diff --git a/gcc/overuse_detector.go b/gcc/overuse_detector.go
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+++ b/gcc/overuse_detector.go
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 The Pion community <https://pion.ly>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package gcc
+
+import (
+	"math"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	kUp   = 0.0087
+	kDown = 0.039
+
+	minNumDeltas = 60
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultThresholdGain        = 4.0
+	defaultOveruseTimeThreshold = 5 * time.Millisecond
+)
+
+type overuseDetector struct {
+	adaptiveThreshold    bool
+	thresholdGain        float64
+	overUseTimeThreshold time.Duration
+	delayThreshold       float64
+	lastUpdate           time.Time
+	firstOverUse         time.Time
+	overUseCounter       int
+	previousTrend        float64
+}
+
+func newOveruseDetector(adaptive bool) *overuseDetector {
+	return &overuseDetector{
+		adaptiveThreshold:    adaptive,
+		thresholdGain:        defaultThresholdGain,
+		overUseTimeThreshold: defaultOveruseTimeThreshold,
+		delayThreshold:       6,
+		lastUpdate:           time.Time{},
+		firstOverUse:         time.Time{},
+		overUseCounter:       0,
+		previousTrend:        0,
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *overuseDetector) update(ts time.Time, trend float64, numDeltas int) usage {
+	if d.lastUpdate.IsZero() {
+		d.lastUpdate = ts
+	}
+	if numDeltas < 2 {
+		return usageNormal
+	}
+	modifiedTrend := float64(min(numDeltas, minNumDeltas)) * trend * d.thresholdGain
+
+	var currentUsage usage
+	switch {
+	case modifiedTrend > d.delayThreshold:
+		if d.firstOverUse.IsZero() {
+			delta := ts.Sub(d.lastUpdate)
+			d.firstOverUse = ts.Add(-delta / 2)
+		}
+		d.overUseCounter++
+		if ts.Sub(d.firstOverUse) > d.overUseTimeThreshold && d.overUseCounter > 1 && trend >= d.previousTrend {
+			d.firstOverUse = time.Time{}
+			d.overUseCounter = 0
+			currentUsage = usageOver
+		}
+	case modifiedTrend < -d.delayThreshold:
+		d.firstOverUse = time.Time{}
+		d.overUseCounter = 0
+		currentUsage = usageUnder
+	default:
+		d.firstOverUse = time.Time{}
+		d.overUseCounter = 0
+		currentUsage = usageNormal
+	}
+	d.adaptThreshold(ts, modifiedTrend)
+	d.previousTrend = trend
+	d.lastUpdate = ts
+
+	return currentUsage
+}
+
+func (d *overuseDetector) adaptThreshold(ts time.Time, modifiedTrend float64) {
+	if !d.adaptiveThreshold {
+		return
+	}
+	if math.Abs(modifiedTrend) > d.delayThreshold+15 {
+		return
+	}
+	k := kUp
+	if math.Abs(modifiedTrend) < d.delayThreshold {
+		k = kDown
+	}
+	delta := min(ts.Sub(d.lastUpdate), 100*time.Millisecond)
+	d.delayThreshold += k * (math.Abs(modifiedTrend) - d.delayThreshold) * float64(delta.Milliseconds())
+	d.delayThreshold = min(d.delayThreshold, 600.0)
+	d.delayThreshold = max(d.delayThreshold, 6.0)
+}
diff --git a/gcc/overuse_detector_test.go b/gcc/overuse_detector_test.go
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+++ b/gcc/overuse_detector_test.go
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 The Pion community <https://pion.ly>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package gcc
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestOveruseDetectorUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	type estimate struct {
+		ts        time.Time
+		estimate  float64
+		numDeltas int
+	}
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		adaptive bool
+		values   []estimate
+		expected []usage
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "noEstimateNoUsageStatic",
+			adaptive: false,
+			values:   []estimate{},
+			expected: []usage{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "overuseStatic",
+			adaptive: false,
+			values: []estimate{
+				{time.Time{}, 1.0, 1},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(5 * time.Millisecond), 20, 2},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(20 * time.Millisecond), 30, 3},
+			},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal, usageNormal, usageOver},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "normaluseStatic",
+			adaptive: false,
+			values:   []estimate{{estimate: 0}},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "underuseStatic",
+			adaptive: false,
+			values:   []estimate{{time.Time{}, -20, 2}},
+			expected: []usage{usageUnder},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "noOverUseBeforeDelayStatic",
+			adaptive: false,
+			values: []estimate{
