diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/CostOptimizationView.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/CostOptimizationView.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 46aa23fcfc0..00000000000
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/CostOptimizationView.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-import { fireEvent, render } from "@testing-library/react";
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-
-vi.mock("./UsageTab", () => ({ __esModule: true, default: () => <div data-testid="usage-tab" /> }));
-vi.mock("./PromptCompressionTab", () => ({ __esModule: true, default: () => <div data-testid="compression-tab" /> }));
-vi.mock("./AutorouterTab", () => ({ __esModule: true, default: () => <div data-testid="autorouter-tab" /> }));
-vi.mock("./PromptCachingTab", () => ({ __esModule: true, default: () => <div data-testid="caching-tab" /> }));
-
-import CostOptimizationView from "./CostOptimizationView";
-
-const renderView = () => render(<CostOptimizationView accessToken="test-token" userId="u1" userRole="proxy_admin" />);
-
-describe("CostOptimizationView", () => {
-  it("renders all four cost-optimization tabs", () => {
-    const { getByText } = renderView();
-
-    expect(getByText("Usage")).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(getByText("Prompt Compression")).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(getByText("Autorouter")).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(getByText("Prompt Caching")).toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
-
-  it("defaults to the Usage tab and switches the active tab on click", () => {
-    const { getByRole } = renderView();
-
-    expect(getByRole("tab", { name: "Usage" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
-    expect(getByRole("tab", { name: "Prompt Compression" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "false");
-
-    fireEvent.click(getByRole("tab", { name: "Prompt Compression" }));
-
-    expect(getByRole("tab", { name: "Usage" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "false");
-    expect(getByRole("tab", { name: "Prompt Compression" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
-  });
-});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/CostOptimizationView.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/CostOptimizationView.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bab6afee57..00000000000
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/CostOptimizationView.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-"use client";
-
-import React from "react";
-import { PiggyBank } from "lucide-react";
-import { Alert, Tabs } from "antd";
-
-import UsageTab from "./UsageTab";
-import PromptCompressionTab from "./PromptCompressionTab";
-import AutorouterTab from "./AutorouterTab";
-import PromptCachingTab from "./PromptCachingTab";
-import { useDailyActivityRange } from "./useDailyActivityRange";
-
-interface CostOptimizationViewProps {
-  accessToken: string | null;
-  userId: string | null;
-  userRole: string;
-}
-
-const CostOptimizationView: React.FC<CostOptimizationViewProps> = ({ accessToken, userId, userRole }) => {
-  const activity = useDailyActivityRange(accessToken, userId, userRole);
-
-  const items = [
-    {
-      key: "usage",
-      label: "Usage",
-      children: <UsageTab accessToken={accessToken} activity={activity} />,
-    },
-    {
-      key: "compression",
-      label: "Prompt Compression",
-      children: <PromptCompressionTab accessToken={accessToken} />,
-    },
-    {
-      key: "autorouter",
-      label: "Autorouter",
-      children: <AutorouterTab accessToken={accessToken} userId={userId} userRole={userRole} />,
-    },
-    {
-      key: "caching",
-      label: "Prompt Caching",
-      children: <PromptCachingTab accessToken={accessToken} activity={activity} />,
-    },
-  ];
-
-  return (
-    <div className="w-full space-y-6 p-6">
-      <div>
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <PiggyBank className="size-6 text-emerald-600" strokeWidth={1.75} />
-          <h1 className="text-xl font-semibold text-foreground">Cost Optimization</h1>
-        </div>
-        <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-          Track and configure the mechanisms that save you money: prompt compression, prompt caching, and auto routing
-        </p>
-      </div>
-
-      <Alert
-        type="info"
-        showIcon
-        message="This is an experimental dashboard"
-        description={
-          <span>
-            Have feedback? Join the discussion{" "}
-            <a
-              href="https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/discussions/32172"
-              target="_blank"
-              rel="noopener noreferrer"
-              className="text-blue-600 underline"
-            >
-              here
-            </a>
-          </span>
-        }
-      />
-
-      <Tabs defaultActiveKey="usage" items={items} />
-    </div>
-  );
-};
-
-export default CostOptimizationView;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/autorouter/page.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/autorouter/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6cf9700fdcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/autorouter/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"use client";
+
+import AutorouterTab from "@/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/AutorouterTab";
+import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
+
+export default function AutorouterPage() {
+  const { accessToken, userId, userRole } = useAuthorized();
+  return <AutorouterTab accessToken={accessToken} userId={userId} userRole={userRole} />;
