diff --git a/src/gateway/mod.rs b/src/gateway/mod.rs
index ff7a5d6f5..4d9f7d6ed 100644
--- a/src/gateway/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gateway/mod.rs
@@ -663,11 +663,14 @@ pub async fn run_gateway(host: &str, port: u16, config: Config) -> Result<()> {
     }
 
     // Wrap observer with broadcast capability for SSE
+    // Use cost-tracking observer when cost tracking is enabled
+    let base_observer = crate::observability::create_observer_with_cost_tracking(
+        &config.observability,
+        cost_tracker.clone(),
+        &config.cost,
+    );
     let broadcast_observer: Arc<dyn crate::observability::Observer> =
-        Arc::new(sse::BroadcastObserver::new(
-            crate::observability::create_observer(&config.observability),
-            event_tx.clone(),
-        ));
+        Arc::new(sse::BroadcastObserver::new(base_observer, event_tx.clone()));
 
     let state = AppState {
         config: config_state,
diff --git a/src/observability/cost.rs b/src/observability/cost.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..330223655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/observability/cost.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+//! Cost-tracking observer that wires provider token usage to the cost tracker.
+//!
+//! Intercepts `LlmResponse` events and records usage to the `CostTracker`,
+//! calculating costs based on model pricing configuration.
+
+use super::traits::{Observer, ObserverEvent, ObserverMetric};
+use crate::config::schema::ModelPricing;
+use crate::cost::{CostTracker, TokenUsage};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+/// Observer that records token usage to a CostTracker.
+///
+/// Listens for `LlmResponse` events and calculates costs using model pricing.
+pub struct CostObserver {
+    tracker: Arc<CostTracker>,
+    prices: HashMap<String, ModelPricing>,
+    /// Default pricing for unknown models (USD per 1M tokens)
+    default_input_price: f64,
+    default_output_price: f64,
+}
+
+impl CostObserver {
+    /// Create a new cost observer with the given tracker and pricing config.
+    pub fn new(tracker: Arc<CostTracker>, prices: HashMap<String, ModelPricing>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            tracker,
+            prices,
+            // Conservative defaults for unknown models
+            default_input_price: 3.0,
+            default_output_price: 15.0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Look up pricing for a model, trying various name formats.
+    fn get_pricing(&self, provider: &str, model: &str) -> (f64, f64) {
+        // Try exact match first: "provider/model"
+        let full_name = format!("{provider}/{model}");
+        if let Some(pricing) = self.prices.get(&full_name) {
+            return (pricing.input, pricing.output);
+        }
+
+        // Try just the model name
+        if let Some(pricing) = self.prices.get(model) {
+            return (pricing.input, pricing.output);
+        }
+
+        // Try model family matching (e.g., "claude-sonnet-4" matches any claude-sonnet-4-*)
+        for (key, pricing) in &self.prices {
+            // Strip provider prefix if present
+            let key_model = key.split('/').last().unwrap_or(key);
+
+            // Check if model starts with the key (family match)
+            if model.starts_with(key_model) || key_model.starts_with(model) {
+                return (pricing.input, pricing.output);
+            }
+
+            // Check for common model name patterns
+            // e.g., "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022" should match "claude-3.5-sonnet"
+            let normalized_model = model.replace('-', ".");
+            let normalized_key = key_model.replace('-', ".");
+            if normalized_model.contains(&normalized_key)
+                || normalized_key.contains(&normalized_model)
+            {
+                return (pricing.input, pricing.output);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Fall back to defaults
+        tracing::debug!(
+            "No pricing found for {}/{}, using defaults (${}/{} per 1M tokens)",
+            provider,
+            model,
+            self.default_input_price,
+            self.default_output_price
+        );
+        (self.default_input_price, self.default_output_price)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Observer for CostObserver {
+    fn record_event(&self, event: &ObserverEvent) {
+        if let ObserverEvent::LlmResponse {
+            provider,
+            model,
+            success: true,
+            input_tokens,
+            output_tokens,
+            ..
+        } = event
+        {
+            // Only record if we have token counts
+            let input = input_tokens.unwrap_or(0);
+            let output = output_tokens.unwrap_or(0);
+
+            if input == 0 && output == 0 {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            let (input_price, output_price) = self.get_pricing(provider, model);
+            let full_model_name = format!("{provider}/{model}");
+
+            let usage = TokenUsage::new(
+                full_model_name,
+                input,
+                output,
+                input_price,
+                output_price,
+            );
+
+            if let Err(e) = self.tracker.record_usage(usage) {
+                tracing::warn!("Failed to record cost usage: {e}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn record_metric(&self, _metric: &ObserverMetric) {
+        // Cost observer doesn't handle metrics
+    }
+
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "cost"
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::config::schema::CostConfig;
+    use std::time::Duration;
+    use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+    fn create_test_tracker() -> (TempDir, Arc<CostTracker>) {
+        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let config = CostConfig {
+            enabled: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let tracker = Arc::new(CostTracker::new(config, tmp.path()).unwrap());
+        (tmp, tracker)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cost_observer_records_llm_response_usage() {
+        let (_tmp, tracker) = create_test_tracker();
+        let mut prices = HashMap::new();
+        prices.insert(
+            "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514".into(),
+            ModelPricing {
+                input: 3.0,
+                output: 15.0,
+            },
+        );
+
+        let observer = CostObserver::new(tracker.clone(), prices);
+
+        observer.record_event(&ObserverEvent::LlmResponse {
+            provider: "anthropic".into(),
+            model: "claude-sonnet-4-20250514".into(),
+            duration: Duration::from_millis(100),
+            success: true,
+            error_message: None,
+            input_tokens: Some(1000),
+            output_tokens: Some(500),
+        });
+
+        let summary = tracker.get_summary().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(summary.request_count, 1);
+        // Cost: (1000/1M)*3 + (500/1M)*15 = 0.003 + 0.0075 = 0.0105
+        assert!((summary.session_cost_usd - 0.0105).abs() < 0.0001);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cost_observer_ignores_failed_responses() {
+        let (_tmp, tracker) = create_test_tracker();
+        let observer = CostObserver::new(tracker.clone(), HashMap::new());
+
+        observer.record_event(&ObserverEvent::LlmResponse {
+            provider: "anthropic".into(),
+            model: "claude-sonnet-4".into(),
+            duration: Duration::from_millis(100),
+            success: false,
+            error_message: Some("API error".into()),
+            input_tokens: Some(1000),
+            output_tokens: Some(500),
+        });
+
+        let summary = tracker.get_summary().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(summary.request_count, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cost_observer_ignores_zero_token_responses() {
+        let (_tmp, tracker) = create_test_tracker();
+        let observer = CostObserver::new(tracker.clone(), HashMap::new());
+
+        observer.record_event(&ObserverEvent::LlmResponse {
+            provider: "anthropic".into(),
+            model: "claude-sonnet-4".into(),
+            duration: Duration::from_millis(100),
+            success: true,
+            error_message: None,
+            input_tokens: None,
+            output_tokens: None,
+        });
+
+        let summary = tracker.get_summary().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(summary.request_count, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cost_observer_uses_default_pricing_for_unknown_models() {
+        let (_tmp, tracker) = create_test_tracker();
+        let observer = CostObserver::new(tracker.clone(), HashMap::new());
+
+        observer.record_event(&ObserverEvent::LlmResponse {
+            provider: "unknown".into(),
+            model: "mystery-model".into(),
+            duration: Duration::from_millis(100),
+            success: true,
+            error_message: None,
+            input_tokens: Some(1_000_000), // 1M tokens
+            output_tokens: Some(1_000_000),
+        });
+
+        let summary = tracker.get_summary().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(summary.request_count, 1);
+        // Default: $3 input + $15 output = $18 for 1M each
+        assert!((summary.session_cost_usd - 18.0).abs() < 0.01);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cost_observer_matches_model_family() {
+        let (_tmp, tracker) = create_test_tracker();
+        let mut prices = HashMap::new();
+        prices.insert(
+            "openai/gpt-4o".into(),
+            ModelPricing {
+                input: 5.0,
+                output: 15.0,
+            },
+        );
+
+        let observer = CostObserver::new(tracker.clone(), prices);
+
+        // Model name with version suffix should still match
+        observer.record_event(&ObserverEvent::LlmResponse {
+            provider: "openai".into(),
+            model: "gpt-4o-2024-05-13".into(),
+            duration: Duration::from_millis(100),
+            success: true,
+            error_message: None,
+            input_tokens: Some(1_000_000),
+            output_tokens: Some(0),
+        });
+
+        let summary = tracker.get_summary().unwrap();
+        // Should use $5 input price, not default $3
+        assert!((summary.session_cost_usd - 5.0).abs() < 0.01);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/observability/mod.rs b/src/observability/mod.rs
index 0f4bddcef..1ba6d12f8 100644
--- a/src/observability/mod.rs
+++ b/src/observability/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod cost;
 pub mod log;
 pub mod multi;
 pub mod noop;
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ pub mod runtime_trace;
 pub mod traits;
 pub mod verbose;
 
