diff --git a/docs/my-website/blog/anthropic_opus_4_5_and_advanced_features/index.md b/docs/my-website/blog/anthropic_opus_4_5_and_advanced_features/index.md
index b545e93618..997f5a0b2d 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/blog/anthropic_opus_4_5_and_advanced_features/index.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/blog/anthropic_opus_4_5_and_advanced_features/index.md
@@ -327,6 +327,81 @@ curl --location 'http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/messages' \
 </TabItem>
 </Tabs>
 
+## Usage - Azure Anthropic (Azure Foundry Claude)
+
+LiteLLM funnels Azure Claude deployments through the `azure_ai/` provider so Claude Opus models on Azure Foundry keep working with Tool Search, Effort, streaming, and the rest of the advanced feature set. Point `AZURE_AI_API_BASE` to `https://<resource>.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic` (LiteLLM appends `/v1/messages` automatically) and authenticate with `AZURE_AI_API_KEY` or an Azure AD token.
+
+<Tabs>
+<TabItem value="sdk" label="LiteLLM Python SDK">
+
+```python
+import os
+from litellm import completion
+
+# Configure Azure credentials
+os.environ["AZURE_AI_API_KEY"] = "your-azure-ai-api-key"
+os.environ["AZURE_AI_API_BASE"] = "https://my-resource.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic"
+
+response = completion(
+    model="azure_ai/claude-opus-4-1",
+    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain how Azure Anthropic hosts Claude Opus differently from the public Anthropic API."}],
+    max_tokens=1200,
+    temperature=0.7,
+    stream=True,
+)
+
+for chunk in response:
+    if chunk.choices[0].delta.content:
+        print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content, end="", flush=True)
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+<TabItem value="proxy" label="LiteLLM Proxy">
+
+**1. Set environment variables**
+
+```bash
+export AZURE_AI_API_KEY="your-azure-ai-api-key"
+export AZURE_AI_API_BASE="https://my-resource.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic"
+```
+
+**2. Configure the proxy**
+
+```yaml
+model_list:
+  - model_name: claude-4-azure
+    litellm_params:
+      model: azure_ai/claude-opus-4-1
+      api_key: os.environ/AZURE_AI_API_KEY
+      api_base: os.environ/AZURE_AI_API_BASE
+```
+
+**3. Start LiteLLM**
+
+```bash
+litellm --config /path/to/config.yaml
+```
+
+**4. Test the Azure Claude route**
+
+```bash
+curl --location 'http://0.0.0.0:4000/chat/completions' \
+  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+  --header 'Authorization: Bearer $LITELLM_KEY' \
+  --data '{
+    "model": "claude-4-azure",
+    "messages": [
+      {
+        "role": "user",
+        "content": "How do I use Claude Opus 4 via Azure Anthropic in LiteLLM?"
+      }
+    ],
+    "max_tokens": 1024
+  }'
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+</Tabs>
 
 
 ## Tool Search {#tool-search}
diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/providers/azure/azure_anthropic.md b/docs/my-website/docs/providers/azure/azure_anthropic.md
index 771912646b..4c722b3039 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/providers/azure/azure_anthropic.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/providers/azure/azure_anthropic.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Azure Foundry supports the following Claude models:
 | Property | Details |
 |-------|-------|
 | Description | Claude models deployed via Microsoft Azure Foundry. Uses the same API as Anthropic's Messages API but with Azure authentication. |
-| Provider Route on LiteLLM | `azure/` (add this prefix to Claude model names - e.g. `azure/claude-sonnet-4-5`) |
+| Provider Route on LiteLLM | `azure_ai/` (add this prefix to Claude model names - e.g. `azure_ai/claude-sonnet-4-5`) |
 | Provider Doc | [Azure Foundry Claude Models ↗](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/foundry-models/claude) |
 | API Endpoint | `https://<resource-name>.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic/v1/messages` |
 | Supported Endpoints | `/chat/completions`, `/anthropic/v1/messages`|
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ os.environ["AZURE_API_BASE"] = "https://<resource-name>.services.ai.azure.com/an
 
 # Make a completion request
 response = completion(
-    model="azure/claude-sonnet-4-5",
+    model="azure_ai/claude-sonnet-4-5",
     messages=[
         {"role": "user", "content": "What are 3 things to visit in Seattle?"}
     ],
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ print(response)
 import litellm
 
 response = litellm.completion(
-    model="azure/claude-sonnet-4-5",
+    model="azure_ai/claude-sonnet-4-5",
     api_base="https://<resource-name>.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic",
     api_key="your-azure-api-key",
     messages=[
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ response = litellm.completion(
 import litellm
 
 response = litellm.completion(
-    model="azure/claude-sonnet-4-5",
+    model="azure_ai/claude-sonnet-4-5",
     api_base="https://<resource-name>.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic",
     azure_ad_token="your-azure-ad-token",
     messages=[
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ response = litellm.completion(
 from litellm import completion
 
