diff --git a/headroom/cli/proxy.py b/headroom/cli/proxy.py
index 8a222178f..738d7d8e4 100644
--- a/headroom/cli/proxy.py
+++ b/headroom/cli/proxy.py
@@ -57,6 +57,26 @@ from .main import main
 @click.option("--no-optimize", is_flag=True, help="Disable optimization (passthrough mode)")
 @click.option("--no-cache", is_flag=True, help="Disable semantic caching")
 @click.option("--no-rate-limit", is_flag=True, help="Disable rate limiting")
+@click.option(
+    "--no-subscription-tracking",
+    is_flag=True,
+    envvar="HEADROOM_NO_SUBSCRIPTION_TRACKING",
+    help=(
+        "Disable the Anthropic Claude Code subscription usage poller "
+        "(GET /api/oauth/usage). Env: HEADROOM_NO_SUBSCRIPTION_TRACKING."
+    ),
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--subscription-poll-interval",
+    type=int,
+    default=None,
+    envvar="HEADROOM_SUBSCRIPTION_POLL_INTERVAL",
+    help=(
+        "Seconds between Anthropic subscription usage polls (1–3600, default 300). "
+        "Lower values give fresher /stats but risk 429s from Anthropic. "
+        "Env: HEADROOM_SUBSCRIPTION_POLL_INTERVAL."
+    ),
+)
 @click.option(
     "--retry-max-attempts",
     type=int,
@@ -254,6 +274,8 @@ def proxy(
     no_optimize: bool,
     no_cache: bool,
     no_rate_limit: bool,
+    no_subscription_tracking: bool,
+    subscription_poll_interval: int | None,
     retry_max_attempts: int | None,
     connect_timeout_seconds: int | None,
     anthropic_pre_upstream_concurrency: int | None,
@@ -381,6 +403,10 @@ def proxy(
         optimize=not no_optimize,
         cache_enabled=not no_cache,
         rate_limit_enabled=not no_rate_limit,
+        subscription_tracking_enabled=not no_subscription_tracking,
+        subscription_poll_interval_s=(
+            subscription_poll_interval if subscription_poll_interval is not None else 300
+        ),
         retry_max_attempts=retry_max_attempts if retry_max_attempts is not None else 3,
         connect_timeout_seconds=connect_timeout_seconds
         if connect_timeout_seconds is not None
diff --git a/headroom/proxy/models.py b/headroom/proxy/models.py
index 1838d015b..1bbf5f3fd 100644
--- a/headroom/proxy/models.py
+++ b/headroom/proxy/models.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class ProxyConfig:
 
     # Subscription Window Tracking (Anthropic OAuth accounts)
     subscription_tracking_enabled: bool = True
-    subscription_poll_interval_s: int = 10
+    subscription_poll_interval_s: int = 300
     subscription_active_window_s: int = 60
 
     # Stateless mode — disable all filesystem writes for read-only / container deployments
diff --git a/headroom/subscription/tracker.py b/headroom/subscription/tracker.py
index 602cee0dc..70e5e9467 100644
--- a/headroom/subscription/tracker.py
+++ b/headroom/subscription/tracker.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from headroom.subscription.models import (
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-_DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL_S = 10
+_DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL_S = 300
 _DEFAULT_ACTIVE_WINDOW_S = 60
 _PERSIST_FILE_ENV = _paths.HEADROOM_SUBSCRIPTION_STATE_PATH_ENV
 _DEFAULT_PERSIST_DIR = ".headroom"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class SubscriptionTracker(QuotaTracker):
     alongside the Codex and Copilot trackers.
 
     Args:
-        poll_interval_s: Seconds between polls while active (1–300).
+        poll_interval_s: Seconds between polls while active (1–3600, default 300).
         active_window_s: Seconds since last notify_active call that keeps
             polling alive (default 60 = 1 minute).
         enabled: Set to ``False`` to disable tracking (mirrors
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class SubscriptionTracker(QuotaTracker):
         client: SubscriptionClient | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         self._enabled = enabled
-        self._poll_interval_s = max(1, min(poll_interval_s, 300))
+        self._poll_interval_s = max(1, min(poll_interval_s, 3600))
         self._active_window_s = max(5.0, active_window_s)
         self._persist_path = persist_path or _get_persist_path()
         self._client = client or SubscriptionClient()