diff --git a/coderd/database/modelqueries.go b/coderd/database/modelqueries.go
index 2b92947a14..356d262600 100644
--- a/coderd/database/modelqueries.go
+++ b/coderd/database/modelqueries.go
@@ -996,8 +996,6 @@ func (q *sqlQuerier) ListAuthorizedAIBridgeSessions(ctx context.Context, arg Lis
 	query := fmt.Sprintf("-- name: ListAuthorizedAIBridgeSessions :many\n%s", filtered)
 	rows, err := q.db.QueryContext(ctx, query,
 		arg.AfterSessionID,
-		arg.Offset,
-		arg.Limit,
 		arg.StartedAfter,
 		arg.StartedBefore,
 		arg.InitiatorID,
@@ -1005,6 +1003,8 @@ func (q *sqlQuerier) ListAuthorizedAIBridgeSessions(ctx context.Context, arg Lis
 		arg.Model,
 		arg.Client,
 		arg.SessionID,
+		arg.Offset,
+		arg.Limit,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/coderd/database/querier.go b/coderd/database/querier.go
index 186603a66c..f73dcee469 100644
--- a/coderd/database/querier.go
+++ b/coderd/database/querier.go
@@ -788,6 +788,10 @@ type sqlcQuerier interface {
 	// Returns paginated sessions with aggregated metadata, token counts, and
 	// the most recent user prompt. A "session" is a logical grouping of
 	// interceptions that share the same session_id (set by the client).
+	//
+	// Pagination-first strategy: identify the page of sessions cheaply via a
+	// single GROUP BY scan, then do expensive lateral joins (tokens, prompts,
+	// first-interception metadata) only for the ~page-size result set.
 	ListAIBridgeSessions(ctx context.Context, arg ListAIBridgeSessionsParams) ([]ListAIBridgeSessionsRow, error)
 	ListAIBridgeTokenUsagesByInterceptionIDs(ctx context.Context, interceptionIds []uuid.UUID) ([]AIBridgeTokenUsage, error)
 	ListAIBridgeToolUsagesByInterceptionIDs(ctx context.Context, interceptionIds []uuid.UUID) ([]AIBridgeToolUsage, error)
diff --git a/coderd/database/queries.sql.go b/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
index 5287e13814..f1c76fb7fe 100644
--- a/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
+++ b/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
@@ -1347,95 +1347,87 @@ func (q *sqlQuerier) ListAIBridgeSessionThreads(ctx context.Context, arg ListAIB
 }
 
 const listAIBridgeSessions = `-- name: ListAIBridgeSessions :many
-WITH filtered_interceptions AS (
+WITH cursor_pos AS (
+	-- Resolve the cursor's started_at once, outside the HAVING clause,
+	-- so the planner cannot accidentally re-evaluate it per group.
+	SELECT MIN(aibridge_interceptions.started_at) AS started_at
+	FROM aibridge_interceptions
+	WHERE aibridge_interceptions.session_id = $1 AND aibridge_interceptions.ended_at IS NOT NULL
+),
+session_page AS (
+	-- Paginate at the session level first; only cheap aggregates here.
 	SELECT
-		aibridge_interceptions.id, aibridge_interceptions.initiator_id, aibridge_interceptions.provider, aibridge_interceptions.model, aibridge_interceptions.started_at, aibridge_interceptions.metadata, aibridge_interceptions.ended_at, aibridge_interceptions.api_key_id, aibridge_interceptions.client, aibridge_interceptions.thread_parent_id, aibridge_interceptions.thread_root_id, aibridge_interceptions.client_session_id, aibridge_interceptions.session_id
+		ai.session_id,
+		ai.initiator_id,
+		MIN(ai.started_at) AS started_at,
+		MAX(ai.ended_at) AS ended_at,
+		COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE ai.thread_root_id IS NULL) AS threads
 	FROM
-		aibridge_interceptions
+		aibridge_interceptions ai
 	WHERE
 		-- Remove inflight interceptions (ones which lack an ended_at value).
