diff --git a/litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/transformation.py
index 1b47f044fb3..5fd1118e2ba 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/anthropic/chat/transformation.py
@@ -294,6 +294,17 @@ DROP_UNSUPPORTED_SPEED_WARNING: Final = (
     "Dropping unsupported `speed` for model=%s (drop_params=True). Fast mode is only supported on select Opus models."
 )
 
+SERVICE_TIER_PROVIDERS: Final = frozenset({"anthropic", "azure_ai"})
+
+OPENAI_TO_ANTHROPIC_SERVICE_TIER: Final = MappingProxyType(
+    {"auto": "auto", "default": "standard_only", "standard_only": "standard_only"}
+)
+
+DROP_UNSUPPORTED_SERVICE_TIER_WARNING: Final = (
+    "Dropping unsupported `service_tier` for model=%s (drop_params=True). "
+    "Anthropic only accepts 'auto' and 'standard_only'."
+)
+
 
 class AnthropicConfig(AnthropicModelInfo, BaseConfig):
     """
@@ -500,6 +511,23 @@ class AnthropicConfig(AnthropicModelInfo, BaseConfig):
         )
         optional_params.pop("speed", None)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _map_service_tier(value: str, model: str, drop_params: bool) -> str | None:
+        anthropic_tier: Final = OPENAI_TO_ANTHROPIC_SERVICE_TIER.get(value)
+        if anthropic_tier is not None:
+            return anthropic_tier
+        if not (litellm.drop_params or drop_params):
+            raise litellm.utils.UnsupportedParamsError(
+                message=(
+                    f"{model} does not support service_tier={value!r}. Anthropic accepts 'auto', "
+                    "'standard_only', or OpenAI's 'default' (sent as 'standard_only'). "
+                    "To drop unsupported params, set `litellm.drop_params = True`."
+                ),
+                status_code=400,
+            )
+        litellm.verbose_logger.warning(DROP_UNSUPPORTED_SERVICE_TIER_WARNING, model)
+        return None
+
     @classmethod
     def maybe_drop_speed_param(
         cls,
@@ -573,6 +601,9 @@ class AnthropicConfig(AnthropicModelInfo, BaseConfig):
             params.append("thinking")
             params.append("reasoning_effort")
 
+        if self._resolved_provider in SERVICE_TIER_PROVIDERS:
+            params.append("service_tier")
+
         return params
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -1720,6 +1751,13 @@ class AnthropicConfig(AnthropicModelInfo, BaseConfig):
             elif param == "cache_control" and isinstance(value, dict):
                 # Pass through top-level cache_control for automatic prompt caching
                 optional_params["cache_control"] = value
+            elif (
+                param == "service_tier"
+                and isinstance(value, str)
+                and self._resolved_provider in SERVICE_TIER_PROVIDERS
+                and (anthropic_tier := AnthropicConfig._map_service_tier(value, model, drop_params)) is not None
+            ):
+                optional_params["service_tier"] = anthropic_tier  # rebind-ok: in-place fill is this method's contract
 
         ## handle thinking tokens
         self.update_optional_params_with_thinking_tokens(
diff --git a/tests/unit/llms/anthropic/chat/test_anthropic_chat_transformation.py b/tests/unit/llms/anthropic/chat/test_anthropic_chat_transformation.py
index edc9051dc40..381bcca1b54 100644
--- a/tests/unit/llms/anthropic/chat/test_anthropic_chat_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/unit/llms/anthropic/chat/test_anthropic_chat_transformation.py
@@ -4317,6 +4317,71 @@ def test_calculate_usage_service_tier_defaults_to_none():
     assert usage.service_tier is None
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("provider", ["anthropic", "azure_ai"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("openai_tier", "anthropic_tier"),
+    [("auto", "auto"), ("default", "standard_only"), ("standard_only", "standard_only")],
+)
+def test_service_tier_reaches_anthropic_request_body(provider, openai_tier, anthropic_tier):
+    optional_params: Final = litellm.utils.get_optional_params(
+        model="claude-sonnet-4-6", custom_llm_provider=provider, service_tier=openai_tier
+    )
+
+    body: Final = AnthropicConfig().transform_request(
+        model="claude-sonnet-4-6",
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
+        optional_params=optional_params,
+        litellm_params={},
+        headers={},
+    )
+
+    assert body["service_tier"] == anthropic_tier
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("tier", ["flex", "priority", "fast", "scale"])
+def test_service_tier_without_anthropic_equivalent_raises_with_drop_params_hint(monkeypatch, tier):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "drop_params", False)
+
+    with pytest.raises(litellm.utils.UnsupportedParamsError, match="drop_params") as exc_info:
+        litellm.utils.get_optional_params(
+            model="claude-sonnet-4-6", custom_llm_provider="anthropic", service_tier=tier
+        )
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 400
+
+
+def test_service_tier_without_anthropic_equivalent_dropped_with_drop_params(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "drop_params", False)
+
+    optional_params: Final = litellm.utils.get_optional_params(
+        model="claude-sonnet-4-6", custom_llm_provider="anthropic", service_tier="flex", drop_params=True
+    )
+
+    assert "service_tier" not in optional_params
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("provider", "model"),
+    [("bedrock", "invoke/us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6"), ("vertex_ai", "claude-sonnet-4-6")],
+)
+def test_service_tier_still_rejected_for_claude_hosts_that_400_on_it(monkeypatch, provider, model):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "drop_params", False)
+
+    with pytest.raises(litellm.utils.UnsupportedParamsError, match="service_tier"):
+        litellm.utils.get_optional_params(model=model, custom_llm_provider=provider, service_tier="auto")
+
+
+def test_bedrock_invoke_service_tier_opt_in_is_sent_untranslated():
+    optional_params: Final = litellm.utils.get_optional_params(
+        model="invoke/us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6",
+        custom_llm_provider="bedrock",
+        service_tier="default",
+        allowed_openai_params=["service_tier"],
+    )
+
+    assert optional_params["service_tier"] == "default"
+
+
 def test_fast_mode_parameter_in_supported_params():
     """
     Test that 'speed' is in the list of supported OpenAI params.