diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index ea016c27f..d95a9ad2f 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export default defineConfig([
     },
   },
   {
-    // Frontend architectural boundary - prevent services imports
+    // Frontend architectural boundary - prevent services and tokenizer imports
     files: ["src/components/**", "src/contexts/**", "src/hooks/**", "src/App.tsx"],
     rules: {
       "no-restricted-imports": [
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ export default defineConfig([
               message:
                 "Frontend code cannot import from services/. Use IPC or move shared code to utils/.",
             },
+            {
+              group: ["**/tokens/tokenizer", "**/tokens/tokenStatsCalculator"],
+              message:
+                "Frontend code cannot import tokenizer (2MB+ encodings). Use @/utils/tokens/usageAggregator for aggregation or @/utils/tokens/modelStats for pricing.",
+            },
           ],
         },
       ],
diff --git a/src/components/ChatMetaSidebar/CostsTab.tsx b/src/components/ChatMetaSidebar/CostsTab.tsx
index 5022bce64..92217b547 100644
--- a/src/components/ChatMetaSidebar/CostsTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ChatMetaSidebar/CostsTab.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import styled from "@emotion/styled";
 import { useChatContext } from "@/contexts/ChatContext";
 import { TooltipWrapper, Tooltip, HelpIndicator } from "../Tooltip";
 import { getModelStats } from "@/utils/tokens/modelStats";
-import { sumUsageHistory } from "@/utils/tokens/tokenStatsCalculator";
+import { sumUsageHistory } from "@/utils/tokens/usageAggregator";
 import { usePersistedState } from "@/hooks/usePersistedState";
 import { ToggleGroup, type ToggleOption } from "../ToggleGroup";
 import { use1MContext } from "@/hooks/use1MContext";
diff --git a/src/types/chatStats.ts b/src/types/chatStats.ts
index ce83a7e31..bd27d16f0 100644
--- a/src/types/chatStats.ts
+++ b/src/types/chatStats.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ChatUsageDisplay } from "@/utils/tokens/tokenStatsCalculator";
+import type { ChatUsageDisplay } from "@/utils/tokens/usageAggregator";
 
 export interface TokenConsumer {
   name: string; // "User", "Assistant", "bash", "readFile", etc.
diff --git a/src/utils/tokens/tokenStatsCalculator.ts b/src/utils/tokens/tokenStatsCalculator.ts
index f135b52b4..8a859c6e9 100644
--- a/src/utils/tokens/tokenStatsCalculator.ts
+++ b/src/utils/tokens/tokenStatsCalculator.ts
@@ -12,27 +12,7 @@ import type { ChatStats, TokenConsumer } from "@/types/chatStats";
 import type { LanguageModelV2Usage } from "@ai-sdk/provider";
 import { getTokenizerForModel, countTokensForData, getToolDefinitionTokens } from "./tokenizer";
 import { getModelStats } from "./modelStats";
-
-export interface ChatUsageComponent {
-  tokens: number;
-  cost_usd?: number; // undefined if model pricing unknown
-}
-
-/**
- * Enhanced usage type for display that includes provider-specific cache stats
- */
-export interface ChatUsageDisplay {
-  // Input is the part of the input that was not cached. So,
-  // totalInput = input + cached (cacheCreate is separate for billing)
-  input: ChatUsageComponent;
-  cached: ChatUsageComponent;
-  cacheCreate: ChatUsageComponent; // Cache creation tokens (separate billing concept)
-
-  // Output is the part of the output excluding reasoning, so
-  // totalOutput = output + reasoning
-  output: ChatUsageComponent;
-  reasoning: ChatUsageComponent;
-}
+import type { ChatUsageDisplay } from "./usageAggregator";
 
 /**
  * Create a display-friendly usage object from AI SDK usage
@@ -109,48 +89,6 @@ export function createDisplayUsage(
   };
 }
 