-		aibridge_interceptions.ended_at IS NOT NULL
+		ai.ended_at IS NOT NULL
 		-- Filter by time frame
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN $4::timestamptz != '0001-01-01 00:00:00+00'::timestamptz THEN aibridge_interceptions.started_at >= $4::timestamptz
+			WHEN $2::timestamptz != '0001-01-01 00:00:00+00'::timestamptz THEN ai.started_at >= $2::timestamptz
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN $5::timestamptz != '0001-01-01 00:00:00+00'::timestamptz THEN aibridge_interceptions.started_at <= $5::timestamptz
+			WHEN $3::timestamptz != '0001-01-01 00:00:00+00'::timestamptz THEN ai.started_at <= $3::timestamptz
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Filter initiator_id
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN $6::uuid != '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid THEN aibridge_interceptions.initiator_id = $6::uuid
+			WHEN $4::uuid != '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid THEN ai.initiator_id = $4::uuid
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Filter provider
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN $7::text != '' THEN aibridge_interceptions.provider = $7::text
+			WHEN $5::text != '' THEN ai.provider = $5::text
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Filter model
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN $8::text != '' THEN aibridge_interceptions.model = $8::text
+			WHEN $6::text != '' THEN ai.model = $6::text
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Filter client
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN $9::text != '' THEN COALESCE(aibridge_interceptions.client, 'Unknown') = $9::text
+			WHEN $7::text != '' THEN COALESCE(ai.client, 'Unknown') = $7::text
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Filter session_id
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN $10::text != '' THEN aibridge_interceptions.session_id = $10::text
+			WHEN $8::text != '' THEN ai.session_id = $8::text
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Authorize Filter clause will be injected below in ListAuthorizedAIBridgeSessions
 		-- @authorize_filter
-),
-session_tokens AS (
-	-- Aggregate token usage across all interceptions in each session.
-	-- Group by (session_id, initiator_id) to avoid merging sessions from
-	-- different users who happen to share the same client_session_id.
-	SELECT
-		fi.session_id,
-		fi.initiator_id,
-		COALESCE(SUM(tu.input_tokens), 0)::bigint AS input_tokens,
-		COALESCE(SUM(tu.output_tokens), 0)::bigint AS output_tokens
-		-- TODO: add extra token types once https://github.com/coder/aibridge/issues/150 lands.
-	FROM
-		filtered_interceptions fi
-	LEFT JOIN
-		aibridge_token_usages tu ON fi.id = tu.interception_id
 	GROUP BY
-		fi.session_id, fi.initiator_id
-),
-session_root AS (
-	-- Build one summary row per session. Group by (session_id, initiator_id)
-	-- to avoid merging sessions from different users who happen to share the
-	-- same client_session_id. The ARRAY_AGG with ORDER BY picks values from
-	-- the chronologically first interception for fields that should represent
-	-- the session as a whole (client, metadata). Threads are counted as
-	-- distinct root interception IDs: an interception with a NULL
-	-- thread_root_id is itself a thread root.
-	SELECT
-		fi.session_id,
-		fi.initiator_id,
-		(ARRAY_AGG(fi.client ORDER BY fi.started_at, fi.id))[1] AS client,
-		(ARRAY_AGG(fi.metadata ORDER BY fi.started_at, fi.id))[1] AS metadata,
-		ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT fi.provider ORDER BY fi.provider) AS providers,
-		ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT fi.model ORDER BY fi.model) AS models,
-		MIN(fi.started_at) AS started_at,
-		MAX(fi.ended_at) AS ended_at,
-		COUNT(DISTINCT COALESCE(fi.thread_root_id, fi.id)) AS threads,
-		-- Collect IDs for lateral prompt lookup.
-		ARRAY_AGG(fi.id) AS interception_ids
-	FROM
-		filtered_interceptions fi
-	GROUP BY
-		fi.session_id, fi.initiator_id
+		ai.session_id, ai.initiator_id
+	HAVING
+		-- Cursor pagination: uses a composite (started_at, session_id)
+		-- cursor to support keyset pagination. The less-than comparison
+		-- matches the DESC sort order so rows after the cursor come
+		-- later in results. The cursor value comes from cursor_pos to
+		-- guarantee single evaluation.
