diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8ef45ff..4ffd391 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ click==8.2.1
 distro==1.9.0
 exceptiongroup==1.3.0
 fastapi==0.116.1
+fastapi-sse==1.1.1
 frozenlist==1.7.0
 h11==0.16.0
 httpcore==1.0.9
diff --git a/router.py b/router.py
index b73e4e6..9b83fb4 100644
--- a/router.py
+++ b/router.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from httpx_aiohttp import AiohttpTransport
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, Set, List, Optional
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, HTTPException
+from fastapi_sse import sse_handler
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from starlette.responses import StreamingResponse, JSONResponse, Response, HTMLResponse, RedirectResponse
 from pydantic import Field
@@ -26,6 +27,12 @@ _models_cache: dict[str, tuple[Set[str], float]] = {}
 # timeout expires, after which the endpoint will be queried again.
 _error_cache: dict[str, float] = {}
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SSE Queues
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+_subscribers: Set[asyncio.Queue] = set()
+_subscribers_lock = asyncio.Lock()
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------
 # 1. Configuration loader
 # -------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -77,6 +84,7 @@ config = Config()
 # 2. FastAPI application
 # -------------------------------------------------------------
 app = FastAPI()
+sse_handler.app = app
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------
 # 3. Global state: per‑endpoint per‑model active connection counters
@@ -234,6 +242,7 @@ def dedupe_on_keys(dicts, key_fields):
 async def increment_usage(endpoint: str, model: str) -> None:
     async with usage_lock:
         usage_counts[endpoint][model] += 1
+    await publish_snapshot()
 
 async def decrement_usage(endpoint: str, model: str) -> None:
     async with usage_lock:
@@ -246,6 +255,41 @@ async def decrement_usage(endpoint: str, model: str) -> None:
             usage_counts[endpoint].pop(model, None)
         #if not usage_counts[endpoint]:
         #    usage_counts.pop(endpoint, None)
+    await publish_snapshot()
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SSE Helpser
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+async def publish_snapshot():
+    snapshot = json.dumps({"usage_counts": usage_counts})
+    async with _subscribers_lock:
+        for q in _subscribers:
+            # If the queue is full, drop the message to avoid back‑pressure.
+            if q.full():
+                continue
+            await q.put(snapshot)
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Subscriber helpers
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+async def subscribe() -> asyncio.Queue:
+    """
+    Returns a new Queue that will receive every snapshot.
+    """
+    q: asyncio.Queue = asyncio.Queue(maxsize=10)
+    async with _subscribers_lock:
+        _subscribers.add(q)
+    return q
+
+async def unsubscribe(q: asyncio.Queue):
+    async with _subscribers_lock:
+        _subscribers.discard(q)
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Convenience wrapper – returns the current snapshot (for the proxy)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+async def get_usage_counts() -> Dict:
+    return dict(usage_counts)   # shallow copy
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------
 # 5. Endpoint selection logic (respecting the configurable limit)
@@ -1272,7 +1316,33 @@ async def health_proxy(request: Request):
     return JSONResponse(content=response_payload, status_code=http_status)
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------
-# 27. FastAPI startup event – load configuration
+# 27. SSE route for usage broadcasts
+# -------------------------------------------------------------
+@app.get("/api/usage-stream")
+async def usage_stream(request: Request):
+    """
+    Server‑Sent‑Events that emits a JSON payload every time the
+    global `usage_counts` dictionary changes.
+    """
+    async def event_generator():
+        # The queue that receives *every* new snapshot
+        queue = await subscribe()
+        try:
+            while True:
+                # If the client disconnects, cancel the loop
+                if await request.is_disconnected():
+                    break
+                data = await queue.get()
+                # Send the data as a single SSE message
+                yield f"data: {data}\n\n"
+        finally:
+            # Clean‑up: unsubscribe from the broadcast channel
+            await unsubscribe(queue)
+
+    return StreamingResponse(event_generator(), media_type="text/event-stream")
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------
+# 28. FastAPI startup event – load configuration
 # -------------------------------------------------------------
 @app.on_event("startup")
 async def startup_event() -> None:
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index a2945b4..c4e522a 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ async function loadPS(){
 /* ---------- Usage Chart (stacked‑percentage) ---------- */
 function getColor(seed){
   const h = Math.abs(hashString(seed) % 360);
-  return `hsl(${h}, 70%, 50%)`;
+  return `hsl(${h}, 80%, 40%)`;
 }
 function hashString(str){
   let hash = 0;
@@ -263,28 +263,57 @@ function hashString(str){
   }
   return Math.abs(hash);
 }
-async function loadUsage(){
-  try{
-    const data = await fetchJSON('/api/usage');
+async function loadUsage() {
+  // Create the EventSource once and keep it around
+  const source = new EventSource('/api/usage-stream');
+
+  // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Helper that receives the payload and renders the chart
+  // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+  const renderChart = (data) => {
     const chart = document.getElementById('usage-chart');
     const usage = data.usage_counts || {};
 
     let html = '';
-    for (const [endpoint, models] of Object.entries(usage)){
-      const total = Object.values(models).reduce((a,b)=>a+b,0);
-      html += `<div class="endpoint-bar"><div class="endpoint-label">${endpoint}</div><div class="bar">`;
-      for (const [model, count] of Object.entries(models)){
-        const pct = total ? (count/total)*100 : 0;
+    for (const [endpoint, models] of Object.entries(usage)) {
+      const total = Object.values(models).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
+
+      html += `<div class="endpoint-bar">
+                 <div class="endpoint-label">${endpoint}</div>
+                 <div class="bar">`;
+
+      for (const [model, count] of Object.entries(models)) {
+        const pct = total ? (count / total) * 100 : 0;
         const width = pct.toFixed(2);
         const color = getColor(model);
-        html += `<div class="segment" style="width:${width}%;background:${color};">${model} (${count})</div>`;
+        html += `<div class="segment"
+                  style="width:${width}%;background:${color};">
+                  ${model} (${count})
+                </div>`;
       }
+
       html += `</div></div>`;
     }
     chart.innerHTML = html;
-  }catch(e){
-    console.error('Failed to load usage counts', e);
-  }
+  };
+
+  // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Event handlers
+  // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+  source.onmessage = (e) => {
+    try {
+      const payload = JSON.parse(e.data); // SSE sends plain text
+      renderChart(payload);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Failed to parse SSE payload', err);
+    }
+  };
+
+  source.onerror = (err) => {
+    console.error('SSE connection error. Retrying...', err);
+    // EventSource will automatically try to reconnect.
+  };
+  window.addEventListener('beforeunload', () => source.close());
 }
 
 /* ---------- Init ---------- */
@@ -294,7 +323,7 @@ window.addEventListener('load', ()=>{
   loadPS();
   loadUsage();
   setInterval(loadPS, 60_000);
-  setInterval(loadUsage, 1_000);
+  setInterval(loadEndpoints, 300_000);
 });
 </script>