diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/bench/tuning/dataclasses.py b/tensorrt_llm/bench/tuning/dataclasses.py
index ca7e58a4fb51..1cfb942c7eec 100755
--- a/tensorrt_llm/bench/tuning/dataclasses.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/bench/tuning/dataclasses.py
@@ -19,6 +19,26 @@
     load_pretrained_config,
 )
 
+# Model types that use Multi-Head Latent Attention (MLA). The runtime KV-cache
+# formula for these is a single compressed head with
+# head_dim = kv_lora_rank + qk_rope_head_dim, kv_factor = 1 -- matching the MLA
+# branch in tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/kv_cache_manager_v2.py.
+_MLA_MODEL_TYPES = frozenset(
+    {
+        "deepseek_v2",
+        "deepseek_v3",
+        "deepseek_v32",
+        "kimi_k2",
+        "glm_moe_dsa",
+    }
+)
+
+# Standard DeepSeek-family MLA head geometry (see
+# tensorrt_llm/_torch/configs/deepseek_v3.py). Used only when a known-MLA
+# model_type is set but the HF config we parsed did not surface these fields.
+_MLA_DEFAULT_KV_LORA_RANK = 512
+_MLA_DEFAULT_QK_ROPE_HEAD_DIM = 64
+
 # Mapping from safetensors dtype strings to bytes per element.
 # Used to compute checkpoint size from per-dtype element counts.
 SAFETENSORS_DTYPE_BYTES = {
@@ -194,6 +214,26 @@ class ModelConfig(BaseModel):
     dtype: Literal["float16", "bfloat16", "float32", None] = Field(
         default="float16", validation_alias=AliasChoices("dtype", "torch_dtype")
     )
+    # MLA-specific attention geometry. Present on DeepSeek V2/V3/V3.2, Kimi-K2,
+    # and other MLA checkpoints; None for standard MHA / GQA models. When set,
+    # KV bytes/token uses a single compressed head:
+    # head_dim = kv_lora_rank + qk_rope_head_dim, kv_factor = 1.
+    kv_lora_rank: Optional[int] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        validation_alias=AliasChoices(
+            "kv_lora_rank",
+            AliasPath("text_config", "kv_lora_rank"),
+            AliasPath("language_config", "kv_lora_rank"),
+        ),
+    )
+    qk_rope_head_dim: Optional[int] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        validation_alias=AliasChoices(
+            "qk_rope_head_dim",
+            AliasPath("text_config", "qk_rope_head_dim"),
+            AliasPath("language_config", "qk_rope_head_dim"),
+        ),
+    )
 
     @model_validator(mode="after")
     def set_values_if_none(self):
@@ -206,8 +246,25 @@ def set_values_if_none(self):
             self.head_size = self.hidden_size // self.num_attention_heads
         if self.num_attention_layers is None:
             self.num_attention_layers = self.num_hidden_layers
+        # For known MLA model_types whose HF configs didn't surface
+        # kv_lora_rank / qk_rope_head_dim, backfill the standard
+        # DeepSeek-family geometry so the bench heuristic can still use
+        # the MLA formula instead of falling back to MHA.
+        if self.model_type in _MLA_MODEL_TYPES:
+            if self.kv_lora_rank is None:
+                self.kv_lora_rank = _MLA_DEFAULT_KV_LORA_RANK
+            if self.qk_rope_head_dim is None:
+                self.qk_rope_head_dim = _MLA_DEFAULT_QK_ROPE_HEAD_DIM
         return self
 
+    def is_mla(self) -> bool:
+        """True when this model uses Multi-Head Latent Attention.
+
+        `set_values_if_none` backfills the MLA head geometry for known
+        MLA `model_type`s, so checking the parsed fields alone is sufficient.
+        """
+        return bool(self.kv_lora_rank and self.qk_rope_head_dim)
+
     @classmethod
     def get_param_count_and_checkpoint_size(cls, model_hf_name, hf_model_path):
         """Read parameter count and checkpoint size from safetensors metadata.
diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/bench/tuning/heuristics.py b/tensorrt_llm/bench/tuning/heuristics.py
index 0b41fee9767f..1a1d4af1ad59 100755
--- a/tensorrt_llm/bench/tuning/heuristics.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/bench/tuning/heuristics.py
@@ -71,14 +71,24 @@ def calc_engine_setting(
 
     logger.info(f"Number of attention layers: {model_config.num_attention_layers}")
 
-    gb_per_token = (
-        2
-        * model_config.num_attention_layers
-        * adjusted_num_kv_heads
-        * model_config.head_size
-        * byte_per_kv_elem
-        / (1024**3)
-    )
+    if model_config.is_mla():
+        # MLA stores a single compressed KV entry per token:
+        # head_dim = kv_lora_rank + qk_rope_head_dim, kv_factor = 1.
+        # Mirrors tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/kv_cache_manager_v2.py and
+        # resource_manager.py, so the bench heuristic agrees with the runtime.
+        mla_head_dim = model_config.kv_lora_rank + model_config.qk_rope_head_dim
+        gb_per_token = (
+            model_config.num_attention_layers * mla_head_dim * byte_per_kv_elem / (1024**3)
+        )
+    else:
+        gb_per_token = (
+            2
+            * model_config.num_attention_layers
+            * adjusted_num_kv_heads
+            * model_config.head_size
+            * byte_per_kv_elem
+            / (1024**3)
+        )
 
     # Number of GPU used for this run.
     n_gpus = tp_size * pp_size