diff --git a/apps/api/internal/runner/admission.go b/apps/api/internal/runner/admission.go
index 1e7bfae..b876e19 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/runner/admission.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/runner/admission.go
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@ func pinCandidatesToTaskAdmission(
 	if pinnedIndex <= 0 {
 		return candidates, false
 	}
+	pinnedCandidate := candidates[pinnedIndex]
+	if providerRateQuotaFull(pinnedCandidate) && !providerRateQuotaFull(candidates[0]) {
+		return candidates, false
+	}
 	out := append([]store.RuntimeModelCandidate(nil), candidates...)
 	pinned := out[pinnedIndex]
 	copy(out[1:pinnedIndex+1], out[:pinnedIndex])
@@ -300,6 +304,12 @@ func pinCandidatesToTaskAdmission(
 	return out, true
 }
 
+func providerRateQuotaFull(candidate store.RuntimeModelCandidate) bool {
+	metrics := candidate.LoadMetrics
+	return (metrics.RPMLimit > 0 && metrics.RPMCurrent >= metrics.RPMLimit) ||
+		(metrics.TPMLimit > 0 && metrics.TPMCurrent >= metrics.TPMLimit)
+}
+
 func (s *Service) tryTaskAdmission(ctx context.Context, task store.GatewayTask, plan taskAdmissionPlan, waiterID string) (store.TaskAdmissionResult, error) {
 	return s.tryTaskAdmissionWithAdmittedHook(ctx, task, plan, waiterID, nil)
 }
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/runner/admission_test.go b/apps/api/internal/runner/admission_test.go
index 683bf89..edef8c1 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/runner/admission_test.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/runner/admission_test.go
@@ -227,6 +227,70 @@ func TestPinCandidatesToTaskAdmissionAllowsRequestedReselection(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPinCandidatesToTaskAdmissionAllowsProviderRateQuotaMigration(t *testing.T) {
+	input := []store.RuntimeModelCandidate{
+		{
+			PlatformID:       "platform-b",
+			PlatformModelID:  "model-b",
+			PlatformPriority: 200,
+			LoadMetrics: store.RuntimeCandidateLoadMetrics{
+				RPMLimit:   12,
+				RPMCurrent: 0,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			PlatformID:       "platform-a",
+			PlatformModelID:  "model-a",
+			PlatformPriority: 100,
+			LoadAvoided:      true,
+			LoadMetrics: store.RuntimeCandidateLoadMetrics{
+				RPMLimit:   4,
+				RPMCurrent: 4,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	admission := &store.TaskAdmission{
+		Status:          "admitted",
+		PlatformID:      "platform-a",
+		PlatformModelID: "model-a",
+	}
+
+	got, pinned := pinCandidatesToTaskAdmission(input, admission)
+
+	if pinned {
+		t.Fatalf("rate-full provider remained pinned: %+v", got)
+	}
+	if got[0].PlatformModelID != "model-b" {
+		t.Fatalf("available fallback was not preserved: %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPinCandidatesToTaskAdmissionKeepsConcurrencyLeaseBinding(t *testing.T) {
+	input := []store.RuntimeModelCandidate{
+		{PlatformID: "platform-b", PlatformModelID: "model-b"},
+		{
+			PlatformID:      "platform-a",
+			PlatformModelID: "model-a",
+			LoadAvoided:     true,
+			LoadMetrics: store.RuntimeCandidateLoadMetrics{
+				ConcurrentLimit:   2,
+				ConcurrentCurrent: 2,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	admission := &store.TaskAdmission{
+		Status:          "admitted",
+		PlatformID:      "platform-a",
+		PlatformModelID: "model-a",
+	}
+
+	got, pinned := pinCandidatesToTaskAdmission(input, admission)
+
+	if !pinned || got[0].PlatformModelID != "model-a" {
+		t.Fatalf("valid concurrency lease binding was not preserved: pinned=%v candidates=%+v", pinned, got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPinCandidatesToTaskAdmissionIgnoresMissingCandidate(t *testing.T) {
 	input := []store.RuntimeModelCandidate{
 		{PlatformID: "platform-a", PlatformModelID: "model-a"},