+		CASE
+			WHEN $1::text != '' THEN (
+				(MIN(ai.started_at), ai.session_id) < (
+					(SELECT started_at FROM cursor_pos),
+					$1::text
+				)
+			)
+			ELSE true
+		END
+	ORDER BY
+		MIN(ai.started_at) DESC,
+		ai.session_id DESC
+	LIMIT COALESCE(NULLIF($10::integer, 0), 100)
+	OFFSET $9
 )
 SELECT
-	sr.session_id,
+	sp.session_id,
 	visible_users.id AS user_id,
 	visible_users.username AS user_username,
 	visible_users.name AS user_name,
@@ -1444,51 +1436,52 @@ SELECT
 	sr.models::text[] AS models,
 	COALESCE(sr.client, '')::varchar(64) AS client,
 	sr.metadata::jsonb AS metadata,
-	sr.started_at::timestamptz AS started_at,
-	sr.ended_at::timestamptz AS ended_at,
-	sr.threads,
+	sp.started_at::timestamptz AS started_at,
+	sp.ended_at::timestamptz AS ended_at,
+	sp.threads,
 	COALESCE(st.input_tokens, 0)::bigint AS input_tokens,
 	COALESCE(st.output_tokens, 0)::bigint AS output_tokens,
 	COALESCE(slp.prompt, '') AS last_prompt
 FROM
-	session_root sr
+	session_page sp
 JOIN
-	visible_users ON visible_users.id = sr.initiator_id
-LEFT JOIN
-	session_tokens st ON st.session_id = sr.session_id AND st.initiator_id = sr.initiator_id
+	visible_users ON visible_users.id = sp.initiator_id
 LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
-	-- Lateral join to efficiently fetch only the most recent user prompt
-	-- across all interceptions in the session, avoiding a full aggregation.
+	SELECT
+		(ARRAY_AGG(ai.client ORDER BY ai.started_at, ai.id))[1] AS client,
+		(ARRAY_AGG(ai.metadata ORDER BY ai.started_at, ai.id))[1] AS metadata,
+		ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT ai.provider ORDER BY ai.provider) AS providers,
+		ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT ai.model ORDER BY ai.model) AS models,
+		ARRAY_AGG(ai.id) AS interception_ids
+	FROM aibridge_interceptions ai
+	WHERE ai.session_id = sp.session_id
+		AND ai.initiator_id = sp.initiator_id
+		AND ai.ended_at IS NOT NULL
+) sr ON true
+LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
+	-- Aggregate tokens only for this session's interceptions.
+	SELECT
+		COALESCE(SUM(tu.input_tokens), 0)::bigint AS input_tokens,
+		COALESCE(SUM(tu.output_tokens), 0)::bigint AS output_tokens
+	FROM aibridge_token_usages tu
+	WHERE tu.interception_id = ANY(sr.interception_ids)
+) st ON true
+LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
+	-- Fetch only the most recent user prompt across all interceptions
+	-- in the session.
 	SELECT up.prompt
 	FROM aibridge_user_prompts up
 	WHERE up.interception_id = ANY(sr.interception_ids)
 	ORDER BY up.created_at DESC, up.id DESC
 	LIMIT 1
 ) slp ON true
-WHERE
-	-- Cursor pagination: uses a composite (started_at, session_id) cursor
-	-- to support keyset pagination. The less-than comparison matches the
-	-- DESC sort order so that rows after the cursor come later in results.
-	CASE
-		WHEN $1::text != '' THEN (
-			(sr.started_at, sr.session_id) < (
-				(SELECT started_at FROM session_root WHERE session_id = $1),
-				$1::text
-			)
-		)
-		ELSE true
-	END
 ORDER BY
-	sr.started_at DESC,
-	sr.session_id DESC
-LIMIT COALESCE(NULLIF($3::integer, 0), 100)
-OFFSET $2
+	sp.started_at DESC,
+	sp.session_id DESC
 `
 
 type ListAIBridgeSessionsParams struct {
 	AfterSessionID string    `db:"after_session_id" json:"after_session_id"`
-	Offset         int32     `db:"offset_" json:"offset_"`
-	Limit          int32     `db:"limit_" json:"limit_"`
 	StartedAfter   time.Time `db:"started_after" json:"started_after"`
 	StartedBefore  time.Time `db:"started_before" json:"started_before"`
 	InitiatorID    uuid.UUID `db:"initiator_id" json:"initiator_id"`
@@ -1496,6 +1489,8 @@ type ListAIBridgeSessionsParams struct {
 	Model          string    `db:"model" json:"model"`
 	Client         string    `db:"client" json:"client"`
 	SessionID      string    `db:"session_id" json:"session_id"`
+	Offset         int32     `db:"offset_" json:"offset_"`
+	Limit          int32     `db:"limit_" json:"limit_"`
 }
 
 type ListAIBridgeSessionsRow struct {
@@ -1519,11 +1514,13 @@ type ListAIBridgeSessionsRow struct {
 // Returns paginated sessions with aggregated metadata, token counts, and
 // the most recent user prompt. A "session" is a logical grouping of
 // interceptions that share the same session_id (set by the client).