 response = completion(
-    model="azure/claude-sonnet-4-5",
+    model="azure_ai/claude-sonnet-4-5",
     messages=[
         {"role": "user", "content": "Write a short story"}
     ],
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ for chunk in response:
 from litellm import completion
 
 response = completion(
-    model="azure/claude-sonnet-4-5",
+    model="azure_ai/claude-sonnet-4-5",
     messages=[
         {"role": "user", "content": "What's the weather in Seattle?"}
     ],
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export AZURE_API_BASE="https://<resource-name>.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic"
 model_list:
   - model_name: claude-sonnet-4-5
     litellm_params:
-      model: azure/claude-sonnet-4-5
+      model: azure_ai/claude-sonnet-4-5
       api_base: https://<resource-name>.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic
       api_key: os.environ/AZURE_API_KEY
 ```
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ os.environ["AZURE_API_BASE"] = "https://my-resource.services.ai.azure.com/anthro
 
 # Make a request
 response = completion(
-    model="azure/claude-sonnet-4-5",
+    model="azure_ai/claude-sonnet-4-5",
     messages=[
         {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant."},
         {"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in simple terms."}
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ Or pass it directly:
 
 ```python
 response = completion(
-    model="azure/claude-sonnet-4-5",
+    model="azure_ai/claude-sonnet-4-5",
     api_base="https://<resource-name>.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic",
     # ...
 )
diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index bbe17c97b7..dfe35e3325 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ from .llms.openrouter.chat.transformation import OpenrouterConfig
 from .llms.datarobot.chat.transformation import DataRobotConfig
 from .llms.anthropic.chat.transformation import AnthropicConfig
 from .llms.anthropic.common_utils import AnthropicModelInfo
-from .llms.azure.anthropic.transformation import AzureAnthropicConfig
+from .llms.azure_ai.anthropic.transformation import AzureAnthropicConfig
 from .llms.groq.stt.transformation import GroqSTTConfig
 from .llms.anthropic.completion.transformation import AnthropicTextConfig
 from .llms.triton.completion.transformation import TritonConfig
diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_llm_provider_logic.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_llm_provider_logic.py
index 3bb1e4afb9..4d29a74ddb 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_llm_provider_logic.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_llm_provider_logic.py
@@ -22,17 +22,16 @@ def _is_non_openai_azure_model(model: str) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
-def _is_azure_anthropic_model(model: str) -> Optional[str]:
+def _is_azure_claude_model(model: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if a model name contains 'claude' (case-insensitive).
+    Used to detect Claude models that need Anthropic-specific handling.
+    """
     try:
-        model_parts = model.split("/", 1)
-        if len(model_parts) > 1:
-            model_name = model_parts[1].lower()
-            # Check if model name contains claude
-            if "claude" in model_name or model_name.startswith("claude"):
-                return model_parts[1]  # Return model name without "azure/" prefix
+        model_lower = model.lower()
+        return "claude" in model_lower or model_lower.startswith("claude")
     except Exception:
-        pass
-    return None
+        return False
 
 
 def handle_cohere_chat_model_custom_llm_provider(
@@ -136,11 +135,6 @@ def get_llm_provider(  # noqa: PLR0915
         # AZURE AI-Studio Logic - Azure AI Studio supports AZURE/Cohere
         # If User passes azure/command-r-plus -> we should send it to cohere_chat/command-r-plus
         if model.split("/", 1)[0] == "azure":
-            # Check if it's an Azure Anthropic model (claude models)
-            azure_anthropic_model = _is_azure_anthropic_model(model)
-            if azure_anthropic_model:
-                custom_llm_provider = "azure_anthropic"
-                return azure_anthropic_model, custom_llm_provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base
             if _is_non_openai_azure_model(model):
                 custom_llm_provider = "openai"
                 return model, custom_llm_provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base
diff --git a/litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/__init__.py b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/anthropic/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/__init__.py
rename to litellm/llms/azure_ai/anthropic/__init__.py
diff --git a/litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/handler.py b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/anthropic/handler.py
similarity index 93%
rename from litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/handler.py
rename to litellm/llms/azure_ai/anthropic/handler.py
index cf4765190c..fe4524fd5b 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/anthropic/handler.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Union
 
 import httpx
 
-import litellm
 from litellm.llms.anthropic.chat.handler import AnthropicChatCompletion
 from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import (
     AsyncHTTPHandler,
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ class AzureAnthropicChatCompletion(AnthropicChatCompletion):
         Completion method that uses Azure authentication instead of Anthropic's x-api-key.
         All other logic is the same as AnthropicChatCompletion.
         """
-        from litellm.utils import ProviderConfigManager
 
         optional_params = copy.deepcopy(optional_params)
         stream = optional_params.pop("stream", None)
@@ -64,8 +62,10 @@ class AzureAnthropicChatCompletion(AnthropicChatCompletion):
         _is_function_call = False
         messages = copy.deepcopy(messages)
 
