diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unit-proxy-endpoints.yml b/.github/workflows/test-unit-proxy-endpoints.yml
index 64b92f7d847..3d1d0fcd6c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unit-proxy-endpoints.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-unit-proxy-endpoints.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         tests/test_litellm/proxy/video_endpoints
         tests/test_litellm/proxy/response_api_endpoints
         tests/test_litellm/proxy/image_endpoints
+        tests/test_litellm/proxy/ocr_endpoints
         tests/test_litellm/proxy/vector_store_endpoints
         tests/test_litellm/proxy/agent_endpoints
         tests/test_litellm/proxy/a2a
diff --git a/litellm/llms/azure_ai/ocr/document_intelligence/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/ocr/document_intelligence/transformation.py
index b95fa20c41e..e7b94b3812b 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/azure_ai/ocr/document_intelligence/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/ocr/document_intelligence/transformation.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The operation location must be polled until the analysis completes.
 import asyncio
 import re
 import time
+from collections.abc import Mapping
 from typing import Any, Final
 from urllib.parse import quote
 
@@ -23,15 +24,19 @@ from litellm.constants import (
     AZURE_DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_DEFAULT_DPI,
     AZURE_OPERATION_POLLING_TIMEOUT,
 )
+from litellm.exceptions import UnsupportedParamsError
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.url_utils import SSRFError, assert_same_origin, encode_url_path_segment
 from litellm.llms.base_llm.ocr.transformation import (
+    OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM,
     BaseOCRConfig,
     DocumentType,
     OCRPage,
     OCRPageDimensions,
     OCRRequestData,
+    OCRRequestFormat,
     OCRResponse,
     OCRUsageInfo,
+    parse_ocr_request_format,
 )
 from litellm.secret_managers.main import get_secret_str
 
@@ -97,8 +102,12 @@ class AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig(BaseOCRConfig):
         comma-separated string. Other Mistral-specific params (e.g.
         `include_image_base64`) are not supported by Azure DI and are
         ignored during transformation.
+
+        `req_format` selects the response shape: "litellm" (default) returns
+        the normalized OCR schema, "native" returns Azure DI's own analyze
+        operation payload as-is.
         """
-        return ["pages", "features"]
+        return ["pages", "features", OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM]
 
     def map_ocr_params(
         self,
@@ -117,14 +126,27 @@ class AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig(BaseOCRConfig):
         """
         pages: Final = non_default_params.get("pages")
         features: Final = non_default_params.get("features")
+        request_format: Final = non_default_params.get(OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM)
         normalized_pages: Final = self._normalize_pages_param(pages) if pages is not None else ""
         normalized_features: Final = self._normalize_features_param(features) if features is not None else ""
         return {
             **optional_params,
             **({"pages": normalized_pages} if normalized_pages else {}),
             **({"features": normalized_features} if normalized_features else {}),
+            **(
+                {OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM: self._parse_request_format(request_format, model)}
+                if request_format is not None
+                else {}
+            ),
         }
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse_request_format(request_format: object, model: str) -> OCRRequestFormat:
+        try:
+            return parse_ocr_request_format(request_format)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise UnsupportedParamsError(message=f"{e}", model=model, llm_provider="azure_ai") from e
+
     @staticmethod
     def _normalize_pages_param(pages: Any) -> str:
         """
@@ -594,14 +616,33 @@ class AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig(BaseOCRConfig):
         poll_headers = {"Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": raw_response.request.headers.get("Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key", "")}
         return operation_url, poll_headers
 
