diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.tsx
index 8fa5ffd56a..1d8c980c5a 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.tsx
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ export const prepareModelAddRequest = async (formValues: Record<string, any>, ac
       litellmParamsObj["model"] = mapping.litellm_model;
 
       // Handle pricing conversion before processing other fields
-      if (formValues.input_cost_per_token) {
+      // Use explicit checks to allow 0 (zero cost models for budget bypass)
+      if (formValues.input_cost_per_token !== undefined && formValues.input_cost_per_token !== null && formValues.input_cost_per_token !== "") {
         formValues.input_cost_per_token = Number(formValues.input_cost_per_token) / 1000000;
       }
-      if (formValues.output_cost_per_token) {
+      if (formValues.output_cost_per_token !== undefined && formValues.output_cost_per_token !== null && formValues.output_cost_per_token !== "") {
         formValues.output_cost_per_token = Number(formValues.output_cost_per_token) / 1000000;
       }
       // Keep input_cost_per_second as is, no conversion needed
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ export const prepareModelAddRequest = async (formValues: Record<string, any>, ac
 
         // Handle the pricing fields
         else if (key === "input_cost_per_token" || key === "output_cost_per_token" || key === "input_cost_per_second") {
-          if (value) {
+          if (value !== undefined && value !== null && value !== "") {
             litellmParamsObj[key] = Number(value);
           }
           continue;