diff --git a/litellm-rust/Cargo.lock b/litellm-rust/Cargo.lock
index 8c35a0be0b4..ccfaee44f50 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/litellm-rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -2462,6 +2462,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sha2 0.10.9",
  "thiserror 2.0.19",
+ "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache-memory/src/cache.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache-memory/src/cache.rs
index 1908ff44a81..974cdbe9760 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache-memory/src/cache.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache-memory/src/cache.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use litellm_cache::{
-    BaseCache, CacheConnectionResult, CacheConnectionStatus, CacheEntry, CacheFuture, CacheKwargs,
-    Error,
+    BaseCache, CacheConnectionResult, CacheConnectionStatus, CacheEntry, CacheKwargs, Error,
 };
 
 const DEFAULT_MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY: usize = 200;
@@ -214,8 +213,8 @@ impl InMemoryCache<CacheEntry> {
     }
 }
 
-impl BaseCache for InMemoryCache<CacheEntry> {
-    type Value = CacheEntry;
+impl<V: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static> BaseCache for InMemoryCache<V> {
+    type Value = V;
 
     fn default_ttl(&self) -> Duration {
         self.default_ttl
@@ -238,17 +237,15 @@ impl BaseCache for InMemoryCache<CacheEntry> {
         self.flush_cache()
     }
 
-    fn disconnect(&self) -> CacheFuture<'_, ()> {
-        Box::pin(async { Ok(()) })
+    async fn disconnect(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn test_connection(&self) -> CacheFuture<'_, CacheConnectionResult> {
-        Box::pin(async {
-            Ok(CacheConnectionResult {
-                status: CacheConnectionStatus::Success,
-                message: "In-memory cache connection test successful".into(),
-                error: None,
-            })
+    async fn test_connection(&self) -> Result<CacheConnectionResult, Error> {
+        Ok(CacheConnectionResult {
+            status: CacheConnectionStatus::Success,
+            message: "In-memory cache connection test successful".into(),
+            error: None,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache-memory/tests/cache.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache-memory/tests/cache.rs
index aaf82641db7..ffac9d8ae64 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache-memory/tests/cache.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache-memory/tests/cache.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use litellm_cache::{BaseCache, CacheConnectionStatus, CacheEntry, Error};
+use litellm_cache::{
+    BaseCache, CacheBackend, CacheConnectionStatus, CacheEntry, CacheKwargs, Error, get_cache,
+    set_cache,
+};
 use litellm_cache_memory::{CacheWrite, InMemoryCache};
 use rstest::{fixture, rstest};
 
@@ -156,3 +159,45 @@ async fn connection_test_matches_python_result_contract() {
         })
     );
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn generic_consumers_share_typed_values_and_honor_expiration() {
+    let clock = clock();
+    let cache: CacheBackend<InMemoryCache<String>> = Arc::new(cache(clock.clone(), 4));
+    let reader = Arc::clone(&cache);
+    let kwargs = CacheKwargs {
+        ttl: Some(Duration::from_secs(5)),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+    set_cache(cache.as_ref(), "sync", "first".into(), kwargs.clone()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        get_cache(reader.as_ref(), "sync", &kwargs).unwrap(),
+        Some("first".into())
+    );
+    cache
+        .batch_cache_write("async", "second".into(), kwargs.clone())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    cache
+        .async_set_cache_pipeline(vec![("batch".into(), "third".into())], kwargs.clone())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    drop(cache);
+    for (key, value) in [("sync", "first"), ("async", "second"), ("batch", "third")] {
+        assert_eq!(
+            reader.async_get_cache(key, &kwargs).await.unwrap(),
+            Some(value.into())
+        );
+    }
+    reader.async_delete_cache("async").await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        reader.async_get_cache("async", &kwargs).await.unwrap(),
+        None
+    );
+    clock.store(106, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    assert_eq!(get_cache(reader.as_ref(), "sync", &kwargs).unwrap(), None);
+    assert_eq!(
+        reader.async_get_cache("batch", &kwargs).await.unwrap(),
+        None
+    );
+}
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/Cargo.toml b/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/Cargo.toml
index 933b0feaae4..a60813b6260 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/Cargo.toml
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ repository.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 litellm-cache.workspace = true
 redis = "1.7.0"
-serde_json.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 redis-test = "1.0.4"
+serde_json.workspace = true
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/src/cache.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/src/cache.rs
index 69dee6c6363..8d92fdc8f75 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/src/cache.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/src/cache.rs
@@ -2,35 +2,37 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, MutexGuard};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use litellm_cache::{
-    BaseCache, CacheConnectionResult, CacheConnectionStatus, CacheEntry, CacheFuture, CacheKwargs,
-    Error,
+    BaseCache, CacheCodec, CacheConnectionResult, CacheConnectionStatus, CacheKwargs, Error,
 };
 use redis::Commands;
 