-    def _transform_completed_response(self, model: str, raw_response: httpx.Response) -> OCRResponse:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_request_format(optional_params: object) -> OCRRequestFormat:
+        if not isinstance(optional_params, dict):
+            return "litellm"
+        request_format: Final = optional_params.get(OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM)
+        if request_format is None:
+            return "litellm"
+        return parse_ocr_request_format(request_format)
+
+    def _transform_completed_response(
+        self,
+        model: str,
+        raw_response: httpx.Response,
+        request_format: OCRRequestFormat,
+    ) -> OCRResponse:
         """
         Transform a completed Azure Document Intelligence analyze operation
         into the Mistral OCR response shape, preserving Azure-native
         `analyzeResult` fields (`content`, `tables`, `keyValuePairs`) as
         top-level response fields.
+
+        When `request_format` is "native", the untouched Azure operation
+        payload is attached to the response's hidden params so the proxy can
+        return it verbatim while cost tracking still reads `usage_info`.
         """
-        operation: Final = AzureDocumentIntelligenceOperation.model_validate(raw_response.json())
+        raw_operation: Final[Mapping[str, object]] = raw_response.json()
+        operation: Final = AzureDocumentIntelligenceOperation.model_validate(raw_operation)
 
         verbose_logger.debug("Azure Document Intelligence response status: %s", operation.status)
 
@@ -614,7 +655,7 @@ class AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig(BaseOCRConfig):
         mistral_pages: Final = [self._transform_azure_page(azure_page) for azure_page in analyze_result.pages]
         usage_info: Final = OCRUsageInfo(pages_processed=len(mistral_pages), doc_size_bytes=None)
 
-        return OCRResponse(
+        response: Final = OCRResponse(
             pages=mistral_pages,
             model=model,
             usage_info=usage_info,
@@ -624,6 +665,11 @@ class AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig(BaseOCRConfig):
             keyValuePairs=analyze_result.keyValuePairs,
         )
 
+        if request_format == "native":
+            response.set_provider_native_response(raw_operation)
+
+        return response
+
     def transform_ocr_response(
         self,
         model: str,
@@ -681,8 +727,12 @@ class AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig(BaseOCRConfig):
         Returns:
             OCRResponse in Mistral format
         """
+        request_format: Final = self._get_request_format(kwargs.get("optional_params"))
+
         if raw_response.status_code != 202:
-            return self._transform_completed_response(model=model, raw_response=raw_response)
+            return self._transform_completed_response(
+                model=model, raw_response=raw_response, request_format=request_format
+            )
 
         verbose_logger.debug("Azure DI returned 202 Accepted, polling operation...")
         operation_url, poll_headers = self._get_polling_target(raw_response)
@@ -691,7 +741,9 @@ class AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig(BaseOCRConfig):
             headers=poll_headers,
             timeout_secs=AZURE_OPERATION_POLLING_TIMEOUT,
         )
-        return self._transform_completed_response(model=model, raw_response=completed_response)
+        return self._transform_completed_response(
+            model=model, raw_response=completed_response, request_format=request_format
+        )
 
     async def async_transform_ocr_response(
         self,
@@ -714,8 +766,12 @@ class AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig(BaseOCRConfig):
         Returns:
             OCRResponse in Mistral format
         """
+        request_format: Final = self._get_request_format(kwargs.get("optional_params"))
+
         if raw_response.status_code != 202:
-            return self._transform_completed_response(model=model, raw_response=raw_response)
+            return self._transform_completed_response(
+                model=model, raw_response=raw_response, request_format=request_format
+            )
 
         verbose_logger.debug("Azure DI returned 202 Accepted, polling operation (async)...")
         operation_url, poll_headers = self._get_polling_target(raw_response)
@@ -724,4 +780,6 @@ class AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig(BaseOCRConfig):
             headers=poll_headers,
             timeout_secs=AZURE_OPERATION_POLLING_TIMEOUT,
         )
-        return self._transform_completed_response(model=model, raw_response=completed_response)
+        return self._transform_completed_response(
+            model=model, raw_response=completed_response, request_format=request_format
+        )
diff --git a/litellm/llms/base_llm/ocr/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/base_llm/ocr/transformation.py
index 96f86bc8dc0..d1c77186ea8 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/base_llm/ocr/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/base_llm/ocr/transformation.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 Base OCR transformation configuration.
 """
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+from collections.abc import Mapping
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Final, Literal
 
 import httpx
 from pydantic import PrivateAttr
@@ -21,6 +22,26 @@ else:
 # File-type inputs are preprocessed to this format in litellm/ocr/main.py.
 DocumentType = dict[str, str]
 
