diff --git a/locales/af.yaml b/locales/af.yaml
index fd78cdb3f1e..a64e759c441 100644
--- a/locales/af.yaml
+++ b/locales/af.yaml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ gateway:
     title:                 "**Titel:** {title}"
     created:               "**Geskep:** {timestamp}"
     last_activity:         "**Laaste aktiwiteit:** {timestamp}"
-    tokens:                "**Sessiegebruik (kumulatief):** {tokens}"
+    tokens:                "**Kumulatiewe API-tokens (elke oproep weer gestuur):** {tokens}"
     agent_running:         "**Agent loop:** {state}"
     state_yes:             "Ja ⚡"
     state_no:              "Nee"
diff --git a/locales/de.yaml b/locales/de.yaml
index 1079cb8d28e..4b84f2e4b66 100644
--- a/locales/de.yaml
+++ b/locales/de.yaml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ gateway:
     title:                 "**Titel:** {title}"
     created:               "**Erstellt:** {timestamp}"
     last_activity:         "**Letzte Aktivität:** {timestamp}"
-    tokens:                "**Sitzungsnutzung (kumulativ):** {tokens}"
+    tokens:                "**Kumulierte API-Tokens (bei jedem Aufruf erneut gesendet):** {tokens}"
     agent_running:         "**Agent läuft:** {state}"
     state_yes:             "Ja ⚡"
     state_no:              "Nein"
diff --git a/locales/en.yaml b/locales/en.yaml
index 4d09efea410..93d7ffdc433 100644
--- a/locales/en.yaml
+++ b/locales/en.yaml
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ gateway:
     title:                 "**Title:** {title}"
     created:               "**Created:** {timestamp}"
     last_activity:         "**Last Activity:** {timestamp}"
-    tokens:                "**Session usage (cumulative):** {tokens}"
+    tokens:                "**Cumulative API tokens (re-sent each call):** {tokens}"
     agent_running:         "**Agent Running:** {state}"
     state_yes:             "Yes ⚡"
     state_no:              "No"
diff --git a/locales/es.yaml b/locales/es.yaml
index d798c4858de..6a3cccb66a4 100644
--- a/locales/es.yaml
+++ b/locales/es.yaml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ gateway:
     title:                 "**Título:** {title}"
     created:               "**Creado:** {timestamp}"
     last_activity:         "**Última actividad:** {timestamp}"
-    tokens:                "**Uso de sesión (acumulado):** {tokens}"
+    tokens:                "**Tokens de API acumulados (reenviados en cada llamada):** {tokens}"
     agent_running:         "**Agente activo:** {state}"
     state_yes:             "Sí ⚡"
     state_no:              "No"
diff --git a/locales/pt.yaml b/locales/pt.yaml
index cbba969500f..662971f08b7 100644
--- a/locales/pt.yaml
+++ b/locales/pt.yaml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ gateway:
     title:                 "**Título:** {title}"
     created:               "**Criada:** {timestamp}"
     last_activity:         "**Última atividade:** {timestamp}"
-    tokens:                "**Uso da sessão (cumulativo):** {tokens}"
+    tokens:                "**Tokens de API cumulativos (reenviados a cada chamada):** {tokens}"
     agent_running:         "**Agente em execução:** {state}"
     state_yes:             "Sim ⚡"
     state_no:              "Não"
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_status_command.py b/tests/gateway/test_status_command.py
index 9ff824a8fff..0b88d271808 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_status_command.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_status_command.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async def test_status_command_reports_running_agent_without_interrupt(monkeypatc
     result = await runner._handle_message(_make_event("/status"))
 
     assert "**Session ID:** `sess-1`" in result
-    assert "**Session usage (cumulative):** 321" in result
+    assert "**Cumulative API tokens (re-sent each call):** 321" in result
     assert "**Agent Running:** Yes ⚡" in result
     assert "**Title:**" not in result
     running_agent.interrupt.assert_not_called()
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ async def test_status_command_reads_token_totals_from_session_db():
     result = await runner._handle_message(_make_event("/status"))
 
     # 1000 + 250 + 500 + 100 + 50 = 1,900
-    assert "**Session usage (cumulative):** 1,900" in result
+    assert "**Cumulative API tokens (re-sent each call):** 1,900" in result
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ async def test_status_command_tokens_zero_when_session_db_row_missing():
 
     result = await runner._handle_message(_make_event("/status"))
 
-    assert "**Session usage (cumulative):** 0" in result
+    assert "**Cumulative API tokens (re-sent each call):** 0" in result
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio