diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index 84b0a5833..11bd2e77c 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class LiteLLMBase(BaseModel):
             # if using pydantic v1
             return self.__fields_set__
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class LiteLLM_UpperboundKeyGenerateParams(LiteLLMBase):
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class ProxyChatCompletionRequest(LiteLLMBase):
     deployment_id: Optional[str] = None
     request_timeout: Optional[int] = None
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(extra="allow")  # allow params not defined here, these fall in litellm.completion(**kwargs)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow")  # allow params not defined here, these fall in litellm.completion(**kwargs)
 
 
 class ModelInfoDelete(LiteLLMBase):
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class ModelInfo(LiteLLMBase):
         ]
     ]
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=(), extra="allow")
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=(), extra="allow")
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class ModelParams(LiteLLMBase):
     litellm_params: dict
     model_info: ModelInfo
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class GenerateKeyRequest(GenerateRequestBase):
         {}
     )  # {"gpt-4": 5.0, "gpt-3.5-turbo": 5.0}, defaults to {}
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class GenerateKeyResponse(GenerateKeyRequest):
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class LiteLLM_ModelTable(LiteLLMBase):
     created_by: str
     updated_by: str
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class NewUserRequest(GenerateKeyRequest):
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class TeamBase(LiteLLMBase):
 class NewTeamRequest(TeamBase):
     model_aliases: Optional[dict] = None
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class GlobalEndUsersSpend(LiteLLMBase):
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ class LiteLLM_TeamTable(TeamBase):
     budget_reset_at: Optional[datetime] = None
     model_id: Optional[int] = None
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ class LiteLLM_BudgetTable(LiteLLMBase):
     model_max_budget: Optional[dict] = None
     budget_duration: Optional[str] = None
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class NewOrganizationRequest(LiteLLM_BudgetTable):
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ class KeyManagementSettings(LiteLLMBase):
 class TeamDefaultSettings(LiteLLMBase):
     team_id: str
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(extra="allow")  # allow params not defined here, these fall in litellm.completion(**kwargs)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow")  # allow params not defined here, these fall in litellm.completion(**kwargs)
 
 
 class DynamoDBArgs(LiteLLMBase):
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ class ConfigYAML(LiteLLMBase):
         description="litellm router object settings. See router.py __init__ for all, example router.num_retries=5, router.timeout=5, router.max_retries=5, router.retry_after=5",
     )
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class LiteLLM_VerificationToken(LiteLLMBase):
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ class LiteLLM_VerificationToken(LiteLLMBase):
     user_id_rate_limits: Optional[dict] = None
     team_id_rate_limits: Optional[dict] = None
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class LiteLLM_VerificationTokenView(LiteLLM_VerificationToken):
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ class LiteLLM_UserTable(LiteLLMBase):
             values.update({"models": []})
         return values
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class LiteLLM_EndUserTable(LiteLLMBase):
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ class LiteLLM_EndUserTable(LiteLLMBase):
             values.update({"spend": 0.0})
         return values
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class LiteLLM_SpendLogs(LiteLLMBase):
diff --git a/litellm/types/completion.py b/litellm/types/completion.py
index 36d6cf994..c8ddc7449 100644
--- a/litellm/types/completion.py
+++ b/litellm/types/completion.py
@@ -191,4 +191,4 @@ class CompletionRequest(BaseModel):
     api_key: Optional[str] = None
     model_list: Optional[List[str]] = None
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=(), extra="allow")
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=(), extra="allow")
diff --git a/litellm/types/embedding.py b/litellm/types/embedding.py
index c0af79b99..f8fdebc53 100644
--- a/litellm/types/embedding.py
+++ b/litellm/types/embedding.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ class EmbeddingRequest(BaseModel):
     litellm_logging_obj: Optional[dict] = None
     logger_fn: Optional[str] = None
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(extra="allow")
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow")
diff --git a/litellm/types/router.py b/litellm/types/router.py
index c9c74ac20..189988a61 100644
--- a/litellm/types/router.py
+++ b/litellm/types/router.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class ModelConfig(BaseModel):
     tpm: int
     rpm: int
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class RouterConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class RouterConfig(BaseModel):
         "latency-based-routing",
     ] = "simple-shuffle"
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class UpdateRouterConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class UpdateRouterConfig(BaseModel):
     fallbacks: Optional[List[dict]] = None
     context_window_fallbacks: Optional[List[dict]] = None
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class ModelInfo(BaseModel):
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ModelInfo(BaseModel):
             id = str(id)
         super().__init__(id=id, **params)
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(extra="allow")
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow")
 
     def __contains__(self, key):
         # Define custom behavior for the 'in' operator
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class GenericLiteLLMParams(BaseModel):
     input_cost_per_second: Optional[float] = None
     output_cost_per_second: Optional[float] = None
     
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(extra="allow", arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow", arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class LiteLLM_Params(GenericLiteLLMParams):
     """
 
     model: str
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(extra="allow", arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow", arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class updateDeployment(BaseModel):
     litellm_params: Optional[updateLiteLLMParams] = None
     model_info: Optional[ModelInfo] = None
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
 
 
 class LiteLLMParamsTypedDict(TypedDict, total=False):
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class Deployment(BaseModel):
     litellm_params: LiteLLM_Params
     model_info: ModelInfo
     
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(extra="allow", protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow", protected_namespaces=())
 
     def __init__(
         self,
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index cac3ac865..53a2d31ce 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class HiddenParams(OpenAIObject):
     model_id: Optional[str] = None  # used in Router for individual deployments
     api_base: Optional[str] = None  # returns api base used for making completion call
 
-    model_config: ConfigDict = ConfigDict(extra="allow", protected_namespaces=())
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow", protected_namespaces=())
 
     def get(self, key, default=None):
         # Custom .get() method to access attributes with a default value if the attribute doesn't exist