diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index bb7d787d9d6..d7ccd7d6f1b 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ class LiteLLMRoutes(enum.Enum):
         "/organization/list",
         "/team/available",
         "/user/info",
+        "/v2/user/info",
         "/model/info",
         "/v1/model/info",
         "/v2/model/info",
@@ -2552,6 +2553,30 @@ class UserInfoResponse(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
     teams: List
 
 
+class UserInfoV2Response(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
+    """
+    Response model for GET /v2/user/info
+
+    Returns ONLY the user object - no keys, no teams objects.
+    This is a lightweight alternative to UserInfoResponse.
+    """
+
+    user_id: str
+    user_email: Optional[str] = None
+    user_alias: Optional[str] = None
+    user_role: Optional[str] = None
+    spend: float = 0.0
+    max_budget: Optional[float] = None
+    models: List[str] = []
+    budget_duration: Optional[str] = None
+    budget_reset_at: Optional[datetime] = None
+    metadata: Optional[dict] = None
+    created_at: Optional[datetime] = None
+    updated_at: Optional[datetime] = None
+    sso_user_id: Optional[str] = None
+    teams: List[str] = []  # Just team IDs, not full team objects
+
+
 class LiteLLM_Config(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
     param_name: str
     param_value: Dict
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
index 12edb74af30..60f1c5ecd14 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ class RouteChecks:
                             user_id, valid_token.user_id
                         ),
                     )
+            elif route == "/v2/user/info":
+                # handled by the endpoint itself (full RBAC in handler)
+                pass
             elif route == "/model/info":
                 # /model/info just shows models user has access to
                 pass
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/client/users.py b/litellm/proxy/client/users.py
index 66e2d76bee6..9f2d53c6d7d 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/client/users.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/client/users.py
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ class UsersManagementClient:
         response.raise_for_status()
         return response.json()
 
+    def get_user_v2(self, user_id: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Get user info v2 - lightweight, returns only user object (GET /v2/user/info)"""
+        url = f"{self.base_url}/v2/user/info"
+        params = {"user_id": user_id} if user_id else {}
+        response = requests.get(url, headers=self._get_headers(), params=params)
+        if response.status_code == 401:
+            raise UnauthorizedError(response.text)
+        if response.status_code == 404:
+            raise NotFoundError(response.text)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response.json()
+
     def create_user(self, user_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Create a new user (POST /user/new)"""
         url = f"{self.base_url}/user/new"
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py
index 80094c9abd0..7404ce402e0 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ from litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.common_daily_activity import (
     get_daily_activity_aggregated,
 )
 from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_checks import get_team_object, get_user_object
-from litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.common_utils import _user_has_admin_view
+from litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.common_utils import (
+    _is_user_team_admin,
+    _user_has_admin_view,
+)
 from litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.key_management_endpoints import (
     generate_key_helper_fn,
     prepare_metadata_fields,
@@ -715,6 +718,169 @@ async def user_info(
         raise handle_exception_on_proxy(e)
 
