--- a/mlxk2/core/server_base.py
+++ b/mlxk2/core/server_base.py
@@ -278,9 +278,12 @@
 
     yield f"data: {json.dumps(initial_response)}\n\n"
 
+    # Track tokens for usage stats
+    accumulated_text = ""
+    prompt_tokens = count_tokens(prompt, runner.tokenizer)
+
     # Stream tokens
     try:
-        token_count = 0
         for token in runner.generate_streaming(
             prompt=prompt,
             max_tokens=get_effective_max_tokens(runner, request.max_tokens, server_mode=True),
@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@
             # Stop promptly if server is shutting down
             if _shutdown_event.is_set():
                 raise KeyboardInterrupt()
-            token_count += 1
+            accumulated_text += token
 
             chunk_response = {
                 "id": completion_id,
@@ -364,9 +367,18 @@
         }
         yield f"data: {json.dumps(error_response)}\n\n"
 
-    # Final response (skip if shutting down)
+    # Final response with usage (skip if shutting down)
     if _shutdown_event.is_set():
         return
+
+    # Calculate completion tokens
+    completion_tokens = count_tokens(accumulated_text, runner.tokenizer)
+
+    # Debug logging
+    import os
+    if os.environ.get("MLXK2_DEBUG"):
+        print(f"[DEBUG] Sending final chunk with usage: prompt={prompt_tokens}, completion={completion_tokens}, total={prompt_tokens + completion_tokens}")
+
     final_response = {
         "id": completion_id,
         "object": "text_completion",
@@ -379,12 +391,16 @@
                 "logprobs": None,
                 "finish_reason": "stop"
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        "usage": {
+            "prompt_tokens": prompt_tokens,
+            "completion_tokens": completion_tokens,
+            "total_tokens": prompt_tokens + completion_tokens
+        }
     }
 
     yield f"data: {json.dumps(final_response)}\n\n"
     yield "data: [DONE]\n\n"
-    
 
 
 async def generate_chat_stream(
@@ -419,6 +435,12 @@
 
     yield f"data: {json.dumps(initial_response)}\n\n"
 
+    # Track tokens for usage stats
+    accumulated_text = ""
+    # Count prompt tokens from original messages
+    total_prompt = "\n\n".join([msg.content for msg in messages])
+    prompt_tokens = count_tokens(total_prompt, runner.tokenizer)
+
     # Stream tokens
     try:
         for token in runner.generate_streaming(
@@ -433,6 +455,8 @@
             # Stop promptly if server is shutting down
             if _shutdown_event.is_set():
                 raise KeyboardInterrupt()
+            accumulated_text += token
+
             chunk_response = {
                 "id": completion_id,
                 "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
@@ -531,9 +555,18 @@
         }
         yield f"data: {json.dumps(error_response)}\n\n"
 
-    # Final response (skip if shutting down)
+    # Final response with usage (skip if shutting down)
     if _shutdown_event.is_set():
         return
+
+    # Calculate completion tokens
+    completion_tokens = count_tokens(accumulated_text, runner.tokenizer)
+
+    # Debug logging
+    import os
+    if os.environ.get("MLXK2_DEBUG"):
+        print(f"[DEBUG] Sending final chunk with usage: prompt={prompt_tokens}, completion={completion_tokens}, total={prompt_tokens + completion_tokens}")
+
     final_response = {
         "id": completion_id,
         "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
@@ -545,12 +578,16 @@
                 "delta": {},
                 "finish_reason": "stop"
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        "usage": {
+            "prompt_tokens": prompt_tokens,
+            "completion_tokens": completion_tokens,
+            "total_tokens": prompt_tokens + completion_tokens
+        }
     }
 
     yield f"data: {json.dumps(final_response)}\n\n"
     yield "data: [DONE]\n\n"
-    
 
 
 def format_chat_messages_for_runner(messages: List[ChatMessage]) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
@@ -596,8 +633,23 @@
     return 2048
 
 
-def count_tokens(text: str) -> int:
-    """Rough token count estimation."""
+def count_tokens(text: str, tokenizer=None) -> int:
+    """Count tokens using tokenizer if available, otherwise estimate.
+
+    Args:
+        text: Text to count tokens for
+        tokenizer: Optional tokenizer for accurate counting
+
+    Returns:
+        Token count
+    """
+    if tokenizer is not None:
+        try:
+            tokens = tokenizer.encode(text)
+            return len(tokens) if isinstance(tokens, (list, tuple)) else 1
+        except Exception:
+            # Fallback to approximation if tokenizer fails
+            pass
     return int(len(text.split()) * 1.3)  # Approximation, convert to int
 
 
@@ -865,8 +917,8 @@
                 use_chat_template=False
             )
 
-            prompt_tokens = count_tokens(prompt)
-            completion_tokens = count_tokens(generated_text)
+            prompt_tokens = count_tokens(prompt, runner.tokenizer)
+            completion_tokens = count_tokens(generated_text, runner.tokenizer)
 
             return CompletionResponse(
                 id=completion_id,
@@ -980,8 +1032,8 @@
             repetition_penalty=request.repetition_penalty or 1.0,
         )
 
-        prompt_tokens = count_tokens(prompt)
-        completion_tokens = count_tokens(generated_text)
+        prompt_tokens = count_tokens(prompt, getattr(runner, 'tokenizer', None))
+        completion_tokens = count_tokens(generated_text, getattr(runner, 'tokenizer', None))
 
         # Graceful degradation: emulate SSE for stream=true
         if request.stream:
@@ -1044,8 +1096,8 @@
 
     # Token counting (handle both string and list content - use filtered messages)
     total_prompt = _extract_text_from_messages(messages)
-    prompt_tokens = count_tokens(total_prompt)
-    completion_tokens = count_tokens(generated_text)
+    prompt_tokens = count_tokens(total_prompt, runner.tokenizer)
+    completion_tokens = count_tokens(generated_text, runner.tokenizer)
 
     return ChatCompletionResponse(
         id=completion_id,
@@ -1155,8 +1207,8 @@
     )
 
     # Token counting
-    prompt_tokens = count_tokens(prompt)
-    completion_tokens = count_tokens(generated_text)
+    prompt_tokens = count_tokens(prompt, getattr(runner, 'tokenizer', None))
+    completion_tokens = count_tokens(generated_text, getattr(runner, 'tokenizer', None))
 
     # Graceful degradation: emulate SSE for stream=true
     if request.stream: