diff --git a/tests/unit/vertexai/model_garden/test_model_garden.py b/tests/unit/vertexai/model_garden/test_model_garden.py
index 931b7e8f2c..1e0ee250cb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/vertexai/model_garden/test_model_garden.py
+++ b/tests/unit/vertexai/model_garden/test_model_garden.py
@@ -1355,6 +1355,44 @@ def test_list_deployable_models(self, list_publisher_models_mock):
             "google/gemma-2-2b",
         ]
 
+    def test_list_models(self, list_publisher_models_mock):
+        """Tests listing models."""
+        aiplatform.init(
+            project=_TEST_PROJECT,
+            location=_TEST_LOCATION,
+        )
+
+        mg_models = model_garden.list_models()
+        list_publisher_models_mock.assert_called_with(
+            types.ListPublisherModelsRequest(
+                parent="publishers/*",
+                list_all_versions=True,
+                filter="is_hf_wildcard(false)",
+            )
+        )
+
+        assert mg_models == [
+            "google/paligemma@001",
+            "google/paligemma@002",
+            "google/paligemma@003",
+            "google/paligemma@004",
+        ]
+
+        hf_models = model_garden.list_models(list_hf_models=True)
+        list_publisher_models_mock.assert_called_with(
+            types.ListPublisherModelsRequest(
+                parent="publishers/*",
+                list_all_versions=True,
+                filter="is_hf_wildcard(true)",
+            )
+        )
+        assert hf_models == [
+            "google/gemma-2-2b",
+            "google/gemma-2-2b",
+            "google/gemma-2-2b",
+            "google/gemma-2-2b",
+        ]
+
     def test_batch_prediction_success(self, batch_prediction_mock):
         aiplatform.init(
             project=_TEST_PROJECT,
diff --git a/vertexai/model_garden/__init__.py b/vertexai/model_garden/__init__.py
index 512d1aac4f..3cfc87f864 100644
--- a/vertexai/model_garden/__init__.py
+++ b/vertexai/model_garden/__init__.py
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@
 OpenModel = _model_garden.OpenModel
 PartnerModel = _model_garden.PartnerModel
 list_deployable_models = _model_garden.list_deployable_models
+list_models = _model_garden.list_models
 
-__all__ = ("OpenModel", "PartnerModel", "list_deployable_models")
+__all__ = ("OpenModel", "PartnerModel", "list_deployable_models", "list_models")
diff --git a/vertexai/model_garden/_model_garden.py b/vertexai/model_garden/_model_garden.py
index 14b2062c39..e67557bc30 100644
--- a/vertexai/model_garden/_model_garden.py
+++ b/vertexai/model_garden/_model_garden.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def list_deployable_models(
         `{publisher}/{model}@{version}` or Hugging Face model ID in the format
         of `{organization}/{model}`.
     """
+
     filter_str = _NATIVE_MODEL_FILTER
     if list_hf_models:
         filter_str = " AND ".join([_HF_WILDCARD_FILTER, _VERIFIED_DEPLOYMENT_FILTER])
@@ -93,6 +94,50 @@ def list_deployable_models(
     return output
 
 
+def list_models(
+    *, list_hf_models: bool = False, model_filter: Optional[str] = None
+) -> List[str]:
+    """Lists the models in Model Garden.
+
+    Args:
+        list_hf_models: Whether to list the Hugging Face models.
+        model_filter: Optional. A string to filter the models by.
+
+    Returns:
+        The names of the models in Model Garden in the format of
+        `{publisher}/{model}@{version}` or Hugging Face model ID in the format
+        of `{organization}/{model}`.
+    """
+    filter_str = _NATIVE_MODEL_FILTER
+    if list_hf_models:
+        filter_str = _HF_WILDCARD_FILTER
+    if model_filter:
+        filter_str = (
+            f'{filter_str} AND (model_user_id=~"(?i).*{model_filter}.*" OR'
+            f' display_name=~"(?i).*{model_filter}.*")'
+        )
+
+    request = types.ListPublisherModelsRequest(
+        parent="publishers/*",
+        list_all_versions=True,
+        filter=filter_str,
+    )
+    client = initializer.global_config.create_client(
+        client_class=_ModelGardenClientWithOverride,
+        credentials=initializer.global_config.credentials,
+        location_override="us-central1",
+    )
+    response = client.list_publisher_models(request)
+    output = []
+    for page in response.pages:
+        for model in page.publisher_models:
+            output.append(
+                re.sub(r"publishers/(hf-|)|models/", "", model.name)
+                + ("" if list_hf_models else ("@" + model.version_id))
+            )
+    return output
+
+
 def _is_hugging_face_model(model_name: str) -> bool:
     """Returns whether the model is a Hugging Face model."""
     return re.match(r"^(?P<publisher>[^/]+)/(?P<model>[^/@]+)$", model_name)