diff --git a/python/packages/anthropic/agent_framework_anthropic/_chat_client.py b/python/packages/anthropic/agent_framework_anthropic/_chat_client.py
index 367362c703..84b47aef5b 100644
--- a/python/packages/anthropic/agent_framework_anthropic/_chat_client.py
+++ b/python/packages/anthropic/agent_framework_anthropic/_chat_client.py
@@ -545,8 +545,12 @@ def _inner_get_response(
         if stream:
             # Streaming mode
             async def _stream() -> AsyncIterable[ChatResponseUpdate]:
+                # Anthropic streams cumulative usage snapshots (message_start seeds it,
+                # each message_delta carries the running total), so thread a per-stream
+                # accumulator to _process_stream_event to emit increments instead.
+                emitted_usage: UsageDetails = UsageDetails()
                 async for chunk in await self.anthropic_client.beta.messages.create(**run_options, stream=True):
-                    parsed_chunk = self._process_stream_event(chunk)
+                    parsed_chunk = self._process_stream_event(chunk, emitted_usage)
                     if parsed_chunk:
                         yield parsed_chunk
 
@@ -1076,11 +1080,17 @@ def _process_message(self, message: BetaMessage, options: Mapping[str, Any]) ->
             raw_representation=message,
         )
 
-    def _process_stream_event(self, event: BetaRawMessageStreamEvent) -> ChatResponseUpdate | None:
+    def _process_stream_event(
+        self, event: BetaRawMessageStreamEvent, emitted_usage: UsageDetails | None = None
+    ) -> ChatResponseUpdate | None:
         """Process a streaming event from the Anthropic client.
 
         Args:
             event: The streaming event returned by the Anthropic client.
+            emitted_usage: Per-stream accumulator of the cumulative usage already
+                emitted, used to convert Anthropic's cumulative usage snapshots into
+                increments (see ``_incremental_usage``). Pass ``None`` for a one-off
+                event to keep the snapshot unchanged.
 
         Returns:
             A ChatResponseUpdate object containing the processed update.
@@ -1089,7 +1099,9 @@ def _process_stream_event(self, event: BetaRawMessageStreamEvent) -> ChatRespons
             case "message_start":
                 usage_details: list[Content] = []
                 if event.message.usage and (details := self._parse_usage_from_anthropic(event.message.usage)):
-                    usage_details.append(Content.from_usage(usage_details=details))
+                    usage_details.append(
+                        Content.from_usage(usage_details=self._incremental_usage(details, emitted_usage))
+                    )
 
                 return ChatResponseUpdate(
                     role="assistant",
@@ -1107,7 +1119,14 @@ def _process_stream_event(self, event: BetaRawMessageStreamEvent) -> ChatRespons
             case "message_delta":
                 usage = self._parse_usage_from_anthropic(event.usage)
                 return ChatResponseUpdate(
-                    contents=[Content.from_usage(usage_details=usage, raw_representation=event.usage)] if usage else [],
+                    contents=[
+                        Content.from_usage(
+                            usage_details=self._incremental_usage(usage, emitted_usage),
+                            raw_representation=event.usage,
+                        )
+                    ]
+                    if usage
+                    else [],
                     finish_reason=FINISH_REASON_MAP.get(event.delta.stop_reason) if event.delta.stop_reason else None,
                     raw_representation=event,
                 )
@@ -1146,6 +1165,35 @@ def _parse_usage_from_anthropic(self, usage: BetaUsage | BetaMessageDeltaUsage |
             usage_details["cache_read_input_token_count"] = usage.cache_read_input_tokens
         return usage_details
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _incremental_usage(cumulative: UsageDetails, emitted: UsageDetails | None) -> UsageDetails:
+        """Convert a cumulative Anthropic usage snapshot into the increment since the last one.
+
+        Anthropic streams cumulative usage: ``message_start`` seeds it (with an
+        ``output_tokens`` placeholder of 1) and each ``message_delta`` reports the
+        running total for the message, not a per-delta increment. ``ChatResponse.from_updates``
+        sums every usage ``Content``, so emitting the raw snapshots inflates the total by
+        the earlier ones (e.g. the seed makes ``output_token_count`` land at 26 when the
+        API reported 25). Emitting the increment over what has already been emitted makes
+        that summation reconstruct the final cumulative usage instead.
+
+        ``emitted`` accumulates the last-seen cumulative value per key and is mutated in
+        place; it is threaded across a single stream. When it is ``None`` (e.g. a direct,
+        single-event call) the snapshot is returned unchanged.
+        """
+        if emitted is None:
+            return cumulative
+        # Usage keys are dynamic (providers add their own), so accumulate through
+        # plain-dict views; indexing a TypedDict with a variable key isn't expressible.
+        emitted_counts = cast("dict[str, int]", emitted)
+        delta: dict[str, int] = {}
+        for key, value in cast("dict[str, int | None]", cumulative).items():
+            if value is None:
+                continue
+            delta[key] = value - emitted_counts.get(key, 0)
+            emitted_counts[key] = value
+        return cast("UsageDetails", delta)
+
     def _parse_contents_from_anthropic(
         self,
         content: Sequence[BetaContentBlock | BetaRawContentBlockDelta | BetaTextBlock],
diff --git a/python/packages/anthropic/tests/test_anthropic_client.py b/python/packages/anthropic/tests/test_anthropic_client.py
index 8876823cc6..bc0831e16e 100644
--- a/python/packages/anthropic/tests/test_anthropic_client.py
+++ b/python/packages/anthropic/tests/test_anthropic_client.py
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@
     Agent,
     ChatMiddlewareLayer,
     ChatOptions,
+    ChatResponse,
     ChatResponseUpdate,
     Content,
     FunctionInvocationLayer,
     Message,
     SupportsChatGetResponse,
+    UsageDetails,
     tool,
 )
 from agent_framework._settings import load_settings
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@
 from agent_framework.observability import ChatTelemetryLayer
 from anthropic.types.beta import (
     BetaMessage,
+    BetaMessageDeltaUsage,
     BetaTextBlock,
     BetaToolUseBlock,
     BetaUsage,
@@ -1716,6 +1719,82 @@ def test_process_stream_event_message_start_sets_assistant_role(mock_anthropic_c
     assert result.role == "assistant"
 
