diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
index d2aab6adf17..dd39c29203a 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
@@ -1945,6 +1945,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         _is_async: bool = False,
         fake_stream: bool = False,
         litellm_metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        shared_session: Optional["ClientSession"] = None,
     ) -> Union[
         ResponsesAPIResponse,
         BaseResponsesAPIStreamingIterator,
@@ -1973,6 +1974,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
                 client=client if isinstance(client, AsyncHTTPHandler) else None,
                 fake_stream=fake_stream,
                 litellm_metadata=litellm_metadata,
+                shared_session=shared_session,
             )
 
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, HTTPHandler):
@@ -2090,15 +2092,20 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         client: Optional[Union[HTTPHandler, AsyncHTTPHandler]] = None,
         fake_stream: bool = False,
         litellm_metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        shared_session: Optional["ClientSession"] = None,
     ) -> Union[ResponsesAPIResponse, BaseResponsesAPIStreamingIterator]:
         """
         Async version of the responses API handler.
         Uses async HTTP client to make requests.
         """
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, AsyncHTTPHandler):
+            verbose_logger.debug(
+                f"Creating HTTP client for responses API with shared_session: {id(shared_session) if shared_session else None}"
+            )
             async_httpx_client = get_async_httpx_client(
                 llm_provider=litellm.LlmProviders(custom_llm_provider),
                 params={"ssl_verify": litellm_params.get("ssl_verify", None)},
+                shared_session=shared_session,
             )
         else:
             async_httpx_client = client
@@ -2211,15 +2218,20 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         timeout: Optional[Union[float, httpx.Timeout]] = None,
         client: Optional[Union[HTTPHandler, AsyncHTTPHandler]] = None,
         _is_async: bool = False,
+        shared_session: Optional["ClientSession"] = None,
     ) -> DeleteResponseResult:
         """
         Async version of the delete response API handler.
         Uses async HTTP client to make requests.
         """
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, AsyncHTTPHandler):
+            verbose_logger.debug(
+                f"Creating HTTP client for delete_response with shared_session: {id(shared_session) if shared_session else None}"
+            )
             async_httpx_client = get_async_httpx_client(
                 llm_provider=litellm.LlmProviders(custom_llm_provider),
                 params={"ssl_verify": litellm_params.get("ssl_verify", None)},
+                shared_session=shared_session,
             )
         else:
             async_httpx_client = client
@@ -2282,6 +2294,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         timeout: Optional[Union[float, httpx.Timeout]] = None,
         client: Optional[Union[HTTPHandler, AsyncHTTPHandler]] = None,
         _is_async: bool = False,
+        shared_session: Optional["ClientSession"] = None,
     ) -> Union[DeleteResponseResult, Coroutine[Any, Any, DeleteResponseResult]]:
         """
         Async version of the responses API handler.
@@ -2298,6 +2311,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
                 extra_body=extra_body,
                 timeout=timeout,
                 client=client,
+                shared_session=shared_session,
             )
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, HTTPHandler):
             sync_httpx_client = _get_httpx_client(
@@ -2364,6 +2378,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         timeout: Optional[Union[float, httpx.Timeout]] = None,
         client: Optional[Union[HTTPHandler, AsyncHTTPHandler]] = None,
         _is_async: bool = False,
+        shared_session: Optional["ClientSession"] = None,
     ) -> Union[ResponsesAPIResponse, Coroutine[Any, Any, ResponsesAPIResponse]]:
         """
         Get a response by ID
@@ -2380,6 +2395,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
                 extra_body=extra_body,
                 timeout=timeout,
                 client=client,
+                shared_session=shared_session,
             )
 
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, HTTPHandler):
@@ -2443,14 +2459,19 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         extra_body: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         timeout: Optional[Union[float, httpx.Timeout]] = None,
         client: Optional[Union[HTTPHandler, AsyncHTTPHandler]] = None,
+        shared_session: Optional["ClientSession"] = None,
     ) -> ResponsesAPIResponse:
         """
         Async version of get_responses
         """
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, AsyncHTTPHandler):
+            verbose_logger.debug(
+                f"Creating HTTP client for get_responses with shared_session: {id(shared_session) if shared_session else None}"
+            )
             async_httpx_client = get_async_httpx_client(
                 llm_provider=litellm.LlmProviders(custom_llm_provider),
                 params={"ssl_verify": litellm_params.get("ssl_verify", None)},
+                shared_session=shared_session,
             )
         else:
             async_httpx_client = client
@@ -2521,6 +2542,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         timeout: Optional[Union[float, httpx.Timeout]] = None,
         client: Optional[Union[HTTPHandler, AsyncHTTPHandler]] = None,
         _is_async: bool = False,
+        shared_session: Optional["ClientSession"] = None,
     ) -> Union[Dict, Coroutine[Any, Any, Dict]]:
         if _is_async:
             return self.async_list_responses_input_items(
@@ -2537,6 +2559,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
                 extra_headers=extra_headers,
                 timeout=timeout,
                 client=client,
+                shared_session=shared_session,
             )
 
