diff --git a/keras/src/ops/operation_utils.py b/keras/src/ops/operation_utils.py
index b1ac2621de0a..ccbb151a62ed 100644
--- a/keras/src/ops/operation_utils.py
+++ b/keras/src/ops/operation_utils.py
@@ -337,16 +337,18 @@ def compute_transpose_output_shape(input_shape, axes):
     Returns:
         Tuple of ints: The output shape after the `transpose` operation.
     """
-    input_shape = list(input_shape)
+    # Convert input_shape to a tuple just once, for indexing and to avoid unnecessary copy
+    shape = tuple(input_shape)
     if axes is None:
-        return tuple(input_shape[::-1])
+        return shape[::-1]
 
-    if len(axes) != len(input_shape):
+    if len(axes) != len(shape):
         raise ValueError(
             "axis must be a list of the same length as the input shape, "
-            f"expected {len(input_shape)}, but received {len(axes)}."
+            f"expected {len(shape)}, but received {len(axes)}."
         )
-    return tuple(input_shape[ax] for ax in axes)
+    # Use tuple comprehension for fast construction
+    return tuple(shape[ax] for ax in axes)
 
 
 def compute_take_along_axis_output_shape(input_shape, indices_shape, axis):