diff --git a/tests/e2e/coverage_registry/reliability.yaml b/tests/e2e/coverage_registry/reliability.yaml
index 38427b647b9..3b378b56870 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/coverage_registry/reliability.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e/coverage_registry/reliability.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 - {id: reliability.cache.exact.returns_cached, module: reliability, tier: P1, behavior: cache, variant: exact, assertions: [returns_cached], exercised_on: [chat_completions, messages, embeddings], source: "litellm/caching/caching.py", rationale: "Response cache returns cached on exact match"}
 - {id: reliability.cache.prompt_caching_model_select.returns_cached, module: reliability, tier: P1, behavior: cache, variant: prompt_caching_model_select, assertions: [returns_cached], exercised_on: [chat_completions], source: "router_utils/prompt_caching_cache.py", rationale: "Selects model supporting prompt caching for cacheable prefix"}
 - {id: reliability.circuit_breaker.redis.trips_then_recovers, module: reliability, tier: P0, behavior: circuit_breaker, variant: redis, assertions: [trips_then_recovers], exercised_on: [chat_completions, messages, embeddings], source: "litellm/caching/redis_cache.py:99", rationale: "Redis breaker CLOSED->OPEN->HALF_OPEN; guards all cache/rate-limit ops"}
-- {id: reliability.circuit_breaker.redis_timeout.stays_responsive, module: reliability, tier: P1, behavior: circuit_breaker, variant: redis_timeout, assertions: [stays_responsive], exercised_on: [chat_completions], source: "litellm/proxy/hooks/proxy_track_cost_callback.py:386", fail_before_fix: proven, rationale: "With every Redis command timing out and every request retrying then falling back, per-request latency stays flat, liveliness stays fast, and spend rows still land; on v1.100.0 the failed-tracking alert body doubled per request until the worker OOMed (LIT-6780)"}
+- {id: reliability.circuit_breaker.redis_timeout.stays_responsive, module: reliability, tier: P1, behavior: circuit_breaker, variant: redis_timeout, assertions: [stays_responsive], exercised_on: [chat_completions, responses], source: "litellm/proxy/hooks/proxy_track_cost_callback.py:386", fail_before_fix: proven, rationale: "With every Redis command timing out and every request retrying then falling back, per-request latency stays flat, liveliness stays fast, and spend rows still land; on v1.100.0 the failed-tracking alert body doubled per request until the worker OOMed (LIT-6780)"}
 - {id: reliability.timeout.request_timeout.exceeds_deadline, module: reliability, tier: P1, behavior: timeout, variant: request_timeout, assertions: [exceeds_deadline], exercised_on: [chat_completions, messages], source: "litellm/router.py:545-551", rationale: "Per-request timeout raises Timeout"}
 - {id: reliability.timeout.stream_timeout.exceeds_deadline, module: reliability, tier: P1, behavior: timeout, variant: stream_timeout, assertions: [exceeds_deadline], exercised_on: [chat_completions], source: "litellm/router.py:551", rationale: "Streaming chunk-delivery timeout"}
 - {id: reliability.perf.throughput.under_slo, module: reliability, tier: P1, behavior: perf, variant: throughput, assertions: [under_slo], exercised_on: [chat_completions, messages], source: grammar, rationale: "Throughput SLO under load"}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/gateway/redis_timeout_ci_config.yml b/tests/e2e/gateway/redis_timeout_ci_config.yml
index 69ab2ee14dc..735285adb36 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/gateway/redis_timeout_ci_config.yml
+++ b/tests/e2e/gateway/redis_timeout_ci_config.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ model_list:
     litellm_params:
       model: openai/gpt-5-mini
       api_key: sk-redis-timeout-primary-not-used
-      mock_response: "litellm.InternalServerError"
+      api_base: http://127.0.0.1:1
   - model_name: redis-timeout-backup
     litellm_params:
       model: openai/gpt-5-mini
diff --git a/tests/e2e/router/test_redis_timeout_e2e.py b/tests/e2e/router/test_redis_timeout_e2e.py
index eeb5224e051..d10f32b6482 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/router/test_redis_timeout_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/router/test_redis_timeout_e2e.py
@@ -1,25 +1,29 @@
 """Live e2e: the proxy keeps answering while every Redis command times out.
 
 Runs only against a proxy booted from tests/e2e/gateway/redis_timeout_ci_config.yml, which
-points cache_params at a real Redis with socket_timeout 0.001 so every command times out and
-the circuit breaker opens. Each request fails its primary deployment, retries, falls back to the
-backup and succeeds, so it carries retry breadcrumbs; its cost tracking then fails on the spend
-counter increment and stringifies the request metadata into a failed-tracking alert. On v1.100.0
-that string doubled per request until the worker hung (LIT-6780). Deselected unless
-E2E_REDIS_TIMEOUT is set, since it needs that dedicated proxy.
+points cache_params at a real Redis with socket_timeout 0.001 so commands time out and the
+circuit breaker opens. Each request fails its primary deployment, whose api_base is a closed
+port, retries, falls back to the backup and succeeds, so it carries retry breadcrumbs; its cost
+tracking then fails on the spend counter increment and stringifies the request metadata into a
+failed-tracking alert. On v1.100.0 that string doubled per request until the worker hung
+(LIT-6780). Deselected unless E2E_REDIS_TIMEOUT is set, since it needs that dedicated proxy.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import time
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Final
 
 import pytest
 from complexity_router_client import ComplexityRouterClient
 from e2e_config import unique_marker
-from e2e_http import NoBody, Success
+from e2e_http import NoBody, Result, Success
 from lifecycle import ResourceManager
 from models import ChatBody, ChatMessage, ChatResponse, KeyGenerateBody
+from proxy_client import ProxyClient
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 pytestmark = [pytest.mark.e2e, pytest.mark.redis_timeout]
 
