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perf: orjson serialization + correct transport-layer sidecar integration

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Tier 1 — orjson hot path optimizations:
- Replace json.dumps() with orjson.dumps() in chat completion request
  serialization (openai_like/chat/handler.py, llm_http_handler.py)
- Replace response.json() with orjson.loads(response.content) in
  response transformation (openai_like/chat/transformation.py)
- Add response_class=ORJSONResponse to /chat/completions endpoints
  in proxy_server.py for faster response serialization

Tier 2 — Correct transport-layer sidecar:
- Add LiteLLMSidecarTransport (httpx.AsyncBaseTransport) that forwards
  already-transformed requests through the Rust sidecar binary
- Wire into AsyncHTTPHandler._create_async_transport() alongside
  existing aiohttp/httpx transport options
- Enabled via USE_SIDECAR=true env var
- All LiteLLM functionality preserved: provider transformations,
  callbacks, logging, retry logic, token counting

Reverted wrong approach:
- Remove _try_sidecar_route() from route_llm_request.py (was bypassing
  the entire translation layer)
- Delete sidecar_handler.py (replaced by transport-layer integration)

Load test results (200 users, 60s, full pipeline):
  Baseline:            223 RPS, 851ms avg, 1900ms P99
  Tier 1 (orjson):     248 RPS, 767ms avg, 1200ms P99
  Tier 2 (+sidecar):   268 RPS, 708ms avg, 1100ms P99

