diff --git a/litellm/llms/base_llm/responses/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/base_llm/responses/transformation.py
index 03d496c053..8bf7d68bc2 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/base_llm/responses/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/base_llm/responses/transformation.py
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ class BaseResponsesAPIConfig(ABC):
         self,
         model: str,
         raw_response: httpx.Response,
-        model_response: ResponsesAPIResponse,
         logging_obj: LiteLLMLoggingObj,
     ) -> ResponsesAPIResponse:
-        return model_response
+        pass
 
     def get_error_class(
         self, error_message: str, status_code: int, headers: Union[dict, httpx.Headers]
diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai/responses/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/openai/responses/transformation.py
index fa4fe0274d..0e480e0c3c 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai/responses/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai/responses/transformation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-from typing import Optional, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, Union
+
+import httpx
 
 import litellm
 from litellm.llms.base_llm.responses.transformation import BaseResponsesAPIConfig
@@ -7,9 +9,19 @@ from litellm.types.llms.openai import (
     ResponseInputParam,
     ResponsesAPIOptionalRequestParams,
     ResponsesAPIRequestParams,
+    ResponsesAPIResponse,
 )
 from litellm.types.router import GenericLiteLLMParams
 
+from ..common_utils import OpenAIError
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as _LiteLLMLoggingObj
+
+    LiteLLMLoggingObj = _LiteLLMLoggingObj
+else:
+    LiteLLMLoggingObj = Any
+
 
 class OpenAIResponsesAPIConfig(BaseResponsesAPIConfig):
     def get_supported_openai_params(self, model: str) -> list:
@@ -83,6 +95,20 @@ class OpenAIResponsesAPIConfig(BaseResponsesAPIConfig):
             model=model, input=input, **response_api_optional_request_params
         )
 
+    def transform_response_api_response(
+        self,
+        model: str,
+        raw_response: httpx.Response,
+        logging_obj: LiteLLMLoggingObj,
+    ) -> ResponsesAPIResponse:
+        try:
+            raw_response_json = raw_response.json()
+        except Exception:
+            raise OpenAIError(
+                message=raw_response.text, status_code=raw_response.status_code
+            )
+        return ResponsesAPIResponse(**raw_response_json)
+
     def validate_environment(
         self,
         headers: dict,