diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/InvestigationSetup.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/InvestigationSetup.integration.test.tsx
index 1497af353ca..d0fcc108aa1 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/InvestigationSetup.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/InvestigationSetup.integration.test.tsx
@@ -463,6 +463,47 @@ it.each(["empty", "error"])("blocks a new investigation when its preview is %s",
   expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Run investigation" })).toBeDisabled();
 });
 
+describe("Sample", () => {
+  it("slides the sample rate to scale the run count, caps it by typing, and saves both", async () => {
+    const save = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    proxy.post.mockResolvedValue({ eligible: 2000, selected: 2000, executions: [run("Run one", 1)] });
+    mockGateway({ keyModels: ["analysis"] });
+    renderWithProviders(<InvestigationSetup mode="new" onClose={vi.fn()} onSave={save} />);
+    const count = screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Runs to analyze" });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(count).toHaveValue("2,000"));
+    const slider = screen.getByLabelText("Sample", { selector: "input[type=range]" });
+    slider.focus();
+    await user.keyboard("{Home}{ArrowRight}{ArrowRight}");
+    expect(screen.getByText("3% of 2,000")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(count).toHaveValue("60");
+    await user.clear(count);
+    await user.type(count, "25");
+    expect(count).toHaveValue("25");
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue" }));
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue" }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Run and monitor" })).toBeEnabled());
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Run and monitor" }));
+    expect(save).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ sample_percent: 3, sample_size: 25 }));
+  });
+
+  it("drops a cap that no longer limits anything once the field is left", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    proxy.post.mockResolvedValue({ eligible: 40, selected: 40, executions: [run("Run one", 1)] });
+    renderWithProviders(<InvestigationSetup mode="new" onClose={vi.fn()} onSave={vi.fn()} />);
+    const count = screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Runs to analyze" });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(count).toHaveValue("40"));
+    await user.clear(count);
+    await user.type(count, "10");
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Remove cap/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    await user.clear(count);
+    await user.type(count, "500");
+    await user.tab();
+    expect(count).toHaveValue("40");
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /Remove cap/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("URL draft", () => {
   const lastUrl = (onUrlUpdate: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>) =>
     new URLSearchParams((onUrlUpdate.mock.lastCall?.[0] as { queryString: string } | undefined)?.queryString ?? "");
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/InvestigationSetup.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/InvestigationSetup.tsx
index 571b90cba0d..a6e0344f12a 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/InvestigationSetup.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/InvestigationSetup.tsx
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function SetupEditor({
           aria-label="Investigation name"
           placeholder={TITLES[mode]}
           autoComplete="off"
-          className="h-8 min-w-0 flex-1 appearance-none rounded-md border-0 bg-transparent px-2 text-lg font-semibold tracking-tight shadow-none ring-0 outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/60 hover:bg-muted/50 focus:bg-muted/50 focus:ring-0 focus:outline-none"
+          className="h-8 min-w-0 flex-1 appearance-none rounded-md border-0 bg-transparent px-2 py-0 text-lg font-semibold tracking-tight shadow-none ring-0 outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/60 hover:bg-muted/50 focus:bg-muted/50 focus:ring-0 focus:outline-none"
         />
         <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" disabled={formState.isSubmitting} onClick={onClose}>
           Cancel
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ function SetupEditor({
             summary={activitySummary(selection, manualSelection)}
           >
             <ScopeFields {...activity.scope} />
-            <SampleFields />
+            <SampleFields eligible={activity.preview.page.eligible} />
             <StepFooter>
               <Button onClick={() => void next()}>Continue</Button>
             </StepFooter>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/fields/SampleFields.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/fields/SampleFields.tsx
index 9d650e21f5d..b5e53054559 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/fields/SampleFields.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/setup/fields/SampleFields.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,45 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useId } from "react";
-import { Controller, useFormContext } from "react-hook-form";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { Controller, useFormContext, useWatch } from "react-hook-form";
+import { X } from "lucide-react";
 import { DurationInput } from "@/components/shared/DurationInput";
 import { FieldError } from "@/components/ui/field";
-import { InputGroup, InputGroupAddon, InputGroupInput } from "@/components/ui/input-group";
+import { Slider } from "@/components/ui/slider";
 import type { InvestigationInput } from "../investigationSchema";
 