 const DEFAULT_TTL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(600);
 const KEY_PREFIX: &str = "litellm-cache:";
 
-pub struct RedisCache<C = redis::Connection> {
+pub struct RedisCache<S, C = redis::Connection> {
     connection: Arc<Mutex<C>>,
     default_ttl: Duration,
+    codec: S,
 }
 
-impl RedisCache<redis::Connection> {
-    pub fn new(url: &str, default_ttl: Option<Duration>) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+impl<S: CacheCodec> RedisCache<S> {
+    pub fn new(url: &str, default_ttl: Option<Duration>, codec: S) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let client = redis::Client::open(url).map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)?;
         let connection = client.get_connection().map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)?;
-        Ok(Self::with_connection(connection, default_ttl))
+        Ok(Self::with_connection(connection, default_ttl, codec))
     }
 }
 
-impl<C> RedisCache<C>
+impl<S, C> RedisCache<S, C>
 where
+    S: CacheCodec,
     C: redis::ConnectionLike + Send + 'static,
 {
-    fn with_connection(connection: C, default_ttl: Option<Duration>) -> Self {
+    pub fn with_connection(connection: C, default_ttl: Option<Duration>, codec: S) -> Self {
         Self {
             connection: Arc::new(Mutex::new(connection)),
             default_ttl: default_ttl.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_TTL),
+            codec,
         }
     }
 
@@ -47,48 +49,39 @@ where
         PATTERN
     }
 
-    fn encode(value: &CacheEntry) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
-        serde_json::to_vec(value).map_err(|_| Error::InvalidEntry)
-    }
-
-    fn decode(value: Vec<u8>) -> Result<CacheEntry, Error> {
-        serde_json::from_slice(&value).map_err(|_| Error::InvalidEntry)
-    }
-
     fn ttl_seconds(ttl: Duration) -> u64 {
         ttl.as_secs()
             .saturating_add(u64::from(ttl.subsec_nanos() > 0))
             .max(1)
     }
 
-    fn run_blocking<T, F>(connection: Arc<Mutex<C>>, operation: F) -> CacheFuture<'static, T>
+    async fn run_blocking<T, F>(connection: Arc<Mutex<C>>, operation: F) -> Result<T, Error>
     where
         T: Send + 'static,
         F: FnOnce(&mut C) -> Result<T, Error> + Send + 'static,
     {
-        Box::pin(async move {
-            tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-                let mut connection = connection.lock().map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)?;
-                operation(&mut connection)
-            })
-            .await
-            .map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)?
+        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            let mut connection = connection.lock().map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)?;
+            operation(&mut connection)
         })
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)?
     }
 }
 
-impl<C> BaseCache for RedisCache<C>
+impl<S, C> BaseCache for RedisCache<S, C>
 where
+    S: CacheCodec,
     C: redis::ConnectionLike + Send + 'static,
 {
-    type Value = CacheEntry;
+    type Value = S::Value;
 
     fn default_ttl(&self) -> Duration {
         self.default_ttl
     }
 
     fn set_cache(&self, key: &str, value: Self::Value, kwargs: CacheKwargs) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let payload = Self::encode(&value)?;
+        let payload = self.codec.encode(&value)?;
         let ttl = Self::ttl_seconds(self.get_ttl(&kwargs));
         self.connection()?
             .set_ex::<_, _, ()>(Self::namespaced_key(key), payload, ttl)
@@ -96,11 +89,11 @@ where
     }
 
     fn get_cache(&self, key: &str, _: &CacheKwargs) -> Result<Option<Self::Value>, Error> {
-        self.connection()?
+        let bytes = self
+            .connection()?
             .get::<_, Option<Vec<u8>>>(Self::namespaced_key(key))
-            .map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)?
-            .map(Self::decode)
-            .transpose()
+            .map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)?;
+        bytes.map(|bytes| self.codec.decode(&bytes)).transpose()
     }
 
     fn delete_cache(&self, key: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -125,86 +118,87 @@ where
             .map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)
     }
 
-    fn async_set_cache<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-        key: &'a str,
+    async fn async_set_cache(
+        &self,
+        key: &str,
         value: Self::Value,
         kwargs: CacheKwargs,
-    ) -> CacheFuture<'a, ()> {
-        let payload = Self::encode(&value);
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let payload = self.codec.encode(&value)?;
         let key = Self::namespaced_key(key);
         let ttl = Self::ttl_seconds(self.get_ttl(&kwargs));
         Self::run_blocking(Arc::clone(&self.connection), move |connection| {
             connection
-                .set_ex::<_, _, ()>(key, payload?, ttl)
+                .set_ex::<_, _, ()>(key, payload, ttl)
                 .map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)
         })
+        .await
     }
 
-    fn async_get_cache<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-        key: &'a str,
-        _: &'a CacheKwargs,
-    ) -> CacheFuture<'a, Option<Self::Value>> {
+    async fn async_get_cache(
+        &self,
+        key: &str,
+        _: &CacheKwargs,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Self::Value>, Error> {
         let key = Self::namespaced_key(key);
-        Box::pin(async move {
-            Self::run_blocking(Arc::clone(&self.connection), move |connection| {
-                connection
-                    .get::<_, Option<Vec<u8>>>(key)
-                    .map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)
-            })
-            .await?
-            .map(Self::decode)
-            .transpose()
+        Self::run_blocking(Arc::clone(&self.connection), move |connection| {
+            connection
+                .get::<_, Option<Vec<u8>>>(key)
+                .map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)
         })
+        .await?
+        .map(|bytes| self.codec.decode(&bytes))
+        .transpose()
     }
 
-    fn async_set_cache_pipeline<'a>(
-        &'a self,
+    async fn async_set_cache_pipeline(
+        &self,
         cache_list: Vec<(String, Self::Value)>,
         kwargs: CacheKwargs,
-    ) -> CacheFuture<'a, ()> {
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let entries = cache_list
             .into_iter()
             .map(|(key, value)| {
-                Self::encode(&value).map(|payload| (Self::namespaced_key(&key), payload))
+                self.codec
+                    .encode(&value)
+                    .map(|payload| (Self::namespaced_key(&key), payload))
             })
-            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>();
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
         let ttl = Self::ttl_seconds(self.get_ttl(&kwargs));
         Self::run_blocking(Arc::clone(&self.connection), move |connection| {
-            for (key, payload) in entries? {
+            for (key, payload) in entries {
                 connection
                     .set_ex::<_, _, ()>(key, payload, ttl)
                     .map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)?;
             }
             Ok(())
         })
+        .await
     }
 
-    fn async_delete_cache<'a>(&'a self, key: &'a str) -> CacheFuture<'a, ()> {
+    async fn async_delete_cache(&self, key: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let key = Self::namespaced_key(key);
         Self::run_blocking(Arc::clone(&self.connection), move |connection| {
             connection.del::<_, ()>(key).map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)
         })
+        .await
     }
 
-    fn disconnect(&self) -> CacheFuture<'_, ()> {
-        Box::pin(async { Ok(()) })
+    async fn disconnect(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn test_connection(&self) -> CacheFuture<'_, CacheConnectionResult> {
-        Box::pin(async move {
-            Self::run_blocking(Arc::clone(&self.connection), |connection| {
-                redis::cmd("PING")
-                    .query::<String>(connection)
-                    .map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)
-            })
-            .await?;
-            Ok(CacheConnectionResult {
-                status: CacheConnectionStatus::Success,
-                message: "Redis cache connection test successful".into(),
-                error: None,
-            })
+    async fn test_connection(&self) -> Result<CacheConnectionResult, Error> {
+        Self::run_blocking(Arc::clone(&self.connection), |connection| {
+            redis::cmd("PING")
+                .query::<String>(connection)
+                .map_err(|_| Error::Unavailable)
+        })
+        .await?;
+        Ok(CacheConnectionResult {
+            status: CacheConnectionStatus::Success,
+            message: "Redis cache connection test successful".into(),
+            error: None,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -212,7 +206,7 @@ where
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::RedisCache;
-    use litellm_cache::{BaseCache, CacheEntry, CacheKwargs};
+    use litellm_cache::{BaseCache, CacheCodec, CacheEntry, CacheKwargs, JsonCodec};
     use redis_test::{MockCmd, MockRedisConnection};
     use serde_json::json;
     use std::time::Duration;
@@ -224,33 +218,18 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn cache_entries_round_trip_through_json() {
-        let entry = entry();
-        let encoded = RedisCache::<redis::Connection>::encode(&entry).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(
-            RedisCache::<redis::Connection>::decode(encoded).unwrap(),
-            entry
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn invalid_json_is_rejected() {
-        assert!(RedisCache::<redis::Connection>::decode(b"not json".to_vec()).is_err());
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn ttl_seconds_rounds_up_and_keeps_expiration_positive() {
         assert_eq!(
-            RedisCache::<redis::Connection>::ttl_seconds(Duration::ZERO),
+            RedisCache::<JsonCodec<CacheEntry>>::ttl_seconds(Duration::ZERO),
             1
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            RedisCache::<redis::Connection>::ttl_seconds(Duration::from_millis(1500)),
+            RedisCache::<JsonCodec<CacheEntry>>::ttl_seconds(Duration::from_millis(1500)),
             2
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            RedisCache::<redis::Connection>::ttl_seconds(Duration::from_secs(15)),
+            RedisCache::<JsonCodec<CacheEntry>>::ttl_seconds(Duration::from_secs(15)),
             15
         );
     }
@@ -258,7 +237,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn redis_commands_round_trip_entries_and_delete_only_namespaced_keys() {
         let value = entry();
-        let payload = RedisCache::<redis::Connection>::encode(&value).unwrap();
+        let payload = JsonCodec::<CacheEntry>::new().encode(&value).unwrap();
         let connection = MockRedisConnection::new([
             MockCmd::new(
                 redis::cmd("SETEX")
@@ -271,7 +250,7 @@ mod tests {
             MockCmd::new(redis::cmd("DEL").arg("litellm-cache:key"), Ok(1u32)),
         ])
         .assert_all_commands_consumed();
-        let cache = RedisCache::with_connection(connection, None);
+        let cache = RedisCache::with_connection(connection, None, JsonCodec::<CacheEntry>::new());
 
         cache
             .set_cache("key", value.clone(), CacheKwargs::default())
@@ -296,7 +275,7 @@ mod tests {
             MockCmd::new(redis::cmd("DEL").arg("litellm-cache:key"), Ok(1u32)),
         ])
         .assert_all_commands_consumed();
-        let cache = RedisCache::with_connection(connection, None);
+        let cache = RedisCache::with_connection(connection, None, JsonCodec::<CacheEntry>::new());
 
         cache.flush_cache().unwrap();
     }
@@ -305,7 +284,7 @@ mod tests {
     async fn test_connection_runs_ping_off_executor() {
         let connection = MockRedisConnection::new([MockCmd::new(redis::cmd("PING"), Ok("PONG"))])
             .assert_all_commands_consumed();
-        let cache = RedisCache::with_connection(connection, None);
+        let cache = RedisCache::with_connection(connection, None, JsonCodec::<CacheEntry>::new());
 
