From 0c116d9122f4fde6a925614ef551fdaed5c2176b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: onatozmenn <onatozmen44@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:22:14 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix(logging): fall through to cost calculator on None hidden
 response_cost

---
 litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py |  2 +-
 .../test_litellm_logging.py                   | 35 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
index 8e28a0d543d..dc4324470a3 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
@@ -2396,7 +2396,7 @@ class Logging(LiteLLMLoggingBaseClass):
 
         if self.model_call_details.get("cache_hit") is True:
             self.model_call_details["response_cost"] = 0.0
-        elif "response_cost" in hidden_params:
+        elif hidden_params.get("response_cost") is not None:
             self.model_call_details["response_cost"] = hidden_params["response_cost"]
             self._record_zero_cost_diagnostic(logging_result, hidden_params["response_cost"])
         elif (existing_cost := self.model_call_details.get("response_cost")) is not None and existing_cost != 0:
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py
index 5bdc0e9f8b8..2f9256b16be 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py
@@ -4170,6 +4170,41 @@ def test_process_hidden_params_uses_hidden_params_cost_after_failure_handler_zer
     assert slo.get("response_cost") == passthrough_cost
 
 
+def test_process_hidden_params_falls_through_on_none_response_cost():
+    """A present-but-None response_cost in _hidden_params must not be copied
+    as the cost; it falls through to the calculator (issue #41976)."""
+    from datetime import datetime
+
+    from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as LiteLLMLoggingObj
+    from litellm.types.utils import ModelResponse, Usage
+
+    logging_obj = LiteLLMLoggingObj(
+        model="openai/gpt-4o-mini",
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
+        stream=False,
+        call_type="responses",
+        start_time=datetime.now(),
+        litellm_call_id="test-none-hidden-cost",
+        function_id="test-none-hidden-cost",
+    )
+    logging_obj.model_call_details["litellm_params"] = {"model": "openai/gpt-4o-mini"}
+    logging_obj.optional_params = {}
+
+    result = ModelResponse(
+        id="success",
+        choices=[{"message": {"role": "assistant", "content": "ok"}}],
+        usage=Usage(prompt_tokens=100, completion_tokens=10, total_tokens=110),
+    )
+    result._hidden_params = {"response_cost": None}
+
+    logging_obj._process_hidden_params_and_response_cost(result, datetime.now(), datetime.now())
+
+    cost = logging_obj.model_call_details.get("response_cost")
+    assert cost is not None and cost > 0
+    slo = logging_obj.model_call_details.get("standard_logging_object") or {}
+    assert slo.get("response_cost", 0) > 0
+
+
 def test_function_setup_litellm_metadata_populates_metadata():
     """
     Test that function_setup() properly handles litellm_metadata (used by /v1/messages,