-        # Use AzureAnthropicConfig instead of AnthropicConfig
-        headers = AzureAnthropicConfig().validate_environment(
+        # Use AzureAnthropicConfig for both azure_anthropic and azure_ai Claude models
+        config = AzureAnthropicConfig()
+        
+        headers = config.validate_environment(
             api_key=api_key,
             headers=headers,
             model=model,
@@ -74,15 +74,6 @@ class AzureAnthropicChatCompletion(AnthropicChatCompletion):
             litellm_params=litellm_params,
         )
 
-        config = ProviderConfigManager.get_provider_chat_config(
-            model=model,
-            provider=litellm.types.utils.LlmProviders(custom_llm_provider),
-        )
-        if config is None:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Provider config not found for model: {model} and provider: {custom_llm_provider}"
-            )
-
         data = config.transform_request(
             model=model,
             messages=messages,
@@ -183,7 +174,7 @@ class AzureAnthropicChatCompletion(AnthropicChatCompletion):
                 return CustomStreamWrapper(
                     completion_stream=completion_stream,
                     model=model,
-                    custom_llm_provider="azure_anthropic",
+                    custom_llm_provider="azure_ai",
                     logging_obj=logging_obj,
                     _response_headers=process_anthropic_headers(response_headers),
                 )
diff --git a/litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/messages_transformation.py b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/anthropic/messages_transformation.py
similarity index 100%
rename from litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/messages_transformation.py
rename to litellm/llms/azure_ai/anthropic/messages_transformation.py
diff --git a/litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/anthropic/transformation.py
similarity index 82%
rename from litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/transformation.py
rename to litellm/llms/azure_ai/anthropic/transformation.py
index 9bc4f13056..150ad0a48b 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/anthropic/transformation.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class AzureAnthropicConfig(AnthropicConfig):
 
     @property
     def custom_llm_provider(self) -> Optional[str]:
-        return "azure_anthropic"
+        return "azure_ai"
 
     def validate_environment(
         self,
@@ -94,3 +94,29 @@ class AzureAnthropicConfig(AnthropicConfig):
 
         return headers
 
+    def transform_request(
+        self,
+        model: str,
+        messages: List[AllMessageValues],
+        optional_params: dict,
+        litellm_params: dict,
+        headers: dict,
+    ) -> dict:
+        """
+        Transform request using parent AnthropicConfig, then remove extra_body if present.
+        Azure Anthropic doesn't support extra_body parameter.
+        """
+        # Call parent transform_request
+        data = super().transform_request(
+            model=model,
+            messages=messages,
+            optional_params=optional_params,
+            litellm_params=litellm_params,
+            headers=headers,
+        )
+        
+        # Remove extra_body if present (Azure Anthropic doesn't support it)
+        data.pop("extra_body", None)
+        
+        return data
+
diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index afc7a36fb4..1936101ef9 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -58,9 +58,11 @@ from litellm import (  # type: ignore
     get_litellm_params,
     get_optional_params,
 )
+
 # Logging is imported lazily when needed to avoid loading litellm_logging at import time
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging
+
 from litellm.constants import (
     DEFAULT_MOCK_RESPONSE_COMPLETION_TOKEN_COUNT,
     DEFAULT_MOCK_RESPONSE_PROMPT_TOKEN_COUNT,
@@ -107,7 +109,6 @@ from litellm.utils import (
     ProviderConfigManager,
     Usage,
     _get_model_info_helper,
-    get_requester_metadata,
     add_provider_specific_params_to_optional_params,
     async_mock_completion_streaming_obj,
     convert_to_model_response_object,
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ from litellm.utils import (
     get_optional_params_embeddings,
     get_optional_params_image_gen,
     get_optional_params_transcription,
+    get_requester_metadata,
     get_secret,
     get_standard_openai_params,
     mock_completion_streaming_obj,
@@ -154,11 +156,11 @@ from .litellm_core_utils.prompt_templates.factory import (
 )
 from .litellm_core_utils.streaming_chunk_builder_utils import ChunkProcessor
 from .llms.anthropic.chat import AnthropicChatCompletion
-from .llms.azure.anthropic.handler import AzureAnthropicChatCompletion
 from .llms.azure.audio_transcriptions import AzureAudioTranscription
 from .llms.azure.azure import AzureChatCompletion, _check_dynamic_azure_params
 from .llms.azure.chat.o_series_handler import AzureOpenAIO1ChatCompletion
 from .llms.azure.completion.handler import AzureTextCompletion
+from .llms.azure_ai.anthropic.handler import AzureAnthropicChatCompletion
 from .llms.azure_ai.embed import AzureAIEmbedding
 from .llms.bedrock.chat import BedrockConverseLLM, BedrockLLM
 from .llms.bedrock.embed.embedding import BedrockEmbedding
@@ -1686,57 +1688,109 @@ def completion(  # type: ignore # noqa: PLR0915
         elif custom_llm_provider == "azure_ai":
             from litellm.llms.azure_ai.common_utils import AzureFoundryModelInfo
 
