diff --git a/src/tui/usage/render.test.ts b/src/tui/usage/render.test.ts
index 7493d22..1a1a864 100644
--- a/src/tui/usage/render.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/usage/render.test.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ describe("renderRecent token bars", () => {
     expect(out).toContain("3.00 sats");
     expect(out).not.toContain("1.00 sats");
     expect(out).not.toContain("2.00 sats");
+
+    // The header is right-aligned: it ends at the same column as the values.
+    const lines = out.split("\n");
+    const headerEnd = lines[1]!.indexOf("COST") + "COST".length;
+    const valueEnd = lines[3]!.indexOf("3.00 sats") + "3.00 sats".length;
+    expect(headerEnd).toBe(valueEnd);
   });
 
   test("keeps every row the same visible width as the box", () => {
diff --git a/src/tui/usage/render.ts b/src/tui/usage/render.ts
index 0e6f567..c6fcae5 100644
--- a/src/tui/usage/render.ts
+++ b/src/tui/usage/render.ts
@@ -739,7 +739,9 @@ export function renderRecent(stats: UsageStats, width: number, naming: ClientNam
     "TIME".padEnd(timeCol),
     "MODEL".padEnd(modelCol),
     "CACHE HIT".padEnd(tokensCol - inOutCol) + "IN".padEnd(inputCol) + " - " + "OUT".padStart(outputCol),
-    "COST".padEnd(costCol),
+    // Right-aligned like the values below it, so the column's right edge is
+    // shared by the header and every `n sats` cell.
+    "COST".padStart(costCol),
     ...(showProvider ? ["BASE:PROVIDER".padEnd(providerCol)] : []),
     "CLIENT".padEnd(clientCol),
   ];