diff --git a/packages/llm/src/protocols/anthropic-messages.ts b/packages/llm/src/protocols/anthropic-messages.ts
index a426807c02..d893888fd2 100644
--- a/packages/llm/src/protocols/anthropic-messages.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/src/protocols/anthropic-messages.ts
@@ -404,34 +404,56 @@ const mapFinishReason = (reason: string | null | undefined): FinishReason => {
   return "unknown"
 }
 
+// Anthropic reports the non-overlapping breakdown natively — its
+// `input_tokens` is the *non-cached* count per the Messages API docs, with
+// cache reads and writes as separate fields. We sum them to derive the
+// inclusive `inputTokens` the rest of the contract expects. Extended
+// thinking tokens are *not* broken out by Anthropic — they're billed as
+// part of `output_tokens`, so `reasoningTokens` stays `undefined` and
+// `outputTokens` carries the combined total.
 const mapUsage = (usage: AnthropicUsage | undefined): Usage | undefined => {
   if (!usage) return undefined
+  const nonCached = usage.input_tokens
+  const cacheRead = usage.cache_read_input_tokens ?? undefined
+  const cacheWrite = usage.cache_creation_input_tokens ?? undefined
+  const inputTokens = ProviderShared.sumTokens(nonCached, cacheRead, cacheWrite)
   return new Usage({
-    inputTokens: usage.input_tokens,
+    inputTokens,
     outputTokens: usage.output_tokens,
-    cacheReadInputTokens: usage.cache_read_input_tokens ?? undefined,
-    cacheWriteInputTokens: usage.cache_creation_input_tokens ?? undefined,
-    totalTokens: ProviderShared.totalTokens(usage.input_tokens, usage.output_tokens, undefined),
-    native: usage,
+    nonCachedInputTokens: nonCached,
+    cacheReadInputTokens: cacheRead,
+    cacheWriteInputTokens: cacheWrite,
+    totalTokens: ProviderShared.totalTokens(inputTokens, usage.output_tokens, undefined),
+    providerMetadata: { anthropic: usage },
   })
 }
 
 // Anthropic emits usage on `message_start` and again on `message_delta` — the
 // final delta carries the authoritative totals. Right-biased merge: each
-// field prefers `right` when defined, falls back to `left`. `totalTokens` is
-// recomputed from the merged input/output to stay consistent.
+// field prefers `right` when defined, falls back to `left`. `inputTokens` is
+// recomputed from the merged breakdown so the inclusive total stays
+// consistent with `nonCached + cacheRead + cacheWrite`.
 const mergeUsage = (left: Usage | undefined, right: Usage | undefined) => {
   if (!left) return right
   if (!right) return left
-  const inputTokens = right.inputTokens ?? left.inputTokens
+  const nonCachedInputTokens = right.nonCachedInputTokens ?? left.nonCachedInputTokens
+  const cacheReadInputTokens = right.cacheReadInputTokens ?? left.cacheReadInputTokens
+  const cacheWriteInputTokens = right.cacheWriteInputTokens ?? left.cacheWriteInputTokens
+  const inputTokens = ProviderShared.sumTokens(nonCachedInputTokens, cacheReadInputTokens, cacheWriteInputTokens)
   const outputTokens = right.outputTokens ?? left.outputTokens
   return new Usage({
     inputTokens,
     outputTokens,
-    cacheReadInputTokens: right.cacheReadInputTokens ?? left.cacheReadInputTokens,
-    cacheWriteInputTokens: right.cacheWriteInputTokens ?? left.cacheWriteInputTokens,
+    nonCachedInputTokens,
+    cacheReadInputTokens,
+    cacheWriteInputTokens,
     totalTokens: ProviderShared.totalTokens(inputTokens, outputTokens, undefined),
-    native: { ...left.native, ...right.native },
+    providerMetadata: {
+      anthropic: {
+        ...(left.providerMetadata?.["anthropic"] ?? {}),
+        ...(right.providerMetadata?.["anthropic"] ?? {}),
+      },
+    },
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/llm/src/protocols/bedrock-converse.ts b/packages/llm/src/protocols/bedrock-converse.ts
index e2ba1ff3be..f561a6d7c5 100644
--- a/packages/llm/src/protocols/bedrock-converse.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/src/protocols/bedrock-converse.ts
@@ -395,15 +395,22 @@ const mapFinishReason = (reason: string): FinishReason => {
   return "unknown"
 }
 
+// AWS Bedrock Converse reports `inputTokens` (inclusive total) with
+// `cacheReadInputTokens` and `cacheWriteInputTokens` as subsets. Pass
+// the total through and derive the non-cached breakdown. Bedrock does
+// not break reasoning out of `outputTokens` for any current model.
