diff --git a/server/ai_live_video.go b/server/ai_live_video.go
index 5d38f44e17..63fc93a883 100644
--- a/server/ai_live_video.go
+++ b/server/ai_live_video.go
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ func startTricklePublish(ctx context.Context, url *url.URL, params aiRequestPara
 	params.liveParams.segmentReader.SwitchReader(func(reader media.CloneableReader) {
 		// check for end of stream
 		if _, eos := reader.(*media.EOSReader); eos {
+			// Settle the final interval before publishing EOS so the gateway and
+			// orchestrator use the same accounting boundary.
+			if paymentProcessor != nil {
+				paymentProcessor.processSync(ctx)
+			}
 			if err := publisher.Close(); err != nil {
 				clog.Infof(ctx, "Error closing trickle publisher. err=%v", err)
 			}
diff --git a/server/live_payment_processor.go b/server/live_payment_processor.go
index 1d7012bdfc..707c4ee923 100644
--- a/server/live_payment_processor.go
+++ b/server/live_payment_processor.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type LivePaymentProcessor struct {
 
 	lastProcessedAt time.Time
 	lastProcessedMu sync.RWMutex
+	processMu       sync.Mutex
 	processCh       chan time.Time
 
 	processSegmentFunc func(units int64) error
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ func (p *LivePaymentProcessor) start(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func (p *LivePaymentProcessor) processOne(ctx context.Context, timestamp time.Time) {
+	p.processMu.Lock()
+	defer p.processMu.Unlock()
+
 	if p.shouldSkip(timestamp) {
 		return
 	}
@@ -92,6 +96,10 @@ func (p *LivePaymentProcessor) processOne(ctx context.Context, timestamp time.Ti
 	p.lastProcessedAt = p.lastProcessedAt.Add(processedDuration)
 }
 
+func (p *LivePaymentProcessor) processSync(ctx context.Context) {
+	p.processOne(ctx, time.Now())
+}
+
 func (p *LivePaymentProcessor) process(ctx context.Context) {
 	timestamp := time.Now()
 	if p.shouldSkip(timestamp) {
diff --git a/server/live_payment_processor_test.go b/server/live_payment_processor_test.go
index ea7c1fb14a..6e57678cd1 100644
--- a/server/live_payment_processor_test.go
+++ b/server/live_payment_processor_test.go
@@ -60,3 +60,21 @@ func TestLivePaymentProcessorCarriesFractionalUnits(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, int64(21), processed)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestLivePaymentProcessorProcessSyncCompletesBeforeCancel(t *testing.T) {
+	synctest.Test(t, func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		var processed int64
+		p := NewLivePaymentProcessor(ctx, time.Second, func(units int64) error {
+			processed += units
+			return nil
+		})
+
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		p.processSync(ctx)
+		cancel()
+		synctest.Wait()
+
+		require.Equal(t, int64(1), processed)
+	})
+}