diff --git a/src/strands/models/litellm.py b/src/strands/models/litellm.py
index 82bbb1eaf..95eb23078 100644
--- a/src/strands/models/litellm.py
+++ b/src/strands/models/litellm.py
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ async def stream(
         async for event in response:
             _ = event
 
-        yield self.format_chunk({"chunk_type": "metadata", "data": event.usage})
+        if event.usage:
+            yield self.format_chunk({"chunk_type": "metadata", "data": event.usage})
 
         logger.debug("finished streaming response from model")
 
diff --git a/src/strands/models/openai.py b/src/strands/models/openai.py
index 6374590b9..9a2a87f6a 100644
--- a/src/strands/models/openai.py
+++ b/src/strands/models/openai.py
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ async def stream(
         async for event in response:
             _ = event
 
-        yield self.format_chunk({"chunk_type": "metadata", "data": event.usage})
+        if event.usage:
+            yield self.format_chunk({"chunk_type": "metadata", "data": event.usage})
 
         logger.debug("finished streaming response from model")
 
diff --git a/tests/strands/models/test_litellm.py b/tests/strands/models/test_litellm.py
index bddd44abb..44b6df63b 100644
--- a/tests/strands/models/test_litellm.py
+++ b/tests/strands/models/test_litellm.py
@@ -197,6 +197,42 @@ async def test_stream(litellm_acompletion, api_key, model_id, model, agenerator,
     litellm_acompletion.assert_called_once_with(**expected_request)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_stream_empty(litellm_acompletion, api_key, model_id, model, agenerator, alist):
+    mock_delta = unittest.mock.Mock(content=None, tool_calls=None, reasoning_content=None)
+
+    mock_event_1 = unittest.mock.Mock(choices=[unittest.mock.Mock(finish_reason=None, delta=mock_delta)])
+    mock_event_2 = unittest.mock.Mock(choices=[unittest.mock.Mock(finish_reason="stop", delta=mock_delta)])
+    mock_event_3 = unittest.mock.Mock()
+    mock_event_4 = unittest.mock.Mock(usage=None)
+
+    litellm_acompletion.side_effect = unittest.mock.AsyncMock(
+        return_value=agenerator([mock_event_1, mock_event_2, mock_event_3, mock_event_4])
+    )
+
+    messages = [{"role": "user", "content": []}]
+    response = model.stream(messages)
+
+    tru_events = await alist(response)
+    exp_events = [
+        {"messageStart": {"role": "assistant"}},
+        {"contentBlockStart": {"start": {}}},
+        {"contentBlockStop": {}},
+        {"messageStop": {"stopReason": "end_turn"}},
+    ]
+
+    assert len(tru_events) == len(exp_events)
+    expected_request = {
+        "api_key": api_key,
+        "model": model_id,
+        "messages": [],
+        "stream": True,
+        "stream_options": {"include_usage": True},
+        "tools": [],
+    }
+    litellm_acompletion.assert_called_once_with(**expected_request)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_structured_output(litellm_acompletion, model, test_output_model_cls, alist):
     messages = [{"role": "user", "content": [{"text": "Generate a person"}]}]
diff --git a/tests/strands/models/test_openai.py b/tests/strands/models/test_openai.py
index 0a095ab9d..a7c97701c 100644
--- a/tests/strands/models/test_openai.py
+++ b/tests/strands/models/test_openai.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ def test_format_chunk_unknown_type(model):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_stream(openai_client, model, agenerator, alist):
+async def test_stream(openai_client, model_id, model, agenerator, alist):
     mock_tool_call_1_part_1 = unittest.mock.Mock(index=0)
     mock_tool_call_2_part_1 = unittest.mock.Mock(index=1)
     mock_delta_1 = unittest.mock.Mock(
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ async def test_stream(openai_client, model, agenerator, alist):
     # Verify that format_request was called with the correct arguments
     expected_request = {
         "max_tokens": 1,
-        "model": "m1",
+        "model": model_id,
         "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": [{"text": "calculate 2+2", "type": "text"}]}],
         "stream": True,
         "stream_options": {"include_usage": True},
@@ -475,14 +475,13 @@ async def test_stream(openai_client, model, agenerator, alist):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_stream_empty(openai_client, model, agenerator, alist):
+async def test_stream_empty(openai_client, model_id, model, agenerator, alist):
     mock_delta = unittest.mock.Mock(content=None, tool_calls=None, reasoning_content=None)
-    mock_usage = unittest.mock.Mock(prompt_tokens=0, completion_tokens=0, total_tokens=0)
 
     mock_event_1 = unittest.mock.Mock(choices=[unittest.mock.Mock(finish_reason=None, delta=mock_delta)])
     mock_event_2 = unittest.mock.Mock(choices=[unittest.mock.Mock(finish_reason="stop", delta=mock_delta)])
     mock_event_3 = unittest.mock.Mock()
-    mock_event_4 = unittest.mock.Mock(usage=mock_usage)
+    mock_event_4 = unittest.mock.Mock(usage=None)
 
     openai_client.chat.completions.create = unittest.mock.AsyncMock(
         return_value=agenerator([mock_event_1, mock_event_2, mock_event_3, mock_event_4]),
@@ -497,13 +496,12 @@ async def test_stream_empty(openai_client, model, agenerator, alist):
         {"contentBlockStart": {"start": {}}},
         {"contentBlockStop": {}},
         {"messageStop": {"stopReason": "end_turn"}},
-        {"metadata": {"usage": {"inputTokens": 0, "outputTokens": 0, "totalTokens": 0}, "metrics": {"latencyMs": 0}}},
     ]
 
     assert len(tru_events) == len(exp_events)
     expected_request = {
         "max_tokens": 1,
-        "model": "m1",
+        "model": model_id,
         "messages": [],
         "stream": True,
         "stream_options": {"include_usage": True},