System performance bottlenecks (#23075)

* perf: address GIL contention and hot-path bottlenecks from profiling data

Based on py-spy GIL profiling (38,800 samples, 2000 concurrent users) and
pyinstrument per-request timing, this commit addresses the top performance
bottlenecks identified:

1. _sanitize_request_body_for_spend_logs_payload (2.9% GIL):
   - Remove redundant inner import (constants already imported at top-level)
   - Remove dead-code branch (len check after already confirmed len > max)
   - Pre-compute truncation ratios outside inner function
   - Reorder isinstance checks: str first (most common leaf type)

2. Pydantic repr in logging (2.3% GIL):
   - Guard print_deployment calls behind isEnabledFor(logging.INFO)
   - Replace copy.deepcopy with shallow dict() copy in print_deployment
   - Use %-style lazy formatting instead of f-strings for logger calls
   - Remove kwargs from prometheus debug log message

3. Prometheus label_factory overhead (1.5% + 0.7% GIL):
   - Cache model_dump() on UserAPIKeyLabelValues via get_label_dict()
   - Convert supported_enum_labels to frozenset for O(1) membership tests
   - Called 37 times per success event; caching avoids 36 redundant dumps

4. pre_call_utils header lookup (1.9% GIL):
   - Replace dict comprehension over all headers with early-exit loop
   - Only lowercase and compare the two target header names

5. safe_json_dumps (0.7% GIL):
   - Replace stdlib json.dumps with orjson.dumps for final serialization

6. Hot-path debug logging:
   - Convert f-string debug logs to %-style in litellm_logging.py
   - Simplify prometheus print_verbose call

7. Cost calculator annotation checks:
   - Optimize response_includes_annotation_type to handle both dict
     and object annotation types without repeated __getattr__ calls

Estimated GIL time reduction: ~11-12% under concurrency.

Co-authored-by: Krish Dholakia <krrishdholakia@gmail.com>

* test: add locust benchmark comparison tooling for perf analysis

Adds:
- loadtest_config_perf.yaml: proxy config with spend_logs enabled
- locustfile_perf.py: locust scenario for perf comparison
- compare_perf_results.py: CSV parser + comparison report generator
- run_perf_comparison.sh: automated baseline vs optimized runner

Co-authored-by: Krish Dholakia <krrishdholakia@gmail.com>

* perf: guard orjson import with fallback, pre-parse httpx URLs, fix docstring

Addresses three review concerns and adds httpx URL caching:

1. safe_json_dumps.py: Guard orjson import with try/except fallback to
   stdlib json. This module is on the core SDK import path via
   _logging.py — unconditional orjson import would break plain
   'pip install litellm' (non-proxy) users.

2. router.py print_deployment: Update docstring to accurately describe
   the reduced return shape (model_name + litellm_params only).

3. run_perf_comparison.sh: Fix locustfile reference to use the correct
   locustfile_perf.py instead of locustfile.py.

4. httpx URL pre-parsing (~7.8us -> ~0.4us per request, 19x speedup):
   Add _parse_url() with LRU cache (maxsize=64) that pre-parses URL
   strings into httpx.URL objects. Applied to all HTTP methods (GET,
   POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE) in both AsyncHTTPHandler and HTTPHandler.
   Eliminates regex-heavy re.finditer inside httpx._urlparse on every
   request — confirmed as a GIL hotspot in py-spy thread dumps.

Co-authored-by: Krish Dholakia <krrishdholakia@gmail.com>

* fix: address review - document _parse_url safety, guard print_verbose

1. http_handler.py _parse_url: Add docstring documenting why the LRU
   cache is safe with query-string URLs. When params= is non-None,
   httpx replaces the query string entirely; when params= is None,
   the cached URL preserves the original query string. Both match
   pre-optimization behavior (verified with httpx.URL vs str tests).

2. prometheus.py print_verbose: Guard the call behind litellm.set_verbose
   check so the string formatting is truly lazy. The previous % formatting
   was eagerly evaluated (same cost as f-string) since print_verbose takes
   a pre-formatted string.