         assert_eq!(
             cache.test_connection().await.unwrap().status,
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/tests/cache.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/tests/cache.rs
index 76f73145da8..fe15fcd975b 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/tests/cache.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache-redis/tests/cache.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,156 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use litellm_cache::{BaseCache, CacheCodec, CacheKwargs, Error, JsonCodec, get_cache, set_cache};
 use litellm_cache_redis::RedisCache;
+use redis_test::{MockCmd, MockRedisConnection};
+
+struct TaggedByteCodec(u8);
+
+impl CacheCodec for TaggedByteCodec {
+    type Value = u8;
+
+    fn encode(&self, value: &u8) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
+        if *value > 127 {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidEntry);
+        }
+        Ok(vec![self.0, *value])
+    }
+
+    fn decode(&self, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<u8, Error> {
+        match bytes {
+            [tag, value] if *tag == self.0 => Ok(*value),
+            _ => Err(Error::InvalidEntry),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 #[test]
 fn constructor_rejects_invalid_urls() {
-    assert!(RedisCache::new("not a redis url", None).is_err());
+    assert!(RedisCache::new("not a redis url", None, JsonCodec::<String>::new()).is_err());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn generic_helpers_use_the_injected_codec_and_ttl() {
+    let connection = MockRedisConnection::new([
+        MockCmd::new(
+            redis::cmd("SETEX")
+                .arg("litellm-cache:counter")
+                .arg(2)
+                .arg([42u8, 7].as_slice()),
+            Ok("OK"),
+        ),
+        MockCmd::new(
+            redis::cmd("GET").arg("litellm-cache:counter"),
+            Ok(vec![42u8, 7]),
+        ),
+    ])
+    .assert_all_commands_consumed();
+    let cache = RedisCache::with_connection(connection, None, TaggedByteCodec(42));
+    let kwargs = CacheKwargs {
+        ttl: Some(Duration::from_millis(1500)),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+    set_cache(&cache, "counter", 7, kwargs.clone()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(get_cache(&cache, "counter", &kwargs).unwrap(), Some(7));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn async_operations_preserve_codec_ttl_and_missing_values() {
+    let connection = MockRedisConnection::new([
+        MockCmd::new(
+            redis::cmd("SETEX")
+                .arg("litellm-cache:counter")
+                .arg(9)
+                .arg([42u8, 7].as_slice()),
+            Ok("OK"),
+        ),
+        MockCmd::new(
+            redis::cmd("GET").arg("litellm-cache:counter"),
+            Ok(vec![42u8, 7]),
+        ),
+        MockCmd::new(
+            redis::cmd("SETEX")
+                .arg("litellm-cache:batch")
+                .arg(2)
+                .arg([42u8, 8].as_slice()),
+            Ok("OK"),
+        ),
+        MockCmd::new(redis::cmd("DEL").arg("litellm-cache:counter"), Ok(1u32)),
+        MockCmd::new(
+            redis::cmd("GET").arg("litellm-cache:counter"),
+            Ok(redis::Value::Nil),
+        ),
+    ])
+    .assert_all_commands_consumed();
+    let cache = RedisCache::with_connection(
+        connection,
+        Some(Duration::from_secs(9)),
+        TaggedByteCodec(42),
+    );
+    let kwargs = CacheKwargs::default();
+    cache
+        .batch_cache_write("counter", 7, kwargs.clone())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        cache.async_get_cache("counter", &kwargs).await.unwrap(),
+        Some(7)
+    );
+    cache
+        .async_set_cache_pipeline(
+            vec![("batch".into(), 8)],
+            CacheKwargs {
+                ttl: Some(Duration::from_millis(1500)),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    cache.async_delete_cache("counter").await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        cache.async_get_cache("counter", &kwargs).await.unwrap(),
+        None
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn codec_errors_propagate_without_writing_partial_batches() {
+    let connection = MockRedisConnection::new([
+        MockCmd::new(
+            redis::cmd("GET").arg("litellm-cache:invalid"),
+            Ok(vec![99u8, 7]),
+        ),
+        MockCmd::new(
+            redis::cmd("GET").arg("litellm-cache:invalid"),
+            Ok(vec![99u8, 7]),
+        ),
+    ])
+    .assert_all_commands_consumed();
+    let cache = RedisCache::with_connection(connection, None, TaggedByteCodec(42));
+    let kwargs = CacheKwargs::default();
+    assert_eq!(
+        cache.set_cache("invalid", 255, kwargs.clone()),
+        Err(Error::InvalidEntry)
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        cache.async_set_cache("invalid", 255, kwargs.clone()).await,
+        Err(Error::InvalidEntry)
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        cache
+            .async_set_cache_pipeline(
+                vec![("valid".into(), 7), ("invalid".into(), 255)],
+                kwargs.clone(),
+            )
+            .await,
+        Err(Error::InvalidEntry)
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        cache.get_cache("invalid", &kwargs),
+        Err(Error::InvalidEntry)
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        cache.async_get_cache("invalid", &kwargs).await,
+        Err(Error::InvalidEntry)
+    );
 }
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/Cargo.toml b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/Cargo.toml
index a14c4294aa0..350db4b1adb 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/Cargo.toml
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ thiserror.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 rstest.workspace = true
+tokio.workspace = true
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/base_cache.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/base_cache.rs
index 2ba8ff92ebd..1891e417cb0 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/base_cache.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/base_cache.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::future::Future;
-use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -7,8 +6,6 @@ use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 
 use crate::Error;
 
