diff --git a/lib/openai/base_model.rb b/lib/openai/base_model.rb
index 4ef0106e..5c1a2499 100644
--- a/lib/openai/base_model.rb
+++ b/lib/openai/base_model.rb
@@ -902,6 +902,13 @@ def known_fields
         @known_fields ||= (self < OpenAI::BaseModel ? superclass.known_fields.dup : {})
       end
 
+      # @api private
+      #
+      # @return [Hash{Symbol=>Symbol}]
+      def reverse_map
+        @reverse_map ||= (self < OpenAI::BaseModel ? superclass.reverse_map.dup : {})
+      end
+
       # @api private
       #
       # @return [Hash{Symbol=>Hash{Symbol=>Object}}]
@@ -945,7 +952,7 @@ def defaults = (@defaults ||= {})
         fallback = info[:const]
         defaults[name_sym] = fallback if required && !info[:nil?] && info.key?(:const)
 
-        key = info.fetch(:api_name, name_sym)
+        key = info[:api_name]&.tap { reverse_map[_1] = name_sym } || name_sym
         setter = "#{name_sym}="
 
         if known_fields.key?(name_sym)
@@ -1202,7 +1209,21 @@ def deconstruct_keys(keys)
     def initialize(data = {})
       case OpenAI::Util.coerce_hash(data)
       in Hash => coerced
-        @data = coerced.transform_keys(&:to_sym)
+        @data = coerced.to_h do |key, value|
+          name = key.to_sym
+          mapped = self.class.reverse_map.fetch(name, name)
+          type = self.class.fields[mapped]&.fetch(:type)
+          stored =
+            case [type, value]
+            in [Class, Hash] if type <= OpenAI::BaseModel
+              type.new(value)
+            in [OpenAI::ArrayOf, Array] | [OpenAI::HashOf, Hash]
+              type.coerce(value)
+            else
+              value
+            end
+          [name, stored]
+        end
       else
         raise ArgumentError.new("Expected a #{Hash} or #{OpenAI::BaseModel}, got #{data.inspect}")
       end
diff --git a/rbi/lib/openai/base_model.rbi b/rbi/lib/openai/base_model.rbi
index 8840d3a8..11854971 100644
--- a/rbi/lib/openai/base_model.rbi
+++ b/rbi/lib/openai/base_model.rbi
@@ -457,6 +457,11 @@ module OpenAI
       def known_fields
       end
 
+      # @api private
+      sig { returns(T::Hash[Symbol, Symbol]) }
+      def reverse_map
+      end
+
       # @api private
       sig do
         returns(T::Hash[Symbol, T.all(OpenAI::BaseModel::KnownFieldShape, {type: OpenAI::Converter::Input})])
diff --git a/sig/openai/base_model.rbs b/sig/openai/base_model.rbs
index 574847b4..d9267814 100644
--- a/sig/openai/base_model.rbs
+++ b/sig/openai/base_model.rbs
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ module OpenAI
     def self.known_fields: -> ::Hash[Symbol, (OpenAI::BaseModel::known_field
     & { type_fn: (^-> OpenAI::Converter::input) })]
 
+    def self.reverse_map: -> ::Hash[Symbol, Symbol]
+
     def self.fields: -> ::Hash[Symbol, (OpenAI::BaseModel::known_field
     & { type: OpenAI::Converter::input })]
 
diff --git a/test/openai/base_model_test.rb b/test/openai/base_model_test.rb
index f6e598d0..1a3c623e 100644
--- a/test/openai/base_model_test.rb
+++ b/test/openai/base_model_test.rb
@@ -222,6 +222,20 @@ def test_nested_model_dump
     end
   end
 
+  class M4 < M2
+    required :c, M1
+    required :d, OpenAI::ArrayOf[M4]
+    required :e, M2, api_name: :f
+  end
+
+  def test_model_to_h
+    model = M4.new(a: "wow", c: {}, d: [{}, 2, {c: {}}], f: {})
+    assert_pattern do
+      model.to_h => {a: "wow", c: M1, d: [M4, 2, M4 => child], f: M2}
+      assert_equal({c: M1.new}, child.to_h)
+    end
+  end
+
   A3 = OpenAI::ArrayOf[A1]
 
   class M3 < M1