Co-authored-by: Krish Dholakia <krrishdholakia@gmail.com>

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Co-authored-by: Cursor Agent <cursoragent@cursor.com>

litellm/integrations/prometheus.py

@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ class PrometheusLogger(CustomLogger):
         from litellm.types.utils import StandardLoggingPayload
 
         verbose_logger.debug(
-            f"prometheus Logging - Enters success logging function for kwargs {kwargs}"
+            "prometheus Logging - Enters success logging function"
         )
 
         # unpack kwargs
@@ -943,9 +943,10 @@ class PrometheusLogger(CustomLogger):
         else:
             _tags = []
 
-        print_verbose(
-            f"inside track_prometheus_metrics, model {model}, response_cost {response_cost}, tokens_used {tokens_used}, end_user_id {end_user_id}, user_api_key {user_api_key}"
-        )
+        if litellm.set_verbose:
+            print_verbose(
+                f"inside track_prometheus_metrics, model {model}, response_cost {response_cost}, tokens_used {tokens_used}"
+            )
 
         enum_values = UserAPIKeyLabelValues(
             end_user=end_user_id,
@@ -3056,15 +3057,13 @@ def prometheus_label_factory(
 
     Ensures end_user param is not sent to prometheus if it is not supported.
     """
-    # Extract dictionary from Pydantic object
-    enum_dict = enum_values.model_dump()
+    enum_dict = enum_values.get_label_dict()
 
-    # Filter supported labels and sanitize values to prevent breaking
-    # the Prometheus text format (e.g. U+2028 Line Separator in label values)
+    supported_set = frozenset(supported_enum_labels) if not isinstance(supported_enum_labels, (set, frozenset)) else supported_enum_labels
     filtered_labels = {
         label: _sanitize_prometheus_label_value(value)
         for label, value in enum_dict.items()
-        if label in supported_enum_labels
+        if label in supported_set
     }
 
     if UserAPIKeyLabelNames.END_USER.value in filtered_labels:
@@ -3079,14 +3078,14 @@ def prometheus_label_factory(
         for key, value in enum_values.custom_metadata_labels.items():
             # check sanitized key
             sanitized_key = _sanitize_prometheus_label_name(key)
-            if sanitized_key in supported_enum_labels:
+            if sanitized_key in supported_set:
                 filtered_labels[sanitized_key] = _sanitize_prometheus_label_value(value)
 
     # Add custom tags if configured
     if enum_values.tags is not None:
         custom_tag_labels = get_custom_labels_from_tags(enum_values.tags)
         for key, value in custom_tag_labels.items():
-            if key in supported_enum_labels:
+            if key in supported_set:
                 filtered_labels[key] = _sanitize_prometheus_label_value(value)
 
     for label in supported_enum_labels:

litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py

@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ class Logging(LiteLLMLoggingBaseClass):
                 **response_cost_calculator_kwargs
             )
 
-            verbose_logger.debug(f"response_cost: {response_cost}")
+            verbose_logger.debug("response_cost: %s", response_cost)
             return response_cost
         except Exception as e:  # error calculating cost
             debug_info = StandardLoggingModelCostFailureDebugInformation(

litellm/litellm_core_utils/llm_cost_calc/tool_call_cost_tracking.py

@@ -387,11 +387,12 @@ class StandardBuiltInToolCostTracking:
                 message: Optional[Message] = getattr(choice, "message", None)
                 if message is None:
                     continue
-                if annotations := getattr(message, "annotations", None):
-                    if len(annotations) > 0:
-                        for annotation in annotations:
-                            if annotation.get("type", None) == annotation_type:
-                                return True
+                annotations = getattr(message, "annotations", None)
+                if annotations:
+                    for annotation in annotations:
+                        _type = annotation.get("type") if isinstance(annotation, dict) else getattr(annotation, "type", None)
+                        if _type == annotation_type:
+                            return True
         return False
 
     @staticmethod

litellm/litellm_core_utils/safe_json_dumps.py

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from litellm.constants import DEFAULT_MAX_RECURSE_DEPTH
 
+try:
+    import orjson
+
+    _has_orjson = True
+except ImportError:
+    _has_orjson = False
+
 
 def safe_dumps(data: Any, max_depth: int = DEFAULT_MAX_RECURSE_DEPTH) -> str:
     """
@@ -13,13 +20,10 @@ def safe_dumps(data: Any, max_depth: int = DEFAULT_MAX_RECURSE_DEPTH) -> str:
     """
 
     def _serialize(obj: Any, seen: set, depth: int) -> Any:
-        # Check for maximum depth.
         if depth > max_depth:
             return "MaxDepthExceeded"
-        # Base-case: if it is a primitive, simply return it.
         if isinstance(obj, (str, int, float, bool, type(None))):
             return obj
-        # Check for circular reference.
         if id(obj) in seen:
             return "CircularReference Detected"
         seen.add(id(obj))
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ def safe_dumps(data: Any, max_depth: int = DEFAULT_MAX_RECURSE_DEPTH) -> str:
         if isinstance(obj, dict):
             result = {}
             for k, v in obj.items():
-                if isinstance(k, (str)):
+                if isinstance(k, str):
                     result[k] = _serialize(v, seen, depth + 1)
             seen.remove(id(obj))
             return result
@@ -49,11 +53,12 @@ def safe_dumps(data: Any, max_depth: int = DEFAULT_MAX_RECURSE_DEPTH) -> str:
             seen.remove(id(obj))
             return result
         else:
-            # Fall back to string conversion for non-serializable objects.
             try:
                 return str(obj)
             except Exception:
                 return "Unserializable Object"
 
     safe_data = _serialize(data, set(), 0)
+    if _has_orjson:
+        return orjson.dumps(safe_data, default=str).decode()
     return json.dumps(safe_data, default=str)

litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+import functools
 import os
 import ssl
 import sys
@@ -51,6 +52,21 @@ try:
 except Exception:
     version = "0.0.0"
 
