diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/common_utils.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/common_utils.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 270d5c2d97a..00000000000
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/common_utils.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
-
-use litellm_core::CoreResult;
-use litellm_core::audio_transcription::transformation::AudioTranscriptionProviderConfig;
-use litellm_core::error::CoreError;
-use litellm_core::providers::bedrock::audio_transcription::BEDROCK_AUDIO_TRANSCRIPTION_CONFIG;
-use serde_json::{Map, Value};
-
-pub(super) fn audio_transcription_provider_config(
-    provider: &str,
-) -> Option<&'static dyn AudioTranscriptionProviderConfig> {
-    match provider {
-        "bedrock" => Some(&BEDROCK_AUDIO_TRANSCRIPTION_CONFIG),
-        _ => None,
-    }
-}
-
-pub(super) fn string_headers(
-    headers: Option<Map<String, Value>>,
-) -> CoreResult<BTreeMap<String, String>> {
-    headers
-        .unwrap_or_default()
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(|(key, value)| {
-            value
-                .as_str()
-                .map(|value| (key.clone(), value.to_string()))
-                .ok_or_else(|| {
-                    CoreError::InvalidRequest(format!(
-                        "audio transcription extra_headers.{key} must be a string"
-                    ))
-                })
-        })
-        .collect()
-}
-
-pub(super) fn has_header(headers: &BTreeMap<String, String>, name: &str) -> bool {
-    headers.keys().any(|key| key.eq_ignore_ascii_case(name))
-}
-
-pub(super) fn truncate_error_body(body: &str) -> String {
-    let truncated: String = body.chars().take(256).collect();
-    if truncated.chars().count() == body.chars().count() {
-        truncated
-    } else {
-        format!("{truncated}... (truncated)")
-    }
-}
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/handler.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/handler.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 33c13550f58..00000000000
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/handler.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-use std::time::SystemTime;
-
-use litellm_core::CoreResult;
-use litellm_core::audio_transcription::transformation::AudioTranscriptionAuth;
-use litellm_core::error::CoreError;
-use litellm_core::providers::bedrock::audio_transcription::aws_auth_config;
-use litellm_core::providers::bedrock::aws_base::{resolve_credentials, sign_bedrock_post};
-use serde_json::Value;
-
-use super::common_utils::truncate_error_body;
-use super::types::ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest;
-use crate::client::http_client;
-
-pub(crate) async fn execute_audio_transcription_provider_call(
-    request: ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest,
-) -> CoreResult<Value> {
-    let body = serde_json::to_vec(&request.body).map_err(|error| {
-        CoreError::InvalidRequest(format!("invalid audio request body: {error}"))
-    })?;
-    let mut request_builder = http_client().post(&request.url).body(body.clone());
-    for (key, value) in &request.upstream_headers {
-        request_builder = request_builder.header(key, value);
-    }
-    if let Some(duration) = request.timeout {
-        request_builder = request_builder.timeout(duration);
-    }
-    let response = request_builder
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .map_err(|error| CoreError::Network(error.to_string()))?;
-    let status = response.status();
-    let text = response
-        .text()
-        .await
-        .map_err(|error| CoreError::Network(error.to_string()))?;
-    if !status.is_success() {
-        return Err(CoreError::Http {
-            status: status.as_u16(),
-            body: truncate_error_body(&text),
-        });
-    }
-    let response_json: Value = serde_json::from_str(&text).map_err(|error| {
-        CoreError::InvalidResponse(format!("invalid audio response JSON: {error}"))
-    })?;
-    Ok(request
-        .config
-        .transform_transcription_response(&request.model, response_json)?
-        .into_json())
-}
-
-pub(crate) async fn sign_request(
-    request: &ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest,
-    optional_params: &serde_json::Map<String, Value>,
-) -> CoreResult<ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest> {
-    let env_lookup = environment_lookup;
-    let auth = request
-        .config
-        .auth_strategy(&request.model, optional_params, &env_lookup)?;
-    let body = serde_json::to_vec(&request.body).map_err(|error| {
-        CoreError::InvalidRequest(format!("invalid audio request body: {error}"))
-    })?;
-    let mut headers = super::common_utils::string_headers(None)?;
-    headers.insert("Content-Type".to_string(), "application/json".to_string());
-    headers.extend(request.upstream_headers.iter().cloned());
-    match auth {
-        AudioTranscriptionAuth::Bearer => {}
-        AudioTranscriptionAuth::AwsSigV4 { region, .. } => {
-            let credentials =
-                resolve_credentials(aws_auth_config(optional_params, &env_lookup), &env_lookup)
-                    .await?;
-            headers.extend(sign_bedrock_post(
-                &request.url,
-                &body,
-                &headers,
-                &region,
-                &credentials,
-                SystemTime::now(),
-            )?);
-        }
-    }
-    Ok(ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest {
-        upstream_headers: headers.into_iter().collect(),
-        ..request.clone()
-    })
-}
-
-pub(super) fn environment_lookup(key: &str) -> Option<String> {
-    std::env::var(key).ok()
-}
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/hooks.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/hooks.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c9faeda6e7..00000000000
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/hooks.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,302 +0,0 @@
-use std::future::Future;
-use std::pin::Pin;
-
-use litellm_core::CoreResult;
-use litellm_core::audio_transcription::transformation::AudioTranscriptionAuth;
-use litellm_core::call_lifecycle::{CallLifecycleContext, CallLifecycleHooks, CallLifecycleTiming};
-use litellm_core::error::CoreError;
-use serde_json::{Map, Value, json};
-
-use super::common_utils::{audio_transcription_provider_config, has_header, string_headers};
-use super::handler::sign_request;
-use super::types::{PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest, ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest};
-use crate::integrations::custom_guardrail::{
-    CustomGuardrailRunner, GuardrailContext, GuardrailError, GuardrailRequest,
-};
-use crate::integrations::custom_logger::{
-    CallType, CallbackTiming, CallbackValue, CustomLoggerRunner, LoggingError, ModelCallDetails,
-};
-use crate::integrations::types::{
-    RequestMetadata, StandardLoggingMetadata, StandardLoggingPayload,
-};
-
-pub(crate) struct AudioTranscriptionLifecycleHooks {
-    logger_runner: CustomLoggerRunner,
-    guardrail_runner: CustomGuardrailRunner,
-    request_metadata: RequestMetadata,
-}
-
-type AudioFuture<'a, T> = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = CoreResult<T>> + Send + 'a>>;
-type AudioLogFuture<'a> = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()> + Send + 'a>>;
-
-impl AudioTranscriptionLifecycleHooks {
-    pub(crate) fn new(
-        logger_runner: CustomLoggerRunner,
-        guardrail_runner: CustomGuardrailRunner,
-        request_metadata: RequestMetadata,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            logger_runner,
-            guardrail_runner,
-            request_metadata,
-        }
-    }
-
-    async fn run_pre_call_guardrails(
-        &self,
-        request: PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest,
-    ) -> CoreResult<PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest> {
-        if self.guardrail_runner.is_empty() {
-            return Ok(request);
-        }
-        let (guardrail_request, _) = self
-            .guardrail_runner
-            .run_pre_call(
-                &guardrail_context(&self.request_metadata),
-                GuardrailRequest::new(json!({
-                    "model": request.model,
-                    "custom_llm_provider": request.custom_llm_provider,
-                    "audio": request.audio,
-                    "optional_params": request.optional_params,
-                })),
-            )
-            .await
-            .map_err(guardrail_error_to_core_error)?;
-        let Value::Object(mut data) = guardrail_request.data else {
-            return Err(CoreError::InvalidRequest(
-                "audio transcription pre_call guardrail must return an object".to_string(),
-            ));
-        };
-        let audio = data.remove("audio").ok_or_else(|| {
-            CoreError::InvalidRequest("audio transcription guardrail removed audio".to_string())