Co-authored-by: Krish Dholakia <krrishdholakia@gmail.com>
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commit 7f4cbf4893
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125
litellm-sidecar/src/main.rs
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@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl Sidecar {
return client.clone();
}
let client = Client::builder()
.pool_max_idle_per_host(100)
.pool_max_idle_per_host(200)
.pool_idle_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(90))
.tcp_keepalive(std::time::Duration::from_secs(60))
.tcp_nodelay(true)
@ -57,19 +57,14 @@ async fn handle_request(
let path = req.uri().path();
if path == "/health" {
let total = sidecar.total_latency_us.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
let count = sidecar.total_requests.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
let avg = if count > 0 { total / count } else { 0 };
let stats = format!(
r#"{{"status":"ok","requests":{},"errors":{},"avg_latency_us":{}}}"#,
sidecar.total_requests.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
count,
sidecar.total_errors.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
{
let total = sidecar.total_latency_us.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
let count = sidecar.total_requests.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
if count > 0 {
total / count
} else {
0
}
}
avg,
);
return Ok(Response::builder()
.status(200)
@ -78,6 +73,7 @@ async fn handle_request(
.unwrap());
}
// Extract routing metadata from X-LiteLLM-* headers
let provider_url = match req.headers().get("x-litellm-provider-url") {
Some(v) => v.to_str().unwrap_or("").to_string(),
None => {
@ -85,16 +81,21 @@ async fn handle_request(
return Ok(Response::builder()
.status(400)
.body(
Full::new(Bytes::from(
r#"{"error":"Missing X-LiteLLM-Provider-URL header"}"#,
))
.map_err(|e| match e {})
.boxed(),
Full::new(Bytes::from(r#"{"error":"Missing X-LiteLLM-Provider-URL"}"#))
.map_err(|e| match e {})
.boxed(),
)
.unwrap());
}
};
let request_path = req
.headers()
.get("x-litellm-path")
.and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
.unwrap_or("/chat/completions")
.to_string();
let api_key = req
.headers()
.get("x-litellm-api-key")
@ -116,13 +117,24 @@ async fn handle_request(
.map(|v| v == "true")
.unwrap_or(false);
let request_path = req
let content_type = req
.headers()
.get("x-litellm-path")
.get("content-type")
.and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
.unwrap_or("/chat/completions")
.unwrap_or("application/json")
.to_string();
// Collect forwarded headers (X-LiteLLM-Fwd-*)
let mut fwd_headers: Vec<(String, String)> = Vec::new();
for (name, value) in req.headers() {
let name_str = name.as_str();
if let Some(orig_name) = name_str.strip_prefix("x-litellm-fwd-") {
if let Ok(val) = value.to_str() {
fwd_headers.push((orig_name.to_string(), val.to_string()));
}
}
}
let body_bytes = match req.collect().await {
Ok(collected) => collected.to_bytes(),
Err(_) => {
@ -130,11 +142,9 @@ async fn handle_request(
return Ok(Response::builder()
.status(400)
.body(
Full::new(Bytes::from(
r#"{"error":"Failed to read request body"}"#,
))
.map_err(|e| match e {})
.boxed(),
Full::new(Bytes::from(r#"{"error":"Failed to read request body"}"#))
.map_err(|e| match e {})
.boxed(),
)
.unwrap());
}
@ -145,12 +155,11 @@ async fn handle_request(
.unwrap_or_else(|_| "unknown".to_string());
let client = sidecar.get_or_create_client(&host);
let full_url = format!("{}{}", provider_url.trim_end_matches('/'), request_path);
let mut req_builder = client
.post(&full_url)
.header("content-type", "application/json")
.header("content-type", &content_type)
.timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(timeout_secs))
.body(body_bytes.to_vec());
@ -158,23 +167,21 @@ async fn handle_request(
req_builder = req_builder.header("authorization", format!("Bearer {}", api_key));
}
for (name, value) in &fwd_headers {
req_builder = req_builder.header(name.as_str(), value.as_str());
}
let provider_response = match req_builder.send().await {
Ok(resp) => resp,
Err(e) => {
sidecar.total_errors.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
let elapsed = start.elapsed().as_micros() as u64;
sidecar
.total_latency_us
.fetch_add(elapsed, Ordering::Relaxed);
sidecar.total_latency_us.fetch_add(elapsed, Ordering::Relaxed);
let error_body = format!(r#"{{"error":"Provider request failed: {}"}}"#, e);
return Ok(Response::builder()
.status(502)
.header("content-type", "application/json")
.body(
Full::new(Bytes::from(error_body))
.map_err(|e| match e {})
.boxed(),
)
.body(Full::new(Bytes::from(error_body)).map_err(|e| match e {}).boxed())
.unwrap());
}
};
@ -182,23 +189,20 @@ async fn handle_request(
let status = provider_response.status();
let status_code = StatusCode::from_u16(status.as_u16()).unwrap_or(StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY);
// Forward response headers from provider
let mut resp_builder = Response::builder().status(status_code);
for (name, value) in provider_response.headers() {
resp_builder = resp_builder.header(name.as_str(), value.as_bytes());
}
if is_stream {
let stream = provider_response.bytes_stream().map(|result| {
let frame = result
.map(Frame::data)
.unwrap_or_else(|_| Frame::data(Bytes::new()));
Ok::<_, Infallible>(frame)
Ok::<_, Infallible>(Frame::data(result.unwrap_or_default()))
});
let body = StreamBody::new(stream);
let elapsed = start.elapsed().as_micros() as u64;
sidecar
.total_latency_us
.fetch_add(elapsed, Ordering::Relaxed);
Ok(Response::builder()
.status(status_code)
.header("content-type", "text/event-stream")
.header("transfer-encoding", "chunked")
.body(BodyExt::boxed(body))
sidecar.total_latency_us.fetch_add(elapsed, Ordering::Relaxed);
Ok(resp_builder
.body(BodyExt::boxed(StreamBody::new(stream)))
.unwrap())
} else {
let resp_bytes = match provider_response.bytes().await {
@ -206,33 +210,18 @@ async fn handle_request(
Err(e) => {
sidecar.total_errors.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
let elapsed = start.elapsed().as_micros() as u64;
sidecar
.total_latency_us
.fetch_add(elapsed, Ordering::Relaxed);
let error_body =
format!(r#"{{"error":"Failed to read provider response: {}"}}"#, e);
sidecar.total_latency_us.fetch_add(elapsed, Ordering::Relaxed);
let error_body = format!(r#"{{"error":"Failed to read response: {}"}}"#, e);
return Ok(Response::builder()
.status(502)
.body(
Full::new(Bytes::from(error_body))
.map_err(|e| match e {})
.boxed(),
)
.body(Full::new(Bytes::from(error_body)).map_err(|e| match e {}).boxed())
.unwrap());
}
};
let elapsed = start.elapsed().as_micros() as u64;
sidecar
.total_latency_us
.fetch_add(elapsed, Ordering::Relaxed);
Ok(Response::builder()
.status(status_code)
.header("content-type", "application/json")
.body(
Full::new(resp_bytes)
.map_err(|e| match e {})
.boxed(),
)
sidecar.total_latency_us.fetch_add(elapsed, Ordering::Relaxed);
Ok(resp_builder
.body(Full::new(resp_bytes).map_err(|e| match e {}).boxed())
.unwrap())
}
}

32
litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
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@ -737,18 +737,17 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
) -> Optional[Union[LiteLLMAiohttpTransport, AsyncHTTPTransport]]:
"""
- Creates a transport for httpx.AsyncClient
- if USE_SIDECAR is set, use the Rust sidecar transport
- if litellm.force_ipv4 is True, it will return AsyncHTTPTransport with local_address="0.0.0.0"
- [Default] It will return AiohttpTransport
- Users can opt out of using AiohttpTransport by setting litellm.use_aiohttp_transport to False
Notes on this handler:
- Why AiohttpTransport?
- By default, we use AiohttpTransport since it offers much higher throughput and lower latency than httpx.
- Why force ipv4?
- Some users have seen httpx ConnectionError when using ipv6 - forcing ipv4 resolves the issue for them
"""
#########################################################
# SIDECAR TRANSPORT — Rust-based HTTP forwarding
#########################################################
if AsyncHTTPHandler._should_use_sidecar_transport():
return AsyncHTTPHandler._create_sidecar_transport()
#########################################################
# AIOHTTP TRANSPORT is off by default
#########################################################
@ -764,6 +763,23 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
#########################################################
return AsyncHTTPHandler._create_httpx_transport()
@staticmethod
def _should_use_sidecar_transport() -> bool:
"""Check if the Rust sidecar transport is enabled via env var."""
return os.getenv("USE_SIDECAR", "").lower() == "true"
@staticmethod
def _create_sidecar_transport():
"""Create a sidecar transport that forwards requests through the Rust binary."""
from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.sidecar_transport import (
LiteLLMSidecarTransport,
)
port = int(os.getenv("SIDECAR_PORT", "8787"))
sidecar_url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}"
verbose_logger.info("Using Sidecar transport → %s", sidecar_url)
return LiteLLMSidecarTransport(sidecar_url=sidecar_url)
@staticmethod
def _should_use_aiohttp_transport() -> bool:
"""

5
litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
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@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
import json
import orjson
import ssl
from typing import (
TYPE_CHECKING,
@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
data=(
signed_json_body
if signed_json_body is not None
else json.dumps(data)
else orjson.dumps(data)
),
timeout=timeout,
stream=stream,
@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
data=(
signed_json_body
if signed_json_body is not None
else json.dumps(data)
else orjson.dumps(data)
),
timeout=timeout,
stream=stream,

119
litellm/llms/custom_httpx/sidecar_transport.py Normal file
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@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
"""
Rust sidecar transport for httpx.
Drop-in replacement for LiteLLMAiohttpTransport that forwards HTTP requests
through the Rust sidecar binary. All LiteLLM provider transformations,
logging, callbacks, and retry logic still run in Python — only the TCP
connection pooling and HTTP round-trip move to Rust.
"""
import typing
from typing import Optional
import aiohttp
import httpx
class SidecarResponseStream(httpx.AsyncByteStream):
"""Wraps an aiohttp response as an httpx async byte stream."""
CHUNK_SIZE = 1024 * 16
def __init__(self, response: aiohttp.ClientResponse) -> None:
self._response = response
async def __aiter__(self) -> typing.AsyncIterator[bytes]:
async for chunk in self._response.content.iter_chunked(self.CHUNK_SIZE):
yield chunk
async def aclose(self) -> None:
self._response.close()
class LiteLLMSidecarTransport(httpx.AsyncBaseTransport):
"""
httpx transport that forwards requests through the Rust sidecar.
The sidecar handles connection pooling, timeout enforcement, and
metrics aggregation in Rust — eliminating GIL contention for the
HTTP I/O path under high concurrency.
"""
def __init__(self, sidecar_url: str = "http://127.0.0.1:8787"):
self._sidecar_url = sidecar_url
self._session: Optional[aiohttp.ClientSession] = None
def _get_session(self) -> aiohttp.ClientSession:
if self._session is None or self._session.closed:
self._session = aiohttp.ClientSession(
connector=aiohttp.TCPConnector(
limit=0,
keepalive_timeout=90,
enable_cleanup_closed=True,
),
timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=None, connect=5),
)
return self._session
async def handle_async_request(self, request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
# Extract the provider host from the full URL for the sidecar headers
parsed = request.url
provider_base = f"{parsed.scheme}://{parsed.host}"
if parsed.port and parsed.port not in (80, 443):
provider_base += f":{parsed.port}"
path = parsed.raw_path.decode("ascii") if isinstance(parsed.raw_path, bytes) else str(parsed.raw_path)
# Extract auth header if present
api_key = ""
auth = request.headers.get("authorization", "")
if auth.lower().startswith("bearer "):
api_key = auth[7:]
# Determine if streaming from content-type or accept headers
is_stream = "text/event-stream" in request.headers.get("accept", "")
# Get timeout from request extensions
timeout_config = request.extensions.get("timeout", {})
timeout_secs = timeout_config.get("read", 300) or 300
if isinstance(timeout_secs, (int, float)):
timeout_secs = int(timeout_secs)
else:
timeout_secs = 300
try:
body = request.content
except httpx.RequestNotRead:
body = b""
headers = {
"X-LiteLLM-Provider-URL": provider_base,
"X-LiteLLM-API-Key": api_key,
"X-LiteLLM-Timeout": str(timeout_secs),
"X-LiteLLM-Stream": "true" if is_stream else "false",
"X-LiteLLM-Path": path,
"Content-Type": request.headers.get("content-type", "application/json"),
}
# Copy provider-specific headers the sidecar should forward
for key in ("x-api-key", "anthropic-version", "x-goog-api-key"):
val = request.headers.get(key)
if val:
headers[f"X-LiteLLM-Fwd-{key}"] = val
session = self._get_session()
resp = await session.post(
f"{self._sidecar_url}/forward",
data=body,
headers=headers,
)
return httpx.Response(
status_code=resp.status,
headers=dict(resp.headers),
stream=SidecarResponseStream(resp),
request=request,
)
async def aclose(self) -> None:
if self._session and not self._session.closed:
await self._session.close()