+
+@functools.lru_cache(maxsize=64)
+def _parse_url(url: str) -> httpx.URL:
+    """Pre-parse a URL string into an httpx.URL to avoid regex-heavy
+    parsing inside httpx._merge_url on every request (~7μs → ~0.4μs).
+
+    Safe to use with ``build_request(params=...)``: httpx replaces the
+    query string entirely when ``params`` is non-None, so any query
+    params baked into the cached URL are harmless in that case.  When
+    ``params`` is None the cached URL preserves the original query
+    string, which is the correct behaviour.
+    """
+    return httpx.URL(url)
+
+
 def get_default_headers() -> dict:
     """
     Get default headers for HTTP requests.
@@ -424,7 +440,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         params.update(HTTPHandler.extract_query_params(url))
 
         response = await self.client.get(
-            url, params=params, headers=headers, follow_redirects=_follow_redirects  # type: ignore
+            _parse_url(url), params=params, headers=headers, follow_redirects=_follow_redirects  # type: ignore
         )
         return response
 
@@ -452,9 +468,10 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
                 data, content
             )
 
+            parsed_url = _parse_url(url)
             req = self.client.build_request(
                 "POST",
-                url,
+                parsed_url,
                 data=request_data,
                 json=json,
                 params=params,
@@ -533,7 +550,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
             )
 
             req = self.client.build_request(
-                "PUT", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
+                "PUT", _parse_url(url), data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
             )
             response = await self.client.send(req)
             response.raise_for_status()
@@ -599,7 +616,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
             )
 
             req = self.client.build_request(
-                "PATCH", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
+                "PATCH", _parse_url(url), data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
             )
             response = await self.client.send(req)
             response.raise_for_status()
@@ -665,7 +682,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
             )
 
             req = self.client.build_request(
-                "DELETE", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
+                "DELETE", _parse_url(url), data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
             )
             response = await self.client.send(req, stream=stream)
             response.raise_for_status()
@@ -717,7 +734,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         request_data, request_content = _prepare_request_data_and_content(data, content)
 
         req = client.build_request(
-            "POST", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, content=request_content  # type: ignore
+            "POST", _parse_url(url), data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, content=request_content  # type: ignore
         )
         response = await client.send(req, stream=stream)
         response.raise_for_status()
@@ -984,7 +1001,7 @@ class HTTPHandler:
         params.update(self.extract_query_params(url))
 
         response = self.client.get(
-            url,
+            _parse_url(url),
             params=params,
             headers=headers,
         )
@@ -1023,10 +1040,11 @@ class HTTPHandler:
                 data, content
             )
 
+            parsed_url = _parse_url(url)
             if timeout is not None:
                 req = self.client.build_request(
                     "POST",
-                    url,
+                    parsed_url,
                     data=request_data,  # type: ignore
                     json=json,
                     params=params,
@@ -1037,7 +1055,7 @@ class HTTPHandler:
                 )
             else:
                 req = self.client.build_request(
-                    "POST", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, files=files, content=request_content  # type: ignore
+                    "POST", parsed_url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, files=files, content=request_content  # type: ignore
                 )
             response = self.client.send(req, stream=stream)
             response.raise_for_status()
@@ -1079,13 +1097,14 @@ class HTTPHandler:
                 data, content
             )
 
+            parsed_url = _parse_url(url)
             if timeout is not None:
                 req = self.client.build_request(
-                    "PATCH", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
+                    "PATCH", parsed_url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
                 )
             else:
                 req = self.client.build_request(
-                    "PATCH", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, content=request_content  # type: ignore
+                    "PATCH", parsed_url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, content=request_content  # type: ignore
                 )
             response = self.client.send(req, stream=stream)
             response.raise_for_status()
@@ -1128,13 +1147,14 @@ class HTTPHandler:
                 data, content
             )
 
