diff --git a/samtranslator/model/api/api_generator.py b/samtranslator/model/api/api_generator.py
index 9dd134447d..496e5fa201 100644
--- a/samtranslator/model/api/api_generator.py
+++ b/samtranslator/model/api/api_generator.py
@@ -975,7 +975,20 @@ def _add_cors(self) -> None:
             )
 
         editor = SwaggerEditor(self.definition_body)
+        # Track normalized paths to avoid duplicate OPTIONS methods for paths that differ only by trailing slash
+        # API Gateway treats /path and /path/ as the same resource, so we normalize before adding CORS
+        normalized_paths_processed: Set[str] = set()
+        
         for path in editor.iter_on_path():
+            # Normalize path by removing trailing slash (except for root path "/")
+            normalized_path = path.rstrip("/") if path != "/" else path
+            
+            # Skip if we've already processed this normalized path to avoid duplicate OPTIONS methods
+            if normalized_path in normalized_paths_processed:
+                continue
+            
+            normalized_paths_processed.add(normalized_path)
+            
             try:
                 editor.add_cors(  # type: ignore[no-untyped-call]
                     path,
diff --git a/tests/model/api/test_api_generator.py b/tests/model/api/test_api_generator.py
index d12136e0f3..8f0a053c6a 100644
--- a/tests/model/api/test_api_generator.py
+++ b/tests/model/api/test_api_generator.py
@@ -49,3 +49,82 @@ def test_construct_usage_plan_with_invalid_usage_plan_fields(self, AuthPropertie
         with self.assertRaises(InvalidResourceException) as cm:
             api_generator._construct_usage_plan()
             self.assertIn("Invalid property for", str(cm.exception))
+
+    def test_add_cors_with_trailing_slash_paths(self):
+        """Test that CORS doesn't create duplicate OPTIONS methods for paths with/without trailing slash"""
+        # Create a simple swagger definition with paths that differ only by trailing slash
+        definition_body = {
+            "swagger": "2.0",
+            "info": {"title": "TestAPI", "version": "1.0"},
+            "paths": {
+                "/datasets": {
+                    "post": {
+                        "x-amazon-apigateway-integration": {
+                            "type": "aws_proxy",
+                            "httpMethod": "POST",
+                            "uri": "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/func/invocations"
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                "/datasets/": {
+                    "put": {
+                        "x-amazon-apigateway-integration": {
+                            "type": "aws_proxy",
+                            "httpMethod": "POST",
+                            "uri": "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/func/invocations"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        api_generator = ApiGenerator(
+            logical_id="TestApi",
+            cache_cluster_enabled=None,
+            cache_cluster_size=None,
+            variables=None,
+            depends_on=None,
+            definition_body=definition_body,
+            definition_uri=None,
+            name=None,
+            stage_name="Prod",
+            shared_api_usage_plan=None,  # Added required parameter
+            template_conditions=None,  # Added required parameter
+            tags=None,
+            endpoint_configuration=None,
+            method_settings=None,
+            binary_media=None,
+            minimum_compression_size=None,
+            cors="'*'",  # Enable CORS
+            auth=None,
+            gateway_responses=None,
+            access_log_setting=None,
+            canary_setting=None,
+            tracing_enabled=None,
+            resource_attributes=None,
+            passthrough_resource_attributes=None,
+            open_api_version=None,
+            models=None,
+            domain=None,
+            fail_on_warnings=None,
+            description=None,
+            mode=None,
+            api_key_source_type=None,
+            disable_execute_api_endpoint=None,
+        )
+        
+        # Call _add_cors which should normalize paths and avoid duplicates
+        api_generator._add_cors()
+        
+        # Check that OPTIONS method is not added to both /datasets and /datasets/
+        # It should only be added once to avoid the duplicate OPTIONS error
+        paths_with_options = [
+            path for path, methods in api_generator.definition_body["paths"].items()
+            if "options" in methods or "OPTIONS" in methods
+        ]
+        
+        # We should have only ONE path with OPTIONS method (the normalized one)
+        # Both /datasets and /datasets/ normalize to /datasets
+        self.assertEqual(len(paths_with_options), 1, 
+                        "CORS should only add OPTIONS to one of the paths that differ by trailing slash")
+