diff --git a/JobTrackerApi.Tests/AccountPlansTests.cs b/JobTrackerApi.Tests/AccountPlansTests.cs
index 776e9bb..d70143f 100644
--- a/JobTrackerApi.Tests/AccountPlansTests.cs
+++ b/JobTrackerApi.Tests/AccountPlansTests.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public sealed class AccountPlansTests
         Assert.False(free.AdvancedAi);
         Assert.True(premium.AdvancedAi);
         Assert.True(premium.MonthlyAiCalls > free.MonthlyAiCalls);
+        Assert.True(premium.MonthlyAiTokens > free.MonthlyAiTokens);
         Assert.True(premium.StorageBytes > free.StorageBytes);
     }
 }
diff --git a/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/AiUsageController.cs b/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/AiUsageController.cs
index 891f5cf..2ff7cfb 100644
--- a/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/AiUsageController.cs
+++ b/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/AiUsageController.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public sealed class AiUsageController : ControllerBase
     }
 
     public sealed record UsagePeriodDto(int Calls, long InputCharacters, long OutputCharacters, long EstimatedTokens);
-    public sealed record UsageDto(UsagePeriodDto CurrentMonth, UsagePeriodDto AllTime, string Plan, int MonthlyCallLimit);
+    public sealed record UsageDto(UsagePeriodDto CurrentMonth, UsagePeriodDto AllTime, string Plan, int MonthlyCallLimit, long MonthlyTokenLimit);
 
     [HttpGet]
     public async Task<ActionResult<UsageDto>> Get(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public sealed class AiUsageController : ControllerBase
             await SumAsync(_db.AiInteractions.Where(x => x.OwnerUserId == user.Id && x.CreatedAtUtc >= monthStart), cancellationToken),
             await SumAsync(_db.AiInteractions.Where(x => x.OwnerUserId == user.Id), cancellationToken),
             entitlements.AdvancedAi ? "premium" : "free",
-            entitlements.MonthlyAiCalls));
+            entitlements.MonthlyAiCalls,
+            entitlements.MonthlyAiTokens));
     }
 
     private static async Task<UsagePeriodDto> SumAsync(IQueryable<AiInteraction> query, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
diff --git a/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/AiWorkspaceController.cs b/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/AiWorkspaceController.cs
index 8e45aec..7f47e2b 100644
--- a/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/AiWorkspaceController.cs
+++ b/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/AiWorkspaceController.cs
@@ -44,10 +44,17 @@ public sealed class AiWorkspaceController : ControllerBase
         if (_db is not null)
         {
             var roles = await _users.GetRolesAsync(user);
-            var limit = AccountPlans.ForRoles(roles).MonthlyAiCalls;
+            var entitlements = AccountPlans.ForRoles(roles);
             var monthStart = new DateTimeOffset(DateTime.UtcNow.Year, DateTime.UtcNow.Month, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
-            var used = await _db.AiInteractions.CountAsync(x => x.OwnerUserId == user.Id && x.CreatedAtUtc >= monthStart, ct);
-            if (used >= limit) return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status429TooManyRequests, $"Monthly AI limit reached ({limit} generations). Upgrade your plan or try again next month.");
+            var used = await _db.AiInteractions
+                .Where(x => x.OwnerUserId == user.Id && x.CreatedAtUtc >= monthStart)
+                .GroupBy(_ => 1)
+                .Select(g => new { Calls = g.Count(), Tokens = g.Sum(x => (long)x.EstimatedTokenCount) })
+                .FirstOrDefaultAsync(ct);
+            if ((used?.Calls ?? 0) >= entitlements.MonthlyAiCalls)
+                return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status429TooManyRequests, $"Monthly AI limit reached ({entitlements.MonthlyAiCalls} generations). Upgrade your plan or try again next month.");
+            if ((used?.Tokens ?? 0) >= entitlements.MonthlyAiTokens)
+                return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status429TooManyRequests, $"Monthly AI cost limit reached ({entitlements.MonthlyAiTokens:N0} estimated tokens). Upgrade your plan or try again next month.");
         }
 
         try
diff --git a/Models/AccountPlans.cs b/Models/AccountPlans.cs
index c256a8c..49375e8 100644
--- a/Models/AccountPlans.cs
+++ b/Models/AccountPlans.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace JobTrackerApi.Models;
 
-public sealed record AccountEntitlements(bool AdvancedAi, bool PremiumThemes, bool Automation, bool Analytics, long StorageBytes, int MonthlyAiCalls);
+public sealed record AccountEntitlements(bool AdvancedAi, bool PremiumThemes, bool Automation, bool Analytics, long StorageBytes, int MonthlyAiCalls, long MonthlyAiTokens);
 
 public static class AccountPlans
 {
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ public static class AccountPlans
     {
         var premium = roles.Contains("Premium", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || roles.Contains("Admin", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         return premium
-            ? new AccountEntitlements(true, true, true, true, 5_000_000_000, 250)
-            : new AccountEntitlements(false, false, false, false, 250_000_000, 25);
+            ? new AccountEntitlements(true, true, true, true, 5_000_000_000, 250, 1_000_000)
+            : new AccountEntitlements(false, false, false, false, 250_000_000, 25, 100_000);
     }
 }
diff --git a/docs/implementation-roadmap.md b/docs/implementation-roadmap.md
index e6d461d..0039fa4 100644
--- a/docs/implementation-roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/implementation-roadmap.md
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Goal: commercialise. Last, per the guide's "do not over-engineer before needed.
 | 7.6 | ✅ **DONE (2026-07-30)** — public CV (`/cv/{guid}`), privacy-first random links, revoke/rotate sharing | **P3** | **M** | 3.4, 4.2 | Anonymous rendering is isolated behind an explicit public flag, served with `noindex`, and revoked links cannot be restored accidentally. |
 | 7.7 | ✅ **DONE (2026-07-30)** — three free CV themes plus five Premium themes, enforced by account entitlement and clearly locked in the picker | **P3** | **S** | 4.3, 7.2 | Existing Premium-theme CVs remain editable and exportable after downgrade so user data is never held hostage. |
 | 7.8 | **DONE (2026-07-30)** — CI runs NuGet transitive vulnerability reporting and a production-only npm audit. The npm audit reports the existing no-fix advisory baseline without blocking unrelated deploys. | **P2** | **S** | none | Vulnerable dependencies are now visible before deployment. |
-| 7.9 | **Per-user AI provider cost controls** | **P3** | **S** | 5.2, 7.2 | With `AI_PROVIDER=gemini` the "advanced AI" tier spends real money per call. Metering (5.2) measures; this enforces. |
+| 7.9 | ✅ **DONE (2026-07-30)** — per-user monthly AI token ceilings (100k free, 1M Premium/Admin) enforced alongside generation limits and exposed in usage totals | **P3** | **S** | 5.2, 7.2 | Existing metering is the single accounting source; paid-provider spend now has both request and token ceilings. |
 
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