-        })?;
-        let optional_params = match data.remove("optional_params") {
-            Some(Value::Object(value)) => value,
-            Some(_) => {
-                return Err(CoreError::InvalidRequest(
-                    "audio transcription optional_params must be an object".to_string(),
-                ));
-            }
-            None => Map::new(),
-        };
-        Ok(PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest {
-            audio,
-            optional_params,
-            ..request
-        })
-    }
-
-    async fn prepare_provider_request(
-        &self,
-        request: PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest,
-    ) -> CoreResult<ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest> {
-        let config = audio_transcription_provider_config(&request.custom_llm_provider)
-            .ok_or_else(|| CoreError::InvalidProvider(request.custom_llm_provider.clone()))?;
-        let env_lookup = super::handler::environment_lookup;
-        let headers = string_headers(request.extra_headers)?;
-        let url = config.complete_url(
-            request.api_base.as_deref(),
-            &request.model,
-            &request.optional_params,
-            &env_lookup,
-        )?;
-        let filtered_params = config.map_transcription_params(&request.optional_params);
-        let body = config.transform_transcription_request(
-            &request.model,
-            request.audio,
-            filtered_params,
-        )?;
-        let auth = config.auth_strategy(&request.model, &request.optional_params, &env_lookup)?;
-        let mut upstream_headers = headers.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        if matches!(auth, AudioTranscriptionAuth::Bearer)
-            && !has_header(
-                &upstream_headers
-                    .iter()
-                    .cloned()
-                    .collect::<std::collections::BTreeMap<_, _>>(),
-                "authorization",
-            )
-            && let Some(api_key) = request.api_key.as_deref()
-        {
-            upstream_headers.push(("Authorization".to_string(), format!("Bearer {api_key}")));
-        }
-        let provider_request = ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest {
-            model: request.model,
-            config,
-            url,
-            body: body.body,
-            upstream_headers,
-            timeout: request.timeout,
-        };
-        let provider_request = self.run_during_call_guardrails(provider_request).await?;
-        sign_request(&provider_request, &request.optional_params).await
-    }
-
-    async fn run_during_call_guardrails(
-        &self,
-        request: ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest,
-    ) -> CoreResult<ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest> {
-        if self.guardrail_runner.is_empty() {
-            return Ok(request);
-        }
-        let (guardrail_request, _) = self
-            .guardrail_runner
-            .run_during_call(
-                &guardrail_context(&self.request_metadata),
-                GuardrailRequest::new(json!({
-                    "model": request.model,
-                    "custom_llm_provider": "bedrock",
-                    "url": request.url,
-                    "body": request.body,
-                })),
-            )
-            .await
-            .map_err(guardrail_error_to_core_error)?;
-        let Value::Object(mut data) = guardrail_request.data else {
-            return Err(CoreError::InvalidRequest(
-                "audio transcription during_call guardrail must return an object".to_string(),
-            ));
-        };
-        let body = data.remove("body").ok_or_else(|| {
-            CoreError::InvalidRequest("audio transcription guardrail removed body".to_string())
-        })?;
-        Ok(ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest { body, ..request })
-    }
-
-    fn logging_payload(
-        &self,
-        context: &CallLifecycleContext,
-        timing: &CallLifecycleTiming,
-    ) -> StandardLoggingPayload {
-        StandardLoggingPayload {
-            id: context.litellm_call_id.clone(),
-            litellm_call_id: context.litellm_call_id.clone(),
-            call_type: context.call_type.clone(),
-            model: context.model.clone(),
-            custom_llm_provider: context.custom_llm_provider.clone(),
-            response_cost: 0.0,
-            prompt_tokens: 0,
-            completion_tokens: 0,
-            total_tokens: 0,
-            start_time: timing.start_time,
-            end_time: timing.end_time,
-            stream: false,
-            metadata: StandardLoggingMetadata {
-                user_api_key_hash: self.request_metadata.user_api_key_hash.clone(),
-                user_api_key_user_id: self.request_metadata.user_api_key_user_id.clone(),
-                user_api_key_team_id: self.request_metadata.user_api_key_team_id.clone(),
-                ..Default::default()
-            },
-            messages: None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl CallLifecycleHooks<PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest, ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest, Value>
-    for AudioTranscriptionLifecycleHooks
-{
-    type PreCallFuture<'a> = AudioFuture<'a, PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest>;
-    type DuringCallFuture<'a> = AudioFuture<'a, ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest>;
-    type SuccessFuture<'a> = AudioLogFuture<'a>;
-    type FailureFuture<'a> = AudioLogFuture<'a>;
-
-    fn async_pre_call_hook<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-        _context: &'a CallLifecycleContext,
-        request: PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest,
-    ) -> Self::PreCallFuture<'a> {
-        Box::pin(async move { self.run_pre_call_guardrails(request).await })
-    }
-
-    fn async_during_call_hook<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-        _context: &'a CallLifecycleContext,
-        request: PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest,
-    ) -> Self::DuringCallFuture<'a> {
-        Box::pin(async move { self.prepare_provider_request(request).await })
-    }
-
-    fn async_log_success_event<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-        context: &'a CallLifecycleContext,
-        response: &'a Value,
-        timing: &'a CallLifecycleTiming,
-    ) -> Self::SuccessFuture<'a> {
-        Box::pin(async move {
-            if self.logger_runner.is_empty() {
-                return;
-            }
-            self.logger_runner
-                .async_log_success_event(
-                    &ModelCallDetails::from_standard_logging_payload(
-                        self.logging_payload(context, timing),
-                    ),
-                    &CallbackValue::new("audio_transcription", response.clone()),
-                    CallbackTiming::new(timing.start_time, timing.end_time),
-                )
-                .await;
-        })
-    }
-
-    fn async_log_failure_event<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-        context: &'a CallLifecycleContext,
-        error: &'a CoreError,
-        timing: &'a CallLifecycleTiming,
-    ) -> Self::FailureFuture<'a> {
-        Box::pin(async move {
-            if self.logger_runner.is_empty() {
-                return;
-            }
-            let logging_error = LoggingError {
-                message: error.to_string(),
-                kind: core_error_kind(error).to_string(),
-            };
-            self.logger_runner
-                .async_log_failure_event(
-                    &ModelCallDetails::from_standard_logging_payload(
-                        self.logging_payload(context, timing),
-                    )
-                    .with_failure_error(logging_error.clone()),
-                    Some(&CallbackValue::new(
-                        "error",
-                        json!({"message": logging_error.message, "kind": logging_error.kind}),
-                    )),
-                    CallbackTiming::new(timing.start_time, timing.end_time),
-                )
-                .await;
-        })
-    }
-}
-
-fn guardrail_context(metadata: &RequestMetadata) -> GuardrailContext {
-    GuardrailContext {
-        call_type: CallType::Other("audio_transcription".to_string()),
-        selected_guardrails: Vec::new(),
-        metadata: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
-        user_api_key_hash: metadata.user_api_key_hash.clone(),
-        user_api_key_user_id: metadata.user_api_key_user_id.clone(),
-        user_api_key_team_id: metadata.user_api_key_team_id.clone(),
-        trace_parent: None,
-    }
-}
-
-fn guardrail_error_to_core_error(error: GuardrailError) -> CoreError {
-    CoreError::InvalidRequest(format!("{}: {}", error.kind, error.message))
-}
-
-fn core_error_kind(error: &CoreError) -> &'static str {
-    match error {
-        CoreError::Auth(_) => "AuthError",
-        CoreError::InvalidProvider(_) => "InvalidProvider",
-        CoreError::InvalidRequest(_) => "InvalidRequest",
-        CoreError::InvalidType { .. } => "InvalidType",
-        CoreError::MissingField(_) => "MissingField",
-        CoreError::Http { .. } => "HttpError",
-        CoreError::InvalidResponse(_) => "InvalidResponse",
-        CoreError::Network(_) => "NetworkError",
-        CoreError::Connect(_) => "ConnectError",
-        CoreError::Routing(_) => "RoutingError",
-        CoreError::Unsupported(_) => "UnsupportedRequest",
-    }
-}
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/mod.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d33d912c40..00000000000