-            api_base = AzureFoundryModelInfo.get_api_base(api_base)
-            # set API KEY
-            api_key = AzureFoundryModelInfo.get_api_key(api_key)
-
-            headers = headers or litellm.headers
-
-            if extra_headers is not None:
-                optional_params["extra_headers"] = extra_headers
-
-            ## FOR COHERE
-            if "command-r" in model:  # make sure tool call in messages are str
-                messages = stringify_json_tool_call_content(messages=messages)
-
-            ## COMPLETION CALL
-            try:
-                response = base_llm_http_handler.completion(
+            # Check if this is a Claude model - route to Azure Anthropic handler
+            model_lower = model.lower()
+            if "claude" in model_lower:
+                # Use Azure Anthropic handler for Claude models
+                api_base = AzureFoundryModelInfo.get_api_base(api_base)
+                if api_base is None:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        "Azure Anthropic requests require an api_base. "
+                        "Set `api_base` or the AZURE_AI_API_BASE env var."
+                    )
+                api_key = AzureFoundryModelInfo.get_api_key(api_key)
+                
+                # Ensure the URL ends with /v1/messages for Anthropic
+                if api_base:
+                    api_base = api_base.rstrip("/")
+                    if not api_base.endswith("/v1/messages"):
+                        if "/anthropic" in api_base:
+                            parts = api_base.split("/anthropic", 1)
+                            api_base = parts[0] + "/anthropic"
+                        else:
+                            api_base = api_base + "/anthropic"
+                        api_base = api_base + "/v1/messages"
+                
+                response = azure_anthropic_chat_completions.completion(
                     model=model,
                     messages=messages,
-                    headers=headers,
-                    model_response=model_response,
-                    api_key=api_key,
                     api_base=api_base,
                     acompletion=acompletion,
-                    logging_obj=logging,
+                    custom_prompt_dict=litellm.custom_prompt_dict,
+                    model_response=model_response,
+                    print_verbose=print_verbose,
                     optional_params=optional_params,
                     litellm_params=litellm_params,
-                    shared_session=shared_session,
-                    timeout=timeout,  # type: ignore
-                    client=client,  # pass AsyncOpenAI, OpenAI client
-                    custom_llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
+                    logger_fn=logger_fn,
                     encoding=encoding,
-                    stream=stream,
-                )
-            except Exception as e:
-                ## LOGGING - log the original exception returned
-                logging.post_call(
-                    input=messages,
                     api_key=api_key,
-                    original_response=str(e),
-                    additional_args={"headers": headers},
+                    logging_obj=logging,
+                    headers=headers,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                    client=client,
+                    custom_llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
                 )
-                raise e
+                if optional_params.get("stream", False) or acompletion is True:
+                    ## LOGGING
+                    logging.post_call(
+                        input=messages,
+                        api_key=api_key,
+                        original_response=response,
+                    )
+                response = response
+            else:
+                # Non-Claude models use standard Azure AI flow
+                api_base = AzureFoundryModelInfo.get_api_base(api_base)
+                # set API KEY
+                api_key = AzureFoundryModelInfo.get_api_key(api_key)
 
