diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/desktop-onboarding-overlay.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/desktop-onboarding-overlay.tsx
index d3f12a71dff..f3eb8fc1a51 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/desktop-onboarding-overlay.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/desktop-onboarding-overlay.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { ModelPickerDialog } from '@/components/model-picker'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
+import { getGlobalModelOptions } from '@/hermes'
 import {
   Check,
   ChevronDown,
@@ -660,6 +662,18 @@ function ConfirmingModelPanel({
   // a familiar UI for users who'll see this picker again later.
   const [pickerOpen, setPickerOpen] = useState(false)
 
+  // Pull pricing + tier for the just-picked default so the confirm card
+  // shows the same $/Mtok + Free/Pro info the picker and CLI do.
+  const options = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['onboarding-model-options', flow.providerSlug],
+    queryFn: () => getGlobalModelOptions()
+  })
+  const providerRow = options.data?.providers?.find(
+    p => String(p.slug).toLowerCase() === flow.providerSlug.toLowerCase()
+  )
+  const price = providerRow?.pricing?.[flow.currentModel]
+  const freeTier = providerRow?.free_tier
+
   return (
     <div className="grid gap-4">
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-2xl border border-primary/30 bg-primary/10 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-primary">
@@ -670,8 +684,25 @@ function ConfirmingModelPanel({
       <div className="grid gap-3 rounded-2xl border border-border bg-background/60 p-4">
         <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3">
           <div className="min-w-0">
-            <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">Default model</p>
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">Default model</p>
+              {freeTier === true && (
+                <span className="rounded-sm bg-emerald-500/15 px-1 py-0.5 text-[0.6rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400">
+                  Free tier
+                </span>
+              )}
+              {freeTier === false && (
+                <span className="rounded-sm bg-primary/15 px-1 py-0.5 text-[0.6rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-primary">
+                  Pro
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
             <p className="mt-1 truncate font-mono text-sm">{flow.currentModel}</p>
+            {price && (price.input || price.output) && (
+              <p className="mt-1 font-mono text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                {price.free ? 'Free' : `${price.input || '?'} in / ${price.output || '?'} out per Mtok`}
+              </p>
+            )}
           </div>
           <Button disabled={flow.saving} onClick={() => setPickerOpen(true)} size="sm" variant="outline">
             Change
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/model-picker.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/model-picker.tsx
index 1912aba1e5e..a43f02bafe8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/model-picker.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/model-picker.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 
-import type { ModelOptionProvider, ModelOptionsResponse } from '@/types/hermes'
+import type { ModelOptionProvider, ModelOptionsResponse, ModelPricing } from '@/types/hermes'
 
 import type { HermesGateway } from '../hermes'
 import { getGlobalModelOptions } from '../hermes'
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ function ModelResults({
           return null
         }
 
+        const unavailable = new Set(provider.unavailable_models ?? [])
+
         return (
           <CommandGroup heading={<ProviderHeading provider={provider} />} key={provider.slug}>
             {provider.warning && (
@@ -175,22 +177,37 @@ function ModelResults({
             )}
             {models.map(model => {
               const isCurrent = model === currentModel && provider.slug === currentProvider
+              const price = provider.pricing?.[model]
+              const locked = unavailable.has(model)
 
               return (
                 <CommandItem
                   className={cn(
-                    'pl-6 font-mono',
+                    'flex items-center gap-2 pl-6 font-mono',
                     isCurrent &&
-                      'bg-primary text-primary-foreground data-[selected=true]:bg-primary data-[selected=true]:text-primary-foreground'
+                      'bg-primary text-primary-foreground data-[selected=true]:bg-primary data-[selected=true]:text-primary-foreground',
+                    locked && 'cursor-not-allowed opacity-45'
                   )}
+                  disabled={locked}
                   key={`${provider.slug}:${model}`}
-                  onSelect={() => onSelectModel(provider, model)}
+                  onSelect={() => {
+                    if (!locked) {
+                      onSelectModel(provider, model)
+                    }
+                  }}
                   value={`${provider.name} ${provider.slug} ${model}`}
                 >
                   <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate">{model}</span>
+                  {locked && <span className="shrink-0 text-[0.62rem] uppercase tracking-wide opacity-80">Pro</span>}
+                  <ModelPrice isCurrent={isCurrent} price={price} />
                 </CommandItem>
               )
             })}
+            {unavailable.size > 0 && (
+              <div className="px-6 pb-2 pt-1 text-[0.62rem] leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">
+                Pro models need a paid Nous subscription.
+              </div>
+            )}
           </CommandGroup>
         )
       })}
@@ -198,6 +215,39 @@ function ModelResults({
   )
 }
 