 const mapUsage = (usage: BedrockUsageSchema | undefined): Usage | undefined => {
   if (!usage) return undefined
+  const cacheTotal = (usage.cacheReadInputTokens ?? 0) + (usage.cacheWriteInputTokens ?? 0)
+  const nonCached = ProviderShared.subtractTokens(usage.inputTokens, cacheTotal)
   return new Usage({
     inputTokens: usage.inputTokens,
     outputTokens: usage.outputTokens,
-    totalTokens: ProviderShared.totalTokens(usage.inputTokens, usage.outputTokens, usage.totalTokens),
+    nonCachedInputTokens: nonCached,
     cacheReadInputTokens: usage.cacheReadInputTokens,
     cacheWriteInputTokens: usage.cacheWriteInputTokens,
-    native: usage,
+    totalTokens: ProviderShared.totalTokens(usage.inputTokens, usage.outputTokens, usage.totalTokens),
+    providerMetadata: { bedrock: usage },
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/llm/src/protocols/gemini.ts b/packages/llm/src/protocols/gemini.ts
index 140da521a5..ff6f3f83ec 100644
--- a/packages/llm/src/protocols/gemini.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/src/protocols/gemini.ts
@@ -281,15 +281,30 @@ const fromRequest = Effect.fn("Gemini.fromRequest")(function* (request: LLMReque
 // =============================================================================
 // Stream Parsing
 // =============================================================================
+// Gemini reports `promptTokenCount` (inclusive total) with a
+// `cachedContentTokenCount` subset. `candidatesTokenCount` is *exclusive*
+// of `thoughtsTokenCount` — visible-only, not a total — so we sum the two
+// to produce the inclusive `outputTokens` the rest of the contract expects.
 const mapUsage = (usage: GeminiUsage | undefined) => {
   if (!usage) return undefined
+  const cached = usage.cachedContentTokenCount
+  const nonCached = ProviderShared.subtractTokens(usage.promptTokenCount, cached)
+  // `candidatesTokenCount` is visible-only; sum with thoughts to produce the
+  // inclusive `outputTokens` the contract expects. Only compute the total
+  // when the visible component is reported — otherwise we'd fabricate an
+  // inclusive number from a partial breakdown.
+  const outputTokens =
+    usage.candidatesTokenCount !== undefined
+      ? usage.candidatesTokenCount + (usage.thoughtsTokenCount ?? 0)
+      : undefined
   return new Usage({
     inputTokens: usage.promptTokenCount,
-    outputTokens: usage.candidatesTokenCount,
+    outputTokens,
+    nonCachedInputTokens: nonCached,
+    cacheReadInputTokens: cached,
     reasoningTokens: usage.thoughtsTokenCount,
-    cacheReadInputTokens: usage.cachedContentTokenCount,
-    totalTokens: ProviderShared.totalTokens(usage.promptTokenCount, usage.candidatesTokenCount, usage.totalTokenCount),
-    native: usage,
+    totalTokens: ProviderShared.totalTokens(usage.promptTokenCount, outputTokens, usage.totalTokenCount),
+    providerMetadata: { google: usage },
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/llm/src/protocols/openai-chat.ts b/packages/llm/src/protocols/openai-chat.ts
index 5d42c0a4e9..133adb503b 100644
--- a/packages/llm/src/protocols/openai-chat.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/src/protocols/openai-chat.ts
@@ -290,15 +290,24 @@ const mapFinishReason = (reason: string | null | undefined): FinishReason => {
   return "unknown"
 }
 
+// OpenAI Chat reports `prompt_tokens` (inclusive total) with a
+// `cached_tokens` subset, and `completion_tokens` (inclusive total) with
+// a `reasoning_tokens` subset. We pass the inclusive totals through and
+// derive the non-cached breakdown so the `LLM.Usage` contract is
+// satisfied on both sides.