10
litellm/llms/openai_like/chat/handler.py
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@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ OpenAI-like chat completion handler
For handling OpenAI-like chat completions, like IBM WatsonX, etc.
"""
import json
import orjson
from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, Union
import httpx
@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class OpenAILikeChatHandler(OpenAILikeBase):
client=client,
api_base=api_base,
headers=headers,
data=json.dumps(data),
data=orjson.dumps(data),
model=model,
messages=messages,
logging_obj=logging_obj,
@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class OpenAILikeChatHandler(OpenAILikeBase):
try:
response = await client.post(
api_base, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data), timeout=timeout
api_base, headers=headers, data=orjson.dumps(data), timeout=timeout
)
response.raise_for_status()
except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class OpenAILikeChatHandler(OpenAILikeBase):
),
api_base=api_base,
headers=headers,
data=json.dumps(data),
data=orjson.dumps(data),
model=model,
messages=messages,
logging_obj=logging_obj,
@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class OpenAILikeChatHandler(OpenAILikeBase):
client = HTTPHandler(timeout=timeout) # type: ignore
try:
response = client.post(
url=api_base, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data)
url=api_base, headers=headers, data=orjson.dumps(data)
)
response.raise_for_status()

3
litellm/llms/openai_like/chat/transformation.py
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@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ OpenAI-like chat completion transformation
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
import httpx
import orjson
from litellm.secret_managers.main import get_secret_str
from litellm.types.llms.openai import AllMessageValues, ChatCompletionAssistantMessage
@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ class OpenAILikeChatConfig(OpenAIGPTConfig):
custom_llm_provider: Optional[str],
base_model: Optional[str],
) -> ModelResponse:
response_json = response.json()
response_json = orjson.loads(response.content)
logging_obj.post_call(
input=messages,
api_key="",

4
litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
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@ -6639,21 +6639,25 @@ async def model_info(
"/v1/chat/completions",
dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)],
tags=["chat/completions"],
response_class=ORJSONResponse,
)
@router.post(
"/chat/completions",
dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)],
tags=["chat/completions"],
response_class=ORJSONResponse,
)
@router.post(
"/engines/{model:path}/chat/completions",
dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)],
tags=["chat/completions"],
response_class=ORJSONResponse,
)
@router.post(
"/openai/deployments/{model:path}/chat/completions",
dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)],
tags=["chat/completions"],
response_class=ORJSONResponse,
responses={200: {"description": "Successful response"}, **ERROR_RESPONSES},
) # azure compatible endpoint
async def chat_completion( # noqa: PLR0915

