diff --git a/canvas/src/app/orgs/page.tsx b/canvas/src/app/orgs/page.tsx
index 2d62bebe..653c196d 100644
--- a/canvas/src/app/orgs/page.tsx
+++ b/canvas/src/app/orgs/page.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { fetchSession, redirectToLogin, type Session } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { PLATFORM_URL } from "@/lib/api";
+import { formatCredits, pillTone, bannerKind } from "@/lib/credits";
 
 type OrgStatus = "awaiting_payment" | "provisioning" | "running" | "failed" | string;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,13 @@ interface Org {
   status: OrgStatus;
   created_at: string;
   updated_at: string;
+  // Credit system fields. Present whenever the control plane's models
+  // serializer runs — tests + older snapshot JSONs may not have them,
+  // so treat as optional in TS and fall back to 0 at render time.
+  credits_balance?: number;
+  plan_monthly_credits?: number;
+  overage_used_credits?: number;
+  overage_cap_credits?: number;
 }
 
 export default function OrgsPage() {
@@ -174,6 +182,10 @@ function OrgRow({ org }: { org: Org }) {
           <div className="text-sm text-zinc-400">
             {org.slug} · <StatusLabel status={org.status} /> · {org.plan || "free"}
           </div>
+          <div className="mt-2 flex items-center gap-2">
+            <CreditsPill org={org} />
+            <LowCreditsBanner org={org} />
+          </div>
         </div>
         <OrgCTA org={org} />
       </div>
@@ -181,6 +193,48 @@ function OrgRow({ org }: { org: Org }) {
   );
 }
 
+// CreditsPill renders the balance with a tone that matches the banner
+// severity. Format + color logic lives in @/lib/credits so it can be
+// tested without mounting React.
+function CreditsPill({ org }: { org: Org }) {
+  const balance = org.credits_balance ?? 0;
+  return (
+    <span className={`rounded border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs ${pillTone(org)}`} title="Credit balance">
+      {formatCredits(balance)} credits
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+// LowCreditsBanner is a one-liner that only renders when the balance
+// is low AND the org is running. bannerKind() picks which message to
+// show; render just dispatches on it.
+function LowCreditsBanner({ org }: { org: Org }) {
+  if (org.status !== "running") return null;
+  const kind = bannerKind(org);
+  if (kind === "none") return null;
+  if (kind === "overage") {
+    const used = (org.overage_used_credits ?? 0).toLocaleString();
+    return (
+      <span className="text-xs text-amber-300">
+        overage active · {used} used
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
+  if (kind === "out-of-credits") {
+    return (
+      <a href={`/pricing?org=${encodeURIComponent(org.slug)}`} className="text-xs text-red-300 underline">
+        out of credits — upgrade to keep running
+      </a>
+    );
+  }
+  // trial-tail
+  return (
+    <a href={`/pricing?org=${encodeURIComponent(org.slug)}`} className="text-xs text-amber-300 underline">
+      trial almost out
+    </a>
+  );
+}
+
 function StatusLabel({ status }: { status: OrgStatus }) {
   const cls =
     status === "running"
diff --git a/canvas/src/lib/__tests__/credits.test.ts b/canvas/src/lib/__tests__/credits.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba37f667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/canvas/src/lib/__tests__/credits.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { formatCredits, pillTone, bannerKind } from "@/lib/credits";
+
+describe("formatCredits", () => {
+  it("renders raw numbers under 10k", () => {
+    expect(formatCredits(0)).toBe("0");
+    expect(formatCredits(42)).toBe("42");
+    expect(formatCredits(9999)).toBe("9999");
+  });
+  it("compacts 10k+ with one decimal", () => {
+    expect(formatCredits(12345)).toBe("12.3k");
+    expect(formatCredits(30000)).toBe("30.0k");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("pillTone", () => {
+  it("zinc for healthy balance", () => {
+    expect(pillTone({ credits_balance: 5000, plan_monthly_credits: 9000 })).toContain("zinc");
+  });
+  it("amber when under 10% of monthly", () => {
+    expect(pillTone({ credits_balance: 500, plan_monthly_credits: 9000 })).toContain("amber");
+  });
+  it("red at zero or negative", () => {
+    expect(pillTone({ credits_balance: 0, plan_monthly_credits: 9000 })).toContain("red");
+    expect(pillTone({ credits_balance: -1, plan_monthly_credits: 9000 })).toContain("red");
+  });
+  it("trial (monthly=0) is healthy until balance hits zero", () => {
+    // No paid plan → no ratio reference; only "0" means empty.
+    expect(pillTone({ credits_balance: 50, plan_monthly_credits: 0 })).toContain("zinc");
+    expect(pillTone({ credits_balance: 0, plan_monthly_credits: 0 })).toContain("red");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("bannerKind", () => {
+  it("overage wins when overage_used > 0", () => {
+    // Even a healthy balance gets "overage" so the banner reminds the
+    // paying customer that extra charges are accruing.
+    expect(bannerKind({ credits_balance: 3000, plan_monthly_credits: 9000, overage_used_credits: 500 }))
+      .toBe("overage");
+  });
+  it("out-of-credits when balance <= 0 and no overage", () => {
+    expect(bannerKind({ credits_balance: 0, plan_monthly_credits: 9000 })).toBe("out-of-credits");
+  });
+  it("trial-tail when plan is free and balance is low", () => {
+    expect(bannerKind({ credits_balance: 50, plan_monthly_credits: 0 })).toBe("trial-tail");
+  });
+  it("none for healthy paid balance", () => {
+    expect(bannerKind({ credits_balance: 8000, plan_monthly_credits: 9000 })).toBe("none");
+  });
+  it("none for a trial that still has plenty of credits", () => {
+    expect(bannerKind({ credits_balance: 400, plan_monthly_credits: 0 })).toBe("none");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/canvas/src/lib/credits.ts b/canvas/src/lib/credits.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b85120f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/canvas/src/lib/credits.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// credits.ts — small pure helpers for rendering credit state on /orgs.
+// Kept out of page.tsx so unit tests can exercise the formatting +
+// banner-kind logic in node (no jsdom) without needing to mount React.
+
+export type CreditsBannerKind =
+  | "none"
+  | "overage"        // paid plan has started burning overage this period
+  | "out-of-credits" // balance 0, not on a paid plan (trial ran out)
+  | "trial-tail";    // balance low but not zero, no paid plan yet
+
+export interface CreditsFields {
+  credits_balance?: number;
+  plan_monthly_credits?: number;
+  overage_used_credits?: number;
+}
+
+// formatCredits renders an int as a compact string. 9999 → "9999",
+// 12345 → "12.3k". Keeps the balance pill narrow enough to fit on one
+// line next to the org slug even for the Scale plan's 30k grant.
+export function formatCredits(n: number): string {
+  if (n < 10_000) return String(n);
+  return `${(n / 1000).toFixed(1)}k`;
+}
+
+// pillTone returns the tailwind classnames that color the balance pill.
+// Empty / exhausted → red; within 10% of zero → amber; else zinc. The
+// 10% threshold matches the banner trigger — one consistent "low"
+// signal so the pill and banner agree.
+export function pillTone(fields: CreditsFields): string {
+  const balance = fields.credits_balance ?? 0;
+  const monthly = fields.plan_monthly_credits ?? 0;
+  if (balance <= 0) return "bg-red-950 text-red-200 border-red-800";
+  const ratio = monthly > 0 ? balance / monthly : 1;
+  if (ratio < 0.1) return "bg-amber-950 text-amber-200 border-amber-800";
+  return "bg-zinc-800 text-zinc-200 border-zinc-700";
+}
+
+// bannerKind picks which (if any) banner to show under the balance
+// pill. Precedence:
+//   1. overage_used > 0 → "overage" (even if balance is refreshed)
+//   2. balance <= 0      → "out-of-credits"
+//   3. trial + low tail → "trial-tail"
+//   4. otherwise         → "none"
+export function bannerKind(fields: CreditsFields): CreditsBannerKind {
+  const balance = fields.credits_balance ?? 0;
+  const monthly = fields.plan_monthly_credits ?? 0;
+  const overageUsed = fields.overage_used_credits ?? 0;
+
+  if (overageUsed > 0) return "overage";
+  if (balance <= 0) return "out-of-credits";
+  if (monthly === 0 && balance < 100) return "trial-tail";
+  return "none";
+}