diff --git a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx
index 58eb58f4b..34bf0c09e 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 			};
 			const { contentParts, toolCallIndices } = contentPartsState;
 			let wasInterrupted = false;
+			let tokenUsageData: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
 
 			// Add placeholder assistant message
 			setMessages((prev) => [
@@ -821,6 +822,10 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 							break;
 						}
 
+						case "data-token-usage":
+							tokenUsageData = parsed.data;
+							break;
+
 						case "error":
 							throw new Error(parsed.errorText || "Server error");
 					}
@@ -828,6 +833,16 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 
 				batcher.flush();
 
+				if (tokenUsageData) {
+					setMessages((prev) =>
+						prev.map((m) =>
+							m.id === assistantMsgId
+								? { ...m, metadata: { ...m.metadata, custom: { ...(m.metadata?.custom as Record<string, unknown> ?? {}), usage: tokenUsageData } } }
+								: m
+						)
+					);
+				}
+
 				// Skip persistence for interrupted messages -- handleResume will persist the final version
 				const finalContent = buildContentForPersistence(contentPartsState, TOOLS_WITH_UI);
 				if (contentParts.length > 0 && !wasInterrupted) {
@@ -835,6 +850,7 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 						const savedMessage = await appendMessage(currentThreadId, {
 							role: "assistant",
 							content: finalContent,
+							token_usage: tokenUsageData ?? undefined,
 						});
 
 						// Update message ID from temporary to database ID so comments work immediately
@@ -965,6 +981,7 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 				toolCallIndices: new Map(),
 			};
 			const { contentParts, toolCallIndices } = contentPartsState;
+			let tokenUsageData: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
 
 			const existingMsg = messages.find((m) => m.id === assistantMsgId);
 			if (existingMsg && Array.isArray(existingMsg.content)) {
@@ -1149,6 +1166,10 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 							break;
 						}
 
+						case "data-token-usage":
+							tokenUsageData = parsed.data;
+							break;
+
 						case "error":
 							throw new Error(parsed.errorText || "Server error");
 					}
@@ -1156,12 +1177,23 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 
 				batcher.flush();
 
+				if (tokenUsageData) {
+					setMessages((prev) =>
+						prev.map((m) =>
+							m.id === assistantMsgId
+								? { ...m, metadata: { ...m.metadata, custom: { ...(m.metadata?.custom as Record<string, unknown> ?? {}), usage: tokenUsageData } } }
+								: m
+						)
+					);
+				}
+
 				const finalContent = buildContentForPersistence(contentPartsState, TOOLS_WITH_UI);
 				if (contentParts.length > 0) {
 					try {
 						const savedMessage = await appendMessage(resumeThreadId, {
 							role: "assistant",
 							content: finalContent,
+							token_usage: tokenUsageData ?? undefined,
 						});
 						const newMsgId = `msg-${savedMessage.id}`;
 						setMessages((prev) =>
@@ -1319,6 +1351,7 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 			};
 			const { contentParts, toolCallIndices } = contentPartsState;
 			const batcher = new FrameBatchedUpdater();
+			let tokenUsageData: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
 
 			// Add placeholder messages to UI
 			// Always add back the user message (with new query for edit, or original content for reload)
@@ -1428,6 +1461,10 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 							break;
 						}
 
+						case "data-token-usage":
+							tokenUsageData = parsed.data;
+							break;
+
 						case "error":
 							throw new Error(parsed.errorText || "Server error");
 					}
@@ -1435,6 +1472,16 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 
 				batcher.flush();
 
+				if (tokenUsageData) {
+					setMessages((prev) =>
+						prev.map((m) =>
+							m.id === assistantMsgId
+								? { ...m, metadata: { ...m.metadata, custom: { ...(m.metadata?.custom as Record<string, unknown> ?? {}), usage: tokenUsageData } } }
+								: m
+						)
+					);
+				}
+
 				// Persist messages after streaming completes
 				const finalContent = buildContentForPersistence(contentPartsState, TOOLS_WITH_UI);
 				if (contentParts.length > 0) {
@@ -1459,6 +1506,7 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 						const savedMessage = await appendMessage(threadId, {
 							role: "assistant",
 							content: finalContent,
+							token_usage: tokenUsageData ?? undefined,
 						});
 
 						// Update assistant message ID to database ID
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/assistant-message.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/assistant-message.tsx
index 764acabba..25a579947 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/assistant-message.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/assistant-message.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 	ExternalLink,
 	Globe,
 	MessageSquare,
+	MoreHorizontalIcon,
 	RefreshCwIcon,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import dynamic from "next/dynamic";
@@ -39,6 +40,14 @@ import {
 	DrawerHeader,
 	DrawerTitle,
 } from "@/components/ui/drawer";
+import {
+	DropdownMenu,
+	DropdownMenuContent,
+	DropdownMenuItem,
+	DropdownMenuLabel,
+	DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { useComments } from "@/hooks/use-comments";
 import { useMediaQuery } from "@/hooks/use-media-query";
 import { useElectronAPI } from "@/hooks/use-platform";
@@ -366,6 +375,56 @@ export const MessageError: FC = () => {
 	);
 };
 