-pub type CacheFuture<'a, T> = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<T, Error>> + Send + 'a>>;
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
 pub struct CacheKwargs {
     pub ttl: Option<Duration>,
@@ -45,54 +42,54 @@ pub trait BaseCache: Send + Sync {
 
     fn get_cache(&self, key: &str, kwargs: &CacheKwargs) -> Result<Option<Self::Value>, Error>;
 
-    fn async_set_cache<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-        key: &'a str,
+    fn async_set_cache(
+        &self,
+        key: &str,
         value: Self::Value,
         kwargs: CacheKwargs,
-    ) -> CacheFuture<'a, ()> {
-        Box::pin(async move { self.set_cache(key, value, kwargs) })
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> + Send {
+        async move { self.set_cache(key, value, kwargs) }
     }
 
-    fn async_get_cache<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-        key: &'a str,
-        kwargs: &'a CacheKwargs,
-    ) -> CacheFuture<'a, Option<Self::Value>> {
-        Box::pin(async move { self.get_cache(key, kwargs) })
+    fn async_get_cache(
+        &self,
+        key: &str,
+        kwargs: &CacheKwargs,
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Option<Self::Value>, Error>> + Send {
+        async move { self.get_cache(key, kwargs) }
     }
 
-    fn async_set_cache_pipeline<'a>(
-        &'a self,
+    fn async_set_cache_pipeline(
+        &self,
         cache_list: Vec<(String, Self::Value)>,
         kwargs: CacheKwargs,
-    ) -> CacheFuture<'a, ()> {
-        Box::pin(async move {
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> + Send {
+        async move {
             for (key, value) in cache_list {
-                self.set_cache(&key, value, kwargs.clone())?;
+                self.async_set_cache(&key, value, kwargs.clone()).await?;
             }
             Ok(())
-        })
+        }
     }
 
-    fn batch_cache_write<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-        key: &'a str,
+    fn batch_cache_write(
+        &self,
+        key: &str,
         value: Self::Value,
         kwargs: CacheKwargs,
-    ) -> CacheFuture<'a, ()> {
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> + Send {
         self.async_set_cache(key, value, kwargs)
     }
 
     fn delete_cache(&self, key: &str) -> Result<(), Error>;
 
-    fn async_delete_cache<'a>(&'a self, key: &'a str) -> CacheFuture<'a, ()> {
-        Box::pin(async move { self.delete_cache(key) })
+    fn async_delete_cache(&self, key: &str) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> + Send {
+        async move { self.delete_cache(key) }
     }
 
     fn flush_cache(&self) -> Result<(), Error>;
 
-    fn disconnect(&self) -> CacheFuture<'_, ()>;
+    fn disconnect(&self) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> + Send;
 
-    fn test_connection(&self) -> CacheFuture<'_, CacheConnectionResult>;
+    fn test_connection(&self) -> impl Future<Output = Result<CacheConnectionResult, Error>> + Send;
 }
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/caching.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/caching.rs
index 1aab6ee8e91..21ebcce29bb 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/caching.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/caching.rs
@@ -146,21 +146,21 @@ impl CacheEntry {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get_cache(
-    cache: &dyn BaseCache<Value = CacheEntry>,
+pub fn get_cache<B: BaseCache>(
+    cache: &B,
     key: &str,
     kwargs: &CacheKwargs,
-) -> Result<Option<CacheEntry>, Error> {
+) -> Result<Option<B::Value>, Error> {
     cache.get_cache(key, kwargs)
 }
 
-pub fn set_cache(
-    cache: &dyn BaseCache<Value = CacheEntry>,
+pub fn set_cache<B: BaseCache>(
+    cache: &B,
     key: &str,
-    entry: CacheEntry,
+    value: B::Value,
     kwargs: CacheKwargs,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    cache.set_cache(key, entry, kwargs)
+    cache.set_cache(key, value, kwargs)
 }
 
-pub type CacheBackend = Arc<dyn BaseCache<Value = CacheEntry>>;
+pub type CacheBackend<B> = Arc<B>;
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/codec.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/codec.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09bee6032f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/codec.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
+use serde::{Serialize, de::DeserializeOwned};
+
+use crate::Error;
+
+pub trait CacheCodec: Send + Sync {
+    type Value: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static;
+
+    fn encode(&self, value: &Self::Value) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error>;
+
+    fn decode(&self, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Value, Error>;
+}
+
+pub struct JsonCodec<V>(PhantomData<fn() -> V>);
+
+impl<V> Default for JsonCodec<V> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<V> JsonCodec<V> {
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(PhantomData)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<V> CacheCodec for JsonCodec<V>
+where
+    V: Clone + Send + Sync + Serialize + DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+{
+    type Value = V;
+
+    fn encode(&self, value: &Self::Value) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
+        serde_json::to_vec(value).map_err(|_| Error::InvalidEntry)
+    }
+
+    fn decode(&self, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Value, Error> {
+        serde_json::from_slice(bytes).map_err(|_| Error::InvalidEntry)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/lib.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/lib.rs
index d0fe3de15cd..a1d9d1402bb 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/lib.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 mod base_cache;
 mod caching;
+mod codec;
 mod error;
 
-pub use base_cache::{
-    BaseCache, CacheConnectionResult, CacheConnectionStatus, CacheFuture, CacheKwargs,
-};
+pub use base_cache::{BaseCache, CacheConnectionResult, CacheConnectionStatus, CacheKwargs};
 pub use caching::{
     Cache, CacheBackend, CacheControls, CacheEntry, CacheKeyContext, CacheKeyField, CacheKeyInput,
     CacheMode, cache_key, get_cache, get_cache_key, set_cache, should_use_cache,
 };
+pub use codec::{CacheCodec, JsonCodec};
 pub use error::Error;
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/tests/caching.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/tests/caching.rs
index 1192fc9a2b0..5c250c6b3c9 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/tests/caching.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/tests/caching.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use litellm_cache::{
-    BaseCache, CacheConnectionResult, CacheControls, CacheEntry, CacheFuture, CacheKeyContext,
-    CacheKeyField, CacheKeyInput, CacheKwargs, Error, cache_key, get_cache_key,
+    BaseCache, CacheConnectionResult, CacheControls, CacheEntry, CacheKeyContext, CacheKeyField,
+    CacheKeyInput, CacheKwargs, Error, cache_key, get_cache_key,
 };
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{sync::Mutex, time::Duration};
 
 struct TestCache {
     default_ttl: Duration,
+    writes: Mutex<Vec<(String, CacheEntry, CacheKwargs)>>,
 }
 
 impl BaseCache for TestCache {
@@ -17,6 +18,22 @@ impl BaseCache for TestCache {
     }
 