+            parsed_url = _parse_url(url)
             if timeout is not None:
                 req = self.client.build_request(
-                    "PUT", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
+                    "PUT", parsed_url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
                 )
             else:
                 req = self.client.build_request(
-                    "PUT", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, content=request_content  # type: ignore
+                    "PUT", parsed_url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, content=request_content  # type: ignore
                 )
             response = self.client.send(req, stream=stream)
             return response
@@ -1164,13 +1184,14 @@ class HTTPHandler:
                 data, content
             )
 
+            parsed_url = _parse_url(url)
             if timeout is not None:
                 req = self.client.build_request(
-                    "DELETE", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
+                    "DELETE", parsed_url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, content=request_content  # type: ignore
                 )
             else:
                 req = self.client.build_request(
-                    "DELETE", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, content=request_content  # type: ignore
+                    "DELETE", parsed_url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, content=request_content  # type: ignore
                 )
             response = self.client.send(req, stream=stream)
             response.raise_for_status()

litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py

@@ -102,10 +102,15 @@ def get_chain_id_from_headers(headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]]) -> Optional[str
     """
     if not headers:
         return None
-    normalized = {k.lower(): v for k, v in headers.items() if isinstance(k, str)}
-    return normalized.get("x-litellm-trace-id") or normalized.get(
-        "x-litellm-session-id"
-    )
+    session_id = None
+    for k, v in headers.items():
+        if isinstance(k, str):
+            k_lower = k.lower()
+            if k_lower == "x-litellm-trace-id":
+                return v
+            elif session_id is None and k_lower == "x-litellm-session-id":
+                session_id = v
+    return session_id
 
 
 def safe_add_api_version_from_query_params(data: dict, request: Request):

litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_tracking_utils.py

@@ -632,61 +632,37 @@ def _sanitize_request_body_for_spend_logs_payload(
     Recursively sanitize request body to prevent logging large base64 strings or other large values.
     Truncates strings longer than MAX_STRING_LENGTH_PROMPT_IN_DB characters and handles nested dictionaries.
     """
-    from litellm.constants import (
-        LITELLM_TRUNCATED_PAYLOAD_FIELD,
-        LITELLM_TRUNCATION_DB_SAFEGUARD_NOTE,
-    )
-
     if visited is None:
         visited = set()
     if max_string_length_prompt_in_db is None:
         max_string_length_prompt_in_db = _get_max_string_length_prompt_in_db()
 
-    # Get the object's memory address to track visited objects
     obj_id = id(request_body)
     if obj_id in visited:
         return {}
     visited.add(obj_id)
 
+    _max_len = max_string_length_prompt_in_db
+    _start_chars = int(_max_len * 0.35)
+    _end_chars = min(int(_max_len * 0.65), _max_len - _start_chars)
+
     def _sanitize_value(value: Any) -> Any:
-        if isinstance(value, dict):
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            if len(value) > _max_len:
+                skipped_chars = len(value) - _start_chars - _end_chars
+                return (
+                    f"{value[:_start_chars]}"
+                    f"... ({LITELLM_TRUNCATED_PAYLOAD_FIELD} skipped {skipped_chars} chars. "
+                    f"{LITELLM_TRUNCATION_DB_SAFEGUARD_NOTE}) ..."
+                    f"{value[-_end_chars:]}"
+                )
+            return value
+        elif isinstance(value, dict):
             return _sanitize_request_body_for_spend_logs_payload(
-                value, visited, max_string_length_prompt_in_db
+                value, visited, _max_len
             )
         elif isinstance(value, list):
             return [_sanitize_value(item) for item in value]
-        elif isinstance(value, str):
-            if len(value) > max_string_length_prompt_in_db:
-                # Keep 35% from beginning and 65% from end (end is usually more important)
-                # This split ensures we keep more context from the end of conversations
-                start_ratio = 0.35
-                end_ratio = 0.65
-
-                # Calculate character distribution
-                start_chars = int(max_string_length_prompt_in_db * start_ratio)
-                end_chars = int(max_string_length_prompt_in_db * end_ratio)
-
-                # Ensure we don't exceed the total limit
-                total_keep = start_chars + end_chars
-                if total_keep > max_string_length_prompt_in_db:
-                    end_chars = max_string_length_prompt_in_db - start_chars
-
-                # If the string length is less than what we want to keep, just truncate normally
-                if len(value) <= max_string_length_prompt_in_db:
-                    return value
-
-                # Calculate how many characters are being skipped
-                skipped_chars = len(value) - total_keep
-
-                # Build the truncated string: beginning + truncation marker + end
-                truncated_value = (
-                    f"{value[:start_chars]}"
-                    f"... ({LITELLM_TRUNCATED_PAYLOAD_FIELD} skipped {skipped_chars} chars. "
-                    f"{LITELLM_TRUNCATION_DB_SAFEGUARD_NOTE}) ..."
-                    f"{value[-end_chars:]}"
-                )
-                return truncated_value
-            return value
         return value
 
     return {k: _sanitize_value(v) for k, v in request_body.items()}

litellm/router.py

@@ -1314,24 +1314,30 @@ class Router:
 
     def print_deployment(self, deployment: dict):
         """
-        returns a copy of the deployment with the api key masked
+        Returns a lightweight dict with model_name + litellm_params (api key masked).
 
-        Only returns 2 characters of the api key and masks the rest with * (10 *).
+        Only includes model_name and litellm_params to avoid deep-copying
+        the full deployment dict on every log call.
         """
         try:
-            _deployment_copy = copy.deepcopy(deployment)
-            litellm_params: dict = _deployment_copy["litellm_params"]
-
+            litellm_params: dict = deployment.get("litellm_params", {})
             if litellm.redact_user_api_key_info:
                 masker = SensitiveDataMasker(visible_prefix=2, visible_suffix=0)
-                _deployment_copy["litellm_params"] = masker.mask_dict(litellm_params)
-            elif "api_key" in litellm_params:
-                litellm_params["api_key"] = litellm_params["api_key"][:2] + "*" * 10
-
-            return _deployment_copy
+                masked_params = masker.mask_dict(dict(litellm_params))
+            else:
+                masked_params = dict(litellm_params)
+                if "api_key" in masked_params:
+                    api_key = masked_params["api_key"]
+                    masked_params["api_key"] = (
+                        api_key[:2] + "*" * 10 if api_key else api_key
+                    )
+            return {
+                "model_name": deployment.get("model_name"),
+                "litellm_params": masked_params,
+            }
         except Exception as e:
             verbose_router_logger.debug(
-                f"Error occurred while printing deployment - {str(e)}"
+                "Error occurred while printing deployment - %s", str(e)
             )
             raise e
 
@@ -8925,9 +8931,13 @@ class Router:
                     parent_otel_span=parent_otel_span,
                 )
                 raise exception
-            verbose_router_logger.info(
-                f"get_available_deployment for model: {model}, Selected deployment: {self.print_deployment(deployment)} for model: {model}"
-            )
+            if verbose_router_logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO):
+                verbose_router_logger.info(
+                    "get_available_deployment for model: %s, Selected deployment: %s for model: %s",
+                    model,
+                    self.print_deployment(deployment),
+                    model,
+                )
 
             end_time = time.time()
             _duration = end_time - start_time
@@ -9077,9 +9087,12 @@ class Router:
                 )
                 raise exception
 
-            verbose_router_logger.info(
-                f"async_get_available_deployment_for_pass_through model: {model}, selected deployment: {self.print_deployment(deployment)}"
-            )
+            if verbose_router_logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO):
+                verbose_router_logger.info(
+                    "async_get_available_deployment_for_pass_through model: %s, selected deployment: %s",
+                    model,
+                    self.print_deployment(deployment),
+                )
 
             end_time = time.perf_counter()
             _duration = end_time - start_time
@@ -9268,9 +9281,13 @@ class Router:
                 enable_pre_call_checks=self.enable_pre_call_checks,
                 cooldown_list=_cooldown_list,
             )
-        verbose_router_logger.info(
-            f"get_available_deployment for model: {model}, Selected deployment: {self.print_deployment(deployment)} for model: {model}"
-        )
+        if verbose_router_logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO):
+            verbose_router_logger.info(
+                "get_available_deployment for model: %s, Selected deployment: %s for model: %s",
+                model,
+                self.print_deployment(deployment),
+                model,
+            )
         return deployment
 
     def get_available_deployment_for_pass_through(
@@ -9431,9 +9448,12 @@ class Router:
                 cooldown_list=_cooldown_list,
             )
 
-        verbose_router_logger.info(
-            f"get_available_deployment_for_pass_through model: {model}, selected deployment: {self.print_deployment(deployment)}"
-        )
+        if verbose_router_logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO):
+            verbose_router_logger.info(
+                "get_available_deployment_for_pass_through model: %s, selected deployment: %s",
+                model,
+                self.print_deployment(deployment),
+            )
         return deployment
 
     def _filter_cooldown_deployments(

litellm/router_strategy/simple_shuffle.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ If weights are provided, it will return a deployment based on the weights.
 