 
+async def _check_user_info_v2_access(
+    user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
+    target_user_id: str,
+) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if the caller is allowed to access the target user's info.
+
+    Returns True if access is allowed, False otherwise.
+
+    Access rules:
+    1. Proxy admins / proxy admin viewers can access any user
+    2. User can access their own info
+    3. Team admins can access info of users in their teams
+    """
+    from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import prisma_client
+
+    # Rule 1: Proxy admins
+    if _user_has_admin_view(user_api_key_dict):
+        return True
+
+    # Rule 2: Self-lookup
+    if user_api_key_dict.user_id == target_user_id:
+        return True
+
+    # Rule 3: Team admins can look up users in their teams
+    if prisma_client is not None and user_api_key_dict.user_id is not None:
+        try:
+            # Get caller's teams
+            caller_user = await prisma_client.db.litellm_usertable.find_unique(
+                where={"user_id": user_api_key_dict.user_id}
+            )
+            if caller_user is not None and caller_user.teams:
+                # Get teams where caller is admin
+                teams = await prisma_client.db.litellm_teamtable.find_many(
+                    where={"team_id": {"in": caller_user.teams}}
+                )
+                for team in teams:
+                    team_obj = LiteLLM_TeamTable(**team.model_dump())
+                    if _is_user_team_admin(
+                        user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict, team_obj=team_obj
+                    ):
+                        # Check if target user is in this team
+                        target_user = await prisma_client.db.litellm_usertable.find_unique(
+                            where={"user_id": target_user_id}
+                        )
+                        if (
+                            target_user is not None
+                            and team.team_id in (target_user.teams or [])
+                        ):
+                            return True
+        except Exception:
+            verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
+                f"Error checking team admin access for user {user_api_key_dict.user_id}"
+            )
+
+    return False
+
+
+@router.get(
+    "/v2/user/info",
+    tags=["Internal User management"],
+    dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)],
+    response_model=UserInfoV2Response,
+)
+@management_endpoint_wrapper
+async def user_info_v2(
+    request: Request,
+    user_id: Optional[str] = fastapi.Query(
+        default=None, description="User ID in the request parameters"
+    ),
+    user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth = Depends(user_api_key_auth),
+):
+    """
+    Lightweight endpoint to get user info. Returns only the user object — no keys, no teams objects.
+
+    This is the v2 replacement for /user/info, designed to avoid the "god endpoint" problem
+    where the old endpoint loaded all keys and teams into memory.
+
+    Access control:
+    - Proxy admins can query any user
+    - Team admins can query users within their teams
+    - Internal users can only query themselves (omit user_id or pass own)
+    - Returns 404 for non-existent users or unauthorized access
+
+    Example request:
+    ```
+    curl -X GET 'http://localhost:4000/v2/user/info?user_id=user123' \\
+    --header 'Authorization: Bearer sk-1234'
+    ```
+    """
+    from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import prisma_client
+
+    try:
+        if prisma_client is None:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=500,
+                detail=CommonProxyErrors.db_not_connected_error.value,
+            )
+
+        # Handle URL encoding for + characters
+        if user_id is not None and " " in user_id:
+            user_id = get_user_id_from_request(request=request)
+
+        # Default to self-lookup if no user_id provided
+        if user_id is None:
+            user_id = user_api_key_dict.user_id
+
+        if user_id is None:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=400,
+                detail="user_id is required. Either pass it as a query parameter or authenticate with a user-bound key.",
+            )
+
+        # Check access
+        has_access = await _check_user_info_v2_access(
+            user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
+            target_user_id=user_id,
+        )
+
+        if not has_access:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=404,
+                detail=f"User not found: {user_id}",
+            )
+
+        # Fetch user from DB
+        user_row = await prisma_client.db.litellm_usertable.find_unique(
+            where={"user_id": user_id}
+        )
+
+        if user_row is None:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=404,
+                detail=f"User not found: {user_id}",
+            )
+
+        user_data = user_row.model_dump()
+
+        return UserInfoV2Response(
+            user_id=user_data.get("user_id", user_id),
+            user_email=user_data.get("user_email"),
+            user_alias=user_data.get("user_alias"),
+            user_role=user_data.get("user_role"),
+            spend=user_data.get("spend", 0.0),
+            max_budget=user_data.get("max_budget"),
+            models=user_data.get("models") or [],
+            budget_duration=user_data.get("budget_duration"),
+            budget_reset_at=user_data.get("budget_reset_at"),
+            metadata=user_data.get("metadata"),
+            created_at=user_data.get("created_at"),
+            updated_at=user_data.get("updated_at"),
+            sso_user_id=user_data.get("sso_user_id"),
+            teams=user_data.get("teams") or [],
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        verbose_proxy_logger.exception(
+            "litellm.proxy.proxy_server.user_info_v2(): Exception occured - {}".format(
+                str(e)
+            )
+        )
+        raise handle_exception_on_proxy(e)
+
+
 async def _get_user_info_for_proxy_admin(user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth):
     """
     Admin UI Endpoint - Returns All Teams and Keys when Proxy Admin is querying