diff --git a/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse_otel.py b/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse_otel.py
index 2c238f5aa62..38c086d9282 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse_otel.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse_otel.py
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ class LangfuseOtelLogger(OpenTelemetry):
 
         expanded: Final = tuple(_default_tag(key) for key in default_tags) if isinstance(default_tags, list) else ()
         candidates: Final = (
-            (tuple(tag for tag in caller_tags if isinstance(tag, str)) if isinstance(caller_tags, list) else ())
+            (
+                (caller_tags,)
+                if isinstance(caller_tags, str)
+                else tuple(tag for tag in caller_tags if isinstance(tag, str))
+                if isinstance(caller_tags, list)
+                else ()
+            )
             + (tuple(tag for tag in request_tags if isinstance(tag, str)) if isinstance(request_tags, list) else ())
             + tuple(tag for tag in expanded if tag is not None)
         )
@@ -447,35 +453,35 @@ def _extract_output_items(response_obj) -> str | None:
     output: Final = response_obj.get("output", [])
     if not output:
         return None
-    output_items: Final = tuple(_output_item(item) for item in output)
-    rendered: Final = tuple(item for item in output_items if item is not None)
+    rendered: Final = tuple(entry for item in output for entry in _output_items(item))
     return safe_dumps(list(rendered)) if rendered else None
 
 
-def _output_item(item) -> dict | None:
+def _output_items(item) -> tuple[dict, ...]:
     if not hasattr(item, "type"):
-        return None
+        return ()
     if item.type == "reasoning" and hasattr(item, "summary"):
-        return next(
-            (
-                {"role": "reasoning_summary", "content": summary.text}
-                for summary in item.summary
-                if hasattr(summary, "text")
-            ),
-            None,
+        return tuple(
+            {"role": "reasoning_summary", "content": summary.text}
+            for summary in item.summary
+            if hasattr(summary, "text")
         )
     if item.type == "message":
-        return {
-            "role": getattr(item, "role", "assistant"),
-            "content": getattr(getattr(item, "content", [{}])[0], "text", ""),
-        }
+        return (
+            {
+                "role": getattr(item, "role", "assistant"),
+                "content": getattr(getattr(item, "content", [{}])[0], "text", ""),
+            },
+        )
     if item.type == "function_call":
         arguments: Final = getattr(item, "arguments", "{}")
-        return {
-            "id": getattr(item, "id", ""),
-            "name": getattr(item, "name", ""),
-            "call_id": getattr(item, "call_id", ""),
-            "type": "function_call",
-            "arguments": safe_json_loads(arguments, default={}) if isinstance(arguments, str) else arguments,
-        }
-    return None
+        return (
+            {
+                "id": getattr(item, "id", ""),
+                "name": getattr(item, "name", ""),
+                "call_id": getattr(item, "call_id", ""),
+                "type": "function_call",
+                "arguments": safe_json_loads(arguments, default={}) if isinstance(arguments, str) else arguments,
+            },
+        )
+    return ()
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_langfuse_otel.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_langfuse_otel.py
index 6f05552a278..9c38ecd4e13 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_langfuse_otel.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_langfuse_otel.py
@@ -774,7 +774,11 @@ class TestLangfuseOtelResponsesAPI:
                         Summary(
                             text="Let me analyze this problem step by step...",
                             type="summary_text",
-                        )
+                        ),
+                        Summary(
+                            text="Now checking the forecast data.",
+                            type="summary_text",
+                        ),
                     ],
                 ),
                 ResponseOutputMessage(
@@ -816,17 +820,26 @@ class TestLangfuseOtelResponsesAPI:
             output_json = output_calls[0].args[2]
             output_data = json.loads(output_json)
 
-            # Verify output contains reasoning and message
+            # Verify output contains both reasoning summaries and the message
             assert isinstance(output_data, list)
-            assert len(output_data) == 2
+            assert len(output_data) == 3
 
-            # Verify reasoning summary
             assert output_data[0]["role"] == "reasoning_summary"
             assert output_data[0]["content"] == "Let me analyze this problem step by step..."
+            assert output_data[1]["role"] == "reasoning_summary"
+            assert output_data[1]["content"] == "Now checking the forecast data."
 
             # Verify message
-            assert output_data[1]["role"] == "assistant"
-            assert output_data[1]["content"] == "The weather in San Francisco is sunny, 20°C."
+            assert output_data[2]["role"] == "assistant"
+            assert output_data[2]["content"] == "The weather in San Francisco is sunny, 20°C."
+
+            trace_output_calls = [
+                call
+                for call in mock_safe_set_attribute.call_args_list
+                if call.args[1] == LangfuseSpanAttributes.TRACE_OUTPUT.value
+            ]
+            assert len(trace_output_calls) > 0, "trace.output should be set"
+            assert trace_output_calls[0].args[2] == output_json
 
     def test_responses_api_with_function_calls(self):
         """Test Langfuse OTEL logger with Responses API function_call output."""
@@ -1067,6 +1080,15 @@ class TestDerivedTraceFields:
             "user_api_key_alias:k1",
         ]
 
+    def test_caller_tags_string_is_a_single_tag(self):
+        attributes = _emitted(
+            {
+                "call_type": "acompletion",
+                "litellm_params": {"metadata": {"tags": "single"}},
+            }
+        )
+        assert json.loads(attributes["langfuse.trace.tags"]) == ["single"]
+
     def test_no_tags_anywhere_leaves_trace_tags_unset(self):
         attributes = _emitted(
             {