diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai.py b/litellm/llms/openai.py
index 2c7a7a4df1..fae8a448ad 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai.py
@@ -1881,8 +1881,15 @@ class OpenAIChatCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 model=model,  # type: ignore
                 prompt=prompt,  # type: ignore
             )
+        elif mode == "audio_speech":
+            # Get the current directory of the file being run
+            completion = await client.audio.speech.with_raw_response.create(
+                model=model,  # type: ignore
+                input=prompt,  # type: ignore
+                voice="alloy",
+            )
         else:
-            raise Exception("mode not set")
+            raise ValueError("mode not set, passed in mode: " + mode)
         response = {}
 
         if completion is None or not hasattr(completion, "headers"):
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
index 0e3f0826e2..bd8f5bfd0a 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ model_list:
     litellm_params:
       model: fireworks_ai/accounts/fireworks/models/llama-v3-70b-instruct
       api_key: "os.environ/FIREWORKS"
+  - model_name: tts
+    litellm_params:
+      model: openai/tts-1
+      api_key: "os.environ/OPENAI_API_KEY"
+    model_info:
+      mode: audio_speech
 general_settings: 
   master_key: sk-1234
   alerting: ["slack"]