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-use litellm_core::CoreResult;
-use litellm_core::call_lifecycle::CallLifecycle;
-use serde_json::Value;
-
-mod common_utils;
-mod handler;
-mod hooks;
-mod prepare;
-mod types;
-
-pub use types::AudioTranscriptionRequest;
-
-use handler::execute_audio_transcription_provider_call;
-use prepare::{PreparedAudioTranscriptionCall, prepare_audio_transcription_call};
-
-pub async fn audio_transcription(request: AudioTranscriptionRequest<'_>) -> CoreResult<Value> {
-    let PreparedAudioTranscriptionCall { request, hooks } =
-        prepare_audio_transcription_call(request);
-    CallLifecycle::default()
-        .run_request(request, &hooks, execute_audio_transcription_provider_call)
-        .await
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests;
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/prepare.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/prepare.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a475d58635f..00000000000
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/prepare.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
-use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
-
-use litellm_core::routing_utils::provider::{CustomLlmProvider, get_custom_llm_provider};
-
-use super::hooks::AudioTranscriptionLifecycleHooks;
-use super::types::{AudioTranscriptionRequest, PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest};
-use crate::integrations::custom_guardrail::CustomGuardrailRunner;
-use crate::integrations::custom_logger::CustomLoggerRunner;
-
-pub(crate) struct PreparedAudioTranscriptionCall {
-    pub(crate) request: PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest,
-    pub(crate) hooks: AudioTranscriptionLifecycleHooks,
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn prepare_audio_transcription_call(
-    request: AudioTranscriptionRequest<'_>,
-) -> PreparedAudioTranscriptionCall {
-    let call_id = request
-        .litellm_call_id
-        .map(str::to_string)
-        .unwrap_or_else(new_audio_transcription_call_id);
-    let provider_info = get_custom_llm_provider(request.model, request.custom_llm_provider)
-        .unwrap_or(CustomLlmProvider {
-            model: request.model,
-            custom_llm_provider: "bedrock",
-        });
-    PreparedAudioTranscriptionCall {
-        request: PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest {
-            model: provider_info.model.to_string(),
-            custom_llm_provider: provider_info.custom_llm_provider.to_string(),
-            litellm_call_id: call_id,
-            audio: request.audio,
-            api_key: request.api_key.map(str::to_string),
-            api_base: request.api_base.map(str::to_string),
-            extra_headers: request.extra_headers,
-            optional_params: request.optional_params,
-            timeout: request.timeout,
-        },
-        hooks: AudioTranscriptionLifecycleHooks::new(
-            CustomLoggerRunner::new(request.callbacks),
-            CustomGuardrailRunner::new(request.guardrails),
-            request.request_metadata,
-        ),
-    }
-}
-
-fn new_audio_transcription_call_id() -> String {
-    static COUNTER: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(1);
-    let sequence = COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
-    let timestamp = SystemTime::now()
-        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
-        .map_or(0, |duration| duration.as_nanos());
-    format!("audio-transcription-{timestamp}-{sequence}")
-}
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/types.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/types.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9697aa98b0a..00000000000
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/types.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::Duration;
-
-use litellm_core::audio_transcription::transformation::AudioTranscriptionProviderConfig;
-use litellm_core::call_lifecycle::{CallLifecycleContext, CallLifecycleRequest};
-use serde_json::{Map, Value};
-
-use crate::integrations::custom_guardrail::CustomGuardrail;
-use crate::integrations::custom_logger::CustomLogger;
-use crate::integrations::types::RequestMetadata;
-
-pub struct AudioTranscriptionRequest<'a> {
-    pub model: &'a str,
-    pub audio: Value,
-    pub api_key: Option<&'a str>,
-    pub api_base: Option<&'a str>,
-    pub custom_llm_provider: Option<&'a str>,
-    pub extra_headers: Option<Map<String, Value>>,
-    pub optional_params: Map<String, Value>,
-    pub timeout: Option<Duration>,
-    pub callbacks: Vec<Arc<dyn CustomLogger>>,
-    pub guardrails: Vec<Arc<dyn CustomGuardrail>>,
-    pub request_metadata: RequestMetadata,
-    pub litellm_call_id: Option<&'a str>,
-}
-
-pub(crate) struct PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest {
-    pub(crate) model: String,
-    pub(crate) custom_llm_provider: String,
