diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/rewriteModelResponse.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/rewriteModelResponse.test.ts
index 02ab61de29..935f161e95 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/rewriteModelResponse.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/rewriteModelResponse.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   type RequestLoggingParams,
 } from './rewriteModelResponse';
 import { isDynamicallyOptedIntoRequestLogging } from '@/lib/ai-gateway/request-logging-opt-ins';
+import { QWEN37_PLUS_MODEL_ID } from '@/lib/ai-gateway/custom-pricing';
 import { KILO_ORGANIZATION_ID } from '@/lib/organizations/constants';
 
 jest.mock('next/server', () => ({
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ describe.each(rewriters)('%s response read errors', (_name, rewrite) => {
     ['ResponseAborted', 'upstream_disconnect', 'disconnected'],
     ['TimeoutError', 'timeout', 'timed out'],
   ])('returns structured JSON for %s', async (errorName, errorType, messageFragment) => {
-    const result = await rewrite(failingResponse('application/json', errorName));
+    const result = await rewrite(failingResponse('application/json', errorName), true, null, null);
 
     expect(result.status).toBe(503);
     expect(await result.json()).toEqual({
@@ -150,7 +151,12 @@ describe.each(rewriters)('%s response read errors', (_name, rewrite) => {
   });
 
   test('omits the request id suffix when no vercel request id is available', async () => {
-    const result = await rewrite(failingResponse('text/event-stream', 'ResponseAborted'));
+    const result = await rewrite(
+      failingResponse('text/event-stream', 'ResponseAborted'),
+      true,
+      null,
+      null
+    );
     const events = dataObjects(await readOutputStream(result)) as {
       error: { message: string; vercel_request_id?: string };
     }[];
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions', () => {
         },
       });
 
-      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream);
+      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream, true, null, null);
       const json = await result.json();
 
       expect(json.model).toBe('upstream-model');
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions', () => {
         },
       });
 
-      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream);
+      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream, true, null, null);
       const json = await result.json();
 
       expect(json.usage.prompt_tokens_details.cached_tokens).toBe(0);
@@ -214,7 +220,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions', () => {
         headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
       });
 
-      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream);
+      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream, true, null, null);
 
       expect(result.status).toBe(502);
       expect(await result.text()).toBe('not-json{');
@@ -242,7 +248,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions', () => {
       );
 
       try {
-        const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream);
+        const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream, true, null, null);
         const reader = result.body?.getReader();
         expect(reader).toBeDefined();
         await reader?.read();
@@ -267,7 +273,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions', () => {
         'data: {"id":"gen-chat","model":"upstream-model","choices":[]}\n\n'
       );
 
-      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream);
+      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream, true, null, null);
       const sse = await readOutputStream(result);
       const events = dataObjects(sse) as Array<{ error?: { code: number; type: string } }>;
 
@@ -283,7 +289,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions', () => {
           'data: [DONE]\n\n'
       );
 
-      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream);
+      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream, true, null, null);
       const sse = await readOutputStream(result);
       const [chunk] = dataObjects(sse) as Array<{
         model: string;
@@ -301,7 +307,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions', () => {
         'data: {"model":"upstream-model","usage":{"cost":1,"is_byok":true,"prompt_tokens":4,"completion_tokens":2,"total_tokens":6,"prompt_tokens_details":{}}}\n\n'
       );
 
-      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream);
+      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream, true, null, null);
       const sse = await readOutputStream(result);
       const [chunk] = dataObjects(sse) as Array<{
         model: string;
@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions', () => {
         ': openrouter heartbeat\n\n' + 'data: {"model":"upstream-model","choices":[]}\n\n'
       );
 
-      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream);
+      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream, true, null, null);
       const sse = await readOutputStream(result);
 
       expect(sse).toContain(': KILO PROCESSING');
@@ -337,7 +343,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions', () => {
         headers: { 'content-type': 'text/event-stream' },
       });
 
-      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream);
+      const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream, true, null, null);
 
       expect(await readOutputStream(result)).toBe('');
     });
@@ -354,7 +360,10 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_Messages', () => {
         'text/event-stream',
         errorName,
         'data: {"type":"message_start","message":{"id":"gen-message","usage":{"input_tokens":1,"output_tokens":0}}}\n\n'
-      )
+      ),
+      true,
+      null,
+      null
     );
     const sse = await readOutputStream(result);
 
@@ -392,7 +401,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_Messages', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Messages(upstream);
+    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Messages(upstream, true, null, null);
     const json = await result.json();
 
     expect(json.model).toBe('upstream-model');
@@ -408,7 +417,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_Messages', () => {
       headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
     });
 