+// Compact In/Out $/Mtok price tag, mirroring the CLI picker's price columns.
+// Renders nothing when pricing is unavailable for the model.
+function ModelPrice({ price, isCurrent }: { price?: ModelPricing; isCurrent: boolean }) {
+  if (!price || (!price.input && !price.output)) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  if (price.free) {
+    return (
+      <span
+        className={cn(
+          'shrink-0 rounded-sm px-1 py-0.5 text-[0.62rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide',
+          isCurrent ? 'bg-primary-foreground/20' : 'bg-emerald-500/15 text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400'
+        )}
+      >
+        Free
+      </span>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={cn(
+        'shrink-0 text-[0.66rem] tabular-nums',
+        isCurrent ? 'text-primary-foreground/80' : 'text-muted-foreground'
+      )}
+      title="Input / Output price per million tokens"
+    >
+      {price.input || '?'} / {price.output || '?'}
+    </span>
+  )
+}
+
 function LoadingResults() {
   return (
     <CommandGroup heading={<Skeleton className="h-3 w-32" />}>
@@ -211,12 +261,25 @@ function LoadingResults() {
 }
 
 function ProviderHeading({ provider }: { provider: ModelOptionProvider }) {
+  // free_tier is only set for Nous. true → "Free tier", false → "Pro".
+  const tierBadge =
+    provider.free_tier === true ? (
+      <span className="rounded-sm bg-emerald-500/15 px-1 py-0.5 text-[0.6rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400">
+        Free tier
+      </span>
+    ) : provider.free_tier === false ? (
+      <span className="rounded-sm bg-primary/15 px-1 py-0.5 text-[0.6rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-primary">
+        Pro
+      </span>
+    ) : null
+
   return (
     <span className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
       <span className="truncate">{provider.name}</span>
       <span className="font-mono text-xs font-normal normal-case tracking-normal text-muted-foreground">
         {provider.slug} · {provider.total_models ?? provider.models?.length ?? 0}
       </span>
+      {tierBadge}
     </span>
   )
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts b/apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts
index 4378c7062ac..15789d28604 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts
@@ -185,6 +185,17 @@ export interface ModelInfoResponse {
   provider: string
 }
 
+export interface ModelPricing {
+  /** Formatted $/Mtok input price, e.g. "$3.00", or "free", or "" if unknown. */
+  input: string
+  /** Formatted $/Mtok output price. */
+  output: string
+  /** Formatted $/Mtok cached-input price, or null when the model has none. */
+  cache: string | null
+  /** True when the model costs nothing (free tier eligible). */
+  free: boolean
+}
+
 export interface ModelOptionProvider {
   is_current?: boolean
   models?: string[]
@@ -192,6 +203,13 @@ export interface ModelOptionProvider {
   slug: string
   total_models?: number
   warning?: string
+  /** Per-model pricing keyed by model id (present when the picker requested
+   *  pricing and the provider supports live pricing). */
+  pricing?: Record<string, ModelPricing>
+  /** Nous only: whether the current account is on the free tier. */
+  free_tier?: boolean
+  /** Nous only: paid models a free-tier user cannot select (shown disabled). */
+  unavailable_models?: string[]
 }
 
 export interface ModelOptionsResponse {
diff --git a/hermes_cli/inventory.py b/hermes_cli/inventory.py
index 5cf32d1c847..1e7fc862077 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/inventory.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/inventory.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ def build_models_payload(
     include_unconfigured: bool = False,
     picker_hints: bool = False,
     canonical_order: bool = False,
+    pricing: bool = False,
     max_models: int = 50,
 ) -> dict:
     """Build the ``{providers, model, provider}`` shape every consumer
@@ -128,6 +129,11 @@ def build_models_payload(
     - ``canonical_order``: reorder canonical-slug rows to
       ``CANONICAL_PROVIDERS`` declaration order; truly-custom rows go
       last (TUI display order).
+    - ``pricing``: enrich each row with formatted per-model pricing and,
+      for Nous, ``free_tier``/``unavailable_models`` so the GUI picker can
+      show $/Mtok columns and gate paid models on free accounts —
+      mirroring the ``hermes model`` CLI picker. Adds network calls
+      (pricing fetch + Nous tier check); only set for interactive pickers.
     """
     from hermes_cli.model_switch import list_authenticated_providers
 