+				{time.Time{}.Add(time.Millisecond), 20, 1},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(2 * time.Millisecond), 30, 2},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(30 * time.Millisecond), 50, 3},
+			},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal, usageNormal, usageOver},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "noOverUseIfEstimateDecreasedStatic",
+			adaptive: false,
+			values: []estimate{
+				{time.Time{}.Add(time.Millisecond), 20, 1},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(10 * time.Millisecond), 40, 2},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(30 * time.Millisecond), 50, 3},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(35 * time.Millisecond), 3, 4},
+			},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal, usageNormal, usageOver, usageNormal},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "noEstimateNoUsageAdaptive",
+			adaptive: true,
+			values:   []estimate{},
+			expected: []usage{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "overuseAdaptive",
+			adaptive: true,
+			values: []estimate{
+				{time.Time{}, 1, 1},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(5 * time.Millisecond), 20, 2},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(20 * time.Millisecond), 30, 3},
+			},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal, usageNormal, usageOver},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "normaluseAdaptive",
+			adaptive: true,
+			values:   []estimate{{estimate: 0}},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "underuseAdaptive",
+			adaptive: true,
+			values:   []estimate{{time.Time{}, -20, 2}},
+			expected: []usage{usageUnder},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "noOverUseBeforeDelayAdaptive",
+			adaptive: true,
+			values: []estimate{
+				{time.Time{}.Add(time.Millisecond), 20, 1},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(2 * time.Millisecond), 30, 2},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(30 * time.Millisecond), 50, 3},
+			},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal, usageNormal, usageOver},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "noOverUseIfEstimateDecreasedAdaptive",
+			adaptive: true,
+			values: []estimate{
+				{time.Time{}.Add(time.Millisecond), 20, 1},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(10 * time.Millisecond), 40, 2},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(30 * time.Millisecond), 50, 3},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(35 * time.Millisecond), 3, 4},
+			},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal, usageNormal, usageOver, usageNormal},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			od := newOveruseDetector(tc.adaptive)
+			received := []usage{}
+			for _, e := range tc.values {
+				u := od.update(e.ts, e.estimate, e.numDeltas)
+				received = append(received, u)
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, received)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOveruseDetectorAdaptThreshold(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name              string
+		od                *overuseDetector
+		ts                time.Time
+		estimate          float64
+		expectedThreshold float64
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "minThreshold",
+			od: &overuseDetector{
+				adaptiveThreshold: true,
+			},
+			ts:                time.Time{},
+			estimate:          0,
+			expectedThreshold: 6,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "increase",
+			od: &overuseDetector{
+				adaptiveThreshold: true,
+				delayThreshold:    12.5,
+				lastUpdate:        time.Time{}.Add(time.Second),
+			},
+			ts:                time.Time{}.Add(2 * time.Second),
+			estimate:          25,
+			expectedThreshold: 23.375,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "maxThreshold",
+			od: &overuseDetector{
+				adaptiveThreshold: true,
+				delayThreshold:    600,
+				lastUpdate:        time.Time{},
+			},
+			ts:                time.Time{}.Add(time.Second),
+			estimate:          610,
+			expectedThreshold: 600,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "decrease",
+			od: &overuseDetector{
+				adaptiveThreshold: true,
+				delayThreshold:    12.5,
+				lastUpdate:        time.Time{},
+			},
+			ts:                time.Time{}.Add(10 * time.Millisecond),
+			estimate:          1,
+			expectedThreshold: 8.015,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tc.od.adaptThreshold(tc.ts, tc.estimate)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedThreshold, tc.od.delayThreshold)
+		})
+	}
+}