diff --git a/src/smolagents/sleep_per_last_token_model.py b/src/smolagents/sleep_per_last_token_model.py
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+import time
+from typing import List, Optional, Dict
+
+from .tools import Tool
+from .models import ChatMessage, LiteLLMModel
+
+
+class SleepPerLastTokenModelLiteLLM(LiteLLMModel):
+    def __init__(self, sleep_factor: float = 0.01, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.sleep_factor = sleep_factor
+
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        messages: List[Dict[str, str]],
+        stop_sequences: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        grammar: Optional[str] = None,
+        tools_to_call_from: Optional[List[Tool]] = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> ChatMessage:
+        if self.last_input_token_count is not None:
+            sleep_time = (
+                self.last_input_token_count + self.last_output_token_count
+            ) * self.sleep_factor
+            print(f"Sleeping for {sleep_time:.2f} seconds...")
+            time.sleep(sleep_time)
+
+        return super().__call__(
+            messages, stop_sequences, grammar, tools_to_call_from, **kwargs
+        )