bedrock = bedrock_options_schema },
     { huggingface = huggingface_options_schema},