+pub use cost::CostObserver;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 pub use self::log::LogObserver;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
@@ -21,9 +23,39 @@ pub use traits::{Observer, ObserverEvent};
 pub use verbose::VerboseObserver;
 
 use crate::config::ObservabilityConfig;
+use crate::config::schema::CostConfig;
+use crate::cost::CostTracker;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 /// Factory: create the right observer from config
 pub fn create_observer(config: &ObservabilityConfig) -> Box<dyn Observer> {
+    create_observer_internal(config)
+}
+
+/// Create an observer stack with optional cost tracking.
+///
+/// When cost tracking is enabled, wraps the base observer in a MultiObserver
+/// that also includes a CostObserver for recording token usage.
+pub fn create_observer_with_cost_tracking(
+    config: &ObservabilityConfig,
+    cost_tracker: Option<Arc<CostTracker>>,
+    cost_config: &CostConfig,
+) -> Box<dyn Observer> {
+    let base_observer = create_observer_internal(config);
+
+    match cost_tracker {
+        Some(tracker) if cost_config.enabled => {
+            let cost_observer = CostObserver::new(tracker, cost_config.prices.clone());
+            Box::new(MultiObserver::new(vec![
+                base_observer,
+                Box::new(cost_observer),
+            ]))
+        }
+        _ => base_observer,
+    }
+}
+
+fn create_observer_internal(config: &ObservabilityConfig) -> Box<dyn Observer> {
     match config.backend.as_str() {
         "log" => Box::new(LogObserver::new()),
         "prometheus" => Box::new(PrometheusObserver::new()),