diff --git a/tests/parametric/test_otel_span_methods.py b/tests/parametric/test_otel_span_methods.py
index 71fd786023a..5837fddff8a 100644
--- a/tests/parametric/test_otel_span_methods.py
+++ b/tests/parametric/test_otel_span_methods.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from utils.docker_fixtures.spec.trace import retrieve_span_links
 from utils.docker_fixtures.spec.trace import find_first_span_in_trace_payload
 from utils.docker_fixtures import TestAgentAPI
+from utils.dd_types import is_same_boolean
 from utils import features, context, scenarios
 from .conftest import APMLibrary
 
@@ -191,9 +192,14 @@ def test_otel_set_attributes_different_types_with_array_encoding(
         assert root_span["name"] == "producer"
         assert root_span["resource"] == "operation"
 
+        # v0.4 stores booleans as strings in meta. With v1.0, tracers can send typed booleans;
+        # dd-apm-test-agent converts them to numeric 1/0 while normalizing the payload.
+        # Since numeric values belong in metrics, accept boolean attributes from either map.
+        meta_or_metrics = {**root_span["meta"], **root_span["metrics"]}
+
         assert root_span["meta"]["str_val"] == "val"
         assert root_span["meta"]["str_val_empty"] == ""
-        assert root_span["meta"]["bool_val"] == "true"
+        assert is_same_boolean(actual=meta_or_metrics.get("bool_val"), expected="true")
         assert root_span["metrics"]["int_val"] == 1
         assert root_span["metrics"]["int_val_zero"] == 0
         assert root_span["metrics"]["double_val"] == 4.2
@@ -204,14 +210,14 @@ def test_otel_set_attributes_different_types_with_array_encoding(
         assert root_span["metrics"]["array_val_int.0"] == 10
         assert root_span["metrics"]["array_val_int.1"] == 20
 
-        assert root_span["meta"]["array_val_bool.0"] == "true"
-        assert root_span["meta"]["array_val_bool.1"] == "false"
+        assert is_same_boolean(actual=meta_or_metrics.get("array_val_bool.0"), expected="true")
+        assert is_same_boolean(actual=meta_or_metrics.get("array_val_bool.1"), expected="false")
 
         assert root_span["metrics"]["array_val_double.0"] == 10.1
         assert root_span["metrics"]["array_val_double.1"] == 20.2
 
         assert root_span["meta"]["d_str_val"] == "bye"
-        assert root_span["meta"]["d_bool_val"] == "false"
+        assert is_same_boolean(actual=meta_or_metrics.get("d_bool_val"), expected="false")
         assert root_span["metrics"]["d_int_val"] == 2
         assert root_span["metrics"]["d_double_val"] == 3.14
 
diff --git a/utils/dd_types/_utils.py b/utils/dd_types/_utils.py
index 0918ef3f4ee..ec12582df1d 100644
--- a/utils/dd_types/_utils.py
+++ b/utils/dd_types/_utils.py
@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@ def get_rid_from_span_data(span_type: str, meta: dict, metrics: dict) -> str | N
     return get_rid_from_user_agent(user_agent)
 
 
-# Protocol v1.0 may deserialize meta booleans as True/False; older formats use "true"/"false".
-def _normalize_for_compare(*, value: bool | str | None) -> str | None:
-    if value is True:
+# Protocol v1.0 may deserialize meta booleans as True/False; older formats use "true"/"false"; OTel can use 1/0.
+def _normalize_for_compare(*, value: bool | int | str | None) -> bool | int | str | None:
+    if value in (True, 1):
         return "true"
-    if value is False:
+    if value in (False, 0):
         return "false"
+    # compare by value as last resort
     return value
 
 
-def is_same_boolean(*, actual: bool | str | None, expected: bool | str | None) -> bool:
+def is_same_boolean(*, actual: bool | int | str | None, expected: bool | int | str | None) -> bool:
     return _normalize_for_compare(value=actual) == _normalize_for_compare(value=expected)