diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ea625cb..555d1b1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Cross-package release notes for relayburn. Package changelogs contain package-le
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- `burn summary` marks unpriced model rows and labels totals as priced-only; JSON adds `unpricedTurns` and `unpricedModels` so unknown-model spend is never mistaken for free usage.
+
 ## [4.0.0] - 2026-06-23
 
 - **BREAKING (`relayburn-sdk`):** the published Rust SDK no longer re-exports its low-level `analyze`-layer internals (detector/aggregator functions and helper types such as `PricingTable`, `CompareTable`, `CompareCell`) — these were never the intended embedding surface. Embed through the verb layer instead: `LedgerHandle` methods / `summary_report` / `hotspots` / `compare`. CLI, MCP, and `@relayburn/sdk` behavior is unchanged.
diff --git a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/human.rs b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/human.rs
index 35b13299..a2e519d4 100644
--- a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/human.rs
+++ b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/human.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,33 @@ pub(super) fn coverage_cell(value: u64, c: &relayburn_sdk::FieldCoverage) -> Str
     format_uint(value)
 }
 
+/// Render a grouped cost without making an unpriced model look free. Provider
+/// and tag groups can mix priced and unpriced turns, so their priced subtotal
+/// remains numeric and the summary-level unpriced line carries that caveat.
+pub(super) fn grouped_cost_cell(
+    group_by: SummaryGroupBy,
+    unpriced_models: &[String],
+    label: &str,
+    cost: f64,
+) -> String {
+    if group_by == SummaryGroupBy::Model
+        && unpriced_models.iter().any(|model| model.as_str() == label)
+    {
+        "unpriced".to_string()
+    } else {
+        format_usd(cost)
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) fn unpriced_turns_line(unpriced_turns: u64, unpriced_models: &[String]) -> String {
+    format!(
+        "{} {} unpriced: {} (total excludes their cost)",
+        format_uint(unpriced_turns),
+        if unpriced_turns == 1 { "turn" } else { "turns" },
+        unpriced_models.join(", "),
+    )
+}
+
 pub(super) fn emit_grouped(
     globals: &GlobalArgs,
     report: &SummaryGroupedReport,
@@ -530,15 +557,31 @@ pub(super) fn emit_human(
                 r.usage.cache_create_5m + r.usage.cache_create_1h,
                 &r.coverage.cache_create,
             ),
-            format_usd(r.cost.total),
+            grouped_cost_cell(
+                report.group_by,
+                &report.unpriced_models,
+                &r.label,
+                r.cost.total,
+            ),
         ]);
     }
     lines.push(render_table(&rendered));
     lines.push(String::new());
     lines.push(format!(
-        "total cost: {}",
+        "{}: {}",
+        if report.unpriced_turns > 0 {
+            "total priced cost"
+        } else {
+            "total cost"
+        },
         format_usd(report.total_cost.total)
     ));
+    if report.unpriced_turns > 0 {
+        lines.push(unpriced_turns_line(
+            report.unpriced_turns,
+            &report.unpriced_models,
+        ));
+    }
     lines.push(format!(
         "  input {} / output {} / reasoning {} / cacheRead {} / cacheCreate {}",
         format_usd(report.total_cost.input),
@@ -590,7 +633,7 @@ pub(super) fn emit_human(
     if report.unpriced_turns > 0 {
         let models = report.unpriced_models.join(", ");
         eprintln!(
-            "warning: {} turn(s) had no pricing for model(s): {} — their cost is reported as $0.",
+            "warning: {} turn(s) had no pricing for model(s): {}.",
             report.unpriced_turns, models,
         );
         eprintln!(
diff --git a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/json.rs b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/json.rs
index 6e448833..a0e49540 100644
--- a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/json.rs
+++ b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/json.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ pub(super) fn grouped_json_value(
         "totalCost".into(),
         cost_breakdown_to_json(&report.total_cost),
     );
+    payload.insert("unpricedTurns".into(), json!(report.unpriced_turns));
+    payload.insert("unpricedModels".into(), json!(&report.unpriced_models));
     payload.insert(key.into(), Value::Array(group_rows));
     payload.insert(
         "fidelity".into(),
diff --git a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/mod.rs b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/mod.rs
index 28c5babf..b22c3a80 100644
--- a/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/relayburn-cli/src/commands/summary/mod.rs
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn grouped_json_includes_quality_when_report_has_it() {
+    fn grouped_json_includes_quality_and_unpriced_usage() {
         let report = SummaryGroupedReport {
             group_by: SummaryGroupBy::Model,
             tag_key: None,
@@ -480,13 +480,41 @@ mod tests {
             stop_reasons: relayburn_sdk::StopReasonCounts::default(),
             subagents: SubagentCounts::default(),
             quality: Some(QualityResult::default()),
-            unpriced_turns: 0,
-            unpriced_models: Vec::new(),
+            unpriced_turns: 2,
+            unpriced_models: vec!["made-up-model-xyz".into()],
         };
 
         let value = grouped_json_value(&report, &relayburn_sdk::IngestReport::empty());
 
         assert_eq!(value["quality"], json!({"outcomes": [], "oneShot": []}));
+        assert_eq!(value["unpricedTurns"], 2);
+        assert_eq!(value["unpricedModels"], json!(["made-up-model-xyz"]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn grouped_cost_cell_marks_unpriced_model() {
+        let unpriced_models = vec!["made-up-model-xyz".to_string()];
+        assert_eq!(
+            grouped_cost_cell(
+                SummaryGroupBy::Model,
+                &unpriced_models,
+                "made-up-model-xyz",
+                0.0,
+            ),
+            "unpriced"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            grouped_cost_cell(SummaryGroupBy::Model, &[], "free-model", 0.0),
+            "$0.00"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            grouped_cost_cell(SummaryGroupBy::Provider, &unpriced_models, "openai", 1.25,),
+            "$1.25"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            unpriced_turns_line(2, &unpriced_models),
+            "2 turns unpriced: made-up-model-xyz (total excludes their cost)"
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]