+OCRRequestFormat = Literal["litellm", "native"]
+
+OCR_REQUEST_FORMATS: Final[tuple[OCRRequestFormat, ...]] = ("litellm", "native")
+
+OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM: Final = "req_format"
+
+OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_HEADER: Final = "x-req-format"
+
+PROVIDER_NATIVE_RESPONSE_KEY: Final = "provider_native_response"
+
+
+def parse_ocr_request_format(value: object) -> OCRRequestFormat:
+    if value == "litellm":
+        return "litellm"
+    if value == "native":
+        return "native"
+    raise ValueError(
+        f"Invalid `{OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM}`: {value!r}. Expected one of {', '.join(OCR_REQUEST_FORMATS)}."
+    )
+
 
 class OCRPageDimensions(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
     """Page dimensions from OCR response."""
@@ -80,6 +101,15 @@ class OCRResponse(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
     # Define private attributes using PrivateAttr
     _hidden_params: dict = PrivateAttr(default_factory=dict)
 
+    def set_provider_native_response(self, native_response: Mapping[str, object]) -> None:
+        """Keep the provider's own response payload alongside the normalized one."""
+        self._hidden_params[PROVIDER_NATIVE_RESPONSE_KEY] = native_response
+
+    def get_provider_native_response(self) -> Mapping[str, object] | None:
+        """The provider's own response payload, when `req_format=native` was requested."""
+        native_response: Final = self._hidden_params.get(PROVIDER_NATIVE_RESPONSE_KEY)
+        return native_response if isinstance(native_response, dict) else None
+
 
 class OCRRequestData(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
     """OCR request data structure."""
diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
index e22ec89847e..d67497dd4da 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
@@ -1556,12 +1556,14 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         model: str,
         response: httpx.Response,
         logging_obj: LiteLLMLoggingObj,
+        optional_params: Mapping[str, object],
     ) -> OCRResponse:
         """Shared logic for transforming OCR responses."""
         return provider_config.transform_ocr_response(
             model=model,
             raw_response=response,
             logging_obj=logging_obj,
+            optional_params=optional_params,
         )
 
     def ocr(
@@ -1637,6 +1639,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
             model=model,
             response=response,
             logging_obj=logging_obj,
+            optional_params=optional_params,
         )
 
     async def async_ocr(
@@ -1699,6 +1702,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
             model=model,
             raw_response=response,
             logging_obj=logging_obj,
+            optional_params=optional_params,
         )
 
     def search(
diff --git a/litellm/ocr/main.py b/litellm/ocr/main.py
index d02adca8a6d..b918f013700 100644
--- a/litellm/ocr/main.py
+++ b/litellm/ocr/main.py
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as LiteLLMLogging
 from litellm.llms.azure_ai.ocr.common_utils import (
     is_azure_document_intelligence_model,
 )
-from litellm.llms.base_llm.ocr.transformation import BaseOCRConfig, OCRResponse
+from litellm.llms.base_llm.ocr.transformation import (
+    OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM,
+    BaseOCRConfig,
+    OCRResponse,
+    parse_ocr_request_format,
+)
 from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.llm_http_handler import BaseLLMHTTPHandler
 from litellm.rust_bridge import ocr as rust_ocr_bridge
 from litellm.types.router import GenericLiteLLMParams
@@ -124,6 +129,24 @@ def _prepare_ocr_request(
     litellm_params: Final = GenericLiteLLMParams.model_validate(kwargs)
 
     supported_params: Final = ocr_provider_config.get_supported_ocr_params(model=model)
+    requested_format: Final = kwargs.get(OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM)
+    if requested_format is not None:
+        try:
+            parsed_format: Final = parse_ocr_request_format(requested_format)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise litellm.exceptions.UnsupportedParamsError(
+                message=f"{e}", model=model, llm_provider=custom_llm_provider
+            ) from e
+        if OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM not in supported_params and parsed_format == "native":
+            raise litellm.exceptions.UnsupportedParamsError(
+                message=(
+                    f"`{OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM}='native'` is not supported for provider: {custom_llm_provider}, "
+                    f"model: {model}"
+                ),
+                model=model,
+                llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
+            )
+
     non_default_params: Final = {}
     for param in supported_params:
         if param in kwargs:
@@ -166,6 +189,8 @@ def _prepare_ocr_request(
 