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, HTTPHandler):
@@ -2605,11 +2628,16 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         extra_headers: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         timeout: Optional[Union[float, httpx.Timeout]] = None,
         client: Optional[Union[HTTPHandler, AsyncHTTPHandler]] = None,
+        shared_session: Optional["ClientSession"] = None,
     ) -> Dict:
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, AsyncHTTPHandler):
+            verbose_logger.debug(
+                f"Creating HTTP client for list_input_items with shared_session: {id(shared_session) if shared_session else None}"
+            )
             async_httpx_client = get_async_httpx_client(
                 llm_provider=litellm.LlmProviders(custom_llm_provider),
                 params={"ssl_verify": litellm_params.get("ssl_verify", None)},
+                shared_session=shared_session,
             )
         else:
             async_httpx_client = client
@@ -3296,6 +3324,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         timeout: Optional[Union[float, httpx.Timeout]] = None,
         client: Optional[Union[HTTPHandler, AsyncHTTPHandler]] = None,
         _is_async: bool = False,
+        shared_session: Optional["ClientSession"] = None,
     ) -> Union[ResponsesAPIResponse, Coroutine[Any, Any, ResponsesAPIResponse]]:
         """
         Async version of the responses API handler.
@@ -3312,6 +3341,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
                 extra_body=extra_body,
                 timeout=timeout,
                 client=client,
+                shared_session=shared_session,
             )
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, HTTPHandler):
             sync_httpx_client = _get_httpx_client(
@@ -3378,15 +3408,20 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         timeout: Optional[Union[float, httpx.Timeout]] = None,
         client: Optional[Union[HTTPHandler, AsyncHTTPHandler]] = None,
         _is_async: bool = False,
+        shared_session: Optional["ClientSession"] = None,
     ) -> ResponsesAPIResponse:
         """
         Async version of the cancel response API handler.
         Uses async HTTP client to make requests.
         """
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, AsyncHTTPHandler):
+            verbose_logger.debug(
+                f"Creating HTTP client for cancel_response with shared_session: {id(shared_session) if shared_session else None}"
+            )
             async_httpx_client = get_async_httpx_client(
                 llm_provider=litellm.LlmProviders(custom_llm_provider),
                 params={"ssl_verify": litellm_params.get("ssl_verify", None)},
+                shared_session=shared_session,
             )
         else:
             async_httpx_client = client
diff --git a/litellm/responses/main.py b/litellm/responses/main.py
index c297a87077b..6450f550402 100644
--- a/litellm/responses/main.py
+++ b/litellm/responses/main.py
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ def responses(
                 model=model, stream=stream, custom_llm_provider=custom_llm_provider
             ),
             litellm_metadata=kwargs.get("litellm_metadata", {}),
+            shared_session=kwargs.get("shared_session"),
         )
 
         # Update the responses_api_response_id with the model_id
@@ -815,6 +816,7 @@ def delete_responses(
             timeout=timeout or request_timeout,
             _is_async=_is_async,
             client=kwargs.get("client"),
+            shared_session=kwargs.get("shared_session"),
         )
 
         return response
@@ -994,6 +996,7 @@ def get_responses(
             timeout=timeout or request_timeout,
             _is_async=_is_async,
             client=kwargs.get("client"),
+            shared_session=kwargs.get("shared_session"),
         )
 
         # Update the responses_api_response_id with the model_id
@@ -1148,6 +1151,7 @@ def list_input_items(
             timeout=timeout or request_timeout,
             _is_async=_is_async,
             client=kwargs.get("client"),
+            shared_session=kwargs.get("shared_session"),
         )
 
         return response
@@ -1307,6 +1311,7 @@ def cancel_responses(
             timeout=timeout or request_timeout,
             _is_async=_is_async,
             client=kwargs.get("client"),
+            shared_session=kwargs.get("shared_session"),
         )
 
         return response