 const mapUsage = (usage: OpenAIChatEvent["usage"]): Usage | undefined => {
   if (!usage) return undefined
+  const cached = usage.prompt_tokens_details?.cached_tokens
+  const reasoning = usage.completion_tokens_details?.reasoning_tokens
+  const nonCached = ProviderShared.subtractTokens(usage.prompt_tokens, cached)
   return new Usage({
     inputTokens: usage.prompt_tokens,
     outputTokens: usage.completion_tokens,
-    reasoningTokens: usage.completion_tokens_details?.reasoning_tokens,
-    cacheReadInputTokens: usage.prompt_tokens_details?.cached_tokens,
+    nonCachedInputTokens: nonCached,
+    cacheReadInputTokens: cached,
+    reasoningTokens: reasoning,
     totalTokens: ProviderShared.totalTokens(usage.prompt_tokens, usage.completion_tokens, usage.total_tokens),
-    native: usage,
+    providerMetadata: { openai: usage },
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/llm/src/protocols/openai-responses.ts b/packages/llm/src/protocols/openai-responses.ts
index 14dc32130c..035cc07713 100644
--- a/packages/llm/src/protocols/openai-responses.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/src/protocols/openai-responses.ts
@@ -276,15 +276,23 @@ const fromRequest = Effect.fn("OpenAIResponses.fromRequest")(function* (request:
 // =============================================================================
 // Stream Parsing
 // =============================================================================
+// OpenAI Responses reports `input_tokens` (inclusive total) with a
+// `cached_tokens` subset, and `output_tokens` (inclusive total) with a
+// `reasoning_tokens` subset. Pass the totals through and derive the
+// non-cached breakdown.
 const mapUsage = (usage: OpenAIResponsesUsage | null | undefined) => {
   if (!usage) return undefined
+  const cached = usage.input_tokens_details?.cached_tokens
+  const reasoning = usage.output_tokens_details?.reasoning_tokens
+  const nonCached = ProviderShared.subtractTokens(usage.input_tokens, cached)
   return new Usage({
     inputTokens: usage.input_tokens,
     outputTokens: usage.output_tokens,
-    reasoningTokens: usage.output_tokens_details?.reasoning_tokens,
-    cacheReadInputTokens: usage.input_tokens_details?.cached_tokens,
+    nonCachedInputTokens: nonCached,
+    cacheReadInputTokens: cached,
+    reasoningTokens: reasoning,
     totalTokens: ProviderShared.totalTokens(usage.input_tokens, usage.output_tokens, usage.total_tokens),
-    native: usage,
+    providerMetadata: { openai: usage },
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/llm/src/protocols/shared.ts b/packages/llm/src/protocols/shared.ts
index c931353998..3b9886553a 100644
--- a/packages/llm/src/protocols/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/src/protocols/shared.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ export interface ToolAccumulator {
  * supplied total; otherwise falls back to `inputTokens + outputTokens` only
  * when at least one is defined. Returns `undefined` when neither input nor
  * output is known so routes don't publish a misleading `0`.
+ *
+ * Under the additive `LLM.Usage` contract, `inputTokens` and `outputTokens`
+ * are the non-cached input and visible output only. The provider-supplied
+ * `total` is the source of truth when present; the computed fallback
+ * under-counts cache and reasoning by design and exists mainly so
+ * Anthropic-style providers (which don't surface a total) still get a
+ * sensible aggregate on the input + output axes.
  */
 export const totalTokens = (
   inputTokens: number | undefined,
@@ -53,6 +60,38 @@ export const totalTokens = (
   return (inputTokens ?? 0) + (outputTokens ?? 0)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Subtract `subtrahend` from `total`, clamping to zero if the provider
+ * reports a non-sensical breakdown (e.g. `cached_tokens > prompt_tokens`).
+ * Used by protocol mappers when deriving a non-overlapping breakdown field
+ * from a provider's inclusive total — `nonCachedInputTokens` from
+ * `inputTokens - cacheReadInputTokens - cacheWriteInputTokens`.
+ *
+ * If `total` is `undefined`, returns `undefined` (we don't fabricate
+ * counts). If `subtrahend` is `undefined`, returns `total` unchanged. The
+ * provider-native breakdown stays available on `Usage.native` for debugging.
+ */
+export const subtractTokens = (
+  total: number | undefined,
+  subtrahend: number | undefined,
+): number | undefined => {
+  if (total === undefined) return undefined
+  if (subtrahend === undefined) return total
+  return Math.max(0, total - subtrahend)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sum a list of optional token counts, returning `undefined` only when
+ * every value is `undefined` (so we don't fabricate a `0`). Used by
+ * protocol mappers to derive the inclusive `inputTokens` total from a
+ * provider that natively reports a non-overlapping breakdown
+ * (e.g. Anthropic, whose `input_tokens` is already non-cached only).
+ */
+export const sumTokens = (...values: ReadonlyArray<number | undefined>): number | undefined => {
+  if (values.every((value) => value === undefined)) return undefined
+  return values.reduce<number>((acc, value) => acc + (value ?? 0), 0)
+}
+
 export const eventError = (route: string, message: string, raw?: string) =>
   new LLMError({
     module: "ProviderShared",
diff --git a/packages/llm/src/schema/events.ts b/packages/llm/src/schema/events.ts
index d0befe246e..6e6bb1541b 100644
--- a/packages/llm/src/schema/events.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/src/schema/events.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,70 @@ import { ContentBlockID, FinishReason, ProtocolID, ProviderMetadata, ResponseID,
 import { ModelRef } from "./options"
 import { ToolResultValue } from "./messages"
 
+/**
+ * Token usage reported by an LLM provider.
+ *
+ * **Inclusive totals** (match AI SDK / OpenAI / LangChain convention — a
+ * reader from any of those ecosystems sees the number they expect):
+ *
+ * - `inputTokens` — total prompt tokens, *including* cached reads/writes.
+ * - `outputTokens` — total output tokens, *including* reasoning.
+ * - `totalTokens` — provider-supplied total, or `inputTokens + outputTokens`.
+ *
+ * **Non-overlapping breakdown** (every field is independently meaningful;
+ * consumers never have to subtract):
+ *
+ * - `nonCachedInputTokens` — the "fresh" portion of the prompt.
+ * - `cacheReadInputTokens` — input tokens served from cache.
+ * - `cacheWriteInputTokens` — input tokens written to cache.
+ * - `reasoningTokens` — subset of `outputTokens` spent on hidden reasoning.
+ *
+ * **Invariant**: `nonCachedInputTokens + cacheReadInputTokens +
+ * cacheWriteInputTokens = inputTokens`, and `reasoningTokens ≤ outputTokens`.
+ * Each protocol mapper computes whichever side it doesn't get natively,
+ * with `Math.max(0, …)` clamping for defense against provider bugs. Because
+ * every breakdown field is stored independently, downstream consumers can
+ * read whatever they need (cost-by-category, context-pressure, AI-SDK-style
+ * inclusive total) without ever subtracting — eliminating the underflow
+ * class of bug where a clamped difference would silently store the wrong
+ * value.
+ *
+ * **Semantics by provider**:
+ *
+ * - OpenAI Chat / Responses / Gemini / Bedrock: provider reports inclusive
+ *   `inputTokens` and an inclusive `outputTokens`; mapper subtracts to
+ *   derive the breakdown.
+ * - Anthropic: provider reports the breakdown natively (`input_tokens` is
+ *   non-cached only); mapper sums to derive the inclusive `inputTokens`.
+ *   Anthropic does *not* break extended-thinking out of `output_tokens`, so
+ *   `reasoningTokens` is `undefined` and `outputTokens` carries the
+ *   combined total — a documented limitation of the Anthropic API.
+ *
+ * `providerMetadata` always carries the provider's raw usage payload —
+ * keyed by provider name (`{ openai: ... }`, `{ anthropic: ... }`, etc.)
+ * — for fields we don't normalize and for billing-level audit trails.
+ * Matches the same escape-hatch field on `LLMEvent`.
+ */
 export class Usage extends Schema.Class<Usage>("LLM.Usage")({
   inputTokens: Schema.optional(Schema.Number),
   outputTokens: Schema.optional(Schema.Number),
-  reasoningTokens: Schema.optional(Schema.Number),
+  nonCachedInputTokens: Schema.optional(Schema.Number),
   cacheReadInputTokens: Schema.optional(Schema.Number),
   cacheWriteInputTokens: Schema.optional(Schema.Number),
+  reasoningTokens: Schema.optional(Schema.Number),
   totalTokens: Schema.optional(Schema.Number),
-  native: Schema.optional(Schema.Record(Schema.String, Schema.Unknown)),
-}) {}
+  providerMetadata: Schema.optional(ProviderMetadata),
+}) {
+  /**
+   * Visible output tokens — `outputTokens` minus `reasoningTokens`, clamped
+   * to zero. The one place subtraction happens in this contract; the clamp
+   * means a provider reporting `reasoningTokens > outputTokens` produces a
+   * harmless zero rather than a negative that crashes downstream schemas.
+   */
+  get visibleOutputTokens() {
+    return Math.max(0, (this.outputTokens ?? 0) - (this.reasoningTokens ?? 0))
+  }
+}
 
 export const RequestStart = Schema.Struct({
   type: Schema.tag("request-start"),
diff --git a/packages/llm/test/provider/anthropic-messages.test.ts b/packages/llm/test/provider/anthropic-messages.test.ts
index 2f2b2a3e86..3be041c94c 100644
--- a/packages/llm/test/provider/anthropic-messages.test.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/test/provider/anthropic-messages.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect } from "bun:test"
 import { Effect } from "effect"
-import { CacheHint, LLM, LLMError } from "../../src"
+import { CacheHint, LLM, LLMError, Usage } from "../../src"
 import { LLMClient } from "../../src/route"
 import * as AnthropicMessages from "../../src/protocols/anthropic-messages"
 import { it } from "../lib/effect"
@@ -110,10 +110,11 @@ describe("Anthropic Messages route", () => {
       expect(response.text).toBe("Hello!")
       expect(response.reasoning).toBe("thinking")
       expect(response.usage).toMatchObject({
-        inputTokens: 5,
+        inputTokens: 6,
         outputTokens: 2,
+        nonCachedInputTokens: 5,
         cacheReadInputTokens: 1,
-        totalTokens: 7,
+        totalTokens: 8,
       })
       expect(response.events.find((event) => event.type === "reasoning-end")).toMatchObject({
         providerMetadata: { anthropic: { signature: "sig_1" } },
@@ -152,7 +153,13 @@ describe("Anthropic Messages route", () => {
         {
           type: "request-finish",
           reason: "tool-calls",
-          usage: { inputTokens: 5, outputTokens: 1, totalTokens: 6, native: { input_tokens: 5, output_tokens: 1 } },
+          usage: new Usage({
+            inputTokens: 5,
+            outputTokens: 1,
+            nonCachedInputTokens: 5,
+            totalTokens: 6,
+            providerMetadata: { anthropic: { input_tokens: 5, output_tokens: 1 } },
+          }),
         },
       ])
     }),
diff --git a/packages/llm/test/provider/gemini.test.ts b/packages/llm/test/provider/gemini.test.ts
index 9de4e0dc25..e0b3864a26 100644
--- a/packages/llm/test/provider/gemini.test.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/test/provider/gemini.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect } from "bun:test"
 import { Effect } from "effect"
-import { LLM, LLMError } from "../../src"
+import { LLM, LLMError, Usage } from "../../src"
 import { LLMClient } from "../../src/route"
 import * as Gemini from "../../src/protocols/gemini"
 import { it } from "../lib/effect"
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ describe("Gemini route", () => {
       expect(response.reasoning).toBe("thinking")
       expect(response.usage).toMatchObject({
         inputTokens: 5,
-        outputTokens: 2,
-        reasoningTokens: 1,
+        outputTokens: 3,
+        nonCachedInputTokens: 4,
         cacheReadInputTokens: 1,
+        reasoningTokens: 1,
