diff --git a/internal/gateway/chat.go b/internal/gateway/chat.go
index 997d4f5..ad90d8c 100644
--- a/internal/gateway/chat.go
+++ b/internal/gateway/chat.go
@@ -629,7 +629,11 @@ func (g *Gateway) streamChat(w http.ResponseWriter, ctx context.Context, cands [
 	}) {
 		return
 	}
+	var lastUsage *types.TokenUsage
 	for ck := range chunks {
+		if ck.Usage != nil {
+			lastUsage = ck.Usage
+		}
 		chunk := ChatChunk{
 			ID: id, Object: "chat.completion.chunk", Created: created, Model: effective,
 		}
@@ -657,16 +661,24 @@ func (g *Gateway) streamChat(w http.ResponseWriter, ctx context.Context, cands [
 		Choices: []ChunkChoice{{Index: 0, Delta: RespMessage{}, FinishReason: &stop}},
 	})
 	// Final usage chunk (OpenAI standard: empty choices + usage before [DONE]).
-	if rec.Prompt+rec.Compl > 0 {
-		usage := types.TokenUsage{
+	// Prefer the upstream's exact usage if the stream carried it; fall back to
+	// the gateway's estimate otherwise.
+	var tut *types.TokenUsage
+	if lastUsage != nil {
+		tut = lastUsage
+	} else if rec.Prompt+rec.Compl > 0 {
+		u := types.TokenUsage{
 			Prompt:     int(rec.Prompt),
 			Completion: int(rec.Compl),
 			Total:      int(rec.Prompt + rec.Compl),
 		}
+		tut = &u
+	}
+	if tut != nil {
 		send(ChatChunk{
 			ID: id, Object: "chat.completion.chunk", Created: created, Model: effective,
 			Choices: []ChunkChoice{},
-			Usage:   &usage,
+			Usage:   tut,
 		})
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "data: [DONE]\n\n")
@@ -787,7 +799,11 @@ func (g *Gateway) streamChatAuto(w http.ResponseWriter, ctx context.Context, cha
 	}) {
 		return
 	}
+	var lastUsage *types.TokenUsage
 	for ck := range chunks {
+		if ck.Usage != nil {
+			lastUsage = ck.Usage
+		}
 		chunk := ChatChunk{
 			ID: id, Object: "chat.completion.chunk", Created: created, Model: rec.Model,
 		}
@@ -815,16 +831,24 @@ func (g *Gateway) streamChatAuto(w http.ResponseWriter, ctx context.Context, cha
 		Choices: []ChunkChoice{{Index: 0, Delta: RespMessage{}, FinishReason: &stop}},
 	})
 	// Final usage chunk (OpenAI standard: empty choices + usage before [DONE]).
-	if rec.Prompt+rec.Compl > 0 {
-		usage := types.TokenUsage{
+	// Prefer the upstream's exact usage if the stream carried it; fall back to
+	// the gateway's estimate otherwise.
+	var tut *types.TokenUsage
+	if lastUsage != nil {
+		tut = lastUsage
+	} else if rec.Prompt+rec.Compl > 0 {
+		u := types.TokenUsage{
 			Prompt:     int(rec.Prompt),
 			Completion: int(rec.Compl),
 			Total:      int(rec.Prompt + rec.Compl),
 		}
+		tut = &u
+	}
+	if tut != nil {
 		send(ChatChunk{
 			ID: id, Object: "chat.completion.chunk", Created: created, Model: rec.Model,
 			Choices: []ChunkChoice{},
-			Usage:   &usage,
+			Usage:   tut,
 		})
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "data: [DONE]\n\n")
diff --git a/internal/lua/adapters/openai.lua b/internal/lua/adapters/openai.lua
index dcf9030..869d19f 100644
--- a/internal/lua/adapters/openai.lua
+++ b/internal/lua/adapters/openai.lua
@@ -67,7 +67,24 @@ function adapter.transform_stream_chunk(raw_chunk)
     local ok, chunk = pcall(json.decode, raw_chunk)
     if not ok then return "" end
 
-    if not chunk.choices or #chunk.choices == 0 then return "" end
+    -- OpenAI-style streams may attach usage to a chunk with empty choices
+    -- (the final usage chunk). Keys must match Go's TokenUsage json tags
+    -- (prompt/completion/total); the gateway re-emits standard *_tokens.
+    local uses = nil
+    if type(chunk.usage) == "table" then
+        uses = {
+            prompt = chunk.usage.prompt_tokens or chunk.usage.prompt or 0,
+            completion = chunk.usage.completion_tokens or chunk.usage.completion or 0,
+            total = chunk.usage.total_tokens or chunk.usage.total or 0,
+        }
+    end
+
+    if not chunk.choices or #chunk.choices == 0 then
+        if uses ~= nil then
+            return json.encode({ usage = uses, done = (chunk.usage ~= nil) })
+        end
+        return ""
+    end
     local delta = chunk.choices[1].delta or {}
     local fr = chunk.choices[1].finish_reason
 
