diff --git a/litellm/llms/elevenlabs/text_to_speech/ws_handler.py b/litellm/llms/elevenlabs/text_to_speech/ws_handler.py
index 12d3b8c6a29..55503008f28 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/elevenlabs/text_to_speech/ws_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/elevenlabs/text_to_speech/ws_handler.py
@@ -65,16 +65,21 @@ def build_elevenlabs_ws_url(
 async def _relay_client_to_upstream(
     client_ws: WebSocket,
     upstream: ClientConnection,
-) -> tuple[int, ...]:
-    chunk_lengths: list[int] = []  # mutable-ok: local accumulator, converted to immutable tuple on return
+    char_totals: list[int],
+) -> None:
+    """Forward client text chunks to the upstream ElevenLabs connection.
+
+    Characters are appended to `char_totals` *before* the upstream send so that
+    partial counts survive task cancellation (e.g. when ElevenLabs sends isFinal
+    before the client sends EOS).
+    """
     async for raw in client_ws.iter_text():
         msg = _CLIENT_MSG_ADAPTER.validate_json(raw)  # rebind-ok: loop-body, rebound each iteration
-        await upstream.send(json.dumps(dict(msg)))
         text = msg.get("text", "")  # rebind-ok: loop-body, rebound each iteration
-        chunk_lengths.append(len(text))
+        char_totals.append(len(text))
+        await upstream.send(json.dumps(dict(msg)))
         if not text:
             break
-    return tuple(chunk_lengths)
 
 
 async def _relay_upstream_to_client(
@@ -109,6 +114,8 @@ async def stream_input_tts(
     back to the client as-is.
 
     Returns the total number of text characters sent (used for per-character cost tracking).
+    Character counts are committed to an external accumulator before each upstream send,
+    so partial totals are preserved even if the relay is cancelled early.
     """
     import websockets
 
@@ -124,20 +131,24 @@ async def stream_input_tts(
     if generation_config is not None:
         bos["generation_config"] = generation_config
 
+    char_totals: list[int] = []  # mutable-ok: accumulator written before each send; survives task cancellation
+
     async with websockets.connect(url, additional_headers={"xi-api-key": key}) as upstream:
         await upstream.send(json.dumps(bos))
 
-        task_c2u: Final = asyncio.create_task(_relay_client_to_upstream(client_ws, upstream))
+        task_c2u: Final = asyncio.create_task(
+            _relay_client_to_upstream(client_ws, upstream, char_totals)
+        )
         task_u2c: Final = asyncio.create_task(_relay_upstream_to_client(upstream, client_ws))
 
         # Wait for whichever relay finishes first, then cancel the other.
-        # This prevents the client-to-upstream relay from hanging if ElevenLabs
-        # sends isFinal before the client sends EOS, or if either side disconnects.
+        # Prevents the client-to-upstream relay from hanging if ElevenLabs sends
+        # isFinal before the client sends EOS, or if either side disconnects.
+        # char_totals is written before each upstream.send(), so its contents
+        # reflect all text actually forwarded, even if task_c2u is cancelled mid-session.
         await asyncio.wait({task_c2u, task_u2c}, return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED)
         task_c2u.cancel()
         task_u2c.cancel()
-        results: Final = await asyncio.gather(task_c2u, task_u2c, return_exceptions=True)
+        await asyncio.gather(task_c2u, task_u2c, return_exceptions=True)
 
-    c2u_result: Final = results[0]
-    chunk_lengths: Final = c2u_result if isinstance(c2u_result, tuple) else ()
-    return sum(chunk_lengths)
+    return sum(char_totals)
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index fde4d4cda3a..d09bd06e35c 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -10910,6 +10910,7 @@ async def elevenlabs_tts_stream_input_endpoint(
 
     import httpx
 
+    from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging
     from litellm.llms.elevenlabs.text_to_speech.transformation import (
         ElevenLabsTextToSpeechConfig,
     )
@@ -10917,7 +10918,6 @@ async def elevenlabs_tts_stream_input_endpoint(
         VoiceSettings,
         stream_input_tts,
     )
-    from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging
     from litellm.types.llms.openai import HttpxBinaryResponseContent
 
     elevenlabs_model: Final = model.removeprefix("elevenlabs/")
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/elevenlabs/test_elevenlabs_ws_tts_handler.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/elevenlabs/test_elevenlabs_ws_tts_handler.py
index 6f7621a4c9c..d06f36ce87b 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/elevenlabs/test_elevenlabs_ws_tts_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/elevenlabs/test_elevenlabs_ws_tts_handler.py
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ class TestRelayClientToUpstream:
         upstream = AsyncMock()
         upstream.send = AsyncMock()
 
-        result = await _relay_client_to_upstream(client_ws, upstream)
+        char_totals: list[int] = []
+        await _relay_client_to_upstream(client_ws, upstream, char_totals)
 
-        assert result == (7, 7, 0)
+        assert char_totals == [7, 7, 0]
         assert upstream.send.call_count == 3
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -110,9 +111,10 @@ class TestRelayClientToUpstream:
         upstream = AsyncMock()
         upstream.send = AsyncMock()
 
-        result = await _relay_client_to_upstream(client_ws, upstream)
+        char_totals: list[int] = []
+        await _relay_client_to_upstream(client_ws, upstream, char_totals)
 
-        assert sum(result) == 6
+        assert sum(char_totals) == 6
         assert upstream.send.call_count == 2
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ class TestRelayClientToUpstream:
 
         upstream.send = capture_send
 
-        await _relay_client_to_upstream(client_ws, upstream)
+        await _relay_client_to_upstream(client_ws, upstream, [])
 
         assert sent_payloads[0]["flush"] is True
         assert sent_payloads[0]["try_trigger_generation"] is True