         totalTokens: 7,
       })
       expect(response.events).toEqual([
@@ -210,20 +211,23 @@ describe("Gemini route", () => {
         {
           type: "request-finish",
           reason: "stop",
-          usage: {
+          usage: new Usage({
             inputTokens: 5,
-            outputTokens: 2,
-            reasoningTokens: 1,
+            outputTokens: 3,
+            nonCachedInputTokens: 4,
             cacheReadInputTokens: 1,
+            reasoningTokens: 1,
             totalTokens: 7,
-            native: {
-              promptTokenCount: 5,
-              candidatesTokenCount: 2,
-              totalTokenCount: 7,
-              thoughtsTokenCount: 1,
-              cachedContentTokenCount: 1,
+            providerMetadata: {
+              google: {
+                promptTokenCount: 5,
+                candidatesTokenCount: 2,
+                totalTokenCount: 7,
+                thoughtsTokenCount: 1,
+                cachedContentTokenCount: 1,
+              },
             },
-          },
+          }),
         },
       ])
     }),
@@ -257,12 +261,13 @@ describe("Gemini route", () => {
         {
           type: "request-finish",
           reason: "tool-calls",
-          usage: {
+          usage: new Usage({
             inputTokens: 5,
             outputTokens: 1,
+            nonCachedInputTokens: 5,
             totalTokens: 6,
-            native: { promptTokenCount: 5, candidatesTokenCount: 1 },
-          },
+            providerMetadata: { google: { promptTokenCount: 5, candidatesTokenCount: 1 } },
+          }),
         },
       ])
     }),
diff --git a/packages/llm/test/provider/openai-chat.test.ts b/packages/llm/test/provider/openai-chat.test.ts
index 8b0dfc2894..2c692dcd7d 100644
--- a/packages/llm/test/provider/openai-chat.test.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/test/provider/openai-chat.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect } from "bun:test"
 import { Effect, Schema, Stream } from "effect"
 import { HttpClientRequest } from "effect/unstable/http"
-import { LLM, LLMError } from "../../src"
+import { LLM, LLMError, Usage } from "../../src"
 import * as Azure from "../../src/providers/azure"
 import * as OpenAI from "../../src/providers/openai"
 import * as OpenAIChat from "../../src/protocols/openai-chat"
@@ -230,20 +230,23 @@ describe("OpenAI Chat route", () => {
         {
           type: "request-finish",
           reason: "stop",
-          usage: {
+          usage: new Usage({
             inputTokens: 5,
             outputTokens: 2,
-            reasoningTokens: 0,
+            nonCachedInputTokens: 4,
             cacheReadInputTokens: 1,
+            reasoningTokens: 0,
             totalTokens: 7,
-            native: {
-              prompt_tokens: 5,
-              completion_tokens: 2,
-              total_tokens: 7,
-              prompt_tokens_details: { cached_tokens: 1 },
-              completion_tokens_details: { reasoning_tokens: 0 },
+            providerMetadata: {
+              openai: {
+                prompt_tokens: 5,
+                completion_tokens: 2,
+                total_tokens: 7,
+                prompt_tokens_details: { cached_tokens: 1 },
+                completion_tokens_details: { reasoning_tokens: 0 },
+              },
             },
-          },
+          }),
         },
       ])
     }),
diff --git a/packages/llm/test/provider/openai-responses.test.ts b/packages/llm/test/provider/openai-responses.test.ts
index 5141b44cc2..2319857ed1 100644
--- a/packages/llm/test/provider/openai-responses.test.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/test/provider/openai-responses.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect } from "bun:test"
 import { ConfigProvider, Effect, Layer, Stream } from "effect"
 import { Headers, HttpClientRequest } from "effect/unstable/http"
-import { LLM, LLMError } from "../../src"
+import { LLM, LLMError, Usage } from "../../src"
 import { Auth, LLMClient, RequestExecutor, WebSocketExecutor } from "../../src/route"