-    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Messages(upstream);
+    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Messages(upstream, true, null, null);
 
     expect(result.status).toBe(500);
     expect(await result.text()).toBe('}{');
@@ -421,7 +430,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_Messages', () => {
         'data: [DONE]\n\n'
     );
 
-    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Messages(upstream);
+    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Messages(upstream, true, null, null);
     const sse = await readOutputStream(result);
     const events = dataObjects(sse) as Array<{
       type: string;
@@ -450,7 +459,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_Messages', () => {
       'data: {"type":"message_delta","usage":{"output_tokens":9},"delta":{}}\n\n'
     );
 
-    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Messages(upstream);
+    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Messages(upstream, true, null, null);
     const sse = await readOutputStream(result);
 
     expect(dataPayloads(sse)).not.toContain('[DONE]');
@@ -467,7 +476,10 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_Responses', () => {
         'text/event-stream',
         errorName,
         'data: {"type":"response.created","sequence_number":4,"response":{"id":"gen-response"}}\n\n'
-      )
+      ),
+      true,
+      null,
+      null
     );
     const sse = await readOutputStream(result);
 
@@ -505,7 +517,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_Responses', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Responses(upstream);
+    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Responses(upstream, true, null, null);
     const json = await result.json();
 
     expect(json.model).toBe('upstream-model');
@@ -521,7 +533,7 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse_Responses', () => {
         'data: [DONE]\n\n'
     );
 
-    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Responses(upstream);
+    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_Responses(upstream, true, null, null);
     const sse = await readOutputStream(result);
     const [event] = dataObjects(sse) as Array<{
       type: string;
@@ -626,6 +638,26 @@ describe('rewriteModelResponse', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('strips cost for models with custom pricing', async () => {
+    const result = await rewriteModelResponse(
+      jsonResponse({
+        model: QWEN37_PLUS_MODEL_ID,
+        usage: { cost: 0.5, cost_details: { upstream_inference_cost: 0.4 }, is_byok: false },
+      }),
+      QWEN37_PLUS_MODEL_ID,
+      'openrouter',
+      'chat_completions',
+      makeLogging()
+    );
+
+    // The upstream-reported cost does not reflect the custom pricing, so it
+    // must be removed just like for free models.
+    expect(await result.json()).toEqual({
+      model: QWEN37_PLUS_MODEL_ID,
+      usage: {},
+    });
+  });
+
   test('processes paid-model responses when request logging is enabled', async () => {
     mockedOptIn.mockResolvedValueOnce(true);
     const result = await rewriteModelResponse(
@@ -649,7 +681,7 @@ describe('request log capture', () => {
     const capture = makeCapture();
     const body = { model: 'upstream-model' };
 
-    const result = await rewrite(jsonResponse(body), true, capture);
+    const result = await rewrite(jsonResponse(body), true, capture, null);
 
     expect(result.status).toBe(200);
     expect(capture.setBody).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -662,7 +694,7 @@ describe('request log capture', () => {
     const sseBody =
       'data: {"id":"gen-1","model":"upstream-model","choices":[]}\n\n' + 'data: [DONE]\n\n';
 
-    const result = await rewrite(sseResponse(sseBody), true, capture);
+    const result = await rewrite(sseResponse(sseBody), true, capture, null);
     await readOutputStream(result);
 
     expect(capture.setBody).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -678,7 +710,8 @@ describe('request log capture', () => {
       const result = await rewrite(
         new Response(null, { headers: { 'content-type': 'text/event-stream' } }),
         true,
-        capture
+        capture,
+        null
       );
       await readOutputStream(result);
 
@@ -696,7 +729,8 @@ describe('request log capture', () => {
       const result = await rewrite(
         failingResponse('text/event-stream', 'ResponseAborted', receivedChunks),
         true,
-        capture
+        capture,
+        null
       );
       await readOutputStream(result);
 
@@ -714,7 +748,8 @@ describe('request log capture', () => {
       const result = await rewrite(
         failingResponse('text/event-stream', 'ResponseAborted'),
         true,
-        capture
+        capture,
+        null
       );
       await readOutputStream(result);
 
@@ -732,7 +767,8 @@ describe('request log capture', () => {
       const result = await rewrite(
         failingResponse('application/json', 'TimeoutError'),
         true,
-        capture
+        capture,
+        null
       );
 
       expect(result.status).toBe(503);
@@ -747,7 +783,7 @@ describe('request log capture', () => {
       headers: { 'content-type': 'text/event-stream' },
     });
 
