diff --git a/litellm/llms/huggingface_restapi.py b/litellm/llms/huggingface_restapi.py
index 796cf6b00c..7783068afc 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/huggingface_restapi.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/huggingface_restapi.py
@@ -25,6 +25,52 @@ def validate_environment(api_key):
         headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {api_key}"
     return headers
 
+tgi_models_cache = None
+conv_models_cache = None
+def read_tgi_conv_models():
+    try:
+        global tgi_models_cache, conv_models_cache
+        # Check if the cache is already populated
+        # so we don't keep on reading txt file if there are 1k requests
+        if (tgi_models_cache is not None) and (conv_models_cache is not None):
+            return tgi_models_cache, conv_models_cache
+        # If not, read the file and populate the cache
+        tgi_models = set()
+        script_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+        # Construct the file path relative to the script's directory
+        file_path = os.path.join(script_directory, "huggingface_llms_metadata", "hf_text_generation_models.txt")
+
+        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+            for line in file:
+                tgi_models.add(line.strip())
+        
+        # Cache the set for future use
+        tgi_models_cache = tgi_models
+        
+        # If not, read the file and populate the cache
+        file_path = os.path.join(script_directory, "huggingface_llms_metadata", "hf_conversational_models.txt")
+        conv_models = set()
+        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+            for line in file:
+                conv_models.add(line.strip())
+        # Cache the set for future use
+        conv_models_cache = conv_models        
+        return tgi_models, conv_models
+    except:
+        return set(), set()
+
+
+def get_hf_task_for_model(model):
+    # read text file, cast it to set 
+    # read the file called "huggingface_llms_metadata/hf_text_generation_models.txt"
+    tgi_models, conversational_models = read_tgi_conv_models()
+    if model in tgi_models:
+        return "text-generation-inference"
+    elif model in conversational_models:
+        return "conversational"
+    else:
+        return None
+
 def completion(
     model: str,
     messages: list,
@@ -40,7 +86,8 @@ def completion(
     logger_fn=None,
 ):
     headers = validate_environment(api_key)
-    task = optional_params.pop("task")
+    task = get_hf_task_for_model(model)
+    print_verbose(f"{model}, {task}")
     completion_url = ""
     input_text = None
     if "https" in model:
@@ -59,6 +106,7 @@ def completion(
         inference_params = copy.deepcopy(optional_params)
         inference_params.pop("details")
         inference_params.pop("return_full_text")
+        inference_params.pop("task")
         past_user_inputs = []
         generated_responses = []
         text = ""
@@ -79,6 +127,7 @@ def completion(
         }
         input_text = "".join(message["content"] for message in messages)
     elif task == "text-generation-inference":
+        # always send "details" and "return_full_text" as params
         if model in custom_prompt_dict:
             # check if the model has a registered custom prompt
             model_prompt_details = custom_prompt_dict[model]
@@ -92,7 +141,6 @@ def completion(
             prompt = prompt_factory(model=model, messages=messages)
         if "https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models" in completion_url: 
             inference_params = copy.deepcopy(optional_params)
-            inference_params.pop("details")
             data = {
                 "inputs": prompt,
                 "parameters": inference_params,
@@ -105,7 +153,9 @@ def completion(
                 "stream": True if "stream" in optional_params and optional_params["stream"] == True else False,
             }
         input_text = prompt
-    elif task == "other" or task == None:
+    else:
+        # Non TGI and Conversational llms
+        # We need this branch, it removes 'details' and 'return_full_text' from params 
         if model in custom_prompt_dict:
             # check if the model has a registered custom prompt
             model_prompt_details = custom_prompt_dict[model]
@@ -120,6 +170,7 @@ def completion(
         inference_params = copy.deepcopy(optional_params)
         inference_params.pop("details")
         inference_params.pop("return_full_text")
+        inference_params.pop("task")
         data = {
             "inputs": prompt,
             "parameters": inference_params,