diff --git a/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py b/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py
index 015278c557..f55a479efd 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py
@@ -671,11 +671,19 @@ class SlackAlerting(CustomLogger):
                 )
                 await _cache.async_set_cache(key=message, value="SENT", ttl=2419200)
             return
-
         return
 
-    async def model_added_alert(self, model_name: str, litellm_model_name: str):
-        model_info = litellm.model_cost.get(litellm_model_name, {})
+    async def model_added_alert(
+        self, model_name: str, litellm_model_name: str, passed_model_info: Any
+    ):
+        base_model_from_user = getattr(passed_model_info, "base_model", None)
+        model_info = {}
+        base_model = ""
+        if base_model_from_user is not None:
+            model_info = litellm.model_cost.get(base_model_from_user, {})
+            base_model = f"Base Model: `{base_model_from_user}`\n"
+        else:
+            model_info = litellm.model_cost.get(litellm_model_name, {})
         model_info_str = ""
         for k, v in model_info.items():
             if k == "input_cost_per_token" or k == "output_cost_per_token":
@@ -687,6 +695,7 @@ class SlackAlerting(CustomLogger):
         message = f"""
 *🚅 New Model Added*
 Model Name: `{model_name}`
+{base_model}
 
 Usage OpenAI Python SDK:
 ```
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 763a53daf3..f4ff58dcf0 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -8088,6 +8088,7 @@ async def add_new_model(
                     await proxy_logging_obj.slack_alerting_instance.model_added_alert(
                         model_name=model_params.model_name,
                         litellm_model_name=_orignal_litellm_model_name,
+                        passed_model_info=model_params.model_info,
                     )
             except:
                 pass
diff --git a/litellm/types/router.py b/litellm/types/router.py
index 68ee387fea..a61e551a70 100644
--- a/litellm/types/router.py
+++ b/litellm/types/router.py
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class ModelInfo(BaseModel):
     db_model: bool = (
         False  # used for proxy - to separate models which are stored in the db vs. config.
     )
+    base_model: Optional[str] = (
+        None  # specify if the base model is azure/gpt-3.5-turbo etc for accurate cost tracking
+    )
 
     def __init__(self, id: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None, **params):
         if id is None: