diff --git a/rag_eval/reporting/writers.py b/rag_eval/reporting/writers.py
index 8793984..6f4fd89 100644
--- a/rag_eval/reporting/writers.py
+++ b/rag_eval/reporting/writers.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def write_run_artifacts(result: EvaluationResult) -> None:
         "dataset": result.scenario.dataset.path.as_posix(),
         "valid_samples": len(result.valid_samples),
         "invalid_samples": len(result.invalid_samples),
+        "token_usage": result.token_usage,
     }
     artifact_paths.metadata_json.write_text(
         json.dumps(metadata, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2),
diff --git a/rag_eval/shared/models.py b/rag_eval/shared/models.py
index 677c2c8..25e259f 100644
--- a/rag_eval/shared/models.py
+++ b/rag_eval/shared/models.py
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ class EvaluationResult:
     valid_samples: list[NormalizedSample]
     invalid_samples: list[InvalidSample]
     score_rows: list[dict[str, Any]]
+    # Token usage grouped by model name: {model: {input_tokens, output_tokens, calls}}.
+    # Populated by callers via rag_eval.metrics.token_tracker.track_token_usage().
+    token_usage: dict[str, dict[str, int]] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
 
 @dataclass(slots=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_token_usage_persistence.py b/tests/test_token_usage_persistence.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc04f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_token_usage_persistence.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+"""Tests that EvaluationResult.token_usage is persisted into metadata.json."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from rag_eval.reporting.writers import write_run_artifacts
+from rag_eval.shared.models import DatasetConfig, EvaluationResult, RuntimeConfig, Scenario
+
+
+def _scenario(tmp_path: Path) -> Scenario:
+    return Scenario(
+        scenario_name="token-persist-test",
+        mode="offline",
+        dataset=DatasetConfig(path=tmp_path / "dataset.csv"),
+        judge_model="gpt-5",
+        embedding_model="embedding-model",
+        metrics=["faithfulness"],
+        output_dir=tmp_path / "outputs",
+        runtime=RuntimeConfig(batch_size=1),
+    )
+
+
+def test_evaluation_result_defaults_token_usage_to_empty_dict(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    result = EvaluationResult(
+        scenario=_scenario(tmp_path),
+        run_id="run-1",
+        started_at="t0",
+        finished_at="t1",
+        valid_samples=[],
+        invalid_samples=[],
+        score_rows=[],
+    )
+    assert result.token_usage == {}
+
+
+def test_write_run_artifacts_persists_token_usage(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    scenario = _scenario(tmp_path)
+    result = EvaluationResult(
+        scenario=scenario,
+        run_id="run-2",
+        started_at="t0",
+        finished_at="t1",
+        valid_samples=[],
+        invalid_samples=[],
+        score_rows=[],
+        token_usage={"gpt-5": {"input_tokens": 100, "output_tokens": 40, "calls": 2}},
+    )
+
+    write_run_artifacts(result)
+
+    metadata_path = scenario.output_dir / "run-2" / "metadata.json"
+    metadata = json.loads(metadata_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    assert metadata["token_usage"] == {
+        "gpt-5": {"input_tokens": 100, "output_tokens": 40, "calls": 2}
+    }
+
+
+def test_write_run_artifacts_writes_empty_token_usage_when_unset(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    scenario = _scenario(tmp_path)
+    result = EvaluationResult(
+        scenario=scenario,
+        run_id="run-3",
+        started_at="t0",
+        finished_at="t1",
+        valid_samples=[],
+        invalid_samples=[],
+        score_rows=[],
+    )
+
+    write_run_artifacts(result)
+
+    metadata_path = scenario.output_dir / "run-3" / "metadata.json"
+    metadata = json.loads(metadata_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    assert metadata["token_usage"] == {}