diff --git a/apps/desktop-tauri/src-tauri/src/commands/tests.rs b/apps/desktop-tauri/src-tauri/src/commands/tests.rs
index 587da2344e..5137c96a4b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop-tauri/src-tauri/src/commands/tests.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop-tauri/src-tauri/src/commands/tests.rs
@@ -1437,6 +1437,73 @@ fn usage_item_descriptors_include_detail_sections() {
     assert_eq!(hidden.title, "quota");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn usage_item_descriptors_skip_card_hidden_windows() {
+    let metadata = instantiate_provider(ProviderId::Codex).metadata().clone();
+    let result = ProviderFetchResult {
+        usage: codexbar::core::UsageSnapshot::new(
+            codexbar::core::RateWindow::informational("$1.00").hidden_on_card(),
+        )
+        .with_secondary(codexbar::core::RateWindow::new(20.0)),
+        cost: None,
+        wayfinder_usage: None,
+        inventory: Vec::new(),
+        reset_credits: None,
+        display_details: vec![
+            codexbar::core::ProviderDisplayDetail::new("spend", "Spend", "$1.00")
+                .expect("valid detail"),
+        ],
+        source_label: "api".to_string(),
+        has_successful_claude_cli_quota: false,
+        pace_authoritative: true,
+        account_identity: None,
+        open_ai_api_usage: None,
+        last_good_owner: None,
+    };
+    let mut snapshot =
+        ProviderUsageSnapshot::from_fetch_result(ProviderId::Codex, &metadata, &result, None, None);
+    let mut hidden_extra = snapshot.primary.clone();
+    hidden_extra.hidden_on_card = true;
+    snapshot.extra_rate_windows = vec![NamedRateWindowSnapshot {
+        id: "hidden".to_string(),
+        title: "Hidden".to_string(),
+        window: hidden_extra,
+        fallback_lane: false,
+        icon_fallback: None,
+    }];
+
+    let items =
+        super::usage_item_descriptors(Some(&snapshot), &Settings::default(), ProviderId::Codex);
+    let ids: Vec<&str> = items.iter().map(|item| item.id.as_str()).collect();
+
+    assert_eq!(ids, ["detailSection:Spend", "metric:secondary"]);
+
+    // A saved hidden ID for a card-hidden window gets no placeholder, while
+    // one for a window the snapshot no longer reports still does.
+    let mut settings = Settings::default();
+    settings.set_hidden_usage_item_ids(
+        ProviderId::Codex,
+        vec![
+            "metric:primary".to_string(),
+            "metric:extra-hidden".to_string(),
+            "metric:tertiary".to_string(),
+        ],
+    );
+    let items = super::usage_item_descriptors(Some(&snapshot), &settings, ProviderId::Codex);
+    let ids: Vec<(&str, bool)> = items
+        .iter()
+        .map(|item| (item.id.as_str(), item.available))
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(
+        ids,
+        [
+            ("detailSection:Spend", true),
+            ("metric:secondary", true),
+            ("metric:tertiary", false),
+        ]
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn pace_stage_serializes_to_snake_case_string() {
     use codexbar::core::PaceStage;
diff --git a/apps/desktop-tauri/src-tauri/src/commands/usage_items.rs b/apps/desktop-tauri/src-tauri/src/commands/usage_items.rs
index e60e8c16ea..a037e5d733 100644
--- a/apps/desktop-tauri/src-tauri/src/commands/usage_items.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop-tauri/src-tauri/src/commands/usage_items.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,28 @@ pub(crate) fn usage_item_descriptors(
         }
     }
 
+    // A card-hidden window is never drawn as a row, so neither a live toggle
+    // nor a saved-ID placeholder for it would control anything. Marking it
+    // seen suppresses both; windows absent from the snapshot keep placeholders.
+    if let Some(snapshot) = snapshot {
+        let windows = [
+            ("primary", Some(&snapshot.primary)),
+            ("secondary", snapshot.secondary.as_ref()),
+            ("model-specific", snapshot.model_specific.as_ref()),
+            ("tertiary", snapshot.tertiary.as_ref()),
+        ];
+        for (raw_id, window) in windows {
+            if window.is_some_and(|w| w.hidden_on_card) {
+                seen.insert(usage_item_id(raw_id));
+            }
+        }
+        for extra in &snapshot.extra_rate_windows {
+            if extra.window.hidden_on_card {
+                seen.insert(usage_item_id(&format!("extra-{}", extra.id)));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     let mut push = |raw_id: &str, title: &str, available: bool| {
         let id = usage_item_id(raw_id);
         if seen.insert(id.clone()) {
diff --git a/apps/desktop-tauri/src/surfaces/settings/providers/sections/UsageSection.test.tsx b/apps/desktop-tauri/src/surfaces/settings/providers/sections/UsageSection.test.tsx
index 85f30d2f2d..4f226a5303 100644
--- a/apps/desktop-tauri/src/surfaces/settings/providers/sections/UsageSection.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop-tauri/src/surfaces/settings/providers/sections/UsageSection.test.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,22 @@ describe("UsageSection", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("58% left")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("omits card-hidden windows, as the tray card does", async () => {
+    const detail = provider();
+    detail.session = { ...rateWindow(0), hiddenOnCard: true };
+    detail.primaryLabel = "Spend";
+
+    render(
+      <LocaleProvider>
+        <UsageSection provider={detail} resetTimeRelative={true} t={(key) => key} />
+      </LocaleProvider>,
+    );
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText("Additional Budget")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Spend")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("100% left")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it.each([false, true])(
     "renders detail-backed amounts as a detail line, not reset text (resetsAt: %s)",
     async (hasReset) => {
diff --git a/apps/desktop-tauri/src/surfaces/settings/providers/sections/UsageSection.tsx b/apps/desktop-tauri/src/surfaces/settings/providers/sections/UsageSection.tsx
index 68ca40cf33..399910ba20 100644
--- a/apps/desktop-tauri/src/surfaces/settings/providers/sections/UsageSection.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop-tauri/src/surfaces/settings/providers/sections/UsageSection.tsx
@@ -88,14 +88,17 @@ export function UsageSection({ provider, resetTimeRelative, display, accentColor
     });
   }
 
+  // Card-hidden windows only feed the tray icon and float bar, as on MenuCard.
+  const shownBars = bars.filter((bar) => !bar.rate.hiddenOnCard);
+
   // Cached snapshots outlive the pool reset; re-check blocks on the clock.
   const monthlyLimitBlockNow = useMonthlyLimitBlockNow(
-    bars.map((bar) => bar.rate.monthlyLimitBlock),
+    shownBars.map((bar) => bar.rate.monthlyLimitBlock),
   );
   const inventory = provider.inventory ?? [];
   const displayDetails = provider.displayDetails ?? [];
   const displayDetailGroups = groupProviderDisplayDetails(displayDetails);
-  if (bars.length === 0 && inventory.length === 0 && displayDetails.length === 0) {
+  if (shownBars.length === 0 && inventory.length === 0 && displayDetails.length === 0) {
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ export function UsageSection({ provider, resetTimeRelative, display, accentColor
       style={accentColor ? ({ "--provider-accent": accentColor } as CSSProperties) : undefined}
     >
       <h4>{t("ProviderUsage")}</h4>
-      {bars.map((b) => (
+      {shownBars.map((b) => (
         <CardMetricRow
           key={b.key}
           title={b.label}