diff --git a/.changeset/fix-autocomplete-double-filter.md b/.changeset/fix-autocomplete-double-filter.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68dfd7df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-autocomplete-double-filter.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@clack/core': minor
+---
+
+feat(core): skip default filter when options is a function
+
+When `options` is provided as a function, the default filter is no longer applied on top of the function's results. If both `options` (function) and a custom `filter` are provided, the filter is still applied.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/prompts/autocomplete.ts b/packages/core/src/prompts/autocomplete.ts
index 0b16df7b..301158a2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/prompts/autocomplete.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/prompts/autocomplete.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export default class AutocompletePrompt<T extends OptionLike> extends Prompt<
 	#cursor = 0;
 	#lastUserInput = '';
 	#filterFn: FilterFunction<T>;
+	#hasCustomFilter: boolean;
 	#options: T[] | (() => T[]);
 
 	get cursor(): number {
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export default class AutocompletePrompt<T extends OptionLike> extends Prompt<
 		const options = this.options;
 		this.filteredOptions = [...options];
 		this.multiple = opts.multiple === true;
+		this.#hasCustomFilter = opts.filter !== undefined;
 		this.#filterFn = opts.filter ?? defaultFilter;
 		let initialValues: unknown[] | undefined;
 		if (opts.initialValue && Array.isArray(opts.initialValue)) {
@@ -197,9 +199,16 @@ export default class AutocompletePrompt<T extends OptionLike> extends Prompt<
 			this.#lastUserInput = value;
 
 			const options = this.options;
+			const isOptionsFunction = typeof this.#options === 'function';
 
 			if (value) {
-				this.filteredOptions = options.filter((opt) => this.#filterFn(value, opt));
+				// When options is a function and no custom filter was provided,
+				// skip filtering since the function already returns filtered results.
+				if (isOptionsFunction && !this.#hasCustomFilter) {
+					this.filteredOptions = [...options];
+				} else {
+					this.filteredOptions = options.filter((opt) => this.#filterFn(value, opt));
+				}
 			} else {
 				this.filteredOptions = [...options];
 			}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/prompts/autocomplete.test.ts b/packages/core/test/prompts/autocomplete.test.ts
index f51ed05b..00266fbe 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/prompts/autocomplete.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/prompts/autocomplete.test.ts
@@ -197,4 +197,59 @@ describe('AutocompletePrompt', () => {
 		expect(instance.selectedValues).to.deep.equal([]);
 		expect(result).to.deep.equal([]);
 	});
+
+	test('options function skips default filter when no custom filter provided', () => {
+		const optionsFn = function (this: any) {
+			const input = this.userInput || '';
+			if (!input) return testOptions;
+			return testOptions.filter((opt) => opt.value.startsWith(input));
+		};
+
+		const instance = new AutocompletePrompt({
+			input,
+			output,
+			render: () => 'foo',
+			options: optionsFn,
+		});
+
+		instance.prompt();
+
+		// Type 'b' - options function returns only 'banana'
+		input.emit('keypress', 'b', { name: 'b' });
+
+		// Should use the options function result as-is, no additional filtering
+		expect(instance.filteredOptions).toEqual([
+			{ value: 'banana', label: 'Banana' },
+		]);
+	});
+
+	test('options function applies custom filter when both are provided', () => {
+		const optionsFn = function (this: any) {
+			return testOptions;
+		};
+
+		const customFilter = (search: string, opt: { value: string; label?: string }) => {
+			return opt.value.includes(search);
+		};
+
+		const instance = new AutocompletePrompt({
+			input,
+			output,
+			render: () => 'foo',
+			options: optionsFn,
+			filter: customFilter,
+		});
+
+		instance.prompt();
+
+		// Type 'an' - custom filter should run on top of options function result
+		input.emit('keypress', 'a', { name: 'a' });
+		input.emit('keypress', 'n', { name: 'n' });
+
+		// Custom filter: 'an' matches banana and orange
+		expect(instance.filteredOptions).toEqual([
+			{ value: 'banana', label: 'Banana' },
+			{ value: 'orange', label: 'Orange' },
+		]);
+	});
 });