-            if optional_params.get("stream", False):
-                ## LOGGING
-                logging.post_call(
-                    input=messages,
-                    api_key=api_key,
-                    original_response=response,
-                    additional_args={"headers": headers},
-                )
+                headers = headers or litellm.headers
+
+                if extra_headers is not None:
+                    optional_params["extra_headers"] = extra_headers
+
+                ## FOR COHERE
+                if "command-r" in model:  # make sure tool call in messages are str
+                    messages = stringify_json_tool_call_content(messages=messages)
+
+                ## COMPLETION CALL
+                try:
+                    response = base_llm_http_handler.completion(
+                        model=model,
+                        messages=messages,
+                        headers=headers,
+                        model_response=model_response,
+                        api_key=api_key,
+                        api_base=api_base,
+                        acompletion=acompletion,
+                        logging_obj=logging,
+                        optional_params=optional_params,
+                        litellm_params=litellm_params,
+                        shared_session=shared_session,
+                        timeout=timeout,  # type: ignore
+                        client=client,  # pass AsyncOpenAI, OpenAI client
+                        custom_llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
+                        encoding=encoding,
+                        stream=stream,
+                    )
+                except Exception as e:
+                    ## LOGGING - log the original exception returned
+                    logging.post_call(
+                        input=messages,
+                        api_key=api_key,
+                        original_response=str(e),
+                        additional_args={"headers": headers},
+                    )
+                    raise e
+
+                if optional_params.get("stream", False):
+                    ## LOGGING
+                    logging.post_call(
+                        input=messages,
+                        api_key=api_key,
+                        original_response=response,
+                        additional_args={"headers": headers},
+                    )
         elif (
             custom_llm_provider == "text-completion-openai"
             or "ft:babbage-002" in model
@@ -2359,70 +2413,6 @@ def completion(  # type: ignore # noqa: PLR0915
                     original_response=response,
                 )
             response = response
-        elif custom_llm_provider == "azure_anthropic":
-            # Azure Anthropic uses same API as Anthropic but with Azure authentication
-            api_key = (
-                api_key
-                or litellm.azure_key
-                or litellm.api_key
-                or get_secret("AZURE_API_KEY")
-                or get_secret("AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY")
-            )
-            custom_prompt_dict = custom_prompt_dict or litellm.custom_prompt_dict
-            # Azure Foundry endpoint format: https://<resource-name>.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic/v1/messages
-            api_base = (
-                api_base
-                or litellm.api_base
-                or get_secret("AZURE_API_BASE")
-            )
-            
-            if api_base is None:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "Missing Azure API Base - Please set `api_base` or `AZURE_API_BASE` environment variable. "
-                    "Expected format: https://<resource-name>.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic"
-                )
-
-            # Ensure the URL ends with /v1/messages
-            api_base = api_base.rstrip("/")
-            if api_base.endswith("/v1/messages"):
-                pass
-            elif api_base.endswith("/anthropic/v1/messages"):
-                pass
-            else:
-                if "/anthropic" in api_base:
-                    parts = api_base.split("/anthropic", 1)
-                    api_base = parts[0] + "/anthropic"
-                else:
-                    api_base = api_base + "/anthropic"
-                api_base = api_base + "/v1/messages"
-
-            response = azure_anthropic_chat_completions.completion(
-                model=model,
-                messages=messages,
-                api_base=api_base,
-                acompletion=acompletion,
-                custom_prompt_dict=litellm.custom_prompt_dict,
-                model_response=model_response,
-                print_verbose=print_verbose,
-                optional_params=optional_params,
-                litellm_params=litellm_params,
-                logger_fn=logger_fn,
-                encoding=encoding,  # for calculating input/output tokens
-                api_key=api_key,
-                logging_obj=logging,
-                headers=headers,
-                timeout=timeout,
-                client=client,
-                custom_llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
-            )
-            if optional_params.get("stream", False) or acompletion is True:
-                ## LOGGING
-                logging.post_call(
-                    input=messages,
-                    api_key=api_key,
-                    original_response=response,
-                )
-            response = response
         elif custom_llm_provider == "nlp_cloud":
             nlp_cloud_key = (
                 api_key
@@ -6236,9 +6226,9 @@ async def ahealth_check(
             "x-ms-region": str,
         }
     """
-    from litellm.litellm_core_utils.health_check_helpers import HealthCheckHelpers
     from litellm.litellm_core_utils.cached_imports import get_litellm_logging_class
-    
+    from litellm.litellm_core_utils.health_check_helpers import HealthCheckHelpers
+
     # Use cached import helper to lazy-load Logging class (only loads when function is called)
     Logging = get_litellm_logging_class()
 
diff --git a/litellm/model_prices_and_context_window_backup.json b/litellm/model_prices_and_context_window_backup.json
index 8ef4d66381..f4f6b94fd1 100644
--- a/litellm/model_prices_and_context_window_backup.json
+++ b/litellm/model_prices_and_context_window_backup.json
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@
     },
     "azure/claude-haiku-4-5": {
         "input_cost_per_token": 1e-06,
-        "litellm_provider": "azure_anthropic",
+        "litellm_provider": "azure_ai",
         "max_input_tokens": 200000,
         "max_output_tokens": 64000,
         "max_tokens": 64000,
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@
     },
     "azure/claude-opus-4-1": {
         "input_cost_per_token": 1.5e-05,
-        "litellm_provider": "azure_anthropic",
+        "litellm_provider": "azure_ai",
         "max_input_tokens": 200000,
         "max_output_tokens": 32000,
         "max_tokens": 32000,
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@
     },
     "azure/claude-sonnet-4-5": {
         "input_cost_per_token": 3e-06,
-        "litellm_provider": "azure_anthropic",
+        "litellm_provider": "azure_ai",
         "max_input_tokens": 200000,
         "max_output_tokens": 64000,
         "max_tokens": 64000,
diff --git a/litellm/types/utils.py b/litellm/types/utils.py
index 37a476b33f..2456c87044 100644
--- a/litellm/types/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/types/utils.py
@@ -2575,7 +2575,6 @@ class LlmProviders(str, Enum):
     AZURE = "azure"
     AZURE_TEXT = "azure_text"
     AZURE_AI = "azure_ai"
-    AZURE_ANTHROPIC = "azure_anthropic"
     SAGEMAKER = "sagemaker"
     SAGEMAKER_CHAT = "sagemaker_chat"
     BEDROCK = "bedrock"
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 18c2e781be..b3b114071b 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -7151,8 +7151,6 @@ class ProviderConfigManager:
             return litellm.AzureAIStudioConfig()
         elif litellm.LlmProviders.AZURE_TEXT == provider:
             return litellm.AzureOpenAITextConfig()
-        elif litellm.LlmProviders.AZURE_ANTHROPIC == provider:
-            return litellm.AzureAnthropicConfig()
         elif litellm.LlmProviders.HOSTED_VLLM == provider:
             return litellm.HostedVLLMChatConfig()
         elif litellm.LlmProviders.NLP_CLOUD == provider:
@@ -7346,12 +7344,6 @@ class ProviderConfigManager:
                 )
 