-    pub(crate) litellm_call_id: String,
-    pub(crate) audio: Value,
-    pub(crate) api_key: Option<String>,
-    pub(crate) api_base: Option<String>,
-    pub(crate) extra_headers: Option<Map<String, Value>>,
-    pub(crate) optional_params: Map<String, Value>,
-    pub(crate) timeout: Option<Duration>,
-}
-
-impl CallLifecycleRequest for PreparedAudioTranscriptionRequest {
-    fn lifecycle_context(&self) -> CallLifecycleContext {
-        CallLifecycleContext::new(
-            "audio_transcription",
-            self.model.clone(),
-            self.custom_llm_provider.clone(),
-            self.litellm_call_id.clone(),
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub(crate) struct ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest {
-    pub(crate) model: String,
-    pub(crate) config: &'static dyn AudioTranscriptionProviderConfig,
-    pub(crate) url: String,
-    pub(crate) body: Value,
-    pub(crate) upstream_headers: Vec<(String, String)>,
-    pub(crate) timeout: Option<Duration>,
-}
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/io/audio_transcription.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/io/audio_transcription.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 80d9e401a5f..00000000000
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/io/audio_transcription.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-pub use crate::audio_transcription::{AudioTranscriptionRequest, audio_transcription};
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/io/mod.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/io/mod.rs
index cce56dd2121..e3eede8f0b7 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-pub mod audio_transcription;
 pub mod ocr;
 pub mod realtime;
 pub mod realtime_pool;
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/lib.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/lib.rs
index 057db6457c4..d65b07f8800 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/lib.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 //!   binary turns on. The `python-config` feature additionally pulls in [`python`]
 //!   for the load-time config reader.
 
-pub mod audio_transcription;
 mod client;
 pub mod io;
 pub mod ocr;
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/client.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e612628dc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use crate::constants::AUDIO_TRANSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT_SECS;
+
+pub(super) fn http_client() -> &'static reqwest::Client {
+    static CLIENT: OnceLock<reqwest::Client> = OnceLock::new();
+    CLIENT.get_or_init(|| {
+        reqwest::Client::builder()
+            .timeout(Duration::from_secs(AUDIO_TRANSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT_SECS))
+            .build()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| reqwest::Client::new())
+    })
+}
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/handler.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/handler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc167612de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/handler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+use serde_json::Value;
+
+use crate::error::{CoreError, CoreResult};
+use crate::http_utils::truncate_error_body;
+
+use super::client::http_client;
+use super::types::ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest;
+
+pub(super) async fn execute_audio_transcription_provider_call(
+    request: ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest,
+) -> CoreResult<Value> {
+    let body = serde_json::to_vec(&request.body).map_err(|error| {
+        CoreError::InvalidRequest(format!("invalid audio request body: {error}"))
+    })?;
+    let headers = signed_headers(&request, &body).await?;
+    let mut request_builder = http_client().post(&request.url).body(body);
+    for (key, value) in headers {
+        request_builder = request_builder.header(key, value);
+    }
+    if let Some(duration) = request.timeout {
+        request_builder = request_builder.timeout(duration);
+    }
+    let response = request_builder
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|error| CoreError::Network(error.to_string()))?;
+    let status = response.status();
+    let text = response
+        .text()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|error| CoreError::Network(error.to_string()))?;
+    if !status.is_success() {
+        return Err(CoreError::Http {
+            status: status.as_u16(),
+            body: truncate_error_body(&text),
+        });
+    }
+    let response_json = serde_json::from_str(&text).map_err(|error| {
+        CoreError::InvalidResponse(format!("invalid audio response JSON: {error}"))
+    })?;
+    Ok(request
+        .config
+        .transform_transcription_response(&request.model, response_json)?