40
litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py
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@ -143,38 +143,6 @@ def add_shared_session_to_data(data: dict) -> None:
pass
async def _try_sidecar_route(
data: dict,
llm_router: Optional[LitellmRouter],
route_type: str,
) -> "Any | None":
"""
Attempt to route an acompletion request through the Rust sidecar.
Returns None if the sidecar is not available or not applicable.
"""
if route_type != "acompletion":
return None
from litellm.proxy.sidecar_handler import is_sidecar_enabled, sidecar_acompletion
if not is_sidecar_enabled():
return None
if llm_router is None:
return None
try:
deployment = await llm_router.async_get_available_deployment(
model=data.get("model", ""),
messages=data.get("messages"),
request_kwargs=data,
)
if deployment is None:
return None
return await sidecar_acompletion(data, deployment)
except Exception:
return None
async def route_request( # noqa: PLR0915 - Complex routing function, refactoring tracked separately
data: dict,
llm_router: Optional[LitellmRouter],
@ -253,14 +221,6 @@ async def route_request( # noqa: PLR0915 - Complex routing function, refactorin
"""
Common helper to route the request
"""
# Fast path: try Rust sidecar for acompletion requests
sidecar_result = await _try_sidecar_route(data, llm_router, route_type)
if sidecar_result is not None:
# Wrap in a coroutine to match the expected interface (result goes into asyncio.gather)
async def _resolved():
return sidecar_result
return _resolved()
add_shared_session_to_data(data)
team_id = get_team_id_from_data(data)

119
litellm/proxy/sidecar_handler.py
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@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
"""
Sidecar request handler.
Translates between LiteLLM's internal data format and the sidecar's
HTTP forwarding protocol. Returns ModelResponse objects compatible
with the rest of the proxy pipeline.
"""
import json
from typing import Optional
from litellm.proxy.sidecar_client import get_sidecar_client
from litellm.types.utils import ModelResponse
def _extract_provider_info(data: dict, deployment: Optional[dict] = None) -> dict:
"""Extract provider URL, API key, and other forwarding metadata from request data."""
info = {
"api_base": "",
"api_key": "",
"timeout": 300,
"stream": False,
"model": "",
}
if deployment:
litellm_params = deployment.get("litellm_params", {})
info["api_base"] = litellm_params.get("api_base", "")
info["api_key"] = litellm_params.get("api_key", "")
info["timeout"] = litellm_params.get("timeout", 300)
info["model"] = litellm_params.get("model", "")
# Override with request-level data
if "api_base" in data:
info["api_base"] = data["api_base"]
if "api_key" in data:
info["api_key"] = data["api_key"]
if "timeout" in data:
info["timeout"] = data["timeout"]
if "stream" in data:
info["stream"] = data["stream"]
if "model" in data:
info["model"] = data["model"]
return info
async def sidecar_acompletion(data: dict, deployment: dict) -> ModelResponse:
"""
Forward a chat completion request through the sidecar.
Returns a ModelResponse compatible with litellm's response format.
"""
client = get_sidecar_client()
if client is None or not client.is_healthy:
raise RuntimeError("Sidecar not available")
provider_info = _extract_provider_info(data, deployment)
# Build the request body (what the provider expects)
request_body = {
"model": provider_info["model"].split("/", 1)[-1]
if "/" in provider_info["model"]
else provider_info["model"],
"messages": data.get("messages", []),
}
# Forward optional params
for key in [
"max_tokens",
"temperature",
"top_p",
"n",
"stop",
"presence_penalty",
"frequency_penalty",
"logit_bias",
"user",
"response_format",
"seed",
"tools",
"tool_choice",
"stream",
]:
if key in data and data[key] is not None:
request_body[key] = data[key]
timeout = provider_info["timeout"]
if isinstance(timeout, (int, float)):
timeout = int(timeout)
else:
timeout = 300
resp = await client.forward_request(
provider_url=provider_info["api_base"],
api_key=provider_info["api_key"],
request_body=request_body,
path="/v1/chat/completions",
timeout=timeout,
stream=False,
)
resp_body = await resp.read()
resp_json = json.loads(resp_body)
if resp.status != 200:
raise Exception(
f"Sidecar forwarding failed with status {resp.status}: {resp_json}"
)
# Convert to ModelResponse
model_response = ModelResponse(**resp_json)
return model_response
def is_sidecar_enabled() -> bool:
"""Check if the sidecar is enabled and healthy."""
client = get_sidecar_client()
return client is not None and client.is_healthy