diff --git a/litellm/cost_calculator.py b/litellm/cost_calculator.py
index 7b8bfb0d9..5545b8428 100644
--- a/litellm/cost_calculator.py
+++ b/litellm/cost_calculator.py
@@ -735,9 +735,16 @@ def response_cost_calculator(
         )
         return None
     except Exception as e:
-        verbose_logger.warning(
-            "litellm.cost_calculator.py::response_cost_calculator - Returning None. Exception occurred - {}/n{}".format(
-                str(e), traceback.format_exc()
+        if litellm.suppress_debug_info:  # allow cli tools to suppress this information.
+            verbose_logger.debug(
+                "litellm.cost_calculator.py::response_cost_calculator - Returning None. Exception occurred - {}/n{}".format(
+                    str(e), traceback.format_exc()
+                )
+            )
+        else:
+            verbose_logger.warning(
+                "litellm.cost_calculator.py::response_cost_calculator - Returning None. Exception occurred - {}/n{}".format(
+                    str(e), traceback.format_exc()
+                )
             )
-        )
         return None