diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/assets/stats.html b/hive-ag3nt/assets/stats.html
index ce51217e..2c305978 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/assets/stats.html
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/assets/stats.html
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     <div class="card wide"><h3>turn duration (ms) — p50 / p95 / avg</h3><div class="chart-wrap"><canvas id="chart-duration"></canvas></div></div>
     <div class="card wide"><h3>context tokens (last inference per turn) — avg / max</h3><div class="chart-wrap"><canvas id="chart-ctx"></canvas></div></div>
     <div class="card wide"><h3>token cost per bucket (sum across inferences)</h3><div class="chart-wrap"><canvas id="chart-cost"></canvas></div></div>
+    <div class="card wide"><h3>turns by model per bucket — model drives token cost</h3><div class="chart-wrap"><canvas id="chart-model"></canvas></div></div>
     <div class="card"><h3>top tools</h3><div class="chart-wrap"><canvas id="chart-tools"></canvas></div></div>
     <div class="card"><h3>wake source mix</h3><div class="chart-wrap"><canvas id="chart-wake"></canvas></div></div>
     <div class="card"><h3>result mix</h3><div class="chart-wrap"><canvas id="chart-result"></canvas></div></div>
diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/assets/stats.js b/hive-ag3nt/assets/stats.js
index 87499207..1b524d24 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/assets/stats.js
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/assets/stats.js
@@ -226,6 +226,34 @@
     });
   }
 
+  function renderModelChart(s) {
+    const id = 'chart-model';
+    destroy(id);
+    const models = s.models || [];
+    if (!models.length) { paintEmpty(id, 'no turns in window'); return; }
+    const labels = s.buckets.map((b) => bucketLabel(b.ts, s.bucket_seconds));
+    // One stacked series per model. Model choice drives token cost,
+    // so this lines up against the cost chart above it.
+    const datasets = models.map((m, i) => ({
+      label: m,
+      data: s.buckets.map((b) => (b.model_counts && b.model_counts[m]) || 0),
+      backgroundColor: wheel[i % wheel.length],
+    }));
+    charts[id] = new Chart(document.getElementById(id), {
+      type: 'bar',
+      data: { labels, datasets },
+      options: {
+        responsive: true, maintainAspectRatio: false,
+        plugins: { legend: { position: 'top', labels: { boxWidth: 12 } } },
+        scales: {
+          x: { stacked: true, grid: { color: palette.border } },
+          y: { stacked: true, beginAtZero: true,
+               grid: { color: palette.border }, ticks: { precision: 0 } },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
   function renderKeyCount(canvasId, items, emptyMsg) {
     destroy(canvasId);
     if (!items || items.length === 0) {
@@ -252,6 +280,7 @@
       paintEmpty('chart-duration', 'no turns in window');
       paintEmpty('chart-ctx', 'no turns in window');
       paintEmpty('chart-cost', 'no turns in window');
+      paintEmpty('chart-model', 'no turns in window');
       paintEmpty('chart-tools', 'no tool calls');
       paintEmpty('chart-wake', 'no wakes');
       paintEmpty('chart-result', 'no results');
@@ -261,6 +290,7 @@
     renderDurationChart(s);
     renderCtxChart(s);
     renderCostChart(s);
+    renderModelChart(s);
     renderKeyCount('chart-tools', s.tool_breakdown, 'no tool calls');
     renderKeyCount('chart-wake', s.wake_mix, 'no wakes');
     renderKeyCount('chart-result', s.result_mix, 'no results');
diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/src/stats.rs b/hive-ag3nt/src/stats.rs
index eca7f67c..55e7c80d 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/stats.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/stats.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //! propagating — the stats page is decorative, not authoritative, and
 //! a missing db on a brand-new agent shouldn't 500 the route.
 