+}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/caching/page.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/caching/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de3f628829b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/caching/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"use client";
+
+import PromptCachingTab from "@/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/PromptCachingTab";
+import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
+
+export default function PromptCachingPage() {
+  const { accessToken } = useAuthorized();
+  return <PromptCachingTab accessToken={accessToken} />;
+}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/compression/page.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/compression/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6bfbff16d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/compression/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"use client";
+
+import PromptCompressionTab from "@/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/PromptCompressionTab";
+import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
+
+export default function PromptCompressionPage() {
+  const { accessToken } = useAuthorized();
+  return <PromptCompressionTab accessToken={accessToken} />;
+}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/layout.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/layout.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39e36935c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/layout.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/* @vitest-environment jsdom */
+import { act, render } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import CostOptimizationLayout from "./layout";
+
+const { mockPush, navState } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  mockPush: vi.fn(),
+  navState: { pathname: "/cost-optimization" },
+}));
+vi.mock("next/navigation", () => ({
+  usePathname: () => navState.pathname,
+  useRouter: () => ({ push: mockPush }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/networking", () => ({ serverRootPath: "" }));
+
+const renderLayout = () =>
+  render(
+    <CostOptimizationLayout>
+      <div data-testid="tab-content">CHILD</div>
+    </CostOptimizationLayout>,
+  );
+
+describe("CostOptimizationLayout", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    navState.pathname = "/cost-optimization";
+    mockPush.mockClear();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    (global as any).ResizeObserver = class {
+      observe() {}
+      unobserve() {}
+      disconnect() {}
+    };
+  });
+
+  it("renders the tab bar and the active tab's page content", () => {
+    const { getByRole, getByTestId } = renderLayout();
+    expect(getByRole("tab", { name: "Usage" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByRole("tab", { name: "Prompt Compression" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByRole("tab", { name: "Autorouter" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByRole("tab", { name: "Prompt Caching" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByTestId("tab-content")).toHaveTextContent("CHILD");
+  });
+
+  it("marks the base route's Usage tab active", () => {
+    const { getByRole } = renderLayout();
+    expect(getByRole("tab", { name: "Usage" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
+    expect(getByRole("tab", { name: "Prompt Compression" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "false");
+  });
+
+  it("navigates to a tab's path when its tab is clicked", async () => {
+    const { getByRole } = renderLayout();
+    await act(async () => {
+      getByRole("tab", { name: "Prompt Compression" }).click();
+    });
+    expect(mockPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching(/\/cost-optimization\/compression\/$/));
+  });
+
+  it("routes the base tab back to the cost-optimization root (no slug)", async () => {
+    navState.pathname = "/cost-optimization/autorouter";
+    const { getByRole } = renderLayout();
+    await act(async () => {
+      getByRole("tab", { name: "Usage" }).click();
+    });
+    expect(mockPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching(/\/cost-optimization\/$/));
+  });
+
+  it("redirects to the base cost-optimization path when the tab slug is unknown", async () => {
+    const replaceMock = vi.fn();
+    const originalLocation = window.location;
+    Object.defineProperty(window, "location", {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: { replace: replaceMock, assign: vi.fn(), href: "http://localhost/", pathname: "/", search: "" },
+    });
+    navState.pathname = "/cost-optimization/bogus";
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderLayout();
+    });
+    expect(replaceMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching(/\/cost-optimization\/$/));
+    Object.defineProperty(window, "location", { configurable: true, value: originalLocation });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/layout.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/layout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02eadc96e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/layout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+"use client";
+
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import { PiggyBank, Info } from "lucide-react";
+import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";
+import {
+  costOptimizationTabHref,
+  slugFromPathname,
+  type CostOptimizationTabSlug,
+} from "@/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/tabRoutes";
+
+const BASE_TAB_KEY = "usage";
+
+const ORDERED_KEYS: Array<"" | CostOptimizationTabSlug> = ["", "compression", "autorouter", "caching"];
+
+const TAB_LABELS: Record<"" | CostOptimizationTabSlug, string> = {
+  "": "Usage",
+  compression: "Prompt Compression",
+  autorouter: "Autorouter",
+  caching: "Prompt Caching",
+};
+