@@ -31,42 +35,90 @@ MAX_LATENCY_GROWTH_RATIO: Final = 3.0
 MAX_LIVELINESS_SECONDS: Final = 2.0
 
 
+class ResponsesBody(BaseModel):
+    model: str
+    input: str
+    max_output_tokens: int = 5
+
+
+class ResponsesObject(BaseModel):
+    id: str | None = None
+    status: str | None = None
+    output: list[object] = []
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class Endpoint:
+    name: str
+    send: Callable[[ProxyClient, str, str], Result[BaseModel]]
+    served: Callable[[BaseModel], bool]
+
+
+def _send_chat(proxy: ProxyClient, key: str, marker: str) -> Result[BaseModel]:
+    return proxy.transport.post(
+        "/chat/completions",
+        headers=proxy.transport.bearer(key),
+        json=ChatBody(model=PRIMARY_MODEL, messages=[ChatMessage(role="user", content=marker)], max_tokens=5),
+        response_type=ChatResponse,
+        timeout=MAX_SECONDS_PER_REQUEST,
+    )
+
+
+def _send_responses(proxy: ProxyClient, key: str, marker: str) -> Result[BaseModel]:
+    return proxy.transport.post(
+        "/v1/responses",
+        headers=proxy.transport.bearer(key),
+        json=ResponsesBody(model=PRIMARY_MODEL, input=marker),
+        response_type=ResponsesObject,
+        timeout=MAX_SECONDS_PER_REQUEST,
+    )
+
+
+ENDPOINTS: Final = (
+    Endpoint(
+        name="chat_completions",
+        send=_send_chat,
+        served=lambda data: isinstance(data, ChatResponse) and bool(data.choices),
+    ),
+    Endpoint(
+        name="responses",
+        send=_send_responses,
+        served=lambda data: isinstance(data, ResponsesObject) and bool(data.output),
+    ),
+)
+
+
 class TestRedisTimeout:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("endpoint", ENDPOINTS, ids=[endpoint.name for endpoint in ENDPOINTS])
     @pytest.mark.covers(
         "reliability.circuit_breaker.redis_timeout.stays_responsive",
-        exercised_on=["chat_completions"],
+        exercised_on=["chat_completions", "responses"],
     )
     def test_retries_under_redis_timeouts_keep_answering(
-        self, client: ComplexityRouterClient, resources: ResourceManager
+        self, client: ComplexityRouterClient, resources: ResourceManager, endpoint: Endpoint
     ) -> None:
         proxy = client.proxy
         key = proxy.generate_key(
-            KeyGenerateBody(models=[PRIMARY_MODEL, BACKUP_MODEL], key_alias=f"e2e-redis-timeout-{unique_marker()}")
+            KeyGenerateBody(
+                models=[PRIMARY_MODEL, BACKUP_MODEL], key_alias=f"e2e-redis-timeout-{endpoint.name}-{unique_marker()}"
+            )
         )
         resources.defer(lambda: proxy.delete_key(key))
 
         latencies: list[float] = []
         for request_number in range(1, REQUESTS + 1):
             started = time.monotonic()
-            result = proxy.transport.post(
-                "/chat/completions",
-                headers=proxy.transport.bearer(key),
-                json=ChatBody(
-                    model=PRIMARY_MODEL,
-                    messages=[ChatMessage(role="user", content=f"redis timeout {unique_marker()} {request_number}")],
-                    max_tokens=5,
-                ),
-                response_type=ChatResponse,
-                timeout=MAX_SECONDS_PER_REQUEST,
-            )
+            result = endpoint.send(proxy, key, f"redis timeout {unique_marker()} {request_number}")
             elapsed = time.monotonic() - started
             assert isinstance(result, Success), (
-                f"request {request_number} failed after {elapsed:.1f}s with Redis timing out: {result}; "
+                f"{endpoint.name} request {request_number} failed after {elapsed:.1f}s with Redis timing out: {result}; "
                 f"earlier requests took {[round(seconds, 2) for seconds in latencies]}"
             )
-            assert result.data.choices, f"request {request_number}: fallback to {BACKUP_MODEL} returned no choices"
+            assert endpoint.served(result.data), (
+                f"{endpoint.name} request {request_number}: fallback to {BACKUP_MODEL} returned no output"
+            )
             assert elapsed < MAX_SECONDS_PER_REQUEST, (
-                f"request {request_number} took {elapsed:.1f}s with Redis timing out; "
+                f"{endpoint.name} request {request_number} took {elapsed:.1f}s with Redis timing out; "
                 f"earlier requests took {[round(seconds, 2) for seconds in latencies]}"
             )
             latencies.append(elapsed)
@@ -75,7 +127,7 @@ class TestRedisTimeout:
         early = sum(latencies[:third]) / third
         late = sum(latencies[-third:]) / third
         assert late <= max(early * MAX_LATENCY_GROWTH_RATIO, 0.5), (
-            f"per-request latency grew from {early:.2f}s to {late:.2f}s across {REQUESTS} requests "
+            f"{endpoint.name} per-request latency grew from {early:.2f}s to {late:.2f}s across {REQUESTS} requests "
             "while Redis timed out; the proxy is paying more for each failed request"
         )
 
@@ -89,5 +141,6 @@ class TestRedisTimeout:
 
         rows = proxy.poll_logs_for_key(key, min_rows=REQUESTS)
         assert len(rows) >= REQUESTS, (
-            f"only {len(rows)} of {REQUESTS} requests reached the spend log; a Redis outage must not lose spend rows"
+            f"only {len(rows)} of {REQUESTS} {endpoint.name} requests reached the spend log; "
+            "a Redis outage must not lose spend rows"
         )