From c02a1bae9d4d902945644bedd7d19698b51f7527 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Will <willbird1936@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:40:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix(fine_tuning): copy hyperparameters dict before
 Azure-specific mutation

create_fine_tuning_job() did `hyperparameters = hyperparameters or {}`, which keeps a reference to the caller's dict when a non-empty one is passed in. The Azure branch then pops prompt_loss_weight from that same object, silently mutating the caller's dict as a side effect

Copy into a new dict before any provider-specific mutation, and add a regression test that mocks the Azure handler and asserts the caller's hyperparameters dict still contains prompt_loss_weight after the call returns
---
 litellm/fine_tuning/main.py                 |  2 +-
 tests/batches_tests/test_fine_tuning_api.py | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py b/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py
index ce5074cdaf5..736ef6969bc 100644
--- a/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py
+++ b/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def create_fine_tuning_job(
         optional_params = GenericLiteLLMParams(**kwargs)
 
         # handle hyperparameters
-        hyperparameters = hyperparameters or {}  # original hyperparameters
+        hyperparameters = dict(hyperparameters or {})  # original hyperparameters
 
         # For Azure, extract Azure-specific hyperparameters before creating OpenAI-spec hyperparameters
         azure_specific_hyperparams = {}
diff --git a/tests/batches_tests/test_fine_tuning_api.py b/tests/batches_tests/test_fine_tuning_api.py
index c489685eaff..4e77e4737b8 100644
--- a/tests/batches_tests/test_fine_tuning_api.py
+++ b/tests/batches_tests/test_fine_tuning_api.py
@@ -622,3 +622,43 @@ async def test_mock_azure_create_fine_tune_job_with_azure_specific_params():
         # Verify the response
         assert response.id == "ft-azure-123"
         assert response.model == "gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14"
+
+
+def test_create_fine_tuning_job_does_not_mutate_caller_hyperparameters():
+    from openai.types.fine_tuning.fine_tuning_job import (
+        Hyperparameters as OAIHyperparameters,
+    )
+    from litellm.types.utils import LiteLLMFineTuningJob
+
+    mock_response = LiteLLMFineTuningJob(
+        id="ft-azure-456",
+        model="gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14",
+        created_at=1677610602,
+        status="validating_files",
+        fine_tuned_model=None,
+        object="fine_tuning.job",
+        hyperparameters=OAIHyperparameters(n_epochs=2),
+        organization_id="org-123",
+        seed=42,
+        training_file="file-123",
+        result_files=[],
+    )
+
+    params = {"n_epochs": 2, "prompt_loss_weight": 0.25}
+
+    with patch(
+        "litellm.llms.azure.fine_tuning.handler.AzureOpenAIFineTuningAPI.create_fine_tuning_job",
+        return_value=mock_response,
+    ):
+        create_fine_tuning_job(
+            model="gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14",
+            training_file="file-123",
+            hyperparameters=params,
+            custom_llm_provider="azure",
+            api_base="https://test.openai.azure.com",
+            api_key="test-key",
+            api_version="2025-04-01-preview",
+        )
+
+    assert "prompt_loss_weight" in params
+    assert params["prompt_loss_weight"] == 0.25

From 720b2c04faa3607802e9c1cdc356438464b98554 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Will <willbird1936@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:56:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix(fine_tuning): correct stale comment on
 hyperparameters copy

---
 litellm/fine_tuning/main.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py b/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py
index 736ef6969bc..ef0703b091e 100644
--- a/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py
+++ b/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def create_fine_tuning_job(
         optional_params = GenericLiteLLMParams(**kwargs)
 
         # handle hyperparameters
-        hyperparameters = dict(hyperparameters or {})  # original hyperparameters
+        hyperparameters = dict(hyperparameters or {})  # shallow copy; callers' dict is not mutated
 
         # For Azure, extract Azure-specific hyperparameters before creating OpenAI-spec hyperparameters
         azure_specific_hyperparams = {}