+        .into_json())
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "bedrock-auth")]
+async fn signed_headers(
+    request: &ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest,
+    body: &[u8],
+) -> CoreResult<Vec<(String, String)>> {
+    use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+    use std::time::SystemTime;
+
+    use crate::audio_transcription::transformation::AudioTranscriptionAuth;
+    use crate::providers::bedrock::audio_transcription::aws_auth_config;
+    use crate::providers::bedrock::aws_base::{resolve_credentials, sign_bedrock_post};
+
+    let AudioTranscriptionAuth::AwsSigV4 { region, .. } = &request.auth else {
+        return Ok(request.upstream_headers.clone());
+    };
+    let env_lookup = |key: &str| std::env::var(key).ok();
+    let credentials = resolve_credentials(
+        aws_auth_config(&request.optional_params, &env_lookup),
+        &env_lookup,
+    )
+    .await?;
+    let unsigned: BTreeMap<String, String> = request.upstream_headers.iter().cloned().collect();
+    let signature = sign_bedrock_post(
+        &request.url,
+        body,
+        &unsigned,
+        region,
+        &credentials,
+        SystemTime::now(),
+    )?;
+    Ok(unsigned.into_iter().chain(signature).collect())
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "bedrock-auth"))]
+async fn signed_headers(
+    request: &ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest,
+    _body: &[u8],
+) -> CoreResult<Vec<(String, String)>> {
+    use crate::audio_transcription::transformation::AudioTranscriptionAuth;
+
+    match request.auth {
+        AudioTranscriptionAuth::AwsSigV4 { .. } => Err(CoreError::Unsupported(
+            "AWS SigV4 requires the bedrock-auth feature",
+        )),
+        AudioTranscriptionAuth::Bearer => Ok(request.upstream_headers.clone()),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/mod.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/mod.rs
index ec2fbb969a6..1bddb92be68 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/mod.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,20 @@
+mod client;
+mod handler;
+mod prepare;
 pub mod transformation;
 pub mod types;
+
+use serde_json::Value;
+
+use crate::error::CoreResult;
+
+use handler::execute_audio_transcription_provider_call;
+use prepare::prepare_audio_transcription_call;
+pub use types::AudioTranscriptionRequest;
+
+pub async fn audio_transcription(request: AudioTranscriptionRequest<'_>) -> CoreResult<Value> {
+    execute_audio_transcription_provider_call(prepare_audio_transcription_call(request)?).await
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/prepare.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/prepare.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0adc99d3b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/prepare.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+use crate::error::{CoreError, CoreResult};
+use crate::http_utils::{has_header, string_headers};
+#[cfg(feature = "bedrock-auth")]
+use crate::providers::bedrock::audio_transcription::BEDROCK_AUDIO_TRANSCRIPTION_CONFIG;
+use crate::routing_utils::provider::{CustomLlmProvider, get_custom_llm_provider};
+
+use super::transformation::{AudioTranscriptionAuth, AudioTranscriptionProviderConfig};
+use super::types::{AudioTranscriptionRequest, ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest};
+
+fn provider_config(provider: &str) -> Option<&'static dyn AudioTranscriptionProviderConfig> {
+    #[cfg(feature = "bedrock-auth")]
+    if provider == "bedrock" {
+        return Some(&BEDROCK_AUDIO_TRANSCRIPTION_CONFIG);
+    }
+    let _ = provider;
+    None
+}
+
+pub(super) fn prepare_audio_transcription_call(
+    request: AudioTranscriptionRequest<'_>,
+) -> CoreResult<ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest> {
+    let provider_info = get_custom_llm_provider(request.model, request.custom_llm_provider)
+        .or_else(|| {
+            request
+                .custom_llm_provider
+                .map(|provider| CustomLlmProvider {
+                    model: request.model,
+                    custom_llm_provider: provider,
+                })
+        })
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+            CoreError::InvalidProvider(
+                "unable to resolve custom_llm_provider for audio transcription request".to_string(),
+            )
+        })?;
+    let model = provider_info.model.to_string();
+    let config = provider_config(provider_info.custom_llm_provider)
+        .ok_or_else(|| CoreError::InvalidProvider(provider_info.custom_llm_provider.to_string()))?;
+    let env_lookup = |key: &str| std::env::var(key).ok();
+    let mut headers = string_headers("audio transcription", request.extra_headers)?;
+    let auth = config.auth_strategy(&model, &request.optional_params, &env_lookup)?;
+    if matches!(auth, AudioTranscriptionAuth::Bearer)
+        && !has_header(&headers, "authorization")
+        && let Some(api_key) = request.api_key
+    {
+        headers.push(("Authorization".to_string(), format!("Bearer {api_key}")));
+    }
+    if !has_header(&headers, "content-type") {