                 return VertexAIPartnerModelsAnthropicMessagesConfig()
-        elif litellm.LlmProviders.AZURE_ANTHROPIC == provider:
-            from litellm.llms.azure.anthropic.messages_transformation import (
-                AzureAnthropicMessagesConfig,
-            )
-
-            return AzureAnthropicMessagesConfig()
         return None
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/model_prices_and_context_window.json b/model_prices_and_context_window.json
index 8ef4d66381..f4f6b94fd1 100644
--- a/model_prices_and_context_window.json
+++ b/model_prices_and_context_window.json
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@
     },
     "azure/claude-haiku-4-5": {
         "input_cost_per_token": 1e-06,
-        "litellm_provider": "azure_anthropic",
+        "litellm_provider": "azure_ai",
         "max_input_tokens": 200000,
         "max_output_tokens": 64000,
         "max_tokens": 64000,
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@
     },
     "azure/claude-opus-4-1": {
         "input_cost_per_token": 1.5e-05,
-        "litellm_provider": "azure_anthropic",
+        "litellm_provider": "azure_ai",
         "max_input_tokens": 200000,
         "max_output_tokens": 32000,
         "max_tokens": 32000,
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@
     },
     "azure/claude-sonnet-4-5": {
         "input_cost_per_token": 3e-06,
-        "litellm_provider": "azure_anthropic",
+        "litellm_provider": "azure_ai",
         "max_input_tokens": 200000,
         "max_output_tokens": 64000,
         "max_tokens": 64000,
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_provider_config.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_provider_config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index db118154ee..0000000000
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_provider_config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-
-sys.path.insert(
-    0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../../../.."))
-)
-
-from unittest.mock import patch
-
-import pytest
-
-import litellm
-from litellm.types.utils import LlmProviders
-from litellm.utils import ProviderConfigManager
-
-
-class TestAzureAnthropicProviderConfig:
-    def test_get_provider_anthropic_messages_config_returns_azure_config(self):
-        """Test that get_provider_anthropic_messages_config returns AzureAnthropicMessagesConfig for azure_anthropic provider"""
-        from litellm.llms.azure.anthropic.messages_transformation import (
-            AzureAnthropicMessagesConfig,
-        )
-        
-        config = ProviderConfigManager.get_provider_anthropic_messages_config(
-            model="claude-sonnet-4-5",
-            provider=LlmProviders.AZURE_ANTHROPIC,
-        )
-        
-        assert config is not None
-        assert isinstance(config, AzureAnthropicMessagesConfig)
-
-    def test_get_provider_anthropic_messages_config_returns_anthropic_config_for_anthropic_provider(self):
-        """Test that get_provider_anthropic_messages_config returns AnthropicMessagesConfig for anthropic provider"""
-        from litellm.llms.azure.anthropic.messages_transformation import (
-            AzureAnthropicMessagesConfig,
-        )
-        
-        config = ProviderConfigManager.get_provider_anthropic_messages_config(
-            model="claude-sonnet-4-5",
-            provider=LlmProviders.ANTHROPIC,
-        )
-        
-        # Should return AnthropicMessagesConfig, not AzureAnthropicMessagesConfig
-        assert config is not None
-        assert not isinstance(config, AzureAnthropicMessagesConfig)
-        assert isinstance(config, litellm.AnthropicMessagesConfig)
-
-    def test_get_provider_chat_config_returns_azure_anthropic_config(self):
-        """Test that get_provider_chat_config returns AzureAnthropicConfig for azure_anthropic provider"""
-        from litellm.llms.azure.anthropic.transformation import AzureAnthropicConfig
-        
-        config = ProviderConfigManager.get_provider_chat_config(
-            model="claude-sonnet-4-5",
-            provider=LlmProviders.AZURE_ANTHROPIC,
-        )
-        
-        assert config is not None
-        assert isinstance(config, AzureAnthropicConfig)
-
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_provider_routing.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_provider_routing.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a7aa298317..0000000000
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_provider_routing.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-
-sys.path.insert(
-    0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../../../.."))
-)
-
-import pytest
-
-from litellm.litellm_core_utils.get_llm_provider_logic import _is_azure_anthropic_model, get_llm_provider
-
-
-class TestAzureAnthropicProviderRouting:
-    def test_is_azure_anthropic_model_with_claude(self):
-        """Test _is_azure_anthropic_model detects Claude models"""
-        # Test various Claude model names
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("azure/claude-sonnet-4-5") == "claude-sonnet-4-5"
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("azure/claude-opus-4-1") == "claude-opus-4-1"
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("azure/claude-haiku-4-5") == "claude-haiku-4-5"
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("azure/claude-3-5-sonnet") == "claude-3-5-sonnet"
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("azure/claude-3-opus") == "claude-3-opus"
-
-    def test_is_azure_anthropic_model_case_insensitive(self):
-        """Test _is_azure_anthropic_model is case insensitive"""
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("azure/CLAUDE-sonnet-4-5") == "CLAUDE-sonnet-4-5"
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("azure/Claude-Sonnet-4-5") == "Claude-Sonnet-4-5"
-
-    def test_is_azure_anthropic_model_with_non_claude(self):
-        """Test _is_azure_anthropic_model returns None for non-Claude models"""
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("azure/gpt-4") is None
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("azure/gpt-35-turbo") is None
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("azure/command-r-plus") is None
-
-    def test_is_azure_anthropic_model_with_invalid_format(self):
-        """Test _is_azure_anthropic_model handles invalid formats"""
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("azure") is None
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("claude-sonnet-4-5") is None
-        assert _is_azure_anthropic_model("") is None
-
-    def test_get_llm_provider_routes_azure_claude_to_azure_anthropic(self):
-        """Test that get_llm_provider routes azure/claude-* models to azure_anthropic"""
-        model, provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base = get_llm_provider(
-            model="azure/claude-sonnet-4-5"
-        )
-        assert provider == "azure_anthropic"
-        assert model == "claude-sonnet-4-5"  # Should strip "azure/" prefix
-
-    def test_get_llm_provider_routes_azure_claude_opus(self):
-        """Test routing for Claude Opus models"""
-        model, provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base = get_llm_provider(
-            model="azure/claude-opus-4-1"
-        )
-        assert provider == "azure_anthropic"
-        assert model == "claude-opus-4-1"
-
-    def test_get_llm_provider_routes_azure_claude_haiku(self):
-        """Test routing for Claude Haiku models"""
-        model, provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base = get_llm_provider(
-            model="azure/claude-haiku-4-5"
-        )
-        assert provider == "azure_anthropic"
-        assert model == "claude-haiku-4-5"
-
-    def test_get_llm_provider_does_not_route_non_claude_azure_models(self):
-        """Test that non-Claude Azure models are not routed to azure_anthropic"""
-        model, provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base = get_llm_provider(
-            model="azure/gpt-4"
-        )
-        assert provider != "azure_anthropic"
-        # Should be routed to regular azure provider
-        assert provider == "azure" or provider == "openai"
-
-    def test_get_llm_provider_with_custom_llm_provider_override(self):
-        """Test that custom_llm_provider parameter can override routing"""
-        model, provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base = get_llm_provider(
-            model="azure/claude-sonnet-4-5", custom_llm_provider="azure"
-        )
-        # When custom_llm_provider is explicitly set, it should be respected
-        # But the routing logic should still detect it as azure_anthropic
-        # This depends on the order of checks in get_llm_provider
-        assert provider in ["azure_anthropic", "azure"]
-
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_handler.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_handler.py
similarity index 92%
rename from tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_handler.py
rename to tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_handler.py
index bb5d1f9933..ddfad420d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_handler.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
-from litellm.llms.azure.anthropic.handler import AzureAnthropicChatCompletion
+from litellm.llms.azure_ai.anthropic.handler import AzureAnthropicChatCompletion
 from litellm.types.utils import ModelResponse
 