@@ -146,6 +152,8 @@ def build_models_payload(
         _apply_picker_hints(rows)
     if canonical_order:
         rows = _reorder_canonical(rows)
+    if pricing:
+        _apply_pricing(rows)
 
     return {
         "providers": rows,
@@ -238,3 +246,85 @@ def _reorder_canonical(rows: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
     )
     extras = [r for r in rows if r["slug"] not in order]
     return canon + extras
+
+
+def _apply_pricing(rows: list[dict]) -> None:
+    """Enrich each provider row with per-model pricing + Nous tier gating.
+
+    Mutates ``rows`` in-place. For every row whose provider supports live
+    pricing (openrouter / nous / novita) adds::
+
+        row["pricing"] = {model_id: {"input": "$3.00", "output": "$15.00",
+                                     "cache": "$0.30" | None, "free": bool}}
+
+    For Nous additionally adds::
+
+        row["free_tier"] = bool            # current account is free-tier
+        row["unavailable_models"] = [...]  # paid models a free user can't pick
+
+    Prices are pre-formatted via ``_format_price_per_mtok`` so the GUI just
+    renders strings — identical formatting to the CLI picker. All failures
+    are swallowed (best-effort): a row simply gets no ``pricing`` key.
+    """
+    from hermes_cli.models import (
+        _format_price_per_mtok,
+        check_nous_free_tier,
+        get_pricing_for_provider,
+        partition_nous_models_by_tier,
+    )
+
+    # Resolve Nous free-tier once (cached in models.py for the TTL window).
+    nous_free_tier: Optional[bool] = None
+
+    for row in rows:
+        slug = str(row.get("slug", "")).lower()
+        models = row.get("models") or []
+        if not models:
+            continue
+        try:
+            raw_pricing = get_pricing_for_provider(slug) or {}
+        except Exception:
+            raw_pricing = {}
+        if not raw_pricing:
+            continue
+
+        formatted: dict[str, dict] = {}
+        for mid in models:
+            p = raw_pricing.get(mid)
+            if not p:
+                continue
+            inp_raw = p.get("prompt", "")
+            out_raw = p.get("completion", "")
+            cache_raw = p.get("input_cache_read", "")
+            inp = _format_price_per_mtok(inp_raw) if inp_raw != "" else ""
+            out = _format_price_per_mtok(out_raw) if out_raw != "" else ""
+            cache = _format_price_per_mtok(cache_raw) if cache_raw else None
+            # A model is "free" when both input and output cost nothing.
+            is_free = inp == "free" and (out == "free" or out == "")
+            formatted[mid] = {
+                "input": inp,
+                "output": out,
+                "cache": cache,
+                "free": is_free,
+            }
+
+        if formatted:
+            row["pricing"] = formatted
+
+        if slug == "nous":
+            try:
+                if nous_free_tier is None:
+                    nous_free_tier = check_nous_free_tier(force_fresh=True)
+                row["free_tier"] = bool(nous_free_tier)
+                if nous_free_tier:
+                    _selectable, unavailable = partition_nous_models_by_tier(
+                        list(models), raw_pricing, free_tier=True
+                    )
+                    row["unavailable_models"] = unavailable
+                else:
+                    row["unavailable_models"] = []
+            except Exception:
+                # Tier detection failed — fail open (no gating) so the user
+                # is never blocked from picking a model.
+                row["free_tier"] = False
+                row["unavailable_models"] = []
diff --git a/hermes_cli/web_server.py b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
index 4d7ca1330f7..90747fedfd1 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/web_server.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ def get_model_options():
     try:
         from hermes_cli.inventory import build_models_payload, load_picker_context
 
-        return build_models_payload(load_picker_context(), max_models=50)
+        return build_models_payload(load_picker_context(), max_models=50, pricing=True)
     except Exception:
         _log.exception("GET /api/model/options failed")
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to list model options")
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_inventory_pricing.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_inventory_pricing.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39c09957296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_inventory_pricing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+"""Tests for inventory._apply_pricing — the pricing/tier enrichment that
+
+feeds the desktop GUI model picker (and onboarding) so it can show $/Mtok
+columns + Free/Pro badges and gate paid models on free Nous accounts, the
+same way the `hermes model` CLI picker does.
+"""
+
+import hermes_cli.inventory as inv
+import hermes_cli.models as models_mod
+
+
+def _patch_pricing(monkeypatch, *, free_tier, pricing, unavailable=None):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(models_mod, "get_pricing_for_provider", lambda slug, **kw: pricing.get(slug, {}))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(models_mod, "check_nous_free_tier", lambda *, force_fresh=False: free_tier)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        models_mod, "partition_nous_models_by_tier",
+        lambda ids, pr, free_tier: (
+            [m for m in ids if m not in (unavailable or [])],
+            list(unavailable or []),
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+def test_apply_pricing_formats_per_model_prices(monkeypatch):
+    """Each model gets formatted input/output/cache + a free flag."""
+    _patch_pricing(
+        monkeypatch,
+        free_tier=False,
+        pricing={
+            "openrouter": {
+                "a/paid": {"prompt": "0.000003", "completion": "0.000015", "input_cache_read": "0.0000003"},
+                "b/free": {"prompt": "0", "completion": "0"},
+            }
+        },
+    )
+    rows = [{"slug": "openrouter", "models": ["a/paid", "b/free"]}]
+    inv._apply_pricing(rows)
+
+    pricing = rows[0]["pricing"]
+    assert pricing["a/paid"] == {"input": "$3.00", "output": "$15.00", "cache": "$0.30", "free": False}
+    assert pricing["b/free"]["free"] is True
+    assert pricing["b/free"]["input"] == "free"
+
+
+def test_apply_pricing_nous_free_tier_gates_paid_models(monkeypatch):
+    """A free-tier Nous account marks paid models unavailable and sets the flag."""
+    _patch_pricing(
+        monkeypatch,
+        free_tier=True,
+        pricing={
+            "nous": {
+                "free/model": {"prompt": "0", "completion": "0"},
+                "paid/model": {"prompt": "0.000005", "completion": "0.00001"},
+            }
+        },
+        unavailable=["paid/model"],
+    )
+    rows = [{"slug": "nous", "models": ["free/model", "paid/model"]}]
+    inv._apply_pricing(rows)
+
+    assert rows[0]["free_tier"] is True
+    assert rows[0]["unavailable_models"] == ["paid/model"]
+    assert rows[0]["pricing"]["free/model"]["free"] is True
+
+
+def test_apply_pricing_nous_paid_tier_no_gating(monkeypatch):
+    """A paid Nous account gates nothing."""
+    _patch_pricing(
+        monkeypatch,
+        free_tier=False,
+        pricing={"nous": {"x/model": {"prompt": "0.000001", "completion": "0.000002"}}},
+    )
+    rows = [{"slug": "nous", "models": ["x/model"]}]
+    inv._apply_pricing(rows)
+
+    assert rows[0]["free_tier"] is False
+    assert rows[0]["unavailable_models"] == []
+
+
+def test_apply_pricing_skips_providers_without_pricing(monkeypatch):
+    """A provider with no live pricing simply gets no pricing key."""
+    _patch_pricing(monkeypatch, free_tier=False, pricing={})
+    rows = [{"slug": "anthropic", "models": ["claude-x"]}]
+    inv._apply_pricing(rows)
+
+    assert "pricing" not in rows[0]
+
+
+def test_apply_pricing_failure_is_swallowed(monkeypatch):
+    """A pricing fetch that raises must not break the whole payload."""
+    def boom(slug, **kw):
+        raise RuntimeError("network down")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(models_mod, "get_pricing_for_provider", boom)
+    rows = [{"slug": "openrouter", "models": ["a/b"]}]
+    inv._apply_pricing(rows)  # must not raise
+
+    assert "pricing" not in rows[0]
diff --git a/tui_gateway/server.py b/tui_gateway/server.py
index 45ffd407a4e..5322366176d 100644
--- a/tui_gateway/server.py
+++ b/tui_gateway/server.py
@@ -6425,6 +6425,7 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
             include_unconfigured=True,
             picker_hints=True,
             canonical_order=True,
+            pricing=True,
             max_models=50,
         )
         return _ok(rid, payload)