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ pub struct Snapshot {
     pub tool_breakdown: Vec<KeyCount>,
     pub wake_mix: Vec<KeyCount>,
     pub result_mix: Vec<KeyCount>,
+    /// Distinct models seen in the window, sorted. Each bucket's
+    /// `model_counts` keys into this set; the stats page uses it as
+    /// the stacked-bar series list (stable order + colours).
+    pub models: Vec<String>,
     /// Across-window p50 / p95 / avg of `duration_ms`. Same numbers
     /// as the per-bucket fields but aggregated over the whole window
     /// for the headline summary chips.
@@ -97,6 +101,10 @@ pub struct Bucket {
     /// size at turn-end — useful for spotting drift toward compaction).
     pub avg_ctx_tokens: f64,
     pub max_ctx_tokens: u64,
+    /// Turn count per model in this bucket. Model choice greatly
+    /// affects token cost, so this lets the operator line model usage
+    /// up against the cost series over time.
+    pub model_counts: HashMap<String, u64>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
@@ -142,6 +150,7 @@ fn empty_snapshot(window: Window) -> Snapshot {
         tool_breakdown: Vec::new(),
         wake_mix: Vec::new(),
         result_mix: Vec::new(),
+        models: Vec::new(),
         duration_summary: DurationSummary::default(),
     }
 }
@@ -162,7 +171,7 @@ fn snapshot(path: &Path, window: Window) -> Result<Snapshot> {
                 cache_read_input_tokens, cache_creation_input_tokens,
                 last_input_tokens,
                 tool_call_breakdown_json,
-                wake_from, result_kind
+                wake_from, result_kind, model
          FROM turn_stats
          WHERE started_at >= ?1
          ORDER BY started_at ASC",
@@ -179,6 +188,7 @@ fn snapshot(path: &Path, window: Window) -> Result<Snapshot> {
             tool_breakdown_json: row.get::<_, Option<String>>(7)?,
             wake_from: row.get::<_, String>(8)?,
             result_kind: row.get::<_, String>(9)?,
+            model: row.get::<_, String>(10)?,
         })
     })?;
 
@@ -186,6 +196,7 @@ fn snapshot(path: &Path, window: Window) -> Result<Snapshot> {
     let mut tool_totals: HashMap<String, u64> = HashMap::new();
     let mut wake_totals: HashMap<String, u64> = HashMap::new();
     let mut result_totals: HashMap<String, u64> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut model_set: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
     let mut all_durations: Vec<i64> = Vec::new();
     let mut turn_count: u64 = 0;
 
@@ -206,10 +217,12 @@ fn snapshot(path: &Path, window: Window) -> Result<Snapshot> {
             .saturating_add(r.cache_creation_input_tokens);
         acc.ctx_sum = acc.ctx_sum.saturating_add(r.last_input_tokens);
         acc.ctx_max = acc.ctx_max.max(r.last_input_tokens);
+        *acc.model_counts.entry(r.model.clone()).or_insert(0) += 1;
 
         all_durations.push(r.duration_ms.max(0));
         *wake_totals.entry(r.wake_from).or_insert(0) += 1;
         *result_totals.entry(r.result_kind).or_insert(0) += 1;
+        model_set.insert(r.model);
 
         if let Some(json) = r.tool_breakdown_json
             && let Ok(map) = serde_json::from_str::<HashMap<String, u64>>(&json)
@@ -222,6 +235,8 @@ fn snapshot(path: &Path, window: Window) -> Result<Snapshot> {
 
     let buckets = fill_buckets(from, now, bucket_secs, &by_bucket);
     let duration_summary = summarize_durations(&mut all_durations);
+    let mut models: Vec<String> = model_set.into_iter().collect();
+    models.sort_unstable();
 
     Ok(Snapshot {
         window: window.label(),
@@ -233,6 +248,7 @@ fn snapshot(path: &Path, window: Window) -> Result<Snapshot> {
         tool_breakdown: top_n(tool_totals, 10),
         wake_mix: top_n(wake_totals, 20),
         result_mix: top_n(result_totals, 20),
+        models,
         duration_summary,
     })
 }
@@ -248,6 +264,7 @@ struct Row {
     tool_breakdown_json: Option<String>,
     wake_from: String,
     result_kind: String,
+    model: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]
@@ -260,6 +277,7 @@ struct BucketAcc {
     cache_creation_input_tokens: u64,
     ctx_sum: u64,
     ctx_max: u64,
+    model_counts: HashMap<String, u64>,
 }
 