-/**
- * Sum multiple ChatUsageDisplay objects into a single cumulative display
- * Used for showing total costs across multiple API responses
- */
-export function sumUsageHistory(usageHistory: ChatUsageDisplay[]): ChatUsageDisplay | undefined {
-  if (usageHistory.length === 0) return undefined;
-
-  // Track if any costs are undefined (model pricing unknown)
-  let hasUndefinedCosts = false;
-
-  const sum: ChatUsageDisplay = {
-    input: { tokens: 0, cost_usd: 0 },
-    cached: { tokens: 0, cost_usd: 0 },
-    cacheCreate: { tokens: 0, cost_usd: 0 },
-    output: { tokens: 0, cost_usd: 0 },
-    reasoning: { tokens: 0, cost_usd: 0 },
-  };
-
-  for (const usage of usageHistory) {
-    // Iterate over each component and sum tokens and costs
-    for (const key of Object.keys(sum) as Array<keyof ChatUsageDisplay>) {
-      sum[key].tokens += usage[key].tokens;
-      if (usage[key].cost_usd === undefined) {
-        hasUndefinedCosts = true;
-      } else {
-        sum[key].cost_usd = (sum[key].cost_usd ?? 0) + (usage[key].cost_usd ?? 0);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  // If any costs were undefined, set all to undefined
-  if (hasUndefinedCosts) {
-    sum.input.cost_usd = undefined;
-    sum.cached.cost_usd = undefined;
-    sum.cacheCreate.cost_usd = undefined;
-    sum.output.cost_usd = undefined;
-    sum.reasoning.cost_usd = undefined;
-  }
-
-  return sum;
-}
-
 /**
  * Calculate token statistics from raw CmuxMessages
  * This is the single source of truth for token counting
diff --git a/src/utils/tokens/usageAggregator.ts b/src/utils/tokens/usageAggregator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61a439c60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/tokens/usageAggregator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/**
+ * Usage aggregation utilities for cost calculation
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: This file must NOT import tokenizer to avoid pulling
+ * 2MB+ of encoding data into the renderer process.
+ *
+ * Separated from tokenStatsCalculator.ts to keep tokenizer in main process only.
+ */
+
+export interface ChatUsageComponent {
+  tokens: number;
+  cost_usd?: number; // undefined if model pricing unknown
+}
+
+/**
+ * Enhanced usage type for display that includes provider-specific cache stats
+ */
+export interface ChatUsageDisplay {
+  // Input is the part of the input that was not cached. So,
+  // totalInput = input + cached (cacheCreate is separate for billing)
+  input: ChatUsageComponent;
+  cached: ChatUsageComponent;
+  cacheCreate: ChatUsageComponent; // Cache creation tokens (separate billing concept)
+
+  // Output is the part of the output excluding reasoning, so
+  // totalOutput = output + reasoning
+  output: ChatUsageComponent;
+  reasoning: ChatUsageComponent;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sum multiple ChatUsageDisplay objects into a single cumulative display
+ * Used for showing total costs across multiple API responses
+ */
+export function sumUsageHistory(usageHistory: ChatUsageDisplay[]): ChatUsageDisplay | undefined {
+  if (usageHistory.length === 0) return undefined;
+
+  // Track if any costs are undefined (model pricing unknown)
+  let hasUndefinedCosts = false;
+
+  const sum: ChatUsageDisplay = {
+    input: { tokens: 0, cost_usd: 0 },
+    cached: { tokens: 0, cost_usd: 0 },
+    cacheCreate: { tokens: 0, cost_usd: 0 },
+    output: { tokens: 0, cost_usd: 0 },
+    reasoning: { tokens: 0, cost_usd: 0 },
+  };
+
+  for (const usage of usageHistory) {
+    // Iterate over each component and sum tokens and costs
+    for (const key of Object.keys(sum) as Array<keyof ChatUsageDisplay>) {
+      sum[key].tokens += usage[key].tokens;
+      if (usage[key].cost_usd === undefined) {
+        hasUndefinedCosts = true;
+      } else {
+        sum[key].cost_usd = (sum[key].cost_usd ?? 0) + (usage[key].cost_usd ?? 0);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If any costs were undefined, set all to undefined
+  if (hasUndefinedCosts) {
+    sum.input.cost_usd = undefined;
+    sum.cached.cost_usd = undefined;
+    sum.cacheCreate.cost_usd = undefined;
+    sum.output.cost_usd = undefined;
+    sum.reasoning.cost_usd = undefined;
+  }
+
+  return sum;
+}