+//
+// Pagination-first strategy: identify the page of sessions cheaply via a
+// single GROUP BY scan, then do expensive lateral joins (tokens, prompts,
+// first-interception metadata) only for the ~page-size result set.
 func (q *sqlQuerier) ListAIBridgeSessions(ctx context.Context, arg ListAIBridgeSessionsParams) ([]ListAIBridgeSessionsRow, error) {
 	rows, err := q.db.QueryContext(ctx, listAIBridgeSessions,
 		arg.AfterSessionID,
-		arg.Offset,
-		arg.Limit,
 		arg.StartedAfter,
 		arg.StartedBefore,
 		arg.InitiatorID,
@@ -1531,6 +1528,8 @@ func (q *sqlQuerier) ListAIBridgeSessions(ctx context.Context, arg ListAIBridgeS
 		arg.Model,
 		arg.Client,
 		arg.SessionID,
+		arg.Offset,
+		arg.Limit,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/coderd/database/queries/aibridge.sql b/coderd/database/queries/aibridge.sql
index f4f03ff1cc..005e6d01f7 100644
--- a/coderd/database/queries/aibridge.sql
+++ b/coderd/database/queries/aibridge.sql
@@ -454,95 +454,91 @@ WHERE
 -- Returns paginated sessions with aggregated metadata, token counts, and
 -- the most recent user prompt. A "session" is a logical grouping of
 -- interceptions that share the same session_id (set by the client).
-WITH filtered_interceptions AS (
+--
+-- Pagination-first strategy: identify the page of sessions cheaply via a
+-- single GROUP BY scan, then do expensive lateral joins (tokens, prompts,
+-- first-interception metadata) only for the ~page-size result set.
+WITH cursor_pos AS (
+	-- Resolve the cursor's started_at once, outside the HAVING clause,
+	-- so the planner cannot accidentally re-evaluate it per group.
+	SELECT MIN(aibridge_interceptions.started_at) AS started_at
+	FROM aibridge_interceptions
+	WHERE aibridge_interceptions.session_id = @after_session_id AND aibridge_interceptions.ended_at IS NOT NULL
+),
+session_page AS (
+	-- Paginate at the session level first; only cheap aggregates here.
 	SELECT
-		aibridge_interceptions.*
+		ai.session_id,
+		ai.initiator_id,
+		MIN(ai.started_at) AS started_at,
+		MAX(ai.ended_at) AS ended_at,
+		COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE ai.thread_root_id IS NULL) AS threads
 	FROM
-		aibridge_interceptions
+		aibridge_interceptions ai
 	WHERE
 		-- Remove inflight interceptions (ones which lack an ended_at value).
-		aibridge_interceptions.ended_at IS NOT NULL
+		ai.ended_at IS NOT NULL
 		-- Filter by time frame
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN @started_after::timestamptz != '0001-01-01 00:00:00+00'::timestamptz THEN aibridge_interceptions.started_at >= @started_after::timestamptz
+			WHEN @started_after::timestamptz != '0001-01-01 00:00:00+00'::timestamptz THEN ai.started_at >= @started_after::timestamptz
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN @started_before::timestamptz != '0001-01-01 00:00:00+00'::timestamptz THEN aibridge_interceptions.started_at <= @started_before::timestamptz
+			WHEN @started_before::timestamptz != '0001-01-01 00:00:00+00'::timestamptz THEN ai.started_at <= @started_before::timestamptz
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Filter initiator_id
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN @initiator_id::uuid != '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid THEN aibridge_interceptions.initiator_id = @initiator_id::uuid
+			WHEN @initiator_id::uuid != '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid THEN ai.initiator_id = @initiator_id::uuid
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Filter provider
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN @provider::text != '' THEN aibridge_interceptions.provider = @provider::text
+			WHEN @provider::text != '' THEN ai.provider = @provider::text
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Filter model
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN @model::text != '' THEN aibridge_interceptions.model = @model::text
+			WHEN @model::text != '' THEN ai.model = @model::text
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Filter client
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN @client::text != '' THEN COALESCE(aibridge_interceptions.client, 'Unknown') = @client::text
+			WHEN @client::text != '' THEN COALESCE(ai.client, 'Unknown') = @client::text
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Filter session_id
 		AND CASE
-			WHEN @session_id::text != '' THEN aibridge_interceptions.session_id = @session_id::text
+			WHEN @session_id::text != '' THEN ai.session_id = @session_id::text
 			ELSE true
 		END
 		-- Authorize Filter clause will be injected below in ListAuthorizedAIBridgeSessions
 		-- @authorize_filter
-),
-session_tokens AS (
-	-- Aggregate token usage across all interceptions in each session.
