diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/vercelai/scenario-late-model-id.mjs b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/vercelai/scenario-late-model-id.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..05b8190cc0b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/vercelai/scenario-late-model-id.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';
+import { generateText } from 'ai';
+
+// Custom mock model that doesn't set modelId initially (simulates late model ID setting)
+// This tests that the op is correctly set even when model ID is not available at span start.
+// The span name update (e.g., 'generate_text gpt-4') is skipped when model ID is missing.t
+class LateModelIdMock {
+  specificationVersion = 'v1';
+  provider = 'late-model-provider';
+  // modelId is intentionally undefined initially to simulate late setting
+  modelId = undefined;
+  defaultObjectGenerationMode = 'json';
+
+  async doGenerate() {
+    // Model ID is only "available" during generation, not at span start
+    this.modelId = 'late-mock-model-id';
+
+    return {
+      rawCall: { rawPrompt: null, rawSettings: {} },
+      finishReason: 'stop',
+      usage: { promptTokens: 5, completionTokens: 10 },
+      text: 'Response from late model!',
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+async function run() {
+  await Sentry.startSpan({ op: 'function', name: 'main' }, async () => {
+    await generateText({
+      model: new LateModelIdMock(),
+      prompt: 'Test prompt for late model ID',
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+run();
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/vercelai/test.ts b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/vercelai/test.ts
index de228303ab0e..2ccf8a1dc212 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/vercelai/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/vercelai/test.ts
@@ -699,4 +699,40 @@ describe('Vercel AI integration', () => {
       expect(errorEvent!.contexts!.trace!.span_id).toBe(transactionEvent!.contexts!.trace!.span_id);
     });
   });
+
+  createEsmAndCjsTests(__dirname, 'scenario-late-model-id.mjs', 'instrument.mjs', (createRunner, test) => {
+    test('sets op correctly even when model ID is not available at span start', async () => {
+      const expectedTransaction = {
+        transaction: 'main',
+        spans: expect.arrayContaining([
+          // The generateText span should have the correct op even though model ID was not available at span start
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            description: 'generateText',
+            op: 'gen_ai.invoke_agent',
+            origin: 'auto.vercelai.otel',
+            status: 'ok',
+            data: expect.objectContaining({
+              'sentry.op': 'gen_ai.invoke_agent',
+              'sentry.origin': 'auto.vercelai.otel',
+              'gen_ai.operation.name': 'ai.generateText',
+            }),
+          }),
+          // The doGenerate span - name stays as 'generateText.doGenerate' since model ID is missing
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            description: 'generateText.doGenerate',
+            op: 'gen_ai.generate_text',
+            origin: 'auto.vercelai.otel',
+            status: 'ok',
+            data: expect.objectContaining({
+              'sentry.op': 'gen_ai.generate_text',
+              'sentry.origin': 'auto.vercelai.otel',
+              'gen_ai.operation.name': 'ai.generateText.doGenerate',
+            }),
+          }),
+        ]),
+      };
+
+      await createRunner().expect({ transaction: expectedTransaction }).start().completed();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/ai/gen-ai-attributes.ts b/packages/core/src/tracing/ai/gen-ai-attributes.ts
index e2808d5f2642..e76b2945b497 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/ai/gen-ai-attributes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/ai/gen-ai-attributes.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,41 @@ export const GEN_AI_USAGE_INPUT_TOKENS_CACHED_ATTRIBUTE = 'gen_ai.usage.input_to
  */
 export const GEN_AI_INVOKE_AGENT_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE = 'gen_ai.invoke_agent';
 
+/**
+ * The span operation name for generating text
+ */
+export const GEN_AI_GENERATE_TEXT_DO_GENERATE_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE = 'gen_ai.generate_text';
+
+/**
+ * The span operation name for streaming text
+ */
+export const GEN_AI_STREAM_TEXT_DO_STREAM_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE = 'gen_ai.stream_text';
+
+/**
+ * The span operation name for generating object
+ */
+export const GEN_AI_GENERATE_OBJECT_DO_GENERATE_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE = 'gen_ai.generate_object';
+
+/**
+ * The span operation name for streaming object
+ */
+export const GEN_AI_STREAM_OBJECT_DO_STREAM_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE = 'gen_ai.stream_object';
+
+/**
+ * The span operation name for embedding
+ */
+export const GEN_AI_EMBED_DO_EMBED_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE = 'gen_ai.embed';
+
+/**
+ * The span operation name for embedding many
+ */
+export const GEN_AI_EMBED_MANY_DO_EMBED_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE = 'gen_ai.embed_many';
+
+/**
+ * The span operation name for executing a tool
+ */
+export const GEN_AI_EXECUTE_TOOL_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE = 'gen_ai.execute_tool';
+
 // =============================================================================
 // OPENAI-SPECIFIC ATTRIBUTES
 // =============================================================================
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/vercel-ai/index.ts b/packages/core/src/tracing/vercel-ai/index.ts
index e64b4b1a9cbf..6b59feb7a0ec 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/vercel-ai/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/vercel-ai/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   accumulateTokensForParent,
   applyAccumulatedTokens,
   convertAvailableToolsToJsonString,
+  getSpanOpFromName,
   requestMessagesFromPrompt,
 } from './utils';
 import type { ProviderMetadata } from './vercel-ai-attributes';
@@ -64,10 +65,8 @@ function onVercelAiSpanStart(span: Span): void {
     return;
   }
 
-  // The AI model ID must be defined for generate, stream, and embed spans.
-  // The provider is optional and may not always be present.
-  const aiModelId = attributes[AI_MODEL_ID_ATTRIBUTE];
-  if (typeof aiModelId !== 'string' || !aiModelId) {
+  // Check if this is a Vercel AI span by name pattern.
+  if (!name.startsWith('ai.')) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -225,76 +224,35 @@ function processGenerateSpan(span: Span, name: string, attributes: SpanAttribute
   }
   span.setAttribute('ai.streaming', name.includes('stream'));
 
