diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
index 3e24f50ed97..275d278c14e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
@@ -1296,6 +1296,19 @@ async def get_team_membership(
         return None
 
 
+async def get_team_member_model_spend(
+    user_id: str,
+    team_id: str,
+    model: str,
+    user_api_key_cache: DualCache,
+) -> float:
+    _key = f"team_member_model_spend:{user_id}:{team_id}:{model}"
+    cached_spend = await user_api_key_cache.async_get_cache(key=_key)
+    if cached_spend is not None:
+        return float(cached_spend)
+    return 0.0
+
+
 def model_in_access_group(
     model: str, team_models: Optional[List[str]], llm_router: Optional[Router]
 ) -> bool:
@@ -3385,9 +3398,7 @@ async def _check_team_member_model_budget(
 
     from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import (
         _get_team_member_model_counter_key,
-        _reseed_spend_from_db,
         get_current_spend,
-        spend_counter_cache,
     )
 
     for requested_model_str in models_to_check:
@@ -3429,15 +3440,18 @@ async def _check_team_member_model_budget(
             team_id=team_object.team_id,
             model=counter_model,
         )
+        fallback_spend = 0.0
+        if user_api_key_cache is not None:
+            fallback_spend = await get_team_member_model_spend(
+                user_id=valid_token.user_id,
+                team_id=team_object.team_id,
+                model=counter_model,
+                user_api_key_cache=user_api_key_cache,
+            )
         model_spend = await get_current_spend(
             counter_key=counter_key,
-            fallback_spend=-1.0,
+            fallback_spend=fallback_spend,
         )
-        if model_spend < 0:
-            model_spend = await _reseed_spend_from_db(counter_key)
-            await spend_counter_cache.async_set_cache(
-                key=counter_key, value=model_spend, nx=True
-            )
 
         if model_spend >= max_budget:
             raise litellm.BudgetExceededError(
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 0dca9832593..1a1b8692ff3 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -1926,6 +1926,10 @@ async def increment_spend_counters(
                 source_cache_key=None,
                 increment=response_cost,
             )
+            await user_api_key_cache.async_increment_cache(
+                key=f"team_member_model_spend:{user_id}:{team_id}:{model}",
+                value=response_cost,
+            )
 
     if user_id is not None:
         await _init_and_increment_spend_counter(
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
index c8af66954e4..07567834911 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
@@ -2390,7 +2390,7 @@ async def test_team_member_model_budget_accepts_numeric_string_max_budget():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_team_member_model_budget_reseeds_on_counter_miss():
+async def test_team_member_model_budget_uses_cached_fallback_spend():
     team_object = LiteLLM_TeamTable(
         team_id="test-team",
         metadata={"team_member_model_max_budget": {"gpt-4o": {"max_budget": 10.0}}},
@@ -2401,20 +2401,15 @@ async def test_team_member_model_budget_reseeds_on_counter_miss():
         team_id="test-team",
     )
 
+    user_api_key_cache = MagicMock()
+    user_api_key_cache.async_get_cache = AsyncMock(return_value=11.0)
+
     async def mock_get_current_spend(counter_key, fallback_spend):
+        assert fallback_spend == 11.0
         return fallback_spend
 
     with (
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.get_current_spend", mock_get_current_spend),
-        patch(
-            "litellm.proxy.proxy_server._reseed_spend_from_db",
-            new_callable=AsyncMock,
-            return_value=11.0,
-        ) as mock_reseed,
-        patch(
-            "litellm.proxy.proxy_server.spend_counter_cache.async_set_cache",
-            new_callable=AsyncMock,
-        ) as mock_set_cache,
     ):
         with pytest.raises(litellm.BudgetExceededError) as exc_info:
             await _check_team_member_model_budget(
@@ -2422,15 +2417,7 @@ async def test_team_member_model_budget_reseeds_on_counter_miss():
                 valid_token=valid_token,
                 model="gpt-4o",
                 llm_router=None,
-                user_api_key_cache=None,
+                user_api_key_cache=user_api_key_cache,
             )
     assert exc_info.value.current_cost == 11.0
     assert exc_info.value.max_budget == 10.0
-    mock_reseed.assert_awaited_once_with(
-        "spend:team_member:team_id::test-team::user_id::test-user::model::gpt-4o"
-    )
-    mock_set_cache.assert_awaited_once_with(
-        key="spend:team_member:team_id::test-team::user_id::test-user::model::gpt-4o",
-        value=11.0,
-        nx=True,
-    )
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py
index d4367b91548..e4d618f5d67 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py
@@ -4968,6 +4968,10 @@ async def test_increment_spend_counters_team_and_member():
             key="spend:team_member:team_id::team-1::user_id::user-1::model::gpt-4o"
         )
         assert member_model_counter == 0.30
+        model_fallback_spend = key_cache.in_memory_cache.get_cache(
+            key="team_member_model_spend:user-1:team-1:gpt-4o"
+        )
+        assert model_fallback_spend == 0.30
     finally:
         ps.user_api_key_cache = original_key_cache
         ps.spend_counter_cache = original_counter_cache