-const optionalNumber = (value: unknown) => (value == null || value === "" ? null : Number(value));
+/** Runs the sampling percentage keeps out of `eligible`, before any cap. */
+export const sampledRuns = (eligible: number, percent: number): number => Math.ceil((eligible * percent) / 100);
 
-export function SampleFields() {
+const capFromText = (text: string): number | null => {
+  const digits = text.replace(/\D/g, "");
+  return digits ? Number(digits) : null;
+};
+
+export interface SampleFieldsProps {
+  /** Runs the search matches; undefined while the preview loads. */
+  readonly eligible: number | undefined;
+}
+
+export function SampleFields({ eligible }: SampleFieldsProps) {
   const {
     control,
-    register,
+    setValue,
     formState: { errors },
   } = useFormContext<InvestigationInput>();
+  const [percentValue, cap] = useWatch({ control, name: ["selection.sample_percent", "selection.sample_size"] });
   const selectionErrors = errors.selection;
-  const id = useId();
+  const percent = Number.isFinite(percentValue) ? percentValue : 100;
+  const sampled = eligible === undefined ? undefined : sampledRuns(eligible, percent);
+  const capped = cap != null && (sampled === undefined || cap < sampled);
+  const analyzed = sampled === undefined ? cap : Math.min(sampled, cap ?? Infinity);
+  const setCap = (next: number | null) => setValue("selection.sample_size", next, { shouldValidate: true });
+  const [typing, setTyping] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const shown = typing ?? analyzed?.toLocaleString() ?? "";
+  const finishTyping = () => {
+    setTyping(null);
+    if (cap != null && sampled !== undefined && cap >= sampled) setCap(null);
+  };
   return (
     <>
       <div className="grid gap-2">
@@ -29,46 +52,62 @@ export function SampleFields() {
         />
         <FieldError>{selectionErrors?.lookback_hours?.message}</FieldError>
       </div>
-      <div className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
-        <div className="grid content-start gap-2">
-          <label htmlFor={`${id}-sample`} className="text-sm font-medium">
-            Sample
-          </label>
-          <InputGroup>
-            <InputGroupInput
-              id={`${id}-sample`}
-              {...register("selection.sample_percent", { valueAsNumber: true })}
-              type="number"
-              min="0.01"
-              max="100"
-              step="any"
-              className="tabular-nums"
-            />
-            <InputGroupAddon aria-hidden="true" align="inline-end">
-              %
-            </InputGroupAddon>
-          </InputGroup>
-          <FieldError>{selectionErrors?.sample_percent?.message}</FieldError>
+      <div className="grid gap-3 rounded-md border px-3 pt-2.5 pb-3.5">
+        <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+          <div className="grid gap-0.5">
+            <span className="text-sm font-medium">Sample</span>
+            <span className="text-xs tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">
+              {eligible === undefined ? `${percent}% of matching runs` : `${percent}% of ${eligible.toLocaleString()}`}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          <div className="grid justify-items-end gap-0.5">
+            <label className="flex items-baseline gap-1.5">
+              <input
+                inputMode="numeric"
+                aria-label="Runs to analyze"
+                value={shown}
+                placeholder="All"
+                onFocus={(event) => event.target.select()}
+                onChange={(event) => {
+                  setTyping(event.target.value);
+                  setCap(capFromText(event.target.value));
+                }}
+                onBlur={finishTyping}
+                style={{ width: `${Math.max((shown || "All").length, 2) + 1}ch` }}
+                className="-mr-1 rounded-sm border-0 bg-transparent px-1 py-0 shadow-none focus:ring-0 text-right text-xl font-semibold tabular-nums tracking-tight outline-none hover:bg-muted/60 focus:bg-muted/60"
+              />
+              <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">runs</span>
+            </label>
+            {capped ? (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                aria-label="Remove cap"
+                onClick={() => setCap(null)}
+                className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
+              >
+                Capped
+                <X aria-hidden="true" className="size-3" />
+              </button>
+            ) : (