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class TestAzureAnthropicChatCompletion:
         assert hasattr(handler, "acompletion_stream_function")
 
     @patch("litellm.utils.ProviderConfigManager")
-    @patch("litellm.llms.azure.anthropic.handler.AzureAnthropicConfig")
+    @patch("litellm.llms.azure_ai.anthropic.handler.AzureAnthropicConfig")
     def test_completion_uses_azure_anthropic_config(self, mock_azure_config, mock_provider_manager):
         """Test that completion method uses AzureAnthropicConfig"""
         handler = AzureAnthropicChatCompletion()
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class TestAzureAnthropicChatCompletion:
         mock_config.transform_response.return_value = ModelResponse()
         mock_config_instance = MagicMock()
         mock_config_instance.validate_environment.return_value = {"x-api-key": "test-api-key", "anthropic-version": "2023-06-01"}
+        mock_config_instance.transform_request.return_value = {"model": "claude-sonnet-4-5", "messages": []}
         mock_azure_config.return_value = mock_config_instance
         mock_provider_manager.get_provider_chat_config.return_value = mock_config
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class TestAzureAnthropicChatCompletion:
 
     @patch("litellm.llms.anthropic.chat.handler.make_sync_call")
     @patch("litellm.utils.ProviderConfigManager")
-    @patch("litellm.llms.azure.anthropic.handler.AzureAnthropicConfig")
+    @patch("litellm.llms.azure_ai.anthropic.handler.AzureAnthropicConfig")
     def test_completion_streaming(self, mock_azure_config, mock_provider_manager, mock_make_sync_call):
         # Note: decorators are applied in reverse order
         """Test completion with streaming"""
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@ class TestAzureAnthropicChatCompletion:
         }
         mock_config_instance = MagicMock()
         mock_config_instance.validate_environment.return_value = {"x-api-key": "test-api-key", "anthropic-version": "2023-06-01"}
+        mock_config_instance.transform_request.return_value = {
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
+            "messages": [],
+            "stream": True,
+        }
         mock_azure_config.return_value = mock_config_instance
         mock_provider_manager.get_provider_chat_config.return_value = mock_config
 
@@ -138,7 +144,7 @@ class TestAzureAnthropicChatCompletion:
 
     @patch("litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler._get_httpx_client")
     @patch("litellm.utils.ProviderConfigManager")
-    @patch("litellm.llms.azure.anthropic.handler.AzureAnthropicConfig")
+    @patch("litellm.llms.azure_ai.anthropic.handler.AzureAnthropicConfig")
     def test_completion_non_streaming(self, mock_azure_config, mock_provider_manager, mock_get_client):
         # Note: decorators are applied in reverse order
         """Test completion without streaming"""
@@ -152,6 +158,10 @@ class TestAzureAnthropicChatCompletion:
         mock_config.transform_response.return_value = mock_response
         mock_config_instance = MagicMock()
         mock_config_instance.validate_environment.return_value = {"x-api-key": "test-api-key", "anthropic-version": "2023-06-01"}
+        mock_config_instance.transform_request.return_value = {
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
+            "messages": [],
+        }
         mock_azure_config.return_value = mock_config_instance
         mock_provider_manager.get_provider_chat_config.return_value = mock_config
 
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_messages_transformation.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_messages_transformation.py
similarity index 99%
rename from tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_messages_transformation.py
rename to tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_messages_transformation.py
index abed1a7852..ae8c35b267 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_messages_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_messages_transformation.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
-from litellm.llms.azure.anthropic.messages_transformation import (
+from litellm.llms.azure_ai.anthropic.messages_transformation import (
     AzureAnthropicMessagesConfig,
 )
 from litellm.types.router import GenericLiteLLMParams
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_provider_routing.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_provider_routing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdc2daf09f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_provider_routing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(
+    0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../../../.."))
+)
+
+import pytest
+
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.get_llm_provider_logic import (
+    _is_azure_claude_model,
+    get_llm_provider,
+)
+
+
+class TestAzureAnthropicProviderRouting:
+    def test_is_azure_claude_model_with_claude(self):
+        """Test _is_azure_claude_model detects Claude models"""
+        # Test various Claude model names
+        assert _is_azure_claude_model("claude-sonnet-4-5") is True
+        assert _is_azure_claude_model("claude-opus-4-1") is True
+        assert _is_azure_claude_model("claude-haiku-4-5") is True
+        assert _is_azure_claude_model("claude-3-5-sonnet") is True
+        assert _is_azure_claude_model("claude-3-opus") is True
+
+    def test_is_azure_claude_model_case_insensitive(self):
+        """Test _is_azure_claude_model is case insensitive"""
+        assert _is_azure_claude_model("CLAUDE-sonnet-4-5") is True
+        assert _is_azure_claude_model("Claude-Sonnet-4-5") is True
+
+    def test_is_azure_claude_model_with_non_claude(self):
+        """Test _is_azure_claude_model returns False for non-Claude models"""
+        assert _is_azure_claude_model("gpt-4") is False
+        assert _is_azure_claude_model("gpt-35-turbo") is False
+        assert _is_azure_claude_model("command-r-plus") is False
+
+    def test_is_azure_claude_model_with_invalid_format(self):
+        """Test _is_azure_claude_model handles invalid formats"""
+        assert _is_azure_claude_model("") is False
+
+    def test_get_llm_provider_routes_azure_ai_claude_to_azure_ai(self):
+        """Test that azure_ai/claude-* models route through azure_ai"""
+        model, provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base = get_llm_provider(
+            model="azure_ai/claude-sonnet-4-5"
+        )
+        assert provider == "azure_ai"
+        assert model == "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+
+    def test_get_llm_provider_does_not_route_non_claude_azure_models(self):
+        """Test that non-Claude Azure models are not routed to azure_ai"""
+        model, provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base = get_llm_provider(
+            model="azure/gpt-4"
+        )
+        # Should be routed to regular azure provider
+        assert provider == "azure" or provider == "openai"
+
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_transformation.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_transformation.py
similarity index 97%
rename from tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_transformation.py
rename to tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_transformation.py
index f26831e919..f2c75cf1a6 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/anthropic/test_azure_anthropic_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure_ai/claude/test_azure_anthropic_transformation.py
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
-from litellm.llms.azure.anthropic.transformation import AzureAnthropicConfig
+from litellm.llms.azure_ai.anthropic.transformation import AzureAnthropicConfig
 from litellm.types.router import GenericLiteLLMParams
 
 
 class TestAzureAnthropicConfig:
     def test_custom_llm_provider(self):
-        """Test that custom_llm_provider returns 'azure_anthropic'"""
+        """Test that custom_llm_provider returns 'azure_ai'"""
         config = AzureAnthropicConfig()
-        assert config.custom_llm_provider == "azure_anthropic"
+        assert config.custom_llm_provider == "azure_ai"
 
     def test_validate_environment_with_dict_litellm_params(self):
         """Test validate_environment with dict litellm_params"""