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diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index 765c6ff83..06d938ac8 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def completion(
             completion_call_id=id
         )
         logging.update_environment_variables(model=model, user=user, optional_params=optional_params, litellm_params=litellm_params)
-        get_llm_provider(model=model, custom_llm_provider=custom_llm_provider)
+        model, custom_llm_provider = get_llm_provider(model=model, custom_llm_provider=custom_llm_provider)
         if custom_llm_provider == "azure":
             # azure configs
             api_type = get_secret("AZURE_API_TYPE") or "azure"
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py b/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py
index 6b1b2b9a1..eff0ddcb3 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py
@@ -24,6 +24,170 @@ def logger_fn(model_call_object: dict):
 user_message = "Hello, how are you?"
 messages = [{"content": user_message, "role": "user"}]
 
+
+first_openai_chunk_example = {
+    "id": "chatcmpl-7zSKLBVXnX9dwgRuDYVqVVDsgh2yp",
+    "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
+    "created": 1694881253,
+    "model": "gpt-4-0613",
+    "choices": [
+        {
+            "index": 0,
+            "delta": {
+                "role": "assistant",
+                "content": ""
+            },
+            "finish_reason": None # it's null
+        }
+    ]
+}
+
+def validate_first_format(chunk):
+    # write a test to make sure chunk follows the same format as first_openai_chunk_example
+    assert isinstance(chunk, dict), "Chunk should be a dictionary."
+    assert "id" in chunk, "Chunk should have an 'id'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['id'], str), "'id' should be a string."
+    
+    assert "object" in chunk, "Chunk should have an 'object'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['object'], str), "'object' should be a string."
+
+    assert "created" in chunk, "Chunk should have a 'created'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['created'], int), "'created' should be an integer."
+
+    assert "model" in chunk, "Chunk should have a 'model'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['model'], str), "'model' should be a string."
+
+    assert "choices" in chunk, "Chunk should have 'choices'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['choices'], list), "'choices' should be a list."
+
+    for choice in chunk['choices']:
+        assert isinstance(choice, dict), "Each choice should be a dictionary."
+
+        assert "index" in choice, "Each choice should have 'index'."
+        assert isinstance(choice['index'], int), "'index' should be an integer."
+
+        assert "delta" in choice, "Each choice should have 'delta'." 
+        assert isinstance(choice['delta'], dict), "'delta' should be a dictionary."
+
+        assert "role" in choice['delta'], "'delta' should have a 'role'."
+        assert isinstance(choice['delta']['role'], str), "'role' should be a string."
+
+        assert "content" in choice['delta'], "'delta' should have 'content'."
+        assert isinstance(choice['delta']['content'], str), "'content' should be a string."
+
+        assert "finish_reason" in choice, "Each choice should have 'finish_reason'."
+        assert (choice['finish_reason'] is None) or isinstance(choice['finish_reason'], str), "'finish_reason' should be None or a string."
+
+second_openai_chunk_example = {
+    "id": "chatcmpl-7zSKLBVXnX9dwgRuDYVqVVDsgh2yp",
+    "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
+    "created": 1694881253,
+    "model": "gpt-4-0613",
+    "choices": [
+        {
+            "index": 0,
+            "delta": {
+                "content": "Hello"
+            },
+            "finish_reason": None # it's null
+        }
+    ]
+}
+
+def validate_second_format(chunk):
+    assert isinstance(chunk, dict), "Chunk should be a dictionary."
+    assert "id" in chunk, "Chunk should have an 'id'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['id'], str), "'id' should be a string."
+    
+    assert "object" in chunk, "Chunk should have an 'object'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['object'], str), "'object' should be a string."
+
+    assert "created" in chunk, "Chunk should have a 'created'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['created'], int), "'created' should be an integer."
+
+    assert "model" in chunk, "Chunk should have a 'model'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['model'], str), "'model' should be a string."
+
+    assert "choices" in chunk, "Chunk should have 'choices'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['choices'], list), "'choices' should be a list."
+
+    for choice in chunk['choices']:
+        assert isinstance(choice, dict), "Each choice should be a dictionary."
+
+        assert "index" in choice, "Each choice should have 'index'."
+        assert isinstance(choice['index'], int), "'index' should be an integer."
+
+        assert "delta" in choice, "Each choice should have 'delta'." 
+        assert isinstance(choice['delta'], dict), "'delta' should be a dictionary."
+
+        assert "content" in choice['delta'], "'delta' should have 'content'."
+        assert isinstance(choice['delta']['content'], str), "'content' should be a string."
+
+        assert "finish_reason" in choice, "Each choice should have 'finish_reason'."
+        assert (choice['finish_reason'] is None) or isinstance(choice['finish_reason'], str), "'finish_reason' should be None or a string."
+
+last_openai_chunk_example = {
+    "id": "chatcmpl-7zSKLBVXnX9dwgRuDYVqVVDsgh2yp",
+    "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
+    "created": 1694881253,
+    "model": "gpt-4-0613",
+    "choices": [
+        {
+            "index": 0,
+            "delta": {},
+            "finish_reason": "stop"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+
+def validate_last_format(chunk):
+    assert isinstance(chunk, dict), "Chunk should be a dictionary."
+    assert "id" in chunk, "Chunk should have an 'id'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['id'], str), "'id' should be a string."
+    
+    assert "object" in chunk, "Chunk should have an 'object'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['object'], str), "'object' should be a string."
+
+    assert "created" in chunk, "Chunk should have a 'created'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['created'], int), "'created' should be an integer."
+
+    assert "model" in chunk, "Chunk should have a 'model'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['model'], str), "'model' should be a string."
+
+    assert "choices" in chunk, "Chunk should have 'choices'."
+    assert isinstance(chunk['choices'], list), "'choices' should be a list."
+
+    for choice in chunk['choices']:
+        assert isinstance(choice, dict), "Each choice should be a dictionary."
+
+        assert "index" in choice, "Each choice should have 'index'."
+        assert isinstance(choice['index'], int), "'index' should be an integer."
+
+        assert "delta" in choice, "Each choice should have 'delta'." 
+        assert isinstance(choice['delta'], dict), "'delta' should be a dictionary."
+
+        assert "finish_reason" in choice, "Each choice should have 'finish_reason'."
+        assert isinstance(choice['finish_reason'], str), "'finish_reason' should be a string."
+
+def streaming_format_tests(idx, chunk):
+    extracted_chunk = "" 
+    finished = False
+    if idx == 0: # ensure role assistant is set 
+        validate_first_format(chunk=chunk)
+        role = chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["role"]
+        assert role == "assistant"
+    elif idx == 1: # second chunk 
+        validate_second_format(chunk=chunk)
+    if idx != 0: # ensure no role
+        if "role" in chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]:
+            raise Exception("role should not exist after first chunk")
+    if chunk["choices"][0]["finish_reason"]: # ensure finish reason is only in last chunk
+        validate_last_format(chunk=chunk)
+        finished = True
+    if "content" in chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]:
+        extracted_chunk = chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["content"]
+    return extracted_chunk, finished
+
 def test_completion_cohere_stream():
     try:
         messages = [
@@ -38,36 +202,18 @@ def test_completion_cohere_stream():
         )
         complete_response = ""
         # Add any assertions here to check the response
-        for chunk in response:
-            print(f"chunk: {chunk}")
-            complete_response += chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["content"]
-        if complete_response == "": 
+        for idx, chunk in enumerate(response):
+            chunk, finished = streaming_format_tests(idx, chunk)
+            if finished:
+                break
+            complete_response += chunk
+        if complete_response.strip() == "": 
             raise Exception("Empty response received")
         print(f"completion_response: {complete_response}")
-    except KeyError as e:
-        pass
     except Exception as e:
         pytest.fail(f"Error occurred: {e}")
         
-# test on baseten completion call
-# try:
-#     response = completion(
-#         model="baseten/RqgAEn0", messages=messages, logger_fn=logger_fn
-#     )
-#     print(f"response: {response}")
-#     complete_response = ""
-#     start_time = time.time()
-#     for chunk in response:
-#         chunk_time = time.time()
-#         print(f"time since initial request: {chunk_time - start_time:.5f}")
-#         print(chunk["choices"][0]["delta"])
-#         complete_response += chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["content"]
-#     if complete_response == "": 
-#         raise Exception("Empty response received")
-#     print(f"complete response: {complete_response}")
-# except:
-#     print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
-#     pass
+# test_completion_cohere_stream()
 
 # test on openai completion call
 def test_openai_text_completion_call():
@@ -77,16 +223,17 @@ def test_openai_text_completion_call():
         )
         complete_response = ""
         start_time = time.time()
-        for chunk in response:
-            chunk_time = time.time()
-            print(f"chunk: {chunk}")
-            if "content" in chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]:
-                complete_response += chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["content"]
-        if complete_response == "": 
+        for idx, chunk in enumerate(response):
+            chunk, finished = streaming_format_tests(idx, chunk)
+            if finished:
+                break
+            complete_response += chunk
+        if complete_response.strip() == "": 
             raise Exception("Empty response received")
     except:
-        print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
-        pass
+        pytest.fail(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
+
+test_openai_text_completion_call()
 
 # # test on ai21 completion call
 def ai21_completion_call():
@@ -97,18 +244,18 @@ def ai21_completion_call():
         print(f"response: {response}")
         complete_response = ""
         start_time = time.time()
-        for chunk in response:
-            chunk_time = time.time()
-            print(f"time since initial request: {chunk_time - start_time:.5f}")
-            print(chunk)
-            if "content" in chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]:
-                complete_response += chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["content"]
-        if complete_response == "": 
+        for idx, chunk in enumerate(response):
+            chunk, finished = streaming_format_tests(idx, chunk)
+            if finished:
+                break
+            complete_response += chunk
+        if complete_response.strip() == "": 
             raise Exception("Empty response received")
+        print(f"completion_response: {complete_response}")
     except:
-        print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
-        pass
+        pytest.fail(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
 
+# ai21_completion_call()
 # test on openai completion call
 def test_openai_chat_completion_call():
     try:
@@ -117,107 +264,20 @@ def test_openai_chat_completion_call():
         )
         complete_response = ""
         start_time = time.time()
-        for chunk in response:
-            print(chunk)
-            if chunk["choices"][0]["finish_reason"]:
+        for idx, chunk in enumerate(response):
+            chunk, finished = streaming_format_tests(idx, chunk)
+            if finished:
                 break
-            # if chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["role"] != "assistant":
-            #     raise Exception("invalid role")
-            if "content" in chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]:
-                complete_response += chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["content"]
+            complete_response += chunk
             # print(f'complete_chunk: {complete_response}')
         if complete_response.strip() == "": 
             raise Exception("Empty response received")
+        print(f"complete response: {complete_response}")
     except:
         print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
         pass
 
-test_openai_chat_completion_call()
-async def completion_call():
-    try:
-        response = completion(
-            model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages=messages, stream=True, logger_fn=logger_fn
-        )
-        print(f"response: {response}")
-        complete_response = ""
-        start_time = time.time()
-        # Change for loop to async for loop
-        async for chunk in response:
-            chunk_time = time.time()
-            print(f"time since initial request: {chunk_time - start_time:.5f}")
-            print(chunk["choices"][0]["delta"])
-            if "content" in chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]:
-                complete_response += chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["content"]
-        if complete_response == "": 
-            raise Exception("Empty response received")
-    except:
-        print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
-        pass
-
-# asyncio.run(completion_call())
-
-# # test on azure completion call
-# try:
-#     response = completion(
-#         model="azure/chatgpt-test", messages=messages, stream=True, logger_fn=logger_fn
-#     )
-#     response = ""
-#     start_time = time.time()
-#     for chunk in response:
-#         chunk_time = time.time()
-#         print(f"time since initial request: {chunk_time - start_time:.2f}")
-#         print(chunk["choices"][0]["delta"])
-#         response += chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]
-#     if response == "":
-#         raise Exception("Empty response received")
-# except:
-#     print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
-#     pass
-
-
-# # test on huggingface completion call
-# try:
-#     start_time = time.time()
-#     response = completion(
-#         model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages=messages, stream=True, logger_fn=logger_fn
-#     )
-#     complete_response = ""
-#     for chunk in response:
-#         chunk_time = time.time()
-#         print(f"time since initial request: {chunk_time - start_time:.2f}")
-#         print(chunk["choices"][0]["delta"])
-#         complete_response += chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["content"] if len(chunk["choices"][0]["delta"].keys()) > 0 else ""
-#     if complete_response == "":
-#         raise Exception("Empty response received")
-# except:
-#     print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
-#     pass
-
-# test on together ai completion call - replit-code-3b
-def test_together_ai_completion_call_replit():
-    try:
-        start_time = time.time()
-        response = completion(
-            model="Replit-Code-3B", messages=messages, logger_fn=logger_fn, stream=True
-        )
-        complete_response = ""
-        print(f"returned response object: {response}")
-        for chunk in response:
-            chunk_time = time.time()
-            print(f"time since initial request: {chunk_time - start_time:.2f}")
-            print(chunk["choices"][0]["delta"])
-            complete_response += (
-                chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["content"]
-                if len(chunk["choices"][0]["delta"].keys()) > 0
-                else ""
-            )
-        if complete_response == "":
-            raise Exception("Empty response received")
-    except KeyError as e:
-        pass
-    except:
-        print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
-        pass
+# test_openai_chat_completion_call()
 
 # # test on together ai completion call - starcoder
 def test_together_ai_completion_call_starcoder():
@@ -231,23 +291,18 @@ def test_together_ai_completion_call_starcoder():
         )
         complete_response = ""
         print(f"returned response object: {response}")
-        for chunk in response:
-            chunk_time = time.time()
-            complete_response += (
-                chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["content"]
-                if len(chunk["choices"][0]["delta"].keys()) > 0
-                else ""
-            )
-            if len(complete_response) > 0:
-                print(complete_response)
+        for idx, chunk in enumerate(response):
+            chunk, finished = streaming_format_tests(idx, chunk)
+            if finished:
+                break
+            complete_response += chunk
         if complete_response == "":
             raise Exception("Empty response received")
-    except KeyError as e:
-        pass
+        print(f"complete response: {complete_response}")
     except:
         print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
         pass
-
+# test_together_ai_completion_call_starcoder()
 # test on aleph alpha completion call - commented out as it's expensive to run this on circle ci for every build
 # def test_aleph_alpha_call():
 #     try:
@@ -286,13 +341,43 @@ async def ai21_async_completion_call():
         complete_response = ""
         start_time = time.time()
         # Change for loop to async for loop
+        idx = 0
         async for chunk in response:
-            chunk_time = time.time()
-            print(f"time since initial request: {chunk_time - start_time:.5f}")
-            print(chunk["choices"][0]["delta"])
-            complete_response += chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]["content"]
-        if complete_response == "": 
+            chunk, finished = streaming_format_tests(idx, chunk)
+            if finished:
+                break
+            complete_response += chunk
+            idx += 1
+        if complete_response.strip() == "": 
             raise Exception("Empty response received")
+        print(f"complete response: {complete_response}")
     except:
         print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
-        pass
\ No newline at end of file
+        pass
+
+# asyncio.run(ai21_async_completion_call())
+
+async def completion_call():
+    try:
+        response = completion(
+            model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages=messages, stream=True, logger_fn=logger_fn
+        )
+        print(f"response: {response}")
+        complete_response = ""
+        start_time = time.time()
+        # Change for loop to async for loop
+        idx = 0
+        async for chunk in response:
+            chunk, finished = streaming_format_tests(idx, chunk)
+            if finished:
+                break
+            complete_response += chunk
+            idx += 1
+        if complete_response.strip() == "": 
+            raise Exception("Empty response received")
+        print(f"complete response: {complete_response}")
+    except:
+        print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
+        pass
+
+# asyncio.run(completion_call())
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index dcf41cbce..b52136035 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ last_fetched_at_keys = None
 #  'usage': {'prompt_tokens': 18, 'completion_tokens': 23, 'total_tokens': 41}
 # }
 
+def _generate_id(): # private helper function
+    return 'chatcmpl-' + str(uuid.uuid4())
 
 class Message(OpenAIObject):
     def __init__(self, content="default", role="assistant", logprobs=None, **params):
@@ -89,9 +91,9 @@ class Message(OpenAIObject):
         self.logprobs = logprobs
 
 class Delta(OpenAIObject):
-    def __init__(self, content="<special_litellm_token>", logprobs=None, role=None, **params):
+    def __init__(self, content=None, logprobs=None, role=None, **params):
         super(Delta, self).__init__(**params)
-        if content != "<special_litellm_token>":
+        if content is not None:
             self.content = content
         if role:
             self.role = role
@@ -105,20 +107,35 @@ class Choices(OpenAIObject):
         self.message = message
 
 class StreamingChoices(OpenAIObject):
-    def __init__(self, finish_reason=None, index=0, delta=Delta(), **params):
+    def __init__(self, finish_reason=None, index=0, delta: Optional[Delta]=None, **params):
         super(StreamingChoices, self).__init__(**params)
         self.finish_reason = finish_reason
         self.index = index
-        self.delta = delta
+        if delta:
+            print(f"delta passed in: {delta}")
+            self.delta = delta
+        else:
+            self.delta = Delta()
 
