diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/events/llm_events.py b/src/crewai/utilities/events/llm_events.py
index 7df638e8b..82250c01d 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/events/llm_events.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/events/llm_events.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import logging
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union, Type
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, model_validator
 
 from crewai.utilities.events.base_events import BaseEvent
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class LLMCallType(Enum):
     """Type of LLM call being made"""
@@ -29,11 +32,40 @@ class LLMCallStartedEvent(BaseEvent):
 
     @model_validator(mode='before')
     @classmethod
-    def sanitize_tools(cls, values):
-        """Sanitize tools list to only include dict objects, filtering out non-dict objects like TokenCalcHandler"""
-        if isinstance(values, dict) and 'tools' in values and values['tools'] is not None:
-            if isinstance(values['tools'], list):
-                values['tools'] = [tool for tool in values['tools'] if isinstance(tool, dict)]
+    def sanitize_tools(cls: Type["LLMCallStartedEvent"], values: Any) -> Any:
+        """Sanitize tools list to only include dict objects, filtering out non-dict objects like TokenCalcHandler.
+        
+        Args:
+            values (dict): Input values dictionary containing tools and other event data.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: Sanitized values with filtered tools list containing only valid dict objects.
+        
+        Example:
+            >>> from crewai.utilities.token_counter_callback import TokenCalcHandler
+            >>> from crewai.agents.agent_builder.utilities.base_token_process import TokenProcess
+            >>> token_handler = TokenCalcHandler(TokenProcess())
+            >>> tools = [{"name": "tool1"}, token_handler, {"name": "tool2"}]
+            >>> sanitized = cls.sanitize_tools({"tools": tools})
+            >>> # Expected: {"tools": [{"name": "tool1"}, {"name": "tool2"}]}
+        """
+        try:
+            if isinstance(values, dict) and 'tools' in values and values['tools'] is not None:
+                if isinstance(values['tools'], list):
+                    sanitized_tools = []
+                    for tool in values['tools']:
+                        if isinstance(tool, dict):
+                            if all(isinstance(v, (str, int, float, bool, dict, list, type(None))) for v in tool.values()):
+                                sanitized_tools.append(tool)
+                            else:
+                                logger.warning(f"Tool dict contains invalid value types: {tool}")
+                        else:
+                            logger.debug(f"Filtering out non-dict tool object: {type(tool).__name__}")
+                    
+                    values['tools'] = sanitized_tools
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Error during tools sanitization: {e}")
+        
         return values
 
 
diff --git a/tests/utilities/events/test_llm_events_validation.py b/tests/utilities/events/test_llm_events_validation.py
index ee16606d2..abde2d718 100644
--- a/tests/utilities/events/test_llm_events_validation.py
+++ b/tests/utilities/events/test_llm_events_validation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
+import logging
 from crewai.utilities.events.llm_events import LLMCallStartedEvent
 from crewai.utilities.token_counter_callback import TokenCalcHandler
 from crewai.agents.agent_builder.utilities.base_token_process import TokenProcess
@@ -133,3 +134,70 @@ class TestLLMCallStartedEventValidation:
         
         assert event.tools == [{"name": "tool1"}]
         assert event.available_functions == available_funcs
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("tools_input,expected", [
+        ([{"name": "tool1"}, TokenCalcHandler(TokenProcess())], [{"name": "tool1"}]),
+        ([{"name": "tool1"}, "string_tool", {"name": "tool2"}], [{"name": "tool1"}, {"name": "tool2"}]),
+        ([TokenCalcHandler(TokenProcess()), 123, ["list_tool"]], []),
+        ([{"name": "tool1", "type": "function", "enabled": True}], [{"name": "tool1", "type": "function", "enabled": True}]),
+        ([], []),
+        (None, None),
+    ])
+    def test_tools_sanitization_parameterized(self, tools_input, expected):
+        """Parameterized test for various tools sanitization scenarios"""
+        event = LLMCallStartedEvent(
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "test message"}],
+            tools=tools_input,
+            callbacks=None
+        )
+        assert event.tools == expected
+
+    def test_tools_with_invalid_dict_values_filtered(self):
+        """Test that dicts with invalid value types are filtered out"""
+        class CustomObject:
+            pass
+        
+        invalid_tool = {"name": "tool1", "custom_obj": CustomObject()}
+        valid_tool = {"name": "tool2", "type": "function"}
+        
+        event = LLMCallStartedEvent(
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "test message"}],
+            tools=[valid_tool, invalid_tool],
+            callbacks=None
+        )
+        
+        assert event.tools == [valid_tool]
+
+    def test_sanitize_tools_performance_large_dataset(self):
+        """Test sanitization performance with large datasets"""
+        token_handler = TokenCalcHandler(TokenProcess())
+        
+        large_tools_list = []
+        for i in range(1000):
+            if i % 3 == 0:
+                large_tools_list.append({"name": f"tool_{i}", "type": "function"})
+            elif i % 3 == 1:
+                large_tools_list.append(token_handler)
+            else:
+                large_tools_list.append(f"string_tool_{i}")
+        
+        event = LLMCallStartedEvent(
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "test message"}],
+            tools=large_tools_list,
+            callbacks=None
+        )
+        
+        expected_count = len([i for i in range(1000) if i % 3 == 0])
+        assert len(event.tools) == expected_count
+        assert all(isinstance(tool, dict) for tool in event.tools)
+
+    def test_sanitization_error_handling(self, caplog):
+        """Test that sanitization errors are handled gracefully"""
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+            event = LLMCallStartedEvent(
+                messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "test message"}],
+                tools=[{"name": "tool1"}, TokenCalcHandler(TokenProcess())],
+                callbacks=None
+            )
+            
+            assert event.tools == [{"name": "tool1"}]