diff --git a/requirements-dev.lock b/requirements-dev.lock
index 839ba5d..bebf15e 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.lock
+++ b/requirements-dev.lock
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ mypy-extensions==1.0.0
 nodeenv==1.8.0
     # via pyright
 nox==2023.4.22
-packaging==23.2
+packaging==25.0
     # via nox
     # via pytest
+    # via replicate
 platformdirs==3.11.0
     # via virtualenv
 pluggy==1.5.0
diff --git a/requirements.lock b/requirements.lock
index 9c126e0..9a52dad 100644
--- a/requirements.lock
+++ b/requirements.lock
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ idna==3.4
 multidict==6.4.4
     # via aiohttp
     # via yarl
+packaging==25.0
+    # via replicate
 propcache==0.3.1
     # via aiohttp
     # via yarl
diff --git a/src/replicate/exceptions.py b/src/replicate/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c77c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/replicate/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+"""
+Legacy compatibility module for exception imports.
+
+This module provides backward compatibility for users importing exceptions
+from `replicate.exceptions` instead of directly from `replicate`.
+
+All exceptions are also available directly from the `replicate` module.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+# Import all exceptions from the internal module
+from ._exceptions import (
+    APIError,
+    ModelError,
+    ConflictError,
+    NotFoundError,
+    APIStatusError,
+    RateLimitError,
+    ReplicateError,
+    APITimeoutError,
+    BadRequestError,
+    APIConnectionError,
+    AuthenticationError,
+    InternalServerError,
+    PermissionDeniedError,
+    UnprocessableEntityError,
+    APIResponseValidationError,
+)
+
+__all__ = [
+    "APIConnectionError",
+    "APIError",
+    "APIResponseValidationError",
+    "APIStatusError",
+    "APITimeoutError",
+    "AuthenticationError",
+    "BadRequestError",
+    "ConflictError",
+    "InternalServerError",
+    "ModelError",
+    "NotFoundError",
+    "PermissionDeniedError",
+    "RateLimitError",
+    "ReplicateError",
+    "UnprocessableEntityError",
+]
diff --git a/tests/test_legacy_exceptions.py b/tests/test_legacy_exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e07ee72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_legacy_exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+"""Tests for legacy exception import compatibility."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
+def test_legacy_exception_imports():
+    """Test that exceptions can be imported from replicate.exceptions."""
+    # Test importing individual exceptions from replicate.exceptions
+    # All imports are intentionally kept to test that they can be imported
+    # Test that imported exceptions are the same as the ones from replicate
+    import replicate
+    from replicate.exceptions import (
+        APIError,
+        ModelError,
+        ConflictError,  # noqa: F401 # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedImport]
+        NotFoundError,
+        APIStatusError,  # noqa: F401 # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedImport]
+        RateLimitError,
+        ReplicateError,
+        APITimeoutError,
+        BadRequestError,
+        APIConnectionError,
+        AuthenticationError,
+        InternalServerError,
+        PermissionDeniedError,  # noqa: F401 # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedImport]
+        UnprocessableEntityError,  # noqa: F401 # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedImport]
+        APIResponseValidationError,  # noqa: F401 # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedImport]
+    )
+
+    assert ModelError is replicate._exceptions.ModelError
+    assert APIError is replicate.APIError
+    assert ReplicateError is replicate.ReplicateError
+    assert BadRequestError is replicate.BadRequestError
+    assert AuthenticationError is replicate.AuthenticationError
+    assert NotFoundError is replicate.NotFoundError
+    assert RateLimitError is replicate.RateLimitError
+    assert InternalServerError is replicate.InternalServerError
+    assert APIConnectionError is replicate.APIConnectionError
+    assert APITimeoutError is replicate.APITimeoutError
+
+
+def test_readme_example_import():
+    """Test that the import pattern shown in README works correctly."""
+    # This is the exact import pattern shown in the README
+    import replicate
+    from replicate.exceptions import ModelError
+
+    # Verify ModelError is the correct class
+    assert ModelError is replicate._exceptions.ModelError
+
+
+def test_exception_module_all_exports():
+    """Test that replicate.exceptions.__all__ contains all expected exceptions."""
+    import replicate.exceptions
+
+    expected_exceptions = [
+        "APIConnectionError",
+        "APIError",
+        "APIResponseValidationError",
+        "APIStatusError",
+        "APITimeoutError",
+        "AuthenticationError",
+        "BadRequestError",
+        "ConflictError",
+        "InternalServerError",
+        "ModelError",
+        "NotFoundError",
+        "PermissionDeniedError",
+        "RateLimitError",
+        "ReplicateError",
+        "UnprocessableEntityError",
+    ]
+
+    assert set(replicate.exceptions.__all__) == set(expected_exceptions)
+
+    # Also verify they can all be accessed
+    for exc_name in expected_exceptions:
+        assert hasattr(replicate.exceptions, exc_name)
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