diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UnifiedChat.tsx b/frontend/src/components/UnifiedChat.tsx
index 052dc5206..d1ce813dc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UnifiedChat.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UnifiedChat.tsx
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ export function UnifiedChat() {
   const assistantStreamingRef = useRef(false);
 
   const abortControllerRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
+  const billingRefreshTimeoutRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
   const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const documentInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
@@ -992,6 +993,15 @@ export function UnifiedChat() {
     }
   }, [input]);
 
+  // Cleanup billing refresh timeout on unmount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      if (billingRefreshTimeoutRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(billingRefreshTimeoutRef.current);
+      }
+    };
+  }, []);
+
   // Auto-focus textbox on desktop (not mobile to avoid keyboard popup interrupting reading)
   // Focus when: app launches, new chat, conversation loads, or assistant finishes streaming
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -2365,6 +2375,12 @@ export function UnifiedChat() {
           // Re-enable polling after streaming completes
           assistantStreamingRef.current = false;
           setCurrentResponseId(undefined);
+
+          // Invalidate billing status after a delay to allow backend processing
+          billingRefreshTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+            queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["billingStatus"] });
+            billingRefreshTimeoutRef.current = null;
+          }, 3000);
         }
       } catch (error) {
         console.error("Failed to send message:", error);