+              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Type a number to cap</span>
+            )}
+          </div>
         </div>
-        <div className="grid content-start gap-2">
-          <label htmlFor={`${id}-max`} className="text-sm font-medium">
-            At most
-          </label>
-          <InputGroup>
-            <InputGroupInput
-              id={`${id}-max`}
-              {...register("selection.sample_size", { setValueAs: optionalNumber })}
-              type="number"
-              min="1"
-              placeholder="No limit"
-              className="tabular-nums"
+        <Controller
+          control={control}
+          name="selection.sample_percent"
+          render={({ field }) => (
+            <Slider
+              thumbLabel="Sample"
+              min={1}
+              max={100}
+              step={1}
+              value={[Math.min(100, Math.max(1, Math.round(percent)))]}
+              onValueChange={(value) => field.onChange(Array.isArray(value) ? value[0] : value)}
             />
-            <InputGroupAddon aria-hidden="true" align="inline-end">
-              runs
-            </InputGroupAddon>
-          </InputGroup>
-          <FieldError>{selectionErrors?.sample_size?.message}</FieldError>
-        </div>
+          )}
+        />
+        <FieldError>{selectionErrors?.sample_percent?.message ?? selectionErrors?.sample_size?.message}</FieldError>
       </div>
       <FieldError>{selectionErrors?.execution_ids?.message}</FieldError>
     </>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/DurationInput.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/DurationInput.tsx
index e15dd2ea253..2c85e1d5ca0 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/DurationInput.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/shared/DurationInput.tsx
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ export function DurationInput({ label, value, onChange, base, max, className, ..
           step={1 / scale}
           value={Number.isFinite(value) ? value / scale : ""}
           onChange={(event) => onChange(event.target.value === "" ? NaN : Number(event.target.value) * scale)}
-          className="min-w-0 flex-1 bg-transparent px-3 text-base tabular-nums outline-none md:text-sm"
+          className="min-w-0 flex-1 border-0 bg-transparent px-3 py-0 shadow-none focus:ring-0 text-base tabular-nums outline-none md:text-sm"
         />
         <div className="relative shrink-0 border-l border-input">
           <select
             aria-label={`${label} unit`}
             value={scale}
-            className="h-full appearance-none rounded-r-md bg-transparent pr-8 pl-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground outline-none hover:text-foreground focus-visible:text-foreground"
+            className="h-full appearance-none rounded-r-md border-0 bg-transparent bg-none py-0 pr-8 pl-3 shadow-none focus:ring-0 text-sm text-muted-foreground outline-none hover:text-foreground focus-visible:text-foreground"
             onChange={(event) => setScale(Number(event.target.value))}
           >
             {units.map((unit) => (
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/ui/slider.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/ui/slider.tsx
index cd1ac9fb885..5a46f61a8f1 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/ui/slider.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/ui/slider.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ import { Slider as SliderPrimitive } from "@base-ui/react/slider";
 
 import { cn } from "@/lib/cva.config";
 
-function Slider({ className, defaultValue, value, min = 0, max = 100, ...props }: SliderPrimitive.Root.Props) {
+function Slider({
+  className,
+  defaultValue,
+  value,
+  min = 0,
+  max = 100,
+  thumbLabel,
+  ...props
+}: SliderPrimitive.Root.Props & { thumbLabel?: string }) {
   const _values = Array.isArray(value) ? value : Array.isArray(defaultValue) ? defaultValue : [min, max];
 
   return (
@@ -30,6 +38,7 @@ function Slider({ className, defaultValue, value, min = 0, max = 100, ...props }
           <SliderPrimitive.Thumb
             data-slot="slider-thumb"
             key={index}
+            getAriaLabel={thumbLabel === undefined ? undefined : () => thumbLabel}
             className="block size-4 shrink-0 rounded-full border border-primary bg-card shadow-sm ring-ring/50 transition-[color,box-shadow] select-none hover:ring-4 focus-visible:ring-4 focus-visible:outline-hidden disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50"
           />
         ))}