-	-- Group by (session_id, initiator_id) to avoid merging sessions from
-	-- different users who happen to share the same client_session_id.
-	SELECT
-		fi.session_id,
-		fi.initiator_id,
-		COALESCE(SUM(tu.input_tokens), 0)::bigint AS input_tokens,
-		COALESCE(SUM(tu.output_tokens), 0)::bigint AS output_tokens
-		-- TODO: add extra token types once https://github.com/coder/aibridge/issues/150 lands.
-	FROM
-		filtered_interceptions fi
-	LEFT JOIN
-		aibridge_token_usages tu ON fi.id = tu.interception_id
 	GROUP BY
-		fi.session_id, fi.initiator_id
-),
-session_root AS (
-	-- Build one summary row per session. Group by (session_id, initiator_id)
-	-- to avoid merging sessions from different users who happen to share the
-	-- same client_session_id. The ARRAY_AGG with ORDER BY picks values from
-	-- the chronologically first interception for fields that should represent
-	-- the session as a whole (client, metadata). Threads are counted as
-	-- distinct root interception IDs: an interception with a NULL
-	-- thread_root_id is itself a thread root.
-	SELECT
-		fi.session_id,
-		fi.initiator_id,
-		(ARRAY_AGG(fi.client ORDER BY fi.started_at, fi.id))[1] AS client,
-		(ARRAY_AGG(fi.metadata ORDER BY fi.started_at, fi.id))[1] AS metadata,
-		ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT fi.provider ORDER BY fi.provider) AS providers,
-		ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT fi.model ORDER BY fi.model) AS models,
-		MIN(fi.started_at) AS started_at,
-		MAX(fi.ended_at) AS ended_at,
-		COUNT(DISTINCT COALESCE(fi.thread_root_id, fi.id)) AS threads,
-		-- Collect IDs for lateral prompt lookup.
-		ARRAY_AGG(fi.id) AS interception_ids
-	FROM
-		filtered_interceptions fi
-	GROUP BY
-		fi.session_id, fi.initiator_id
+		ai.session_id, ai.initiator_id
+	HAVING
+		-- Cursor pagination: uses a composite (started_at, session_id)
+		-- cursor to support keyset pagination. The less-than comparison
+		-- matches the DESC sort order so rows after the cursor come
+		-- later in results. The cursor value comes from cursor_pos to
+		-- guarantee single evaluation.
+		CASE
+			WHEN @after_session_id::text != '' THEN (
+				(MIN(ai.started_at), ai.session_id) < (
+					(SELECT started_at FROM cursor_pos),
+					@after_session_id::text
+				)
+			)
+			ELSE true
+		END
+	ORDER BY
+		MIN(ai.started_at) DESC,
+		ai.session_id DESC
+	LIMIT COALESCE(NULLIF(@limit_::integer, 0), 100)
+	OFFSET @offset_
 )
 SELECT
-	sr.session_id,
+	sp.session_id,
 	visible_users.id AS user_id,
 	visible_users.username AS user_username,
 	visible_users.name AS user_name,
@@ -551,45 +547,48 @@ SELECT
 	sr.models::text[] AS models,
 	COALESCE(sr.client, '')::varchar(64) AS client,
 	sr.metadata::jsonb AS metadata,
-	sr.started_at::timestamptz AS started_at,
-	sr.ended_at::timestamptz AS ended_at,
-	sr.threads,
+	sp.started_at::timestamptz AS started_at,
+	sp.ended_at::timestamptz AS ended_at,
+	sp.threads,
 	COALESCE(st.input_tokens, 0)::bigint AS input_tokens,
 	COALESCE(st.output_tokens, 0)::bigint AS output_tokens,
 	COALESCE(slp.prompt, '') AS last_prompt
 FROM
-	session_root sr
+	session_page sp
 JOIN
-	visible_users ON visible_users.id = sr.initiator_id
-LEFT JOIN
-	session_tokens st ON st.session_id = sr.session_id AND st.initiator_id = sr.initiator_id
+	visible_users ON visible_users.id = sp.initiator_id
 LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
-	-- Lateral join to efficiently fetch only the most recent user prompt
-	-- across all interceptions in the session, avoiding a full aggregation.