 
+def _usage_message_start_event(*, input_tokens: int, output_tokens: int) -> MagicMock:
+    event = MagicMock()
+    event.type = "message_start"
+    event.message.id = "msg_usage"
+    event.message.role = "assistant"
+    event.message.model = "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022"
+    event.message.content = []
+    event.message.stop_reason = None
+    event.message.usage = BetaUsage(input_tokens=input_tokens, output_tokens=output_tokens)
+    return event
+
+
+def _usage_message_delta_event(*, output_tokens: int, input_tokens: int | None = None) -> MagicMock:
+    event = MagicMock()
+    event.type = "message_delta"
+    event.usage = BetaMessageDeltaUsage(
+        input_tokens=input_tokens,
+        output_tokens=output_tokens,
+        cache_creation_input_tokens=None,
+        cache_read_input_tokens=None,
+    )
+    event.delta.stop_reason = "end_turn"
+    return event
+
+
+def test_streaming_usage_not_double_counted(mock_anthropic_client: MagicMock) -> None:
+    """message_start's seed usage must not be summed onto message_delta's cumulative total.
+
+    Anthropic reports cumulative usage on message_delta (per their streaming docs), while
+    message_start carries an output_tokens=1 seed. ChatResponse.from_updates sums every
+    usage Content, which used to inflate output_token_count by the seed — 26 when the API
+    reported 25.
+    """
+    client = create_test_anthropic_client(mock_anthropic_client)
+    emitted = UsageDetails()
+    updates = [
+        u
+        for u in (
+            client._process_stream_event(_usage_message_start_event(input_tokens=10, output_tokens=1), emitted),
+            client._process_stream_event(_usage_message_delta_event(output_tokens=25), emitted),
+        )
+        if u is not None
+    ]
+
+    response = ChatResponse.from_updates(updates)
+
+    assert response.usage_details is not None
+    assert response.usage_details["output_token_count"] == 25
+    assert response.usage_details["input_token_count"] == 10
+
+
+def test_streaming_usage_delta_input_not_double_counted(mock_anthropic_client: MagicMock) -> None:
+    """When message_delta also reports cumulative input tokens, the input must not double.
+
+    Server-tool turns report cumulative input_tokens on message_delta; summing them onto
+    message_start's input snapshot double-counted the prompt. The final input_token_count
+    should equal the last cumulative value message_delta reports.
+    """
+    client = create_test_anthropic_client(mock_anthropic_client)
+    emitted = UsageDetails()
+    updates = [
+        u
+        for u in (
+            client._process_stream_event(_usage_message_start_event(input_tokens=10, output_tokens=1), emitted),
+            client._process_stream_event(_usage_message_delta_event(input_tokens=12, output_tokens=25), emitted),
+        )
+        if u is not None
+    ]
+
+    response = ChatResponse.from_updates(updates)
+
+    assert response.usage_details is not None
+    assert response.usage_details["output_token_count"] == 25
+    assert response.usage_details["input_token_count"] == 12
+
+
 def test_process_stream_event_message_start_role_prevents_tool_use_collapse() -> None:
     """Regression test: tool_use blocks must not end up in a user-role message.