 class ModelResponse(OpenAIObject):
-    def __init__(self, choices=None, created=None, model=None, usage=None, stream=False, **params):
-        super(ModelResponse, self).__init__(**params)
+    def __init__(self, id=None, choices=None, created=None, model=None, usage=None, stream=False, **params):
         if stream:
-            self.choices = self.choices = choices if choices else [StreamingChoices()]
+            self.object = "chat.completion.chunk"
+            self.choices = [StreamingChoices()]
         else:
+            if model in litellm.open_ai_embedding_models:
+                self.object = "embedding"
+            else:
+                self.object = "chat.completion"
             self.choices = self.choices = choices if choices else [Choices()]
-        self.created = created
+        if id is None:
+            self.id = _generate_id()
+        else:
+            self.id = id
+        if created is None:
+            self.created = int(time.time())
+        else:
+            self.created = created
         self.model = model
         self.usage = (
             usage
@@ -129,6 +146,7 @@ class ModelResponse(OpenAIObject):
                 "total_tokens": None,
             }
         )
+        super(ModelResponse, self).__init__(**params)
 
     def to_dict_recursive(self):
         d = super().to_dict_recursive()
@@ -1041,8 +1059,10 @@ def get_llm_provider(model: str, custom_llm_provider: Optional[str] = None):
 
         # check if model in known model provider list 
         ## openai - chatcompletion + text completion
-        if model in litellm.open_ai_chat_completion_models or model in litellm.open_ai_text_completion_models:
+        if model in litellm.open_ai_chat_completion_models:
             custom_llm_provider = "openai"
+        elif model in litellm.open_ai_text_completion_models:
+            custom_llm_provider = "text-completion-openai"
         ## anthropic 
         elif model in litellm.anthropic_models:
             custom_llm_provider = "anthropic"
@@ -2359,6 +2379,7 @@ class CustomStreamWrapper:
         self.custom_llm_provider = custom_llm_provider
         self.logging_obj = logging_obj
         self.completion_stream = completion_stream
+        self.sent_first_chunk = False
         if self.logging_obj:
                 # Log the type of the received item
                 self.logging_obj.post_call(str(type(completion_stream)))
@@ -2413,7 +2434,6 @@ class CustomStreamWrapper:
         chunk = chunk.decode("utf-8")
         data_json = json.loads(chunk)
         try:
-            print(f"data json: {data_json}")
             return data_json["generated_text"]
         except:
             raise ValueError(f"Unable to parse response. Original response: {chunk}")
@@ -2430,7 +2450,6 @@ class CustomStreamWrapper:
         chunk = chunk.decode("utf-8")
         data_json = json.loads(chunk)
         try:
-            print(f"data json: {data_json}")
             return data_json["text"]
         except:
             raise ValueError(f"Unable to parse response. Original response: {chunk}")
@@ -2485,8 +2504,12 @@ class CustomStreamWrapper:
         return ""
 
     def __next__(self):
+        model_response = ModelResponse(stream=True, model=self.model)
         try:
             # return this for all models
+            if self.sent_first_chunk == False:
+                model_response.choices[0].delta.role = "assistant"
+                self.sent_first_chunk = True
             completion_obj = {"content": ""} # default to role being assistant
             if self.model in litellm.anthropic_models:
                 chunk = next(self.completion_stream)
@@ -2544,7 +2567,7 @@ class CustomStreamWrapper:
             model_response.choices[0].delta = completion_obj
             model_response.model = self.model
 
-            if model_response.choices[0].delta['content'] == "<special_litellm_token>":
+            if model_response.choices[0].delta.content == "<special_litellm_token>":
                 model_response.choices[0].delta = {
                     "content": completion_obj["content"],
                 }
@@ -2552,8 +2575,6 @@ class CustomStreamWrapper:
         except StopIteration:
             raise StopIteration
         except Exception as e:
-            print(e)
-            model_response = ModelResponse(stream=True)
             model_response.choices[0].finish_reason = "stop"
             return model_response
     
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fb0e5ae29..768235679 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "litellm"
-version = "0.1.675"
+version = "0.1.676"
 description = "Library to easily interface with LLM API providers"
 authors = ["BerriAI"]
 license = "MIT License"