 
 def _rust_ocr_supported(prepared_request: _PreparedOCRRequest) -> bool:
+    if prepared_request.optional_params.get(OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM) == "native":
+        return False
     return prepared_request.custom_llm_provider in _RUST_OCR_PROVIDERS
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/ocr_endpoints/endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/ocr_endpoints/endpoints.py
index eb2f132456f..ebf4d988fdd 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/ocr_endpoints/endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/ocr_endpoints/endpoints.py
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 #### OCR Endpoints #####
 
 import json
+from collections.abc import Mapping
 from typing import Any, Final, cast
 
 import orjson
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Request, Response, UploadFile
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request, Response, UploadFile
 from fastapi.responses import ORJSONResponse
 
 from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
+from litellm.llms.base_llm.ocr.transformation import (
+    OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_HEADER,
+    OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM,
+    OCRResponse,
+    parse_ocr_request_format,
+)
 from litellm.ocr.main import convert_file_document_to_url_document, get_mime_type
 from litellm.proxy._types import *
 from litellm.proxy.auth.user_api_key_auth import UserAPIKeyAuth, user_api_key_auth
@@ -41,6 +48,48 @@ def _build_document_from_upload(
     )
 
 
+def _with_request_format(data: Mapping[str, Any], request: Request) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Resolve the requested response format from the body or the `x-req-format` header.
+
+    An explicit `req_format` in the body wins over the header.
+    """
+    body_value: Final = data.get(OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM)
+    header_value: Final = request.headers.get(OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_HEADER)
+    raw_value: Final = body_value if body_value is not None else header_value
+    if raw_value is None:
+        return data
+    try:
+        request_format: Final = parse_ocr_request_format(
+            raw_value.strip().lower() if isinstance(raw_value, str) else raw_value
+        )
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail={"error": f"{e}"})
+    return {**data, OCR_REQUEST_FORMAT_PARAM: request_format}
+
+
+def _native_response(response: object, fastapi_response: Response) -> Response | None:
+    """
+    Return the provider's native payload when the caller asked for
+    `req_format=native` and the provider config captured it, carrying over the
+    LiteLLM response headers (cost, call id, etc.) built for the normalized response.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(response, OCRResponse):
+        return None
+    native_payload: Final = response.get_provider_native_response()
+    if native_payload is None:
+        return None
+    return Response(
+        content=orjson.dumps(native_payload),
+        media_type="application/json",
+        headers={
+            key: value
+            for key, value in fastapi_response.headers.items()
+            if key.lower() not in ("content-length", "content-type")
+        },
+    )
+
+
 async def _parse_multipart_form(request: Request) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Extract OCR data from a multipart form request.
@@ -105,7 +154,12 @@ async def _parse_multipart_form(request: Request) -> dict[str, Any]:
     return data
 
 
-async def _parse_ocr_request(request: Request) -> dict[str, Any]:
+async def _parse_ocr_request(request: Request) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
+    """Parse an OCR request and apply the `x-req-format` header, if any."""
+    return _with_request_format(await _parse_ocr_request_body(request), request)
+
+
+async def _parse_ocr_request_body(request: Request) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Parse an OCR request, supporting both JSON and multipart form data.
 
@@ -238,6 +292,11 @@ async def ocr(
         -F "model=mistral-ocr" \
         -F "file=@document.pdf"
     ```
+
+    Response format is normalized to the LiteLLM OCR schema by default. Providers
+    that support it (Azure Document Intelligence) can return their own payload
+    instead, with cost tracking unchanged, via `x-req-format: native` (or
+    `"req_format": "native"` in the body).
     """
     from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import (
         general_settings,
@@ -256,12 +315,12 @@ async def ocr(
     data: dict = {}
     try:
         # Parse request body (JSON or multipart form)
-        data = await _parse_ocr_request(request)
+        data = dict(await _parse_ocr_request(request))
 
         # Process request using ProxyBaseLLMRequestProcessing
         processor = ProxyBaseLLMRequestProcessing(data=data)
 
-        return await processor.base_process_llm_request(
+        response: Final = await processor.base_process_llm_request(
             request=request,
             fastapi_response=fastapi_response,
             user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
@@ -279,6 +338,8 @@ async def ocr(
             user_api_base=user_api_base,
             version=version,
         )
+
+        return _native_response(response, fastapi_response) or response
     except Exception as e:
         processor = ProxyBaseLLMRequestProcessing(data=data)
         raise await processor._handle_llm_api_exception(
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/test_azure_document_intelligence_ocr_transformation.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/test_azure_document_intelligence_ocr_transformation.py
index 39d6f1dc355..66f4f432eb8 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/test_azure_document_intelligence_ocr_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/test_azure_document_intelligence_ocr_transformation.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 import httpx
 import pytest
 
+from litellm.exceptions import UnsupportedParamsError
+
 from litellm.llms.azure_ai.ocr.document_intelligence.transformation import (
     AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig,
 )
@@ -174,7 +176,101 @@ def test_transform_ocr_response_non_succeeded_status_raises():
 def test_get_supported_ocr_params_includes_features():
     config = AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig()
 
-    assert config.get_supported_ocr_params("prebuilt-layout") == ["pages", "features"]
+    assert config.get_supported_ocr_params("prebuilt-layout") == ["pages", "features", "req_format"]
+
+
+AZURE_ANALYZE_WITH_NATIVE_ONLY_FIELDS = {
+    **AZURE_ANALYZE_SUCCEEDED,
+    "analyzeResult": {
+        **AZURE_ANALYZE_SUCCEEDED["analyzeResult"],
+        "paragraphs": [{"content": "Invoice", "spans": [{"offset": 0, "length": 7}]}],
+        "pages": [
+            {
+                **AZURE_ANALYZE_SUCCEEDED["analyzeResult"]["pages"][0],
+                "angle": 0.13,
+                "spans": [{"offset": 0, "length": 44}],
+                "words": [{"content": "Invoice", "confidence": 0.994, "polygon": [1, 2, 3, 4]}],
+            }
+        ],
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_transform_ocr_response_native_format_carries_raw_operation():
+    config = AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig()
+
+    result = config.transform_ocr_response(
+        model="azure_ai/doc-intelligence/prebuilt-layout",
+        raw_response=_completed_response(AZURE_ANALYZE_WITH_NATIVE_ONLY_FIELDS),
+        logging_obj=MagicMock(),
+        optional_params={"req_format": "native"},
+    )
+
+    assert result.get_provider_native_response() == AZURE_ANALYZE_WITH_NATIVE_ONLY_FIELDS
+    # cost tracking reads usage_info off the normalized response, so it must survive native mode
+    assert result.usage_info is not None
+    assert result.usage_info.pages_processed == 1
+    _assert_native_fields_preserved(result.model_dump())
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_transform_ocr_response_native_format_carries_raw_operation():
+    config = AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig()
+
+    result = await config.async_transform_ocr_response(
+        model="azure_ai/doc-intelligence/prebuilt-layout",
+        raw_response=_completed_response(AZURE_ANALYZE_WITH_NATIVE_ONLY_FIELDS),
+        logging_obj=MagicMock(),
+        optional_params={"req_format": "native"},
+    )
+
+    assert result.get_provider_native_response() == AZURE_ANALYZE_WITH_NATIVE_ONLY_FIELDS
+    assert result.usage_info is not None
+    assert result.usage_info.pages_processed == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("optional_params", [{}, {"req_format": "litellm"}])
+def test_transform_ocr_response_default_format_omits_raw_operation(optional_params):
+    config = AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig()
+
+    result = config.transform_ocr_response(
+        model="azure_ai/doc-intelligence/prebuilt-layout",
+        raw_response=_completed_response(AZURE_ANALYZE_WITH_NATIVE_ONLY_FIELDS),
+        logging_obj=MagicMock(),
+        optional_params=optional_params,
+    )
+
+    assert result.get_provider_native_response() is None
+    _assert_native_fields_preserved(result.model_dump())
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("req_format", ["native", "litellm"])
+def test_map_ocr_params_passes_through_req_format(req_format):
+    config = AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig()
+
+    assert config.map_ocr_params({"req_format": req_format}, {}, "prebuilt-layout") == {"req_format": req_format}
+
+
+def test_map_ocr_params_rejects_unknown_req_format_as_bad_request():
+    config = AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig()
+
+    with pytest.raises(UnsupportedParamsError, match="Invalid `req_format`") as exc_info:
+        config.map_ocr_params({"req_format": "azure"}, {}, "prebuilt-layout")
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 400
+
+
+def test_get_complete_url_omits_req_format_query_param():
+    config = AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig()
+
+    url = config.get_complete_url(
+        api_base="https://example.cognitiveservices.azure.com",
+        model="prebuilt-layout",
+        optional_params={"req_format": "native"},
+        litellm_params={},
+    )
+
+    assert "req_format" not in url
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/ocr/test_ocr_native_format.py b/tests/test_litellm/ocr/test_ocr_native_format.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..463213a2071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/ocr/test_ocr_native_format.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+"""
+Tests for the OCR `req_format` option in the SDK request path:
+providers that don't support a native response must reject it, and the Rust
+bridge (which only returns the normalized shape) must not serve native requests.
+"""
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+import litellm
+from litellm.ocr.main import _PreparedOCRRequest, _rust_ocr_supported
+
+DOCUMENT = {"type": "document_url", "document_url": "https://example.com/doc.pdf"}
+
+
+def _prepared(optional_params: dict[str, object]) -> _PreparedOCRRequest:
+    return _PreparedOCRRequest(
+        model="doc-intelligence/prebuilt-layout",
+        document=dict(DOCUMENT),
+        api_key="fake-key",
+        api_base="https://example.cognitiveservices.azure.com",
+        custom_llm_provider="azure_ai",
+        extra_headers=None,
+        provider_config=MagicMock(),
+        optional_params=optional_params,
+        litellm_params={},
+        effective_timeout=60.0,
+        litellm_logging_obj=MagicMock(),
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("optional_params", [{}, {"req_format": "litellm"}])
+def test_rust_ocr_serves_default_format(optional_params):
+    assert _rust_ocr_supported(_prepared(optional_params)) is True
+
+
+def test_rust_ocr_skipped_for_native_format():
+    assert _rust_ocr_supported(_prepared({"req_format": "native"})) is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_native_format_rejected_for_provider_without_support_as_bad_request():
+    with pytest.raises(litellm.BadRequestError, match="not supported for provider") as exc_info:
+        await litellm.aocr(
+            model="mistral/mistral-ocr-latest",
+            document=DOCUMENT,
+            api_key="fake-key",
+            req_format="native",
+        )
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 400
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_unknown_format_rejected_for_provider_without_support_as_bad_request():
+    with pytest.raises(litellm.BadRequestError, match="Invalid `req_format`") as exc_info:
+        await litellm.aocr(
+            model="mistral/mistral-ocr-latest",
+            document=DOCUMENT,
+            api_key="fake-key",
+            req_format="raw",
+        )
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 400
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/ocr_endpoints/__init__.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/ocr_endpoints/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/ocr_endpoints/test_endpoints.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/ocr_endpoints/test_endpoints.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..153e8c36eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/ocr_endpoints/test_endpoints.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+"""
+Tests for the proxy OCR endpoint helpers that select the response format
+(`x-req-format: native | litellm`) and return the provider's native payload.
+"""
+
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+
+import orjson
+import pytest
+from fastapi import HTTPException
+
+from litellm.llms.base_llm.ocr.transformation import OCRPage, OCRResponse
+from litellm.proxy.ocr_endpoints.endpoints import _native_response, _parse_ocr_request
+
+AZURE_NATIVE_OPERATION = {
+    "status": "succeeded",
+    "createdDateTime": "2026-07-02T00:00:00Z",
+    "analyzeResult": {
+        "content": "Invoice",
+        "pages": [{"pageNumber": 1, "words": [{"content": "Invoice", "confidence": 0.99}]}],