 """
 
+import logging
 import random
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Union
 
@@ -52,9 +53,13 @@ def simple_shuffle(
             selected_index = random.choices(range(len(weights)), weights=weights)[0]
             verbose_router_logger.debug(f"\n selected index, {selected_index}")
             deployment = healthy_deployments[selected_index]
-            verbose_router_logger.info(
-                f"get_available_deployment for model: {model}, Selected deployment: {llm_router_instance.print_deployment(deployment) or deployment[0]} for model: {model}"
-            )
+            if verbose_router_logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO):
+                verbose_router_logger.info(
+                    "get_available_deployment for model: %s, Selected deployment: %s for model: %s",
+                    model,
+                    llm_router_instance.print_deployment(deployment) or deployment[0],
+                    model,
+                )
             return deployment or deployment[0]
 
 

litellm/types/integrations/prometheus.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Tuple
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, PrivateAttr, field_validator
 from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
 import litellm
@@ -722,6 +722,8 @@ class UserAPIKeyLabelValues(BaseModel):
         Optional[str], Field(..., alias=UserAPIKeyLabelNames.STREAM.value)
     ] = None
 
+    _cached_dump: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = PrivateAttr(default=None)
+
     @field_validator("stream", mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def coerce_stream_to_str(cls, v: Any) -> Optional[str]:
@@ -729,6 +731,12 @@ class UserAPIKeyLabelValues(BaseModel):
             return None
         return str(v)
 
+    def get_label_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Return cached model_dump() dict to avoid re-serializing on every prometheus_label_factory call."""
+        if self._cached_dump is None:
+            self._cached_dump = self.model_dump()
+        return self._cached_dump
+
 
 class PrometheusMetricsConfig(BaseModel):
     """Configuration for filtering Prometheus metrics"""

tests/load_tests/compare_perf_results.py

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+"""Compare baseline vs optimized locust load test results."""
+import csv
+import sys
+import os
+
+
+def parse_stats_csv(filepath):
+    """Parse a locust stats CSV file."""
+    if not os.path.exists(filepath):
+        return None
+
+    with open(filepath) as f:
+        reader = csv.DictReader(f)
+        for row in reader:
+            if row.get("Name") == "Aggregated":
+                return {
+                    "requests": int(row.get("Request Count", 0)),
+                    "failures": int(row.get("Failure Count", 0)),
+                    "median": float(row.get("Median Response Time", 0)),
+                    "avg": float(row.get("Average Response Time", 0)),
+                    "min": float(row.get("Min Response Time", 0)),
+                    "max": float(row.get("Max Response Time", 0)),
+                    "p50": float(row.get("50%", 0)),
+                    "p66": float(row.get("66%", 0)),
+                    "p75": float(row.get("75%", 0)),
+                    "p80": float(row.get("80%", 0)),
+                    "p90": float(row.get("90%", 0)),
+                    "p95": float(row.get("95%", 0)),
+                    "p98": float(row.get("98%", 0)),
+                    "p99": float(row.get("99%", 0)),
+                    "p999": float(row.get("99.9%", 0)),
+                    "p9999": float(row.get("99.99%", 0)),
+                    "rps": float(row.get("Requests/s", 0)),
+                }
+    return None
+
+
+def print_comparison(label, baseline, optimized):
+    print()
+    print(f"  {label}")
+    print("=" * 74)
