diff --git a/gptqmodel/utils/hf.py b/gptqmodel/utils/hf.py
index 49c57adb6..a24eac705 100644
--- a/gptqmodel/utils/hf.py
+++ b/gptqmodel/utils/hf.py
@@ -138,9 +138,14 @@ def _sync_local_remote_code_cache(model_id_or_path: Optional[str]) -> None:
 
 
 def get_hf_config_dtype(config: Any) -> Optional[torch.dtype]:
-    dtype = getattr(config, "dtype", None)
-    if dtype is None:
+    dtype = getattr(config, "dtype", _MISSING)
+    if dtype is _MISSING:
         dtype = getattr(config, "torch_dtype", None)
+    elif dtype is None:
+        # Transformers 5.14 exposes `torch_dtype` as a deprecated property that
+        # warns even when only read. Preserve genuinely stored legacy metadata
+        # without touching that alias on modern configs.
+        dtype = getattr(config, "__dict__", {}).get("torch_dtype")
 
     if dtype is None:
         return None
@@ -759,9 +764,28 @@ def inner(self, *args, **kwargs):
         cache_base_cls = getattr(cache_utils, "Cache", None) if cache_utils is not None else None
         if cache_base_cls is not None and not hasattr(cache_base_cls, "get_max_length") and hasattr(cache_base_cls, "get_max_cache_shape"):
             # Older remote decoders expect `get_max_length()`, while newer
-            # transformers renamed that API to `get_max_cache_shape()`.
+            # transformers renamed that API to `get_max_cache_shape()`. In
+            # transformers 5.14, the deprecated cache-level method delegates
+            # back to `get_max_length()`, so prefer the layer API to avoid a
+            # compatibility-alias recursion.
             def get_max_length(self, layer_idx: int = 0) -> Optional[int]:
-                max_length = self.get_max_cache_shape(layer_idx)
+                missing = object()
+                max_length = missing
+                layers = getattr(self, "layers", None)
+                if layers is not None:
+                    if 0 <= layer_idx < len(layers):
+                        layer = layers[layer_idx]
+                        layer_get_max_length = getattr(layer, "get_max_length", None)
+                        layer_get_max_cache_shape = getattr(layer, "get_max_cache_shape", None)
+                        if callable(layer_get_max_length):
+                            max_length = layer_get_max_length()
+                        elif callable(layer_get_max_cache_shape):
+                            max_length = layer_get_max_cache_shape()
+                    else:
+                        max_length = -1
+
+                if max_length is missing:
+                    max_length = self.get_max_cache_shape(layer_idx)
                 return None if max_length is None or max_length < 0 else max_length
 
             cache_base_cls.get_max_length = get_max_length
diff --git a/tests/test_hf_config_compat.py b/tests/test_hf_config_compat.py
index 604fc3b0f..a12bf34bd 100644
--- a/tests/test_hf_config_compat.py
+++ b/tests/test_hf_config_compat.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from gptqmodel.utils import internal_gguf
 from gptqmodel.utils.hf import (
     INTERNAL_HF_GGUF_FILE_KWARG,
+    get_hf_config_dtype,
     get_hf_gguf_load_kwargs,
     normalize_hf_config_compat,
     normalize_model_id_or_path_for_hf_gguf,
@@ -22,6 +23,23 @@
 )
 
 
+def test_get_hf_config_dtype_avoids_modern_deprecated_alias():
+    class ModernConfig:
+        dtype = None
+
+        @property
+        def torch_dtype(self):
+            raise AssertionError("deprecated torch_dtype alias should not be read")
+
+    assert get_hf_config_dtype(ModernConfig()) is None
+
+
+def test_get_hf_config_dtype_preserves_stored_legacy_value():
+    config = SimpleNamespace(dtype=None, torch_dtype="float16")
+
+    assert get_hf_config_dtype(config) is torch.float16
+
+
 def test_normalize_hf_config_compat_backfills_llama_rope_parameters():
     config = LlamaConfig(rope_parameters=None, rope_theta=12345.0)
 
@@ -238,6 +256,9 @@ def get_mask_sizes(self, query_length):
         def get_seq_length(self):
             return self._seq_length
 
+        def get_max_length(self):
+            return self._max_cache_shape
+
         def get_max_cache_shape(self):
             return self._max_cache_shape
 
@@ -245,6 +266,10 @@ class DummyCache(cache_utils.Cache):
         def __init__(self, seq_length, max_cache_shape):
             self.layers = [DummyLayer(seq_length, max_cache_shape)]
 
+    class EmptyCache(cache_utils.Cache):
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.layers = []
+
     normalize_hf_config_compat(SimpleNamespace(), trust_remote_code=True)
 
     limited_cache = DummyCache(seq_length=8, max_cache_shape=10)
@@ -254,6 +279,7 @@ def __init__(self, seq_length, max_cache_shape):
     assert limited_cache.get_usable_length(4) == 6
     assert dynamic_cache.get_max_length() is None
     assert dynamic_cache.get_usable_length(4) == 8
+    assert EmptyCache().get_max_length() is None
 
 
 def test_normalize_hf_config_compat_restores_legacy_dynamic_cache_converters(monkeypatch):