diff --git a/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/api/telemetry/ingest/route.ts b/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/api/telemetry/ingest/route.ts
index 6290e708..9d6fde7a 100644
--- a/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/api/telemetry/ingest/route.ts
+++ b/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/api/telemetry/ingest/route.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,23 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
   try {
     const body = await req.text();
 
+    // The backend telemetry ingest requires a JWT or an X-Install-Token. Browser
+    // beacons can't set an Authorization header, so derive an install token from
+    // the payload (installId) with a stable fallback to satisfy the auth gate.
+    let installToken = 'web-telemetry';
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(body);
+      installToken = parsed.installId || parsed.events?.[0]?.installId || installToken;
+    } catch {
+      /* keep fallback */
+    }
+
     const res = await fetch(`${PLATFORM_SERVICE_URL}/api/telemetry/events`, {
       method: 'POST',
       headers: {
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
         'X-Product-Id': PRODUCT_ID,
+        'X-Install-Token': installToken,
       },
       body,
     });
diff --git a/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/[id]/page.tsx b/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/[id]/page.tsx
index 1f0c9268..41370ecc 100644
--- a/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -325,7 +325,14 @@ export default function FleetJobDetailPage() {
               const t = runTotals(runs);
               return (
                 <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2" aria-label="Job totals">
-                  <Stat label="Total cost" value={t.costUsd > 0 ? fmtUsd(t.costUsd) : '—'} />
+                  <Stat
+                    label="Total cost"
+                    value={
+                      t.costUsd > 0
+                        ? `${t.estimated ? '~' : ''}${fmtUsd(t.costUsd)}${t.estimated ? ' approx' : ''}`
+                        : '—'
+                    }
+                  />
                   <Stat label="Tokens in" value={t.tokensIn > 0 ? fmtNum(t.tokensIn) : '—'} />
                   <Stat label="Tokens out" value={t.tokensOut > 0 ? fmtNum(t.tokensOut) : '—'} />
                   <Stat
@@ -393,9 +400,10 @@ export default function FleetJobDetailPage() {
                       <td className="py-2 text-right font-mono text-xs">
                         {ins.costUsd != null ? (
                           <>
+                            {ins.estimated ? '~' : ''}
                             {fmtUsd(ins.costUsd)}
                             {ins.estimated ? (
-                              <span className="text-muted-foreground"> est.</span>
+                              <span className="text-muted-foreground"> approx</span>
                             ) : null}
                           </>
                         ) : (
@@ -501,9 +509,11 @@ function runTotals(runs: FleetRun[]) {
   let tokensIn = 0;
   let tokensOut = 0;
   let durationMs = 0;
+  let estimated = false;
   for (const r of runs) {
     const ins = r.insights ?? {};
     costUsd += ins.costUsd ?? 0;
+    if (ins.estimated) estimated = true;
     tokensIn += ins.tokensIn ?? 0;
     tokensOut += ins.tokensOut ?? 0;
     if (r.endedAt) {
@@ -511,7 +521,7 @@ function runTotals(runs: FleetRun[]) {
       if (Number.isFinite(d) && d > 0) durationMs += d;
     }
   }
-  return { costUsd, tokensIn, tokensOut, durationMs };
+  return { costUsd, tokensIn, tokensOut, durationMs, estimated };
 }
 
 function fmtUsd(n: number): string {