diff --git a/db_scripts/partition_spend_logs.sql b/db_scripts/partition_spend_logs.sql
index 4e4a93539d7..c153a67eaec 100644
--- a/db_scripts/partition_spend_logs.sql
+++ b/db_scripts/partition_spend_logs.sql
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ ALTER INDEX IF EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_end_user_idx"
     RENAME TO "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_legacy_end_user_idx";
 ALTER INDEX IF EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_session_id_idx"
     RENAME TO "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_legacy_session_id_idx";
+ALTER INDEX IF EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_api_key_startTime_idx"
+    RENAME TO "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_legacy_api_key_startTime_idx";
 
 CREATE TABLE "LiteLLM_SpendLogs" (
     LIKE "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_legacy" INCLUDING DEFAULTS INCLUDING GENERATED
@@ -78,6 +80,9 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_end_user_idx"
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_session_id_idx"
     ON "LiteLLM_SpendLogs" ("session_id");
 
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_api_key_startTime_idx"
+    ON "LiteLLM_SpendLogs" ("api_key", "startTime");
+
 -- Safety net: any row whose startTime has no explicit partition lands here so
 -- writes never fail. The cleanup job never drops the DEFAULT partition.
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_pdefault"
diff --git a/db_scripts/unpartition_spend_logs.sql b/db_scripts/unpartition_spend_logs.sql
index 0bd82513e4a..2555eca212b 100644
--- a/db_scripts/unpartition_spend_logs.sql
+++ b/db_scripts/unpartition_spend_logs.sql
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ ALTER INDEX IF EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_end_user_idx"
     RENAME TO "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_partitioned_end_user_idx";
 ALTER INDEX IF EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_session_id_idx"
     RENAME TO "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_partitioned_session_id_idx";
+ALTER INDEX IF EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_api_key_startTime_idx"
+    RENAME TO "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_partitioned_api_key_startTime_idx";
 
 CREATE TABLE "LiteLLM_SpendLogs" (
     LIKE "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_partitioned" INCLUDING DEFAULTS INCLUDING GENERATED
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_end_user_idx"
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_session_id_idx"
     ON "LiteLLM_SpendLogs" ("session_id");
 
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_api_key_startTime_idx"
+    ON "LiteLLM_SpendLogs" ("api_key", "startTime");
+
 INSERT INTO "LiteLLM_SpendLogs"
 SELECT * FROM "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_partitioned"
 ON CONFLICT ("request_id") DO NOTHING;
diff --git a/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/migrations/20260823000000_add_spend_logs_api_key_starttime_index/migration.sql b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/migrations/20260823000000_add_spend_logs_api_key_starttime_index/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a061aaed43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/migrations/20260823000000_add_spend_logs_api_key_starttime_index/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- CreateIndex
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "LiteLLM_SpendLogs_api_key_startTime_idx" ON "LiteLLM_SpendLogs"("api_key", "startTime");
diff --git a/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma
index 1c43668f227..76caa6b5bc3 100644
--- a/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma
+++ b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@ model LiteLLM_SpendLogs {
   @@index([startTime, request_id])
   @@index([end_user])
   @@index([session_id])
+  @@index([api_key, startTime])
 }
 
 model LiteLLM_BudgetWindowSpend {
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma b/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
index 1c43668f227..76caa6b5bc3 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
+++ b/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@ model LiteLLM_SpendLogs {
   @@index([startTime, request_id])
   @@index([end_user])
   @@index([session_id])
+  @@index([api_key, startTime])
 }
 
 model LiteLLM_BudgetWindowSpend {
diff --git a/schema.prisma b/schema.prisma
index 1c43668f227..76caa6b5bc3 100644
--- a/schema.prisma
+++ b/schema.prisma
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@ model LiteLLM_SpendLogs {
   @@index([startTime, request_id])
   @@index([end_user])
   @@index([session_id])
+  @@index([api_key, startTime])
 }
 
 model LiteLLM_BudgetWindowSpend {