diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/users/_components/default-user-settings/DefaultUserSettingsForm.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/users/_components/default-user-settings/DefaultUserSettingsForm.test.tsx
index bfdcc70fb0c..cc24931b2b3 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/users/_components/default-user-settings/DefaultUserSettingsForm.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/users/_components/default-user-settings/DefaultUserSettingsForm.test.tsx
@@ -149,6 +149,34 @@ describe("DefaultUserSettingsForm", () => {
     expect(updateSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ ...SAVED_BODY, max_budget: 250 });
   });
 
+  it("saves a sub-cent budget the browser would veto under a 0.01 step", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const { updateSettings } = renderForm();
+
+    await enterEditMode(user);
+    const budget: HTMLInputElement = await screen.findByLabelText("Max Budget (USD)");
+    await user.clear(budget);
+    await user.type(budget, "0.001");
+
+    const teamBudget: HTMLInputElement = screen.getByLabelText("Max Budget in Team (USD)");
+    await user.clear(teamBudget);
+    await user.type(teamBudget, "0.002");
+
+    // jsdom never blocks the submit itself, so assert the constraint the real browser
+    // enforces before handleSubmit ever runs
+    expect(budget.checkValidity()).toBe(true);
+    expect(teamBudget.checkValidity()).toBe(true);
+
+    await user.click(await saveButton());
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(updateSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(updateSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      ...SAVED_BODY,
+      max_budget: 0.001,
+      teams: [{ team_id: "team-alpha", max_budget_in_team: 0.002, user_role: "user" }],
+    });
+  });
+
   it("clears an emptied budget with null", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     const { updateSettings } = renderForm();
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/users/_components/default-user-settings/DefaultUserSettingsForm.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/users/_components/default-user-settings/DefaultUserSettingsForm.tsx
index b1474e7cd0c..1e0ec6b6998 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/users/_components/default-user-settings/DefaultUserSettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/users/_components/default-user-settings/DefaultUserSettingsForm.tsx
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ const TeamsField = ({ control }: { control: SettingsControl }) => {
 
             <FormField control={control} name={`teams.${index}.max_budget_in_team`} label="Max Budget in Team (USD)">
               {({ ref, ...budgetField }) => (
-                <Input {...budgetField} ref={ref} type="number" step={0.01} min={0} placeholder="Optional" />
+                <Input {...budgetField} ref={ref} type="number" step="any" min={0} placeholder="Optional" />
               )}
             </FormField>
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ const SettingsForm = ({ initialValues, roleOptions, updateSettings, onCancel, on
   const onSubmit = form.handleSubmit((values) => mutation.mutate(values));
 
   return (
-    <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+    <form onSubmit={onSubmit} noValidate>
       <FieldGroup>
         <FormField
           control={form.control}
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ const SettingsForm = ({ initialValues, roleOptions, updateSettings, onCancel, on
           label="Max Budget (USD)"
           description="Default maximum budget for new users"
         >
-          {({ ref, ...field }) => <Input {...field} ref={ref} type="number" step={0.01} min={0} />}
+          {({ ref, ...field }) => <Input {...field} ref={ref} type="number" step="any" min={0} />}
         </FormField>
 
         <FormField
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-create/OrgCreateDialog.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-create/OrgCreateDialog.test.tsx
index 5ec9bb1e633..1799795a428 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-create/OrgCreateDialog.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-create/OrgCreateDialog.test.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,28 @@ describe("OrgCreateDialog", () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Organization Name")).not.toBeInTheDocument());
   });
 
+  it("creates with a sub-cent max budget the browser would veto under a 0.01 step", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const { createOrganization } = renderDialog();
+
+    await user.type(screen.getByLabelText("Organization Name"), "new-org");
+    const budget: HTMLInputElement = screen.getByLabelText("Max Budget (USD)");
+    await user.type(budget, "0.001");
+
+    // jsdom never blocks the submit itself, so assert the constraint the real browser
+    // enforces before handleSubmit ever runs
+    expect(budget.checkValidity()).toBe(true);
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Create Organization" }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(createOrganization).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(createOrganization.mock.calls[0][0]).toStrictEqual({
+      organization_alias: "new-org",
+      models: [],
+      max_budget: 0.001,
+    });
+  });
+
   it("maps selectors and limits into the create body", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     const { createOrganization } = renderDialog();
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-create/OrgCreateDialog.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-create/OrgCreateDialog.tsx
index 998d9446365..4e1a00704e3 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-create/OrgCreateDialog.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-create/OrgCreateDialog.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const OrgCreateDialog = ({
           <DialogTitle>Create Organization</DialogTitle>
         </DialogHeader>
 
-        <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+        <form onSubmit={onSubmit} noValidate>
           <FieldGroup>
             <FormField control={form.control} name="organization_alias" label="Organization Name">
               {({ ref, ...field }) => <Input {...field} ref={ref} />}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export const OrgCreateDialog = ({
             </FormField>
 
             <FormField control={form.control} name="max_budget" label="Max Budget (USD)">
-              {({ ref, ...field }) => <Input {...field} ref={ref} type="number" step={0.01} min={0} />}
+              {({ ref, ...field }) => <Input {...field} ref={ref} type="number" step="any" min={0} />}
             </FormField>
 
             <FormField control={form.control} name="budget_duration" label="Reset Budget">
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-settings/OrgSettingsForm.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-settings/OrgSettingsForm.test.tsx
index 5bd809bcfd5..4dfd37e3466 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-settings/OrgSettingsForm.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-settings/OrgSettingsForm.test.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ describe("OrgSettingsForm", () => {
     expect(patchOrganization).toHaveBeenCalledWith("org-1", { organization_alias: "acme-2" });
   });
 
+  it("saves a sub-cent max budget the browser would veto under a 0.01 step", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const { patchOrganization } = renderForm();
+
+    const budget: HTMLInputElement = screen.getByLabelText("Max Budget (USD)");
+    await user.clear(budget);
+    await user.type(budget, "0.001");
+
+    // jsdom never blocks the submit itself, so assert the constraint the real browser
+    // enforces before handleSubmit ever runs
+    expect(budget.checkValidity()).toBe(true);
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save Changes" }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(patchOrganization).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(patchOrganization).toHaveBeenCalledWith("org-1", { max_budget: 0.001 });
+  });
+
   it("sends null when a limit is cleared", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     const { patchOrganization } = renderForm();
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-settings/OrgSettingsForm.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-settings/OrgSettingsForm.tsx
index fe4965adb3c..affe0ed2d4e 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-settings/OrgSettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organization/org-settings/OrgSettingsForm.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const OrgSettingsForm = ({
   });
 
   return (
-    <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+    <form onSubmit={onSubmit} noValidate>
       <FieldGroup>
         <FormField control={form.control} name="organization_alias" label="Organization Name">
           {({ ref, ...field }) => <Input {...field} ref={ref} />}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export const OrgSettingsForm = ({
         </FormField>
 
         <FormField control={form.control} name="max_budget" label="Max Budget (USD)">
-          {({ ref, ...field }) => <Input {...field} ref={ref} type="number" step={0.01} min={0} />}
+          {({ ref, ...field }) => <Input {...field} ref={ref} type="number" step="any" min={0} />}
         </FormField>
 
         <FormField control={form.control} name="budget_duration" label="Reset Budget">