+	SELECT
+		(ARRAY_AGG(ai.client ORDER BY ai.started_at, ai.id))[1] AS client,
+		(ARRAY_AGG(ai.metadata ORDER BY ai.started_at, ai.id))[1] AS metadata,
+		ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT ai.provider ORDER BY ai.provider) AS providers,
+		ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT ai.model ORDER BY ai.model) AS models,
+		ARRAY_AGG(ai.id) AS interception_ids
+	FROM aibridge_interceptions ai
+	WHERE ai.session_id = sp.session_id
+		AND ai.initiator_id = sp.initiator_id
+		AND ai.ended_at IS NOT NULL
+) sr ON true
+LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
+	-- Aggregate tokens only for this session's interceptions.
+	SELECT
+		COALESCE(SUM(tu.input_tokens), 0)::bigint AS input_tokens,
+		COALESCE(SUM(tu.output_tokens), 0)::bigint AS output_tokens
+	FROM aibridge_token_usages tu
+	WHERE tu.interception_id = ANY(sr.interception_ids)
+) st ON true
+LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
+	-- Fetch only the most recent user prompt across all interceptions
+	-- in the session.
 	SELECT up.prompt
 	FROM aibridge_user_prompts up
 	WHERE up.interception_id = ANY(sr.interception_ids)
 	ORDER BY up.created_at DESC, up.id DESC
 	LIMIT 1
 ) slp ON true
-WHERE
-	-- Cursor pagination: uses a composite (started_at, session_id) cursor
-	-- to support keyset pagination. The less-than comparison matches the
-	-- DESC sort order so that rows after the cursor come later in results.
-	CASE
-		WHEN @after_session_id::text != '' THEN (
-			(sr.started_at, sr.session_id) < (
-				(SELECT started_at FROM session_root WHERE session_id = @after_session_id),
-				@after_session_id::text
-			)
-		)
-		ELSE true
-	END
 ORDER BY
-	sr.started_at DESC,
-	sr.session_id DESC
-LIMIT COALESCE(NULLIF(@limit_::integer, 0), 100)
-OFFSET @offset_
+	sp.started_at DESC,
+	sp.session_id DESC
 ;
 
 -- name: ListAIBridgeSessionThreads :many
diff --git a/enterprise/coderd/aibridge_test.go b/enterprise/coderd/aibridge_test.go
index 6f2f80258b..8f088c3689 100644
--- a/enterprise/coderd/aibridge_test.go
+++ b/enterprise/coderd/aibridge_test.go
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func TestAIBridgeListInterceptions(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			{
 				name:   "Client/Unknown",
-				filter: codersdk.AIBridgeListInterceptionsFilter{Client: "Unknown"},
+				filter: codersdk.AIBridgeListInterceptionsFilter{Client: string(aiblib.ClientUnknown)},
 				want:   []codersdk.AIBridgeInterception{i1SDK},
 			},
 			{
@@ -1213,6 +1213,302 @@ func TestAIBridgeListSessions(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Contains(t, sdkErr.Message, "Invalid pagination limit value.")
 		require.Empty(t, res.Sessions)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("StartedBeforeFilter", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		client, db, firstUser := coderdenttest.NewWithDatabase(t, aibridgeOpts(t))
+		ctx := testutil.Context(t, testutil.WaitLong)
+
+		now := dbtime.Now()
+
+		// Session started recently.
+		recentEndedAt := now.Add(time.Minute)
+		dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID: firstUser.UserID,
+			StartedAt:   now,
+		}, &recentEndedAt)
+
+		// Session started 2 hours ago.
+		oldEndedAt := now.Add(-2*time.Hour + time.Minute)
+		old := dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID: firstUser.UserID,
+			StartedAt:   now.Add(-2 * time.Hour),
+		}, &oldEndedAt)
+
+		// Only the old session should be returned when started_before
+		// is set to 1 hour ago.
+		//nolint:gocritic // Owner role is irrelevant; testing filter.
