diff --git a/litellm/proxy/common_request_processing.py b/litellm/proxy/common_request_processing.py
index ce39ecf52dc..d801461bb99 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/common_request_processing.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/common_request_processing.py
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@
 from litellm.types.utils import ModelResponse, ModelResponseStream, Usage
 
 
+def _get_hidden_params(response: Any) -> dict:
+    """Extract _hidden_params from a response object or dict."""
+    if isinstance(response, dict):
+        return response.get("_hidden_params", {}) or {}
+    return getattr(response, "_hidden_params", {}) or {}
+
+
 async def _parse_event_data_for_error(event_line: Union[str, bytes]) -> Optional[int]:
     """Parses an event line and returns an error code if present, else None."""
     event_line = (
@@ -273,7 +280,7 @@ def _override_openai_response_model(
         return
 
     # Check if a fallback occurred - if so, preserve the actual model used
-    hidden_params = getattr(response_obj, "_hidden_params", {}) or {}
+    hidden_params = _get_hidden_params(response_obj)
     if isinstance(hidden_params, dict):
         fallback_headers = hidden_params.get("additional_headers", {}) or {}
         attempted_fallbacks = fallback_headers.get(
@@ -873,7 +880,7 @@ async def base_process_llm_request(
 
         response = responses[1]
 
-        hidden_params = getattr(response, "_hidden_params", {}) or {}
+        hidden_params = _get_hidden_params(response)
         model_id = self._get_model_id_from_response(hidden_params, self.data)
 
         cache_key, api_base, response_cost = (
@@ -1000,9 +1007,7 @@ async def base_process_llm_request(
                 log_context=f"litellm_call_id={logging_obj.litellm_call_id}",
             )
 
-        hidden_params = (
-            getattr(response, "_hidden_params", {}) or {}
-        )  # get any updated response headers
+        hidden_params = _get_hidden_params(response)  # get any updated response headers
         additional_headers = hidden_params.get("additional_headers", {}) or {}
 
         fastapi_response.headers.update(
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_common_request_processing.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_common_request_processing.py
index ba1084eafe0..d120c0bfe1b 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_common_request_processing.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_common_request_processing.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     ProxyConfig,
     _extract_error_from_sse_chunk,
     _get_cost_breakdown_from_logging_obj,
+    _get_hidden_params,
     _override_openai_response_model,
     _parse_event_data_for_error,
     create_response,
@@ -1622,3 +1623,42 @@ def test_only_model_tagged_when_no_key_info(self):
             )
 
         mock_set_tag.assert_called_once_with("litellm.requested_model", "claude-3-5-sonnet")
+
+
+class TestGetHiddenParams:
+    """Tests for _get_hidden_params helper that extracts _hidden_params from response objects or dicts."""
+
+    def test_dict_response_with_hidden_params(self):
+        response = {"_hidden_params": {"api_base": "http://example.com", "additional_headers": {"x-foo": "bar"}}}
+        result = _get_hidden_params(response)
+        assert result == {"api_base": "http://example.com", "additional_headers": {"x-foo": "bar"}}
+
+    def test_dict_response_without_hidden_params(self):
+        response = {"some_key": "value"}
+        result = _get_hidden_params(response)
+        assert result == {}
+
+    def test_dict_response_with_none_hidden_params(self):
+        response = {"_hidden_params": None}
+        result = _get_hidden_params(response)
+        assert result == {}
+
+    def test_object_response_with_hidden_params(self):
+        response = MagicMock()
+        response._hidden_params = {"cache_key": "abc"}
+        result = _get_hidden_params(response)
+        assert result == {"cache_key": "abc"}
+
+    def test_object_response_without_hidden_params(self):
+        class NoParams:
+            pass
+        result = _get_hidden_params(NoParams())
+        assert result == {}
+
+    def test_none_response(self):
+        result = _get_hidden_params(None)
+        assert result == {}
+
+    def test_empty_dict_response(self):
+        result = _get_hidden_params({})
+        assert result == {}