+    print(f"{'Metric':<25} {'Baseline':>12} {'Optimized':>12} {'Change':>12}  {'':>2}")
+    print("=" * 74)
+
+    metrics = [
+        ("Total Requests", "requests", "", False),
+        ("Failures", "failures", "", False),
+        ("Failure %", None, "%", False),
+        ("Requests/sec", "rps", " rps", True),
+        ("Median (ms)", "median", " ms", False),
+        ("Average (ms)", "avg", " ms", False),
+        ("P50 (ms)", "p50", " ms", False),
+        ("P75 (ms)", "p75", " ms", False),
+        ("P90 (ms)", "p90", " ms", False),
+        ("P95 (ms)", "p95", " ms", False),
+        ("P98 (ms)", "p98", " ms", False),
+        ("P99 (ms)", "p99", " ms", False),
+        ("P99.9 (ms)", "p999", " ms", False),
+        ("Max (ms)", "max", " ms", False),
+    ]
+
+    for label_m, key, unit, higher_is_better in metrics:
+        if key is None:
+            b_val = (baseline["failures"] / baseline["requests"] * 100) if baseline["requests"] else 0
+            o_val = (optimized["failures"] / optimized["requests"] * 100) if optimized["requests"] else 0
+        else:
+            b_val = baseline[key]
+            o_val = optimized[key]
+
+        if b_val > 0:
+            change = ((o_val - b_val) / b_val) * 100
+            change_str = f"{change:+.1f}%"
+            if higher_is_better:
+                indicator = "+" if change > 2 else ("~" if change > -2 else "-")
+            else:
+                if key in ("requests", "failures", None):
+                    indicator = ""
+                else:
+                    indicator = "+" if change < -2 else ("~" if change < 2 else "-")
+        elif o_val == 0 and b_val == 0:
+            change_str = "0.0%"
+            indicator = "~"
+        else:
+            change_str = "N/A"
+            indicator = ""
+        print(
+            f"{label_m:<25} {b_val:>10.1f}{unit:>2} {o_val:>10.1f}{unit:>2} {change_str:>10}  {indicator}"
+        )
+
+    print("=" * 74)
+
+
+def main():
+    results_dir = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "tests/load_tests/results"
+
+    # 5000 user comparison
+    baseline_5k = parse_stats_csv(os.path.join(results_dir, "baseline_stats.csv"))
+    optimized_5k = parse_stats_csv(os.path.join(results_dir, "optimized_stats.csv"))
+
+    # 2000 user comparison
+    baseline_2k = parse_stats_csv(os.path.join(results_dir, "baseline_2k_stats.csv"))
+    optimized_2k = parse_stats_csv(os.path.join(results_dir, "optimized_2k_stats.csv"))
+
+    print()
+    print("=" * 74)
+    print("  LOCUST BENCHMARK: BASELINE vs OPTIMIZED (GIL perf fixes)")
+    print("  60s run time per test, warmed up proxy, mock LLM backend")
+
+    if baseline_5k and optimized_5k:
+        print_comparison("5,000 CONCURRENT USERS (saturation test)", baseline_5k, optimized_5k)
+
+    if baseline_2k and optimized_2k:
+        print_comparison("2,000 CONCURRENT USERS (sub-saturation test)", baseline_2k, optimized_2k)
+
+    if baseline_5k and optimized_5k:
+        rps_5k = ((optimized_5k["rps"] - baseline_5k["rps"]) / baseline_5k["rps"]) * 100
+        p50_5k = ((optimized_5k["p50"] - baseline_5k["p50"]) / baseline_5k["p50"]) * 100 if baseline_5k["p50"] else 0
+
+        print()
+        print("SUMMARY")
+        print("-" * 74)
+        print(f"  5k users: RPS {rps_5k:+.1f}% | P50 {p50_5k:+.1f}%")
+
+    if baseline_2k and optimized_2k:
+        rps_2k = ((optimized_2k["rps"] - baseline_2k["rps"]) / baseline_2k["rps"]) * 100
+        p50_2k = ((optimized_2k["p50"] - baseline_2k["p50"]) / baseline_2k["p50"]) * 100 if baseline_2k["p50"] else 0
+        p98_2k = ((optimized_2k["p98"] - baseline_2k["p98"]) / baseline_2k["p98"]) * 100 if baseline_2k["p98"] else 0
+        print(f"  2k users: RPS {rps_2k:+.1f}% | P50 {p50_2k:+.1f}% | P98 {p98_2k:+.1f}%")
+
+    print()
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main() or 0)

