diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 4db5bff11b..9997b9a8ac 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -1026,7 +1026,6 @@ from .proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
 from .router import Router
 from .assistants.main import *
 from .batches.main import *
-from .anthropic import *
 from .batch_completion.main import *  # type: ignore
 from .rerank_api.main import *
 from .llms.anthropic.experimental_pass_through.messages.handler import *
@@ -1039,6 +1038,7 @@ from .cost_calculator import response_cost_calculator, cost_per_token
 
 ### ADAPTERS ###
 from .types.adapter import AdapterItem
+import litellm.anthropic_interface as anthropic
 
 adapters: List[AdapterItem] = []
 
diff --git a/litellm/anthropic/__init__.py b/litellm/anthropic_interface/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from litellm/anthropic/__init__.py
rename to litellm/anthropic_interface/__init__.py
diff --git a/litellm/anthropic/messages/__init__.py b/litellm/anthropic_interface/messages/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from litellm/anthropic/messages/__init__.py
rename to litellm/anthropic_interface/messages/__init__.py
diff --git a/litellm/anthropic_interface/readme.md b/litellm/anthropic_interface/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69099dd634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/anthropic_interface/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+## Use LLM API endpoints in Anthropic Interface
+
+Note: This is called `anthropic_interface` because `anthropic` is a known python package and was failing mypy type checking.
+
+### Usage
+
+```python
+import litellm.anthropic_interface as anthropic
+```
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