 fn fill_buckets(
@@ -307,6 +325,7 @@ fn fill_buckets(
                 cache_creation_input_tokens: acc.cache_creation_input_tokens,
                 avg_ctx_tokens: avg_ctx,
                 max_ctx_tokens: acc.ctx_max,
+                model_counts: acc.model_counts.clone(),
             }
         } else {
             Bucket {
@@ -321,6 +340,7 @@ fn fill_buckets(
                 cache_creation_input_tokens: 0,
                 avg_ctx_tokens: 0.0,
                 max_ctx_tokens: 0,
+                model_counts: HashMap::new(),
             }
         };
         out.push(bucket);
@@ -392,7 +412,7 @@ mod tests {
         std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("hyperhive-stats-test-{pid}-{n}.sqlite"))
     }
 
-    fn seed_db(path: &Path, rows: &[(i64, i64, &str, &str, &str)]) {
+    fn seed_db(path: &Path, rows: &[(i64, i64, &str, &str, &str, &str)]) {
         let conn = Connection::open(path).unwrap();
         conn.execute_batch(
             "CREATE TABLE turn_stats (
@@ -419,13 +439,13 @@ mod tests {
             );",
         )
         .unwrap();
-        for (started, dur, wake, result, tools_json) in rows {
+        for (started, dur, model, wake, result, tools_json) in rows {
             conn.execute(
                 "INSERT INTO turn_stats
                     (started_at, ended_at, duration_ms, model, wake_from,
                      last_input_tokens, tool_call_breakdown_json, result_kind)
-                 VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, 'm', ?4, 1000, ?5, ?6)",
-                params![started, started + dur / 1000, dur, wake, tools_json, result],
+                 VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5, 1000, ?6, ?7)",
+                params![started, started + dur / 1000, dur, model, wake, tools_json, result],
             )
             .unwrap();
         }
@@ -439,9 +459,9 @@ mod tests {
         seed_db(
             &db,
             &[
-                (now - 600, 5_000, "recv", "ok", r#"{"Read":2,"Bash":1}"#),
-                (now - 300, 10_000, "recv", "ok", r#"{"Read":3}"#),
-                (now - 100, 20_000, "operator", "failed", "{}"),
+                (now - 600, 5_000, "opus", "recv", "ok", r#"{"Read":2,"Bash":1}"#),
+                (now - 300, 10_000, "opus", "recv", "ok", r#"{"Read":3}"#),
+                (now - 100, 20_000, "sonnet", "operator", "failed", "{}"),
             ],
         );
         let s = snapshot(&db, Window::Day).unwrap();
@@ -469,6 +489,17 @@ mod tests {
             .collect();
         assert_eq!(result_map.get("ok").copied(), Some(2));
         assert_eq!(result_map.get("failed").copied(), Some(1));
+        // Model breakdown: 2 opus + 1 sonnet, all in the same hour
+        // bucket given the 24h window.
+        assert_eq!(s.models, vec!["opus".to_string(), "sonnet".to_string()]);
+        let mut model_totals: HashMap<String, u64> = HashMap::new();
+        for b in &s.buckets {
+            for (k, v) in &b.model_counts {
+                *model_totals.entry(k.clone()).or_insert(0) += v;
+            }
+        }
+        assert_eq!(model_totals.get("opus").copied(), Some(2));
+        assert_eq!(model_totals.get("sonnet").copied(), Some(1));
         // Durations: [5000, 10000, 20000] → avg ≈ 11666.67, p50 = 10000, p95 ~ 20000
         assert!((s.duration_summary.avg_ms - 11_666.666_666_666_666).abs() < 1.0);
         assert!((s.duration_summary.p50_ms - 10_000.0).abs() < 1.0);
diff --git a/hive-c0re/assets/app.js b/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
index 881c02e7..35cd865b 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
@@ -85,13 +85,25 @@
     return text;
   }
   // Lazy-load `path` from /api/state-file into the side panel.
+  // Markdown files render through `marked` into a `.md` block; every
+  // other file stays raw text in a <pre>.
   async function openFilePanel(path) {
-    const pre = el('pre', { class: 'path-preview-body' }, '(fetching…)');
-    Panel.open('↳ ' + path, pre);
+    const isMd = /\.(md|markdown)$/i.test(path);
+    const view = isMd
+      ? el('div', { class: 'md' })
+      : el('pre', { class: 'path-preview-body' });
+    view.textContent = '(fetching…)';
+    Panel.open('↳ ' + path, view);
     try {
-      pre.textContent = await fetchStateFile(path);
+      const text = await fetchStateFile(path);
+      if (isMd && window.marked && typeof window.marked.parse === 'function') {
+        marked.setOptions({ breaks: true, gfm: true });
+        view.innerHTML = marked.parse(text);
+      } else {
+        view.textContent = text;
+      }
     } catch (e) {
-      pre.textContent = 'error: ' + (e.message || e);
+      view.textContent = 'error: ' + (e.message || e);
     }
   }
   function makePathLink(path) {
diff --git a/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css b/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
index 282aeba5..5990b1bd 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
@@ -805,3 +805,43 @@ footer a { color: var(--purple); }
   overflow: auto;
   padding: 1em;
 }
+/* Markdown file previews rendered by `marked`. TERMINAL_CSS scopes
+   its own `.md` rules to `.live .row`, so the panel needs its own. */
+.side-panel-body .md { color: var(--fg); line-height: 1.5; }
+.side-panel-body .md > :first-child { margin-top: 0; }
+.side-panel-body .md > :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
+.side-panel-body .md p { margin: 0.5em 0; }
+.side-panel-body .md h1,
+.side-panel-body .md h2,
+.side-panel-body .md h3,
+.side-panel-body .md h4 { color: var(--purple); margin: 0.9em 0 0.4em; }
+.side-panel-body .md code {
+  background: var(--bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  padding: 0.05em 0.3em;
+  font-size: 0.9em;
+}
+.side-panel-body .md pre {
+  background: var(--bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  padding: 0.6em 0.8em;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+}
+.side-panel-body .md pre code { background: none; border: none; padding: 0; }
+.side-panel-body .md a { color: var(--cyan); }
+.side-panel-body .md ul,
+.side-panel-body .md ol { margin: 0.4em 0; padding-left: 1.5em; }
+.side-panel-body .md blockquote {
+  margin: 0.5em 0;
+  padding-left: 0.8em;
+  border-left: 2px solid var(--border);
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+.side-panel-body .md table { border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0.5em 0; }
+.side-panel-body .md th,
+.side-panel-body .md td {
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  padding: 0.2em 0.5em;
+}
diff --git a/hive-c0re/assets/index.html b/hive-c0re/assets/index.html
index 1fb304cd..605e3474 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/index.html
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/index.html
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
   </div>
 
   <script src="/static/hive-fr0nt.js" defer></script>
+  <script src="/static/marked.js" defer></script>
   <script src="/static/app.js" defer></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
index cee5bd98..5dae339c 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub async fn serve(port: u16, coord: Arc<Coordinator>) -> Result<()> {
         .route("/dashboard/stream", get(dashboard_stream))
         .route("/dashboard/history", get(dashboard_history))
         .route("/static/hive-fr0nt.js", get(serve_shared_js))
+        .route("/static/marked.js", get(serve_marked_js))
         .with_state(AppState { coord });
     let addr = SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], port));
     let listener = bind_with_retry(addr).await?;
@@ -146,6 +147,15 @@ async fn serve_shared_js() -> impl IntoResponse {
     )
 }
 
+/// Vendored `marked` bundle — the side panel renders markdown file
+/// previews with it.
+async fn serve_marked_js() -> impl IntoResponse {
+    (
+        [("content-type", "application/javascript")],
+        hive_fr0nt::MARKED_JS,
+    )
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct StateSnapshot {
     /// Broker seq at the moment this snapshot was assembled. Clients