tests/load_tests/loadtest_config_perf.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+model_list:
+  - model_name: fake-openai-endpoint
+    litellm_params:
+      model: openai/fake-model
+      api_key: fake-key
+      api_base: http://127.0.0.1:18888/
+
+general_settings:
+  master_key: sk-1234
+  disable_spend_logs: False
+
+litellm_settings:
+  drop_params: True
+  telemetry: False
+  num_retries: 0
+  request_timeout: 30
+  callbacks: []

tests/load_tests/locustfile_perf.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""
+Locust load test for performance comparison.
+Uses a custom shape: 10s ramp to 5000 users, hold for 60s, then stop.
+Results from the steady-state period are what matters.
+"""
+from locust import HttpUser, task, between
+
+
+class ChatCompletionUser(HttpUser):
+    wait_time = between(0.01, 0.02)
+
+    @task
+    def post_chat_completions(self):
+        headers = {
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Authorization": "Bearer sk-1234",
+        }
+        data = {
+            "model": "fake-openai-endpoint",
+            "max_tokens": 10,
+            "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
+        }
+        self.client.post("/chat/completions", json=data, headers=headers)

tests/load_tests/run_perf_comparison.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+WORKSPACE="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
+RESULTS_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/results"
+mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"
+
+USERS=${1:-5000}
+SPAWN_RATE=${2:-500}
+DURATION=${3:-60s}
+
+echo "================================================================"
+echo "  LiteLLM Performance Comparison: Baseline vs Optimized"
+echo "  Users: $USERS | Spawn Rate: $SPAWN_RATE | Duration: $DURATION"
+echo "================================================================"
+
+wait_for_service() {
+    local url=$1
+    local name=$2
+    local max_attempts=${3:-60}
+    echo "  Waiting for $name at $url..."
+    for i in $(seq 1 $max_attempts); do
+        if curl -s "$url" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "  $name is ready!"
+            return 0
+        fi
+        sleep 1
+    done
+    echo "  ERROR: $name failed to start after $max_attempts seconds"
+    return 1
+}
+
+kill_port() {
+    local port=$1
+    local pids=$(lsof -ti:$port 2>/dev/null || true)
+    if [ -n "$pids" ]; then
+        echo "$pids" | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null || true
+        sleep 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Start mock server
+if ! curl -s http://127.0.0.1:18888/health > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "Starting mock OpenAI server on port 18888..."
+    cd "$WORKSPACE" && poetry run python tests/load_tests/mock_openai_server.py &
+    MOCK_PID=$!
+    wait_for_service "http://127.0.0.1:18888/health" "Mock Server" 15
+else
+    echo "Mock server already running on port 18888"
+fi
+
+# ---- PHASE 1: BASELINE (stash current changes) ----
+echo ""
+echo "================================================================"
+echo "  PHASE 1: BASELINE (pre-optimization code)"
+echo "================================================================"
+
+cd "$WORKSPACE"
+CURRENT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+PARENT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD~1)
+
+echo "  Current commit (optimized): ${CURRENT_COMMIT:0:12}"
+echo "  Parent commit (baseline):   ${PARENT_COMMIT:0:12}"
+echo "  Checking out baseline..."
+git checkout "$PARENT_COMMIT" -- \
+    litellm/integrations/prometheus.py \
+    litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py \
+    litellm/litellm_core_utils/llm_cost_calc/tool_call_cost_tracking.py \
+    litellm/litellm_core_utils/safe_json_dumps.py \
+    litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py \
+    litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_tracking_utils.py \
+    litellm/router.py \
+    litellm/router_strategy/simple_shuffle.py \
+    litellm/types/integrations/prometheus.py \
+    2>/dev/null
+
+kill_port 4000
+
+echo "  Starting proxy on port 4000 (baseline)..."
+cd "$WORKSPACE" && poetry run litellm --config tests/load_tests/loadtest_config_perf.yaml --port 4000 > "$RESULTS_DIR/baseline_proxy.log" 2>&1 &
+PROXY_PID=$!
+wait_for_service "http://localhost:4000/health/liveliness" "LiteLLM Proxy (baseline)" 60
+
+echo "  Running baseline locust test..."
+cd "$WORKSPACE" && poetry run locust -f tests/load_tests/locustfile_perf.py \
+    --headless -u "$USERS" -r "$SPAWN_RATE" --run-time "$DURATION" \
+    --host http://localhost:4000 \
+    --csv "$RESULTS_DIR/baseline" \
+    --only-summary 2>&1 | tee "$RESULTS_DIR/baseline_output.txt"
+
+kill $PROXY_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+sleep 2
+kill_port 4000
+
+# ---- PHASE 2: OPTIMIZED (restore current changes) ----
+echo ""
+echo "================================================================"
+echo "  PHASE 2: OPTIMIZED (with performance fixes)"
+echo "================================================================"
+
+cd "$WORKSPACE"
+echo "  Restoring optimized code..."
+git checkout "$CURRENT_COMMIT" -- \
+    litellm/integrations/prometheus.py \
+    litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py \
+    litellm/litellm_core_utils/llm_cost_calc/tool_call_cost_tracking.py \
+    litellm/litellm_core_utils/safe_json_dumps.py \
+    litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py \
+    litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_tracking_utils.py \
+    litellm/router.py \
+    litellm/router_strategy/simple_shuffle.py \
+    litellm/types/integrations/prometheus.py \
+    2>/dev/null
+
+kill_port 4000
+
+echo "  Starting proxy on port 4000 (optimized)..."
+cd "$WORKSPACE" && poetry run litellm --config tests/load_tests/loadtest_config_perf.yaml --port 4000 > "$RESULTS_DIR/optimized_proxy.log" 2>&1 &
+PROXY_PID=$!
+wait_for_service "http://localhost:4000/health/liveliness" "LiteLLM Proxy (optimized)" 60
+
+echo "  Running optimized locust test..."
+cd "$WORKSPACE" && poetry run locust -f tests/load_tests/locustfile_perf.py \
+    --headless -u "$USERS" -r "$SPAWN_RATE" --run-time "$DURATION" \
+    --host http://localhost:4000 \
+    --csv "$RESULTS_DIR/optimized" \
+    --only-summary 2>&1 | tee "$RESULTS_DIR/optimized_output.txt"
+
+kill $PROXY_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# ---- PHASE 3: COMPARE ----
+echo ""
+echo "================================================================"
+echo "  RESULTS COMPARISON"
+echo "================================================================"
+cd "$WORKSPACE" && poetry run python tests/load_tests/compare_perf_results.py "$RESULTS_DIR"