+		res, err := client.AIBridgeListSessions(ctx, codersdk.AIBridgeListSessionsFilter{
+			StartedBefore: now.Add(-time.Hour),
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.EqualValues(t, 1, res.Count)
+		require.Len(t, res.Sessions, 1)
+		require.Equal(t, old.ID.String(), res.Sessions[0].ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("NullClientCoalescesToUnknown", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		client, db, firstUser := coderdenttest.NewWithDatabase(t, aibridgeOpts(t))
+		ctx := testutil.Context(t, testutil.WaitLong)
+
+		now := dbtime.Now()
+
+		// Session with explicit client.
+		withClientEndedAt := now.Add(time.Minute)
+		dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID: firstUser.UserID,
+			StartedAt:   now,
+			Client:      sql.NullString{String: "claude-code", Valid: true},
+		}, &withClientEndedAt)
+
+		// Session with NULL client (should COALESCE to ClientUnknown).
+		nullClientEndedAt := now.Add(-time.Hour + time.Minute)
+		nullClient := dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID: firstUser.UserID,
+			StartedAt:   now.Add(-time.Hour),
+			// Client field deliberately omitted (NULL).
+		}, &nullClientEndedAt)
+
+		// Filtering by ClientUnknown should return only the NULL-client
+		// session.
+		//nolint:gocritic // Owner role is irrelevant; testing COALESCE.
+		res, err := client.AIBridgeListSessions(ctx, codersdk.AIBridgeListSessionsFilter{
+			Client: string(aiblib.ClientUnknown),
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.EqualValues(t, 1, res.Count)
+		require.Len(t, res.Sessions, 1)
+		require.Equal(t, nullClient.ID.String(), res.Sessions[0].ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("MetadataFromFirstInterception", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		client, db, firstUser := coderdenttest.NewWithDatabase(t, aibridgeOpts(t))
+		ctx := testutil.Context(t, testutil.WaitLong)
+
+		now := dbtime.Now()
+
+		// First interception (chronologically) carries the expected
+		// metadata for the session.
+		i1EndedAt := now.Add(time.Minute)
+		dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID:     firstUser.UserID,
+			StartedAt:       now,
+			Metadata:        json.RawMessage(`{"editor":"vscode"}`),
+			Client:          sql.NullString{String: "claude-code", Valid: true},
+			ClientSessionID: sql.NullString{String: "meta-session", Valid: true},
+		}, &i1EndedAt)
+
+		// Second interception has different metadata.
+		i2EndedAt := now.Add(2 * time.Minute)
+		dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID:     firstUser.UserID,
+			StartedAt:       now.Add(time.Minute),
+			Metadata:        json.RawMessage(`{"editor":"jetbrains"}`),
+			Client:          sql.NullString{String: "claude-code", Valid: true},
+			ClientSessionID: sql.NullString{String: "meta-session", Valid: true},
+		}, &i2EndedAt)
+
+		//nolint:gocritic // Owner role is irrelevant; testing metadata.
+		res, err := client.AIBridgeListSessions(ctx, codersdk.AIBridgeListSessionsFilter{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, res.Sessions, 1)
+		// Metadata should come from the first interception.
+		require.Equal(t, "vscode", res.Sessions[0].Metadata["editor"])
+	})
+
+	t.Run("SessionTimestamps", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		client, db, firstUser := coderdenttest.NewWithDatabase(t, aibridgeOpts(t))
+		ctx := testutil.Context(t, testutil.WaitLong)
+
+		now := dbtime.Now()
+
+		// Two interceptions in the same session with different
+		// started_at and ended_at values. The session should report
+		// MIN(started_at) and MAX(ended_at).
+		i1StartedAt := now
+		i1EndedAt := now.Add(time.Minute)
+		dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID:     firstUser.UserID,
+			StartedAt:       i1StartedAt,
+			ClientSessionID: sql.NullString{String: "ts-session", Valid: true},
+		}, &i1EndedAt)
+
+		i2StartedAt := now.Add(2 * time.Minute)
+		i2EndedAt := now.Add(5 * time.Minute)
+		dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID:     firstUser.UserID,
+			StartedAt:       i2StartedAt,
+			ClientSessionID: sql.NullString{String: "ts-session", Valid: true},
+		}, &i2EndedAt)
+
+		//nolint:gocritic // Owner role is irrelevant; testing timestamps.
