diff --git a/litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/messages/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/messages/transformation.py
index f94232fa45..3a2c09f218 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/messages/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/messages/transformation.py
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ class AnthropicMessagesConfig(BaseAnthropicMessagesConfig):
         """Translate legacy ``thinking.type=enabled`` to adaptive for 4.6/4.7.
         Caller-provided ``output_config.effort`` is never overridden.
         """
+        from litellm.llms.anthropic.chat.transformation import AnthropicConfig
+
         if not AnthropicModelInfo._is_adaptive_thinking_model(model):
             return
         thinking = optional_params.get("thinking")
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ class AnthropicMessagesConfig(BaseAnthropicMessagesConfig):
             return
 
         budget = int(thinking.get("budget_tokens") or 0)
-        if budget >= 24000:
+        if budget >= 24000 and AnthropicConfig._supports_effort_level(model, "xhigh"):
             effort = "xhigh"
         elif budget >= 10000:
             effort = "high"
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/messages/test_reasoning_effort_translation.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/messages/test_reasoning_effort_translation.py
index 54bf0c4ac0..09601a6581 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/messages/test_reasoning_effort_translation.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/messages/test_reasoning_effort_translation.py
@@ -243,3 +243,124 @@ def test_reasoning_effort_in_supported_params():
     assert "reasoning_effort" in config.get_supported_anthropic_messages_params(
         "claude-opus-4-7"
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "model",
+    [
+        "claude-sonnet-4-6",
+        "bedrock/invoke/us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6",
+        "vertex_ai/claude-sonnet-4-6",
+        "claude-opus-4-6",
+        "bedrock/invoke/us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6",
+        "vertex_ai/claude-opus-4-6",
+    ],
+)
+def test_legacy_thinking_high_budget_clamps_to_high_when_xhigh_unsupported(model):
+    """Claude Code sends ``thinking.budget_tokens=31999``; Sonnet 4.6 and Opus 4.6
+    have no ``xhigh`` tier, so the translator must emit ``high`` rather than the
+    provider-invalid ``xhigh`` (regression for issue #29282)."""
+    config = AnthropicMessagesConfig()
+    optional_params = {
+        "max_tokens": 1024,
+        "thinking": {"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": 31999},
+    }
+
+    result = config.transform_anthropic_messages_request(
+        model=model,
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
+        anthropic_messages_optional_request_params=optional_params,
+        litellm_params={},
+        headers={},
+    )
+
+    assert result.get("thinking") == {"type": "adaptive"}
+    assert result.get("output_config") == {"effort": "high"}
+
+
+def test_legacy_thinking_high_budget_keeps_xhigh_when_supported():
+    """Opus 4.7 advertises an ``xhigh`` tier, so the high-budget bucket keeps it."""
+    config = AnthropicMessagesConfig()
+    optional_params = {
+        "max_tokens": 1024,
+        "thinking": {"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": 31999},
+    }
+
+    result = config.transform_anthropic_messages_request(
+        model="claude-opus-4-7",
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
+        anthropic_messages_optional_request_params=optional_params,
+        litellm_params={},
+        headers={},
+    )
+
+    assert result.get("thinking") == {"type": "adaptive"}
+    assert result.get("output_config") == {"effort": "xhigh"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "budget_tokens,expected_effort",
+    [
+        (31999, "high"),
+        (24000, "high"),
+        (10000, "high"),
+        (9999, "medium"),
+        (5000, "medium"),
+        (4999, "low"),
+        (1024, "low"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_legacy_thinking_budget_buckets_on_sonnet_46(budget_tokens, expected_effort):
+    config = AnthropicMessagesConfig()
+    optional_params = {
+        "max_tokens": 1024,
+        "thinking": {"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": budget_tokens},
+    }
+
+    result = config.transform_anthropic_messages_request(
+        model="claude-sonnet-4-6",
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
+        anthropic_messages_optional_request_params=optional_params,
+        litellm_params={},
+        headers={},
+    )
+
+    assert result.get("output_config") == {"effort": expected_effort}
+
+
+def test_legacy_thinking_does_not_override_explicit_output_config():
+    config = AnthropicMessagesConfig()
+    optional_params = {
+        "max_tokens": 1024,
+        "thinking": {"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": 31999},
+        "output_config": {"effort": "low"},
+    }
+
+    result = config.transform_anthropic_messages_request(
+        model="claude-sonnet-4-6",
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
+        anthropic_messages_optional_request_params=optional_params,
+        litellm_params={},
+        headers={},
+    )
+
+    assert result.get("output_config") == {"effort": "low"}
+
+
+def test_legacy_thinking_left_untouched_on_non_adaptive_model():
+    config = AnthropicMessagesConfig()
+    optional_params = {
+        "max_tokens": 1024,
+        "thinking": {"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": 31999},
+    }
+
+    result = config.transform_anthropic_messages_request(
+        model="claude-opus-4-5",
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
+        anthropic_messages_optional_request_params=optional_params,
+        litellm_params={},
+        headers={},
+    )
+
+    assert result.get("thinking") == {"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": 31999}
+    assert "output_config" not in result