-    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream, true, capture);
+    const result = await rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(upstream, true, capture, null);
     const reader = result.body?.getReader();
     await reader?.cancel();
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/rewriteModelResponse.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/rewriteModelResponse.ts
index b67dad8597..724dd2ff60 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/rewriteModelResponse.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/rewriteModelResponse.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { api_request_log, type User } from '@kilocode/db/schema';
 import { isKiloExclusiveFreeModel } from '@/lib/ai-gateway/models';
+import { getCustomPricing } from '@/lib/ai-gateway/custom-pricing';
 import { detectToolCallArgumentErrors } from '@/lib/ai-gateway/api-request-log-errors';
 import type { GatewayRequest } from '@/lib/ai-gateway/providers/openrouter/types';
 import type { ProviderId } from '@/lib/ai-gateway/providers/types';
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ async function readResponseText(
   response: Response,
   headers: Headers,
   vercelRequestId: string | null | undefined,
-  capture?: RequestLogCapture | null
+  capture: RequestLogCapture | null
 ): Promise<{ text: string } | { error: unknown; errorResponse: NextResponse }> {
   try {
     return { text: await response.text() };
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ async function rewriteSseStream(
   serializeError: (error: ResponseReadError) => string,
   onFinally: () => void,
   vercelRequestId: string | null | undefined,
-  capture?: RequestLogCapture | null
+  capture: RequestLogCapture | null
 ) {
   const decoder = new TextDecoder();
   // Accumulate the raw upstream text for request logging while the stream is
@@ -323,9 +324,9 @@ function rewriteUsage(usage: OpenRouterUsage, removeCost: boolean) {
 
 export async function rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(
   response: Response,
-  removeCost = true,
-  capture?: RequestLogCapture | null,
-  vercelRequestId?: string | null
+  removeCost: boolean,
+  capture: RequestLogCapture | null,
+  vercelRequestId: string | null
 ) {
   const headers = getOutputHeaders(response);
 
@@ -478,9 +479,9 @@ function rewriteMessagesUsage(usage: MessagesApiUsage, removeCost: boolean) {
 
 export async function rewriteModelResponse_Messages(
   response: Response,
-  removeCost = true,
-  capture?: RequestLogCapture | null,
-  vercelRequestId?: string | null
+  removeCost: boolean,
+  capture: RequestLogCapture | null,
+  vercelRequestId: string | null
 ) {
   const headers = getOutputHeaders(response);
 
@@ -614,9 +615,9 @@ type ResponsesApiEvent = {
 
 export async function rewriteModelResponse_Responses(
   response: Response,
-  removeCost = true,
-  capture?: RequestLogCapture | null,
-  vercelRequestId?: string | null
+  removeCost: boolean,
+  capture: RequestLogCapture | null,
+  vercelRequestId: string | null
 ) {
   const headers = getOutputHeaders(response);
 
@@ -742,34 +743,25 @@ export async function rewriteModelResponse(
   logging: RequestLoggingParams
 ): Promise<NextResponse> {
   const capture = await createRequestLogCapture(response, model, providerId, logging);
-  const isFreeModelRequiringCostRemoval =
-    (providerId === 'openrouter' || providerId === 'vercel') && isKiloExclusiveFreeModel(model);
+  const requiresCostRemoval =
+    (providerId === 'openrouter' || providerId === 'vercel') &&
+    (isKiloExclusiveFreeModel(model) || getCustomPricing(model) !== undefined);
 
   console.debug('[rewriteModelResponse] rewriting response for %s', model);
   const { vercel_request_id: vercelRequestId } = logging;
   if (kind === 'chat_completions') {
     return rewriteModelResponse_ChatCompletions(
       response,
-      isFreeModelRequiringCostRemoval,
+      requiresCostRemoval,
       capture,
       vercelRequestId
     );
   }
   if (kind === 'responses') {
-    return rewriteModelResponse_Responses(
-      response,
-      isFreeModelRequiringCostRemoval,
-      capture,
-      vercelRequestId
-    );
+    return rewriteModelResponse_Responses(response, requiresCostRemoval, capture, vercelRequestId);
   }
   if (kind === 'messages') {
-    return rewriteModelResponse_Messages(
-      response,
-      isFreeModelRequiringCostRemoval,
-      capture,
-      vercelRequestId
-    );
+    return rewriteModelResponse_Messages(response, requiresCostRemoval, capture, vercelRequestId);
   }
 
   const error = new Error(`implementation error: unrecognized API kind ${kind}`);