     fn set_cache(&self, _: &str, _: Self::Value, _: CacheKwargs) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        Err(Error::Unavailable)
+    }
+
+    async fn async_set_cache(
+        &self,
+        key: &str,
+        value: Self::Value,
+        kwargs: CacheKwargs,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        if key == "unavailable" {
+            return Err(Error::Unavailable);
+        }
+        self.writes
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .push((key.into(), value, kwargs));
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -32,11 +49,11 @@ impl BaseCache for TestCache {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn disconnect(&self) -> CacheFuture<'_, ()> {
-        Box::pin(async { Ok(()) })
+    async fn disconnect(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn test_connection(&self) -> CacheFuture<'_, CacheConnectionResult> {
+    async fn test_connection(&self) -> Result<CacheConnectionResult, Error> {
         unreachable!()
     }
 }
@@ -45,6 +62,7 @@ impl BaseCache for TestCache {
 fn ttl_uses_default_and_allows_per_call_override() {
     let cache = TestCache {
         default_ttl: Duration::from_secs(60),
+        writes: Mutex::default(),
     };
     assert_eq!(
         cache.get_ttl(&CacheKwargs::default()),
@@ -59,6 +77,46 @@ fn ttl_uses_default_and_allows_per_call_override() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn default_batch_operations_use_async_writes_and_stop_on_failure() {
+    let cache = TestCache {
+        default_ttl: Duration::from_secs(60),
+        writes: Mutex::default(),
+    };
+    let entry = CacheEntry {
+        timestamp: 123.0,
+        response: serde_json::json!("cached"),
+    };
+    let kwargs = CacheKwargs {
+        ttl: Some(Duration::from_secs(5)),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+    cache
+        .batch_cache_write("single", entry.clone(), kwargs.clone())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        cache
+            .async_set_cache_pipeline(
+                vec![
+                    ("first".into(), entry.clone()),
+                    ("unavailable".into(), entry.clone()),
+                    ("skipped".into(), entry.clone()),
+                ],
+                kwargs.clone(),
+            )
+            .await,
+        Err(Error::Unavailable)
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        *cache.writes.lock().unwrap(),
+        vec![
+            ("single".into(), entry.clone(), kwargs.clone()),
+            ("first".into(), entry, kwargs),
+        ]
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn keys_match_python_order_groups_files_presets_and_namespaces() {
     let mut input = CacheKeyInput {
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/tests/codec.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/tests/codec.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dad5398a879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/tests/codec.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+
+use litellm_cache::{CacheCodec, CacheEntry, Error, JsonCodec};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::json;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct RoutingState {
+    deployment: String,
+    cooldown_seconds: u64,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn json_codec_round_trips_typed_domain_values() {
+    let codec = JsonCodec::<RoutingState>::new();
+    let value = RoutingState {
+        deployment: "deployment-a".into(),
+        cooldown_seconds: 30,
+    };
+    let bytes = codec.encode(&value).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(codec.decode(&bytes).unwrap(), value);
+    assert_eq!(
+        serde_json::from_slice::<serde_json::Value>(&bytes).unwrap(),
+        json!({"deployment": "deployment-a", "cooldown_seconds": 30})
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn response_entries_preserve_the_existing_json_representation() {
+    let codec = JsonCodec::<CacheEntry>::new();
+    let entry = CacheEntry {
+        timestamp: 123.0,
+        response: json!({"choices": [{"text": "cached"}]}),
+    };
+    let bytes = codec.encode(&entry).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(bytes, serde_json::to_vec(&entry).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(codec.decode(&bytes).unwrap(), entry);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn json_codec_rejects_malformed_and_wrongly_typed_entries() {
+    let codec = JsonCodec::<RoutingState>::new();
+    for bytes in [b"not json".as_slice(), br#"{"deployment":12}"#.as_slice()] {
+        assert_eq!(codec.decode(bytes).unwrap_err(), Error::InvalidEntry);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn json_codec_propagates_encoding_errors() {
+    let codec = JsonCodec::<BTreeMap<(u8, u8), String>>::new();
+    let value = BTreeMap::from([((1, 2), "invalid JSON object key".into())]);
+    assert_eq!(codec.encode(&value).unwrap_err(), Error::InvalidEntry);
+}