+        "paragraphs": [{"content": "Invoice"}],
+    },
+}
+
+
+def _json_request(body: dict, headers: dict[str, str]) -> MagicMock:
+    request = MagicMock()
+    request.headers = {"content-type": "application/json", **headers}
+    request.body = AsyncMock(return_value=orjson.dumps(body))
+    request._form = None
+    return request
+
+
+def _ocr_response(native_payload: dict[str, object] | None) -> OCRResponse:
+    response = OCRResponse(pages=[OCRPage(index=0, markdown="Invoice")], model="azure-prebuilt-layout")
+    if native_payload is not None:
+        response.set_provider_native_response(native_payload)
+    return response
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("header_value", ["native", "NATIVE", " native "])
+async def test_should_read_req_format_from_header(header_value):
+    request = _json_request(
+        {"model": "azure-prebuilt-layout", "document": {"type": "document_url", "document_url": "https://x/y.pdf"}},
+        {"x-req-format": header_value},
+    )
+
+    assert (await _parse_ocr_request(request))["req_format"] == "native"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_should_prefer_body_req_format_over_header():
+    request = _json_request(
+        {
+            "model": "azure-prebuilt-layout",
+            "document": {"type": "document_url", "document_url": "https://x/y.pdf"},
+            "req_format": "litellm",
+        },
+        {"x-req-format": "native"},
+    )
+
+    assert (await _parse_ocr_request(request))["req_format"] == "litellm"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_should_omit_req_format_when_header_absent():
+    request = _json_request(
+        {"model": "azure-prebuilt-layout", "document": {"type": "document_url", "document_url": "https://x/y.pdf"}},
+        {},
+    )
+
+    assert "req_format" not in await _parse_ocr_request(request)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "body_format, headers",
+    [
+        (None, {"x-req-format": "azure"}),
+        ("azure", {}),
+        ("azure", {"x-req-format": "native"}),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_should_reject_unknown_req_format(body_format, headers):
+    body = {"model": "azure-prebuilt-layout", "document": {"type": "document_url", "document_url": "https://x/y.pdf"}}
+    request = _json_request(
+        body if body_format is None else {**body, "req_format": body_format},
+        headers,
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
+        await _parse_ocr_request(request)
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 400
+    assert "Invalid `req_format`" in f"{exc_info.value.detail}"
+
+
+def test_should_return_native_payload_with_litellm_response_headers():
+    fastapi_response = MagicMock()
+    fastapi_response.headers = {"x-litellm-response-cost": "0.0015"}
+
+    native = _native_response(_ocr_response(AZURE_NATIVE_OPERATION), fastapi_response)
+
+    assert native is not None
+    assert orjson.loads(native.body) == AZURE_NATIVE_OPERATION
+    assert native.headers["x-litellm-response-cost"] == "0.0015"
+
+
+def test_should_return_normalized_response_when_no_native_payload():
+    assert _native_response(_ocr_response(None), MagicMock()) is None
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
index 42ac146ec02..4da0cada6bb 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
@@ -8625,6 +8625,11 @@ export interface paths {
          *     ```bash
          *     curl -X POST "http://localhost:4000/v1/ocr"         -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"         -F "model=mistral-ocr"         -F "file=@document.pdf"
          *     ```
+         *
+         *     Response format is normalized to the LiteLLM OCR schema by default. Providers
+         *     that support it (Azure Document Intelligence) can return their own payload
+         *     instead, with cost tracking unchanged, via `x-req-format: native` (or
+         *     `"req_format": "native"` in the body).
          */
         post: operations["ocr_ocr_post"];
         delete?: never;
@@ -17777,6 +17782,11 @@ export interface paths {
          *     ```bash
          *     curl -X POST "http://localhost:4000/v1/ocr"         -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"         -F "model=mistral-ocr"         -F "file=@document.pdf"
          *     ```
+         *
+         *     Response format is normalized to the LiteLLM OCR schema by default. Providers
+         *     that support it (Azure Document Intelligence) can return their own payload
+         *     instead, with cost tracking unchanged, via `x-req-format: native` (or
+         *     `"req_format": "native"` in the body).
          */
         post: operations["ocr_v1_ocr_post"];
         delete?: never;