+        headers.push(("Content-Type".to_string(), "application/json".to_string()));
+    }
+    let url = config.complete_url(
+        request.api_base,
+        &model,
+        &request.optional_params,
+        &env_lookup,
+    )?;
+    let filtered_params = config.map_transcription_params(&request.optional_params);
+    let transformed =
+        config.transform_transcription_request(&model, request.audio, filtered_params)?;
+    Ok(ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest {
+        model,
+        config,
+        url,
+        body: transformed.body,
+        upstream_headers: headers,
+        auth,
+        #[cfg(feature = "bedrock-auth")]
+        optional_params: request.optional_params,
+        timeout: request.timeout,
+    })
+}
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/tests.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/tests.rs
similarity index 91%
rename from litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/tests.rs
rename to litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/tests.rs
index 5df04708b7d..263d63337b0 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/audio_transcription/tests.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/tests.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ use std::thread;
 
 use serde_json::{Map, json};
 
-use super::{AudioTranscriptionRequest, audio_transcription};
+use super::audio_transcription;
+use super::types::AudioTranscriptionRequest;
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn bedrock_request_is_signed_and_contains_audio() {
@@ -41,10 +42,6 @@ async fn bedrock_request_is_signed_and_contains_audio() {
         extra_headers: None,
         optional_params,
         timeout: None,
-        callbacks: Vec::new(),
-        guardrails: Vec::new(),
-        request_metadata: Default::default(),
-        litellm_call_id: None,
     })
     .await
     .expect("transcription");
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/types.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/types.rs
index 3a9e1ecd88c..c2a095d4b7f 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/types.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/audio_transcription/types.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serde_json::Value;
+use serde_json::{Map, Value};
+
+use super::transformation::{AudioTranscriptionAuth, AudioTranscriptionProviderConfig};
+
+pub struct AudioTranscriptionRequest<'a> {
+    pub model: &'a str,
+    pub audio: Value,
+    pub api_key: Option<&'a str>,
+    pub api_base: Option<&'a str>,
+    pub custom_llm_provider: Option<&'a str>,
+    pub extra_headers: Option<Map<String, Value>>,
+    pub optional_params: Map<String, Value>,
+    pub timeout: Option<Duration>,
+}
+
+pub(super) struct ProviderAudioTranscriptionRequest {
+    pub(super) model: String,
+    pub(super) config: &'static dyn AudioTranscriptionProviderConfig,
+    pub(super) url: String,
+    pub(super) body: Value,
+    pub(super) upstream_headers: Vec<(String, String)>,
+    pub(super) auth: AudioTranscriptionAuth,
+    #[cfg(feature = "bedrock-auth")]
+    pub(super) optional_params: Map<String, Value>,
+    pub(super) timeout: Option<Duration>,
+}
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct AudioTranscriptionRequestData {
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/constants.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/constants.rs
index e1ac0a4fc8f..a73961060eb 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/constants.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/constants.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ pub(crate) const CHAT_COMPLETIONS_TIMEOUT_SECS: u64 = 600;
 /// Connect timeout for chat completions provider calls, in seconds.
 pub(crate) const CHAT_COMPLETIONS_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECS: u64 = 10;
 
+pub(crate) const AUDIO_TRANSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT_SECS: u64 = 600;
+
 /// `object` field every non-streaming chat completion response carries.
 pub const CHAT_COMPLETION_OBJECT: &str = "chat.completion";
 
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/routes/audio_transcription.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/routes/audio_transcription.rs
index b1d6fb5958a..691288bf138 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/routes/audio_transcription.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/routes/audio_transcription.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::future::Future;
 
-use litellm_ai_gateway::io::audio_transcription::{
+use litellm_core::audio_transcription::{
     AudioTranscriptionRequest, audio_transcription as run_audio_transcription,
 };
 use litellm_core::error::CoreResult;
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ fn prepare_transcription(
             extra_headers,
             optional_params,
             timeout,
-            callbacks: Vec::new(),
-            guardrails: Vec::new(),
-            request_metadata: Default::default(),
-            litellm_call_id: None,
         })
         .await
     })