 import * as Azure from "../../src/providers/azure"
 import * as OpenAI from "../../src/providers/openai"
@@ -342,20 +342,23 @@ describe("OpenAI Responses route", () => {
           type: "request-finish",
           reason: "stop",
           providerMetadata: { openai: { responseId: "resp_1", serviceTier: "default" } },
-          usage: {
+          usage: new Usage({
             inputTokens: 5,
             outputTokens: 2,
-            reasoningTokens: 0,
+            nonCachedInputTokens: 4,
             cacheReadInputTokens: 1,
+            reasoningTokens: 0,
             totalTokens: 7,
-            native: {
-              input_tokens: 5,
-              output_tokens: 2,
-              total_tokens: 7,
-              input_tokens_details: { cached_tokens: 1 },
-              output_tokens_details: { reasoning_tokens: 0 },
+            providerMetadata: {
+              openai: {
+                input_tokens: 5,
+                output_tokens: 2,
+                total_tokens: 7,
+                input_tokens_details: { cached_tokens: 1 },
+                output_tokens_details: { reasoning_tokens: 0 },
+              },
             },
-          },
+          }),
         },
       ])
     }),
@@ -411,7 +414,13 @@ describe("OpenAI Responses route", () => {
         {
           type: "request-finish",
           reason: "tool-calls",
-          usage: { inputTokens: 5, outputTokens: 1, totalTokens: 6, native: { input_tokens: 5, output_tokens: 1 } },
+          usage: new Usage({
+            inputTokens: 5,
+            outputTokens: 1,
+            nonCachedInputTokens: 5,
+            totalTokens: 6,
+            providerMetadata: { openai: { input_tokens: 5, output_tokens: 1 } },
+          }),
         },
       ])
     }),
diff --git a/packages/llm/test/schema.test.ts b/packages/llm/test/schema.test.ts
index 46eb85b075..23bd9fd9bb 100644
--- a/packages/llm/test/schema.test.ts
+++ b/packages/llm/test/schema.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
 import { Schema } from "effect"
-import { ContentPart, LLMEvent, LLMRequest, ModelID, ModelLimits, ModelRef, ProviderID } from "../src/schema"
+import { ContentPart, LLMEvent, LLMRequest, ModelID, ModelLimits, ModelRef, ProviderID, Usage } from "../src/schema"
+import { ProviderShared } from "../src/protocols/shared"
 
 const model = new ModelRef({
   id: ModelID.make("fake-model"),
@@ -48,3 +49,30 @@ describe("llm schema", () => {
     expect(ContentPart.guards.media({ type: "text", text: "hi" })).toBe(false)
   })
 })
+
+describe("LLM.Usage", () => {
+  test("subtractTokens clamps non-sensical breakdowns to zero", () => {
+    // Defense against a provider reporting cached_tokens > prompt_tokens or
+    // reasoning_tokens > completion_tokens — the negative would otherwise
+    // round-trip through the pipeline and crash strict downstream schemas.
+    expect(ProviderShared.subtractTokens(5, 3)).toBe(2)
+    expect(ProviderShared.subtractTokens(5, 10)).toBe(0)
+    expect(ProviderShared.subtractTokens(5, undefined)).toBe(5)
+    expect(ProviderShared.subtractTokens(undefined, 3)).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(ProviderShared.subtractTokens(undefined, undefined)).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test("sumTokens returns undefined only when every input is undefined", () => {
+    expect(ProviderShared.sumTokens(1, 2, 3)).toBe(6)
+    expect(ProviderShared.sumTokens(1, undefined, 3)).toBe(4)
+    expect(ProviderShared.sumTokens(undefined, undefined, undefined)).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(ProviderShared.sumTokens()).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test("visibleOutputTokens clamps reasoning > output to zero", () => {
+    expect(new Usage({ outputTokens: 10, reasoningTokens: 4 }).visibleOutputTokens).toBe(6)
+    expect(new Usage({ outputTokens: 10 }).visibleOutputTokens).toBe(10)
+    expect(new Usage({ outputTokens: 4, reasoningTokens: 10 }).visibleOutputTokens).toBe(0)
+    expect(new Usage({}).visibleOutputTokens).toBe(0)
+  })
+})