diff --git a/litellm/integrations/prometheus.py b/litellm/integrations/prometheus.py
index 61f09cfbe05..679f14485f0 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/prometheus.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/prometheus.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # used for /metrics endpoint on LiteLLM Proxy
 #### What this does ####
 #    On success, log events to Prometheus
+import asyncio
 import os
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
@@ -1198,28 +1199,34 @@ class PrometheusLogger(CustomLogger):
             "user_api_key_user_max_budget", None
         )
 
-        await self._set_api_key_budget_metrics_after_api_request(
-            user_api_key=user_api_key,
-            user_api_key_alias=user_api_key_alias,
-            response_cost=response_cost,
-            key_max_budget=_api_key_max_budget,
-            key_spend=_api_key_spend,
-        )
-
-        await self._set_team_budget_metrics_after_api_request(
-            user_api_team=user_api_team,
-            user_api_team_alias=user_api_team_alias,
-            team_spend=_team_spend,
-            team_max_budget=_team_max_budget,
-            response_cost=response_cost,
-        )
-
-        await self._set_user_budget_metrics_after_api_request(
-            user_id=user_id,
-            user_spend=_user_spend,
-            user_max_budget=_user_max_budget,
-            response_cost=response_cost,
+        results = await asyncio.gather(
+            self._set_api_key_budget_metrics_after_api_request(
+                user_api_key=user_api_key,
+                user_api_key_alias=user_api_key_alias,
+                response_cost=response_cost,
+                key_max_budget=_api_key_max_budget,
+                key_spend=_api_key_spend,
+            ),
+            self._set_team_budget_metrics_after_api_request(
+                user_api_team=user_api_team,
+                user_api_team_alias=user_api_team_alias,
+                team_spend=_team_spend,
+                team_max_budget=_team_max_budget,
+                response_cost=response_cost,
+            ),
+            self._set_user_budget_metrics_after_api_request(
+                user_id=user_id,
+                user_spend=_user_spend,
+                user_max_budget=_user_max_budget,
+                response_cost=response_cost,
+            ),
+            return_exceptions=True,
         )
+        for i, r in enumerate(results):
+            if isinstance(r, Exception):
+                verbose_logger.debug(
+                    f"[Non-Blocking] Prometheus: Budget metric lookup {['key', 'team', 'user'][i]} failed: {r}"
+                )
 
     def _increment_top_level_request_and_spend_metrics(
         self,
@@ -2738,12 +2745,14 @@ class PrometheusLogger(CustomLogger):
             max_budget=max_budget,
         )
         try:
+            # Note: Setting check_db_only=True bypasses cache and hits DB on every request,
+            # causing huge latency increase and CPU spikes. Keep check_db_only=False.
             user_info = await get_user_object(
                 user_id=user_id,
                 prisma_client=prisma_client,
                 user_api_key_cache=user_api_key_cache,
                 user_id_upsert=False,
-                check_db_only=True,
+                check_db_only=False,
             )
         except Exception as e:
             verbose_logger.debug(