diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock_mantle/common_utils.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock_mantle/common_utils.py
index 9892ef6224e..ca637af0110 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock_mantle/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock_mantle/common_utils.py
@@ -158,3 +158,7 @@ def mantle_base_segment(model: str | None, model_cost: dict) -> str:
     """
     entry: Final = model_cost.get(f"bedrock_mantle/{split_mantle_region_prefix(model)[1]}", {}) if model else {}
     return "openai/v1" if entry.get("use_openai_responses_path") is True else "v1"
+
+
+def is_mantle_claude_model(model: str) -> bool:
+    return "claude" in model.lower()