+const TokenUsageDropdown: FC = () => {
+	const usage = useAuiState(({ message }) => {
+		const custom = message?.metadata?.custom as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+		return custom?.usage as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+	});
+
+	if (!usage) return null;
+
+	const totalTokens = (usage.total_tokens as number) ?? 0;
+	if (totalTokens === 0) return null;
+
+	const modelBreakdown = (usage.usage ?? usage.model_breakdown) as
+		| Record<string, { prompt_tokens: number; completion_tokens: number; total_tokens: number }>
+		| undefined;
+
+	const models = modelBreakdown ? Object.entries(modelBreakdown) : [];
+
+	return (
+		<DropdownMenu>
+			<DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+				<Button variant="ghost" size="icon" className="aui-button-icon size-6 p-1">
+					<MoreHorizontalIcon className="size-4" />
+					<span className="sr-only">More</span>
+				</Button>
+			</DropdownMenuTrigger>
+			<DropdownMenuContent align="start" className="min-w-[180px]">
+				<DropdownMenuLabel className="text-xs text-muted-foreground font-normal">
+					Token Usage
+				</DropdownMenuLabel>
+				{models.length > 0 ? (
+					models.map(([model, counts]) => (
+						<DropdownMenuItem key={model} className="flex-col items-start gap-0.5 cursor-default" onSelect={(e) => e.preventDefault()}>
+							<span className="text-xs font-medium">{model}</span>
+							<span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+								{counts.total_tokens.toLocaleString()} tokens
+							</span>
+						</DropdownMenuItem>
+					))
+				) : (
+					<DropdownMenuItem className="flex-col items-start gap-0.5 cursor-default" onSelect={(e) => e.preventDefault()}>
+						<span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+							{totalTokens.toLocaleString()} tokens
+						</span>
+					</DropdownMenuItem>
+				)}
+			</DropdownMenuContent>
+		</DropdownMenu>
+	);
+};
+
 const AssistantMessageInner: FC = () => {
 	const isMobile = !useMediaQuery("(min-width: 768px)");
 
@@ -427,7 +486,7 @@ const AssistantMessageInner: FC = () => {
 				</div>
 			)}
 
-			<div className="aui-assistant-message-footer mt-1 mb-5 ml-2 flex">
+			<div className="aui-assistant-message-footer mt-1 mb-5 ml-2 flex items-center gap-2">
 				<AssistantActionBar />
 			</div>
 		</CitationMetadataProvider>
@@ -624,6 +683,7 @@ const AssistantActionBar: FC = () => {
 					<ClipboardPaste />
 				</TooltipIconButton>
 			)}
+			<TokenUsageDropdown />
 		</ActionBarPrimitive.Root>
 	);
 };
diff --git a/surfsense_web/lib/chat/message-utils.ts b/surfsense_web/lib/chat/message-utils.ts
index 7c0da03c4..6ec5bd53d 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/lib/chat/message-utils.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/lib/chat/message-utils.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,16 @@ export function convertToThreadMessage(msg: MessageRecord): ThreadMessageLike {
 		content = [{ type: "text", text: String(msg.content) }];
 	}
 
-	const metadata = msg.author_id
+	const metadata = (msg.author_id || msg.token_usage)
 		? {
 				custom: {
-					author: {
-						displayName: msg.author_display_name ?? null,
-						avatarUrl: msg.author_avatar_url ?? null,
-					},
+					...(msg.author_id && {
+						author: {
+							displayName: msg.author_display_name ?? null,
+							avatarUrl: msg.author_avatar_url ?? null,
+						},
+					}),
+					...(msg.token_usage && { usage: msg.token_usage }),
 				},
 			}
 		: undefined;
diff --git a/surfsense_web/lib/chat/streaming-state.ts b/surfsense_web/lib/chat/streaming-state.ts
index d54650d40..e5d77672f 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/lib/chat/streaming-state.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/lib/chat/streaming-state.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,16 @@ export type SSEEvent =
 	| { type: "data-thread-title-update"; data: { threadId: number; title: string } }
 	| { type: "data-interrupt-request"; data: Record<string, unknown> }
 	| { type: "data-documents-updated"; data: Record<string, unknown> }
+	| {
+			type: "data-token-usage";
+			data: {
+				usage: Record<string, { prompt_tokens: number; completion_tokens: number; total_tokens: number }>;
+				prompt_tokens: number;
+				completion_tokens: number;
+				total_tokens: number;
+				call_details: Array<{ model: string; prompt_tokens: number; completion_tokens: number; total_tokens: number }>;
+			};
+	  }
 	| { type: "error"; errorText: string };
 
 /**
diff --git a/surfsense_web/lib/chat/thread-persistence.ts b/surfsense_web/lib/chat/thread-persistence.ts
index 08c08ba78..de9827c32 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/lib/chat/thread-persistence.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/lib/chat/thread-persistence.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ export interface ThreadRecord {
 	has_comments?: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface TokenUsageSummary {
+	prompt_tokens: number;
+	completion_tokens: number;
+	total_tokens: number;
+	model_breakdown?: Record<string, { prompt_tokens: number; completion_tokens: number; total_tokens: number }> | null;
+}
+
 export interface MessageRecord {
 	id: number;
 	thread_id: number;
@@ -35,6 +42,7 @@ export interface MessageRecord {
 	author_id?: string | null;
 	author_display_name?: string | null;
 	author_avatar_url?: string | null;
+	token_usage?: TokenUsageSummary | null;
 }
 
 export interface ThreadListResponse {
@@ -111,11 +119,11 @@ export async function getThreadMessages(threadId: number): Promise<ThreadHistory
 }
 
 /**
- * Append a message to a thread
+ * Append a message to a thread.
  */
 export async function appendMessage(
 	threadId: number,
-	message: { role: "user" | "assistant" | "system"; content: unknown }
+	message: { role: "user" | "assistant" | "system"; content: unknown; token_usage?: unknown }
 ): Promise<MessageRecord> {
 	return baseApiService.post<MessageRecord>(`/api/v1/threads/${threadId}/messages`, undefined, {
 		body: message,