diff --git a/litellm/llms/dashscope/cost_calculator.py b/litellm/llms/dashscope/cost_calculator.py
index 0c42f77e8ac..3b3328d02a7 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/dashscope/cost_calculator.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/dashscope/cost_calculator.py
@@ -88,19 +88,20 @@ def _calculate_completion_cost(
     model_info: ModelInfo,
     tier: dict | None,
 ) -> float:
-    # A tier declaring no output rate falls back to the model's own, since a table spelling out
-    # only input rates would otherwise serve every completion for free
+    # A tier that declares output rates keeps the request on them, all-or-nothing. A tier table
+    # spelling out only input rates would serve every completion for free, so there the model's
+    # own output rates stand in
+    tier_declares_output: Final = tier is not None and "output_cost_per_token" in tier
     output_cost: Final = (
         tier_rate(tier, "output_cost_per_token")
-        if tier is not None and "output_cost_per_token" in tier
+        if tier_declares_output
         else float(model_info.get("output_cost_per_token") or 0.0)
     )
-    if tier is not None:
-        return (breakdown.completion_tokens * output_cost) + (
-            breakdown.reasoning_tokens * (tier_rate(tier, "output_cost_per_reasoning_token") or output_cost)
-        )
-
-    reasoning_cost: Final = _flat_rate(model_info, "output_cost_per_reasoning_token", "output_cost_per_token")
+    tier_reasoning_cost: Final = tier_rate(tier, "output_cost_per_reasoning_token") if tier is not None else 0.0
+    model_reasoning_cost: Final = (
+        0.0 if tier_declares_output else float(model_info.get("output_cost_per_reasoning_token") or 0.0)
+    )
+    reasoning_cost: Final = tier_reasoning_cost or model_reasoning_cost or output_cost
 
     return (breakdown.completion_tokens * output_cost) + (breakdown.reasoning_tokens * reasoning_cost)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/dashscope/test_dashscope_cost_calculator.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/dashscope/test_dashscope_cost_calculator.py
index 42577ec44e3..4188cb6a4f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/dashscope/test_dashscope_cost_calculator.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/dashscope/test_dashscope_cost_calculator.py
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ import litellm
 from litellm.llms.dashscope.cost_calculator import (
     cost_per_token as dashscope_cost_per_token,
 )
-from litellm.types.utils import Usage, PromptTokensDetailsWrapper
+from litellm.types.utils import (
+    CompletionTokensDetailsWrapper,
+    PromptTokensDetailsWrapper,
+    Usage,
+)
 
 
 class TestDashscopeCostCalculator:
@@ -344,6 +348,61 @@ class TestDashscopeCostCalculator:
         assert math.isclose(prompt_cost, 500 * 4e-07, rel_tol=1e-10)
         assert math.isclose(completion_cost, 200 * 1.6e-06, rel_tol=1e-10)
 
+    def test_dashscope_tier_without_an_output_rate_bills_the_model_reasoning_rate(self):
+        """
+        Regression: a tier declaring only an input rate billed reasoning tokens at the model's
+        plain output rate, ignoring the model's dedicated reasoning rate.
+        """
+        litellm.model_cost["dashscope/qwen-input-only-reasoning-test"] = {
+            "litellm_provider": "dashscope",
+            "mode": "chat",
+            "output_cost_per_token": 1.6e-06,
+            "output_cost_per_reasoning_token": 4e-06,
+            "tiered_pricing": [{"range": [0, 1000], "input_cost_per_token": 4e-07}],
+        }
+
+        usage = Usage(
+            prompt_tokens=500,
+            completion_tokens=200,
+            completion_tokens_details=CompletionTokensDetailsWrapper(reasoning_tokens=150),
+        )
+        _, completion_cost = dashscope_cost_per_token(
+            model="qwen-input-only-reasoning-test", usage=usage
+        )
+
+        assert math.isclose(
+            completion_cost, (50 * 1.6e-06) + (150 * 4e-06), rel_tol=1e-10
+        )
+
+    def test_dashscope_tier_output_rate_wins_over_the_model_reasoning_rate(self):
+        """
+        A tier declaring its own output rate keeps reasoning tokens on that tier rather than
+        mixing in a model-level reasoning rate.
+        """
+        litellm.model_cost["dashscope/qwen-tier-output-reasoning-test"] = {
+            "litellm_provider": "dashscope",
+            "mode": "chat",
+            "output_cost_per_reasoning_token": 4e-06,
+            "tiered_pricing": [
+                {
+                    "range": [0, 1000],
+                    "input_cost_per_token": 4e-07,
+                    "output_cost_per_token": 1.6e-06,
+                }
+            ],
+        }
+
+        usage = Usage(
+            prompt_tokens=500,
+            completion_tokens=200,
+            completion_tokens_details=CompletionTokensDetailsWrapper(reasoning_tokens=150),
+        )
+        _, completion_cost = dashscope_cost_per_token(
+            model="qwen-tier-output-reasoning-test", usage=usage
+        )
+
+        assert math.isclose(completion_cost, 200 * 1.6e-06, rel_tol=1e-10)
+
     def test_dashscope_tiered_pricing_zero_input_falls_back_to_flat_rates(self):
         """
         No tier can be selected without input tokens, so an empty-prompt request must