diff --git a/tests/llm/services/test_llm_service.py b/tests/llm/services/test_llm_service.py
index fecc1551a8..69ad4c7546 100644
--- a/tests/llm/services/test_llm_service.py
+++ b/tests/llm/services/test_llm_service.py
@@ -20,8 +20,30 @@
 
 from morpheus.llm.services.llm_service import LLMClient
 from morpheus.llm.services.llm_service import LLMService
+from morpheus.llm.services.nemo_llm_service import NeMoLLMService
+from morpheus.llm.services.nvfoundation_llm_service import NVFoundationLLMService
+from morpheus.llm.services.openai_chat_service import OpenAIChatService
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("cls", [LLMClient, LLMService])
 def test_is_abstract(cls: ABC):
     assert inspect.isabstract(cls)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "service_name, expected_cls",
+    [("nemo", NeMoLLMService), ("openai", OpenAIChatService),
+     pytest.param("nvfoundation", NVFoundationLLMService, marks=pytest.mark.xfail(reason="missing dependency"))])
+def test_create(service_name: str, expected_cls: type):
+    service = LLMService.create(service_name)
+    assert isinstance(service, expected_cls)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "service_name, class_name",
+    [("nemo", "morpheus.llm.services.nemo_llm_service.NeMoLLMService"),
+     ("openai", "morpheus.llm.services.openai_chat_service.OpenAIChatService"),
+     ("nvfoundation", NVFoundationLLMService, marks=pytest.mark.xfail(reason="missing dependency"))])
+def test_create_mocked(service_name: str, class_name: str):
+    service = LLMService.create(service_name)
+    assert isinstance(service, expected_cls)