diff --git a/providers/anthropic/anthropic.go b/providers/anthropic/anthropic.go
index f8845e01f..509939628 100644
--- a/providers/anthropic/anthropic.go
+++ b/providers/anthropic/anthropic.go
@@ -1725,11 +1725,15 @@ func (a languageModel) Stream(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.Call) (fantasy.S
 
 		sawMessageStop := false
 		var refusalMeta *RefusalMetadata
+		var messageStartUsage *anthropic.Usage
 
 		for stream.Next() {
 			chunk := stream.Current()
 			_ = acc.Accumulate(chunk)
 			switch chunk.Type {
+			case "message_start":
+				usage := chunk.AsMessageStart().Message.Usage
+				messageStartUsage = &usage
 			case "content_block_start":
 				contentBlockType := chunk.ContentBlock.Type
 				switch contentBlockType {
@@ -1965,16 +1969,25 @@ func (a languageModel) Stream(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.Call) (fantasy.S
 			return
 		}
 
+		usage := acc.Usage
+		if messageStartUsage != nil {
+			// message_delta can sum input usage across internal iterations. Use
+			// message_start for per-request context occupancy.
+			usage.InputTokens = messageStartUsage.InputTokens
+			usage.CacheCreationInputTokens = messageStartUsage.CacheCreationInputTokens
+			usage.CacheReadInputTokens = messageStartUsage.CacheReadInputTokens
+		}
+
 		yield(fantasy.StreamPart{
 			Type:         fantasy.StreamPartTypeFinish,
 			ID:           acc.ID,
 			FinishReason: mapFinishReason(string(acc.StopReason)),
 			Usage: fantasy.Usage{
-				InputTokens:         acc.Usage.InputTokens,
-				OutputTokens:        acc.Usage.OutputTokens,
-				TotalTokens:         acc.Usage.InputTokens + acc.Usage.OutputTokens,
-				CacheCreationTokens: acc.Usage.CacheCreationInputTokens,
-				CacheReadTokens:     acc.Usage.CacheReadInputTokens,
+				InputTokens:         usage.InputTokens,
+				OutputTokens:        usage.OutputTokens,
+				TotalTokens:         usage.InputTokens + usage.OutputTokens,
+				CacheCreationTokens: usage.CacheCreationInputTokens,
+				CacheReadTokens:     usage.CacheReadInputTokens,
 			},
 			ProviderMetadata: refusalProviderMetadata(refusalMeta),
 		})
diff --git a/providers/anthropic/anthropic_test.go b/providers/anthropic/anthropic_test.go
index 60596c9d1..1becece23 100644
--- a/providers/anthropic/anthropic_test.go
+++ b/providers/anthropic/anthropic_test.go
@@ -1237,6 +1237,27 @@ func TestStream_SendsOutputConfigEffort(t *testing.T) {
 	requireAnthropicEffort(t, call.body, EffortHigh)
 }
 
+func TestStream_FinishUsesMessageStartInputUsage(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	parts := streamAnthropicParts(t, []string{
+		anthropicSSEEvent("message_start", `{"type":"message_start","message":{"id":"msg_multi_iteration","type":"message","role":"assistant","model":"claude-fable-5","content":[],"stop_reason":null,"usage":{"input_tokens":2,"cache_read_input_tokens":139956,"cache_creation_input_tokens":7770,"output_tokens":0}}}`),
+		anthropicSSEEvent("content_block_start", `{"type":"content_block_start","index":0,"content_block":{"type":"text","text":""}}`),
+		anthropicSSEEvent("content_block_delta", `{"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":"hello"}}`),
+		anthropicSSEEvent("content_block_stop", `{"type":"content_block_stop","index":0}`),
+		anthropicSSEEvent("message_delta", `{"type":"message_delta","delta":{"stop_reason":"end_turn","stop_sequence":null},"usage":{"input_tokens":4,"cache_read_input_tokens":287682,"cache_creation_input_tokens":15556,"output_tokens":4996}}`),
+		anthropicSSEEvent("message_stop", `{"type":"message_stop"}`),
+	})
+
+	finishes := streamPartsByType(parts, fantasy.StreamPartTypeFinish)
+	require.Len(t, finishes, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(2), finishes[0].Usage.InputTokens)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(139956), finishes[0].Usage.CacheReadTokens)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(7770), finishes[0].Usage.CacheCreationTokens)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(4996), finishes[0].Usage.OutputTokens)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(4998), finishes[0].Usage.TotalTokens)
+}
+
 func TestStream_RequiresMessageStopBeforeFinish(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()