+export default function CostOptimizationLayout({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const pathname = usePathname();
+  const router = useRouter();
+
+  const activeSlug = slugFromPathname(pathname);
+  const isKnownSlug = ORDERED_KEYS.some((slug) => slug === activeSlug);
+  const activeKey = isKnownSlug ? activeSlug || BASE_TAB_KEY : BASE_TAB_KEY;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (activeSlug !== "" && !isKnownSlug) {
+      window.location.replace(costOptimizationTabHref(""));
+    }
+  }, [activeSlug, isKnownSlug]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="w-full space-y-6 p-6">
+      <div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <PiggyBank className="size-6 text-emerald-600" strokeWidth={1.75} />
+          <h1 className="text-xl font-semibold text-foreground">Cost Optimization</h1>
+        </div>
+        <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          Track and configure the mechanisms that save you money: prompt compression, prompt caching, and auto routing
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex items-start gap-2 rounded-md border border-blue-200 bg-blue-50 p-3 text-sm text-blue-800 dark:border-blue-900 dark:bg-blue-950 dark:text-blue-200">
+        <Info className="mt-0.5 size-4 shrink-0" />
+        <span>
+          This is an experimental dashboard. Have feedback? Join the discussion{" "}
+          <a
+            href="https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/discussions/32172"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className="underline"
+          >
+            here
+          </a>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+
+      <Tabs
+        value={activeKey}
+        onValueChange={(key) => router.push(costOptimizationTabHref(key === BASE_TAB_KEY ? "" : key))}
+      >
+        <TabsList variant="line">
+          {ORDERED_KEYS.map((slug) => (
+            <TabsTrigger key={slug || BASE_TAB_KEY} value={slug || BASE_TAB_KEY}>
+              {TAB_LABELS[slug]}
+            </TabsTrigger>
+          ))}
+        </TabsList>
+      </Tabs>
+
+      <div>{children}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/page.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/page.tsx
index e82cc633ae2..e90af9ac37d 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/page.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 "use client";
 
-import CostOptimizationView from "./_components/CostOptimizationView";
+import UsageTab from "./_components/UsageTab";
 import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
 
 export default function CostOptimizationPage() {
   const { accessToken, userId, userRole } = useAuthorized();
-  return <CostOptimizationView accessToken={accessToken} userId={userId} userRole={userRole} />;
+  return <UsageTab accessToken={accessToken} userId={userId} userRole={userRole} />;
 }
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/tabRoutes.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/tabRoutes.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..49b9825a677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/tabRoutes.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/* @vitest-environment jsdom */
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("@/components/networking", () => ({ serverRootPath: "" }));
+
+import { COST_OPTIMIZATION_TAB_SLUGS, costOptimizationTabHref, slugFromPathname } from "./tabRoutes";
+
+describe("slugFromPathname", () => {
+  it("returns empty string for the base path with or without a trailing slash", () => {
+    expect(slugFromPathname("/cost-optimization")).toBe("");
+    expect(slugFromPathname("/cost-optimization/")).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("extracts the tab slug from dev and proxy-mounted (/ui) paths", () => {
+    expect(slugFromPathname("/cost-optimization/autorouter")).toBe("autorouter");
+    expect(slugFromPathname("/ui/cost-optimization/compression/")).toBe("compression");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the raw segment for an unknown tab so the layout can redirect to base", () => {
+    expect(slugFromPathname("/ui/cost-optimization/bogus")).toBe("bogus");
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty string when the cost-optimization base segment is not in the path", () => {
+    expect(slugFromPathname("/teams")).toBe("");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("costOptimizationTabHref", () => {
+  it("builds the trailing-slash base href for the empty slug", () => {
+    expect(costOptimizationTabHref("")).toBe("/ui/cost-optimization/");
+  });
+
+  it("builds a trailing-slash href for every tab slug (required by static export)", () => {
+    for (const slug of COST_OPTIMIZATION_TAB_SLUGS) {
+      expect(costOptimizationTabHref(slug)).toBe(`/ui/cost-optimization/${slug}/`);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/tabRoutes.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/tabRoutes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df4429139a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/tabRoutes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { migratedHref } from "@/utils/migratedPages";
+
+export const COST_OPTIMIZATION_BASE_SEGMENT = "cost-optimization";
+
+export const COST_OPTIMIZATION_TAB_SLUGS = ["compression", "autorouter", "caching"] as const;
+
+export type CostOptimizationTabSlug = (typeof COST_OPTIMIZATION_TAB_SLUGS)[number];
+
+export function costOptimizationTabHref(slug: string): string {
+  const base = migratedHref(COST_OPTIMIZATION_BASE_SEGMENT);
+  return slug ? `${base}/${slug}/` : `${base}/`;
+}
+
+export function slugFromPathname(pathname: string): string {
+  const parts = pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean);
+  const idx = parts.indexOf(COST_OPTIMIZATION_BASE_SEGMENT);
+  if (idx === -1) {
+    return "";
+  }
+  return parts[idx + 1] ?? "";
+}