diff --git a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
index c9863f3c56..cb1cf8520c 100644
--- a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ export const interfaceSchema = z
     runCode: true,
     webSearch: true,
     contextUsage: true,
-    contextCost: true,
+    contextCost: false,
     peoplePicker: {
       users: true,
       groups: true,
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/app/interface.spec.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/app/interface.spec.ts
index e4af198690..d9f1adccbe 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/app/interface.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/app/interface.spec.ts
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ describe('loadDefaultInterface', () => {
     expect(interfaceConfig?.buildInfo).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('enables context cost by default', async () => {
+  it('disables context cost by default', async () => {
     const interfaceConfig = await loadDefaultInterface({
       config: {},
       configDefaults: getConfigDefaults(),
     });
 
-    expect(interfaceConfig?.contextCost).toBe(true);
+    expect(interfaceConfig?.contextCost).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('preserves a disabled context cost flag', async () => {
@@ -90,6 +90,21 @@ describe('loadDefaultInterface', () => {
     expect(interfaceConfig?.contextCost).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it('preserves enabled context cost config', async () => {
+    const config: Partial<TCustomConfig> = {
+      interface: {
+        contextCost: true,
+      },
+    };
+
+    const interfaceConfig = await loadDefaultInterface({
+      config,
+      configDefaults: getConfigDefaults(),
+    });
+
+    expect(interfaceConfig?.contextCost).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it('passes through a configured display currency', async () => {
     const config: Partial<TCustomConfig> = {
       interface: {