@@ -75,11 +92,13 @@ function adapter.transform_stream_chunk(raw_chunk)
         content = delta.content or "",
         done = (fr ~= nil)
     }
+    if uses ~= nil then
+        unified.usage = uses
+    end
     if delta.reasoning_content then
         unified.reasoning_content = delta.reasoning_content
     end
     if delta.tool_calls then
-        -- pass raw streaming fragments through; OpenAI clients accumulate index+id+name+arguments
         unified.tool_calls = delta.tool_calls
     end
     return json.encode(unified)
diff --git a/internal/lua/adapters/opencode.lua b/internal/lua/adapters/opencode.lua
index 7082b0b..99be82e 100644
--- a/internal/lua/adapters/opencode.lua
+++ b/internal/lua/adapters/opencode.lua
@@ -112,7 +112,25 @@ function adapter.transform_stream_chunk(raw_chunk)
     local ok, chunk = pcall(json.decode, raw_chunk)
     if not ok then return "" end
 
-    if not chunk.choices or #chunk.choices == 0 then return "" end
+    -- OpenAI-style streams may attach usage to a chunk with empty choices
+    -- (the final usage chunk). Preserve it; the gateway emits it as the
+    -- terminal usage chunk. Note: keys must match Go's TokenUsage json tags
+    -- (prompt/completion/total); the gateway re-emits standard *_tokens.
+    local uses = nil
+    if type(chunk.usage) == "table" then
+        uses = {
+            prompt = chunk.usage.prompt_tokens or chunk.usage.prompt or 0,
+            completion = chunk.usage.completion_tokens or chunk.usage.completion or 0,
+            total = chunk.usage.total_tokens or chunk.usage.total or 0,
+        }
+    end
+
+    if not chunk.choices or #chunk.choices == 0 then
+        if uses ~= nil then
+            return json.encode({ usage = uses, done = (chunk.usage ~= nil) })
+        end
+        return ""
+    end
     local delta = chunk.choices[1].delta or {}
     local fr = chunk.choices[1].finish_reason
 
@@ -120,6 +138,9 @@ function adapter.transform_stream_chunk(raw_chunk)
         content = delta.content or "",
         done = (fr ~= nil)
     }
+    if uses ~= nil then
+        unified.usage = uses
+    end
     if delta.reasoning_content then
         unified.reasoning_content = delta.reasoning_content
     end
diff --git a/internal/provider/provider.go b/internal/provider/provider.go
index f40db5c..dd16e3d 100644
--- a/internal/provider/provider.go
+++ b/internal/provider/provider.go
@@ -901,20 +901,52 @@ func standardSSEChunk(data string) string {
 			} `json:"delta"`
 			FinishReason *string `json:"finish_reason"`
 		} `json:"choices"`
+		UpstreamUsage struct {
+			PromptTokens     int `json:"prompt_tokens"`
+			CompletionTokens int `json:"completion_tokens"`
+			TotalTokens      int `json:"total_tokens"`
+			Prompt           int `json:"prompt"`
+			Completion       int `json:"completion"`
+			Total            int `json:"total"`
+		} `json:"usage"`
 	}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &raw); err != nil {
 		return ""
 	}
-	if len(raw.Choices) == 0 {
+	if len(raw.Choices) == 0 && raw.UpstreamUsage.Total == 0 && raw.UpstreamUsage.TotalTokens == 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
+	var usage *types.TokenUsage
+	pu := raw.UpstreamUsage
+	if pu.Total > 0 || pu.TotalTokens > 0 {
+		usage = &types.TokenUsage{
+			Prompt:     pickFirst(pu.PromptTokens, pu.Prompt),
+			Completion: pickFirst(pu.CompletionTokens, pu.Completion),
+			Total:      pickFirst(pu.TotalTokens, pu.Total),
+		}
+	}
 	out, _ := json.Marshal(types.UnifiedChunk{
-		Content: raw.Choices[0].Delta.Content,
-		Done:    raw.Choices[0].FinishReason != nil,
+		Content: func() string {
+			if len(raw.Choices) > 0 {
+				return raw.Choices[0].Delta.Content
+			}
+			return ""
+		}(),
+		Done:  len(raw.Choices) > 0 && raw.Choices[0].FinishReason != nil,
+		Usage: usage,
 	})
 	return string(out)
 }
 
+// pickFirst returns a if non-zero, else b (for usage keys that may appear in
+// either standard *_tokens or legacy short form).
+func pickFirst(a, b int) int {
+	if a != 0 {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
 func truncate(s string, n int) string {
 	if len(s) <= n {
 		return s
diff --git a/internal/types/types.go b/internal/types/types.go
index 7dc77b8..0807ec2 100644
--- a/internal/types/types.go
+++ b/internal/types/types.go
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ type UnifiedChunk struct {
 	Done             bool            `json:"done"`
 	ToolCalls        json.RawMessage `json:"tool_calls,omitempty"`
 	ReasoningContent string          `json:"reasoning_content,omitempty"`
+	// Usage carries the upstream token usage when the stream chunk provides
+	// it (OpenAI-style streams attach usage to some chunks; the final one
+	// often has empty choices). Gateway uses it to emit exact usage in the
+	// final stream chunk instead of estimates.
+	Usage *TokenUsage `json:"usage,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Meta passed to Lua build_headers hook