-  // Generate Spans
-  if (name === 'ai.generateText') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.invoke_agent');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (name === 'ai.generateText.doGenerate') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.generate_text');
-    span.updateName(`generate_text ${attributes[AI_MODEL_ID_ATTRIBUTE]}`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (name === 'ai.streamText') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.invoke_agent');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (name === 'ai.streamText.doStream') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.stream_text');
-    span.updateName(`stream_text ${attributes[AI_MODEL_ID_ATTRIBUTE]}`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (name === 'ai.generateObject') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.invoke_agent');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (name === 'ai.generateObject.doGenerate') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.generate_object');
-    span.updateName(`generate_object ${attributes[AI_MODEL_ID_ATTRIBUTE]}`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (name === 'ai.streamObject') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.invoke_agent');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (name === 'ai.streamObject.doStream') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.stream_object');
-    span.updateName(`stream_object ${attributes[AI_MODEL_ID_ATTRIBUTE]}`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (name === 'ai.embed') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.invoke_agent');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (name === 'ai.embed.doEmbed') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.embed');
-    span.updateName(`embed ${attributes[AI_MODEL_ID_ATTRIBUTE]}`);
-    return;
+  // Set the op based on the span name
+  const op = getSpanOpFromName(name);
+  if (op) {
+    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, op);
   }
 
-  if (name === 'ai.embedMany') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.invoke_agent');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (name === 'ai.embedMany.doEmbed') {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'gen_ai.embed_many');
-    span.updateName(`embed_many ${attributes[AI_MODEL_ID_ATTRIBUTE]}`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (name.startsWith('ai.stream')) {
-    span.setAttribute(SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_OP, 'ai.run');
-    return;
+  // Update span names for .do* spans to include the model ID (only if model ID exists)
+  const modelId = attributes[AI_MODEL_ID_ATTRIBUTE];
+  if (modelId) {
+    switch (name) {
+      case 'ai.generateText.doGenerate':
+        span.updateName(`generate_text ${modelId}`);
+        break;
+      case 'ai.streamText.doStream':
+        span.updateName(`stream_text ${modelId}`);
+        break;
+      case 'ai.generateObject.doGenerate':
+        span.updateName(`generate_object ${modelId}`);
+        break;
+      case 'ai.streamObject.doStream':
+        span.updateName(`stream_object ${modelId}`);
+        break;
+      case 'ai.embed.doEmbed':
+        span.updateName(`embed ${modelId}`);
+        break;
+      case 'ai.embedMany.doEmbed':
+        span.updateName(`embed_many ${modelId}`);
+        break;
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/vercel-ai/utils.ts b/packages/core/src/tracing/vercel-ai/utils.ts
index bc390ccc1672..b6c5b0ad5aab 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/vercel-ai/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/vercel-ai/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import type { TraceContext } from '../../types-hoist/context';
 import type { Span, SpanAttributes, SpanJSON } from '../../types-hoist/span';
 import {
+  GEN_AI_EMBED_DO_EMBED_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE,
+  GEN_AI_EMBED_MANY_DO_EMBED_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE,
+  GEN_AI_EXECUTE_TOOL_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE,
+  GEN_AI_GENERATE_OBJECT_DO_GENERATE_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE,
+  GEN_AI_GENERATE_TEXT_DO_GENERATE_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE,
+  GEN_AI_INVOKE_AGENT_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE,
   GEN_AI_REQUEST_MESSAGES_ATTRIBUTE,
+  GEN_AI_STREAM_OBJECT_DO_STREAM_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE,
+  GEN_AI_STREAM_TEXT_DO_STREAM_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE,
   GEN_AI_USAGE_INPUT_TOKENS_ATTRIBUTE,
   GEN_AI_USAGE_OUTPUT_TOKENS_ATTRIBUTE,
 } from '../ai/gen-ai-attributes';
@@ -137,3 +145,37 @@ export function requestMessagesFromPrompt(span: Span, attributes: SpanAttributes
     if (messages.length) span.setAttribute(GEN_AI_REQUEST_MESSAGES_ATTRIBUTE, getTruncatedJsonString(messages));
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Maps a Vercel AI span name to the corresponding Sentry op.
+ */
+export function getSpanOpFromName(name: string): string | undefined {
+  switch (name) {
+    case 'ai.generateText':
+    case 'ai.streamText':
+    case 'ai.generateObject':
+    case 'ai.streamObject':
+    case 'ai.embed':
+    case 'ai.embedMany':
+      return GEN_AI_INVOKE_AGENT_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE;
+    case 'ai.generateText.doGenerate':
+      return GEN_AI_GENERATE_TEXT_DO_GENERATE_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE;
+    case 'ai.streamText.doStream':
+      return GEN_AI_STREAM_TEXT_DO_STREAM_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE;
+    case 'ai.generateObject.doGenerate':
+      return GEN_AI_GENERATE_OBJECT_DO_GENERATE_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE;
+    case 'ai.streamObject.doStream':
+      return GEN_AI_STREAM_OBJECT_DO_STREAM_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE;
+    case 'ai.embed.doEmbed':
+      return GEN_AI_EMBED_DO_EMBED_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE;
+    case 'ai.embedMany.doEmbed':
+      return GEN_AI_EMBED_MANY_DO_EMBED_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE;
+    case 'ai.toolCall':
+      return GEN_AI_EXECUTE_TOOL_OPERATION_ATTRIBUTE;
+    default:
+      if (name.startsWith('ai.stream')) {
+        return 'ai.run';
+      }
+      return undefined;
+  }
+}