From 40ea89f6cebd6a59d577937e0deb047f7db5708c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hunter Bown <hmbown@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 18:08:13 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix(tui): show tiny footer costs (#913)

---
 crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs       | 33 ++++++++++++++++++---------------
 crates/tui/src/tui/ui/tests.rs | 14 ++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs b/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs
index 6caa3041..dd6f7758 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs
@@ -6320,12 +6320,8 @@ fn render_footer_from(
     } else {
         Vec::new()
     };
-    let displayed_cost = app.displayed_session_cost_for_currency(app.cost_currency);
-    let cost = if has(S::Cost) && displayed_cost > 0.001 {
-        vec![Span::styled(
-            app.format_cost_amount(displayed_cost),
-            Style::default().fg(palette::TEXT_MUTED),
-        )]
+    let cost = if has(S::Cost) {
+        footer_cost_spans(app)
     } else {
         Vec::new()
     };
@@ -6401,6 +6397,21 @@ fn footer_context_percent_spans(app: &App) -> Vec<Span<'static>> {
     )]
 }
 
+fn footer_cost_spans(app: &App) -> Vec<Span<'static>> {
+    let displayed_cost = app.displayed_session_cost_for_currency(app.cost_currency);
+    if !should_show_footer_cost(displayed_cost) {
+        return Vec::new();
+    }
+    vec![Span::styled(
+        app.format_cost_amount(displayed_cost),
+        Style::default().fg(palette::TEXT_MUTED),
+    )]
+}
+
+fn should_show_footer_cost(displayed_cost: f64) -> bool {
+    displayed_cost.is_finite() && displayed_cost > 0.0
+}
+
 /// Test-only helper retained as a parity reference for `FooterWidget`'s
 /// auxiliary-span composition. Production rendering is performed by the
 /// widget itself; the existing footer parity tests still exercise this
@@ -6416,15 +6427,7 @@ fn footer_auxiliary_spans(app: &App, max_width: usize) -> Vec<Span<'static>> {
         crate::tui::widgets::footer_agents_chip(running_agent_count(app), app.ui_locale);
     let replay_spans = footer_reasoning_replay_spans(app);
     let cache_spans = footer_cache_spans(app);
-    let displayed_cost = app.displayed_session_cost_for_currency(app.cost_currency);
-    let cost_spans = if displayed_cost > 0.001 {
-        vec![Span::styled(
-            app.format_cost_amount(displayed_cost),
-            Style::default().fg(palette::TEXT_MUTED),
-        )]
-    } else {
-        Vec::new()
-    };
+    let cost_spans = footer_cost_spans(app);
 
     let parts: Vec<&Vec<Span<'static>>> = [
         &coherence_spans,
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/tui/ui/tests.rs b/crates/tui/src/tui/ui/tests.rs
index 00954ce7..c86658e2 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/tui/ui/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/tui/ui/tests.rs
@@ -1129,6 +1129,15 @@ fn footer_auxiliary_spans_show_cache_and_cost_when_roomy() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn footer_auxiliary_spans_show_tiny_positive_cost_when_roomy() {
+    let mut app = create_test_app();
+    app.session.session_cost = 0.00005;
+
+    let roomy = spans_text(&footer_auxiliary_spans(&app, 32));
+    assert!(roomy.contains("<$0.0001"));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn footer_auxiliary_spans_use_configured_cost_currency() {
     let mut app = create_test_app();
@@ -3207,13 +3216,14 @@ fn render_footer_from_with_default_items_renders_mode_and_model() {
     // Default footer composition should show the mode chip and model
     // identifier — whatever the configured default model is.
     let mut app = create_test_app();
-    app.session.session_cost = 0.42;
+    app.session.session_cost = 0.00005;
     let items = crate::config::StatusItem::default_footer();
     let props = render_footer_from(&app, &items, None);
     assert_eq!(props.mode_label, "agent");
     assert!(!props.model.is_empty(), "footer should show a model name");
-    // Cost chip is included whenever cost > 0.001.
+    // Tiny but real costs should render instead of disappearing as "$0.00".
     assert!(!props.cost.is_empty());
+    assert_eq!(spans_text(&props.cost), "<$0.0001");
 }
 
 #[test]