+		res, err := client.AIBridgeListSessions(ctx, codersdk.AIBridgeListSessionsFilter{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, res.Sessions, 1)
+		s := res.Sessions[0]
+		require.WithinDuration(t, i1StartedAt, s.StartedAt, time.Millisecond,
+			"session started_at should be MIN of interception started_at values")
+		require.NotNil(t, s.EndedAt)
+		require.WithinDuration(t, i2EndedAt, *s.EndedAt, time.Millisecond,
+			"session ended_at should be MAX of interception ended_at values")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("LastPromptAcrossInterceptions", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		client, db, firstUser := coderdenttest.NewWithDatabase(t, aibridgeOpts(t))
+		ctx := testutil.Context(t, testutil.WaitLong)
+
+		now := dbtime.Now()
+
+		// Two interceptions in the same session.
+		i1EndedAt := now.Add(time.Minute)
+		i1 := dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID:     firstUser.UserID,
+			StartedAt:       now,
+			ClientSessionID: sql.NullString{String: "prompt-session", Valid: true},
+		}, &i1EndedAt)
+		i2EndedAt := now.Add(3 * time.Minute)
+		i2 := dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID:     firstUser.UserID,
+			StartedAt:       now.Add(2 * time.Minute),
+			ClientSessionID: sql.NullString{String: "prompt-session", Valid: true},
+		}, &i2EndedAt)
+
+		// Add prompts to both interceptions. The most recent prompt
+		// overall belongs to the second interception.
+		dbgen.AIBridgeUserPrompt(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeUserPromptParams{
+			InterceptionID: i1.ID,
+			Prompt:         "early prompt from i1",
+			CreatedAt:      now,
+		})
+		dbgen.AIBridgeUserPrompt(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeUserPromptParams{
+			InterceptionID: i2.ID,
+			Prompt:         "latest prompt from i2",
+			CreatedAt:      now.Add(2 * time.Minute),
+		})
+
+		//nolint:gocritic // Owner role is irrelevant; testing lateral join.
+		res, err := client.AIBridgeListSessions(ctx, codersdk.AIBridgeListSessionsFilter{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, res.Sessions, 1)
+		require.NotNil(t, res.Sessions[0].LastPrompt)
+		require.Equal(t, "latest prompt from i2", *res.Sessions[0].LastPrompt,
+			"last_prompt should be the most recent prompt across all interceptions in the session")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("CombinedFilters", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		client, db, firstUser := coderdenttest.NewWithDatabase(t, aibridgeOpts(t))
+		ctx := testutil.Context(t, testutil.WaitLong)
+
+		_, user2 := coderdtest.CreateAnotherUser(t, client, firstUser.OrganizationID)
+
+		now := dbtime.Now()
+
+		// Session A: user1, anthropic, claude-4, started now.
+		aEndedAt := now.Add(time.Minute)
+		a := dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID: firstUser.UserID,
+			Provider:    "anthropic",
+			Model:       "claude-4",
+			StartedAt:   now,
+		}, &aEndedAt)
+
+		// Session B: user1, anthropic, gpt-4, started 2h ago.
+		bEndedAt := now.Add(-2*time.Hour + time.Minute)
+		dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID: firstUser.UserID,
+			Provider:    "anthropic",
+			Model:       "gpt-4",
+			StartedAt:   now.Add(-2 * time.Hour),
+		}, &bEndedAt)
+
+		// Session C: user2, anthropic, claude-4, started 1h ago.
+		cEndedAt := now.Add(-time.Hour + time.Minute)
+		dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+			InitiatorID: user2.ID,
+			Provider:    "anthropic",
+			Model:       "claude-4",
+			StartedAt:   now.Add(-time.Hour),
+		}, &cEndedAt)
+
+		// Combining provider + model + started_after should return
+		// only session A (user1, anthropic, claude-4, recent).
+		//nolint:gocritic // Owner role is irrelevant; testing combined filters.
+		res, err := client.AIBridgeListSessions(ctx, codersdk.AIBridgeListSessionsFilter{
+			Provider:     "anthropic",
+			Model:        "claude-4",
+			StartedAfter: now.Add(-30 * time.Minute),
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.EqualValues(t, 1, res.Count)
+		require.Len(t, res.Sessions, 1)
+		require.Equal(t, a.ID.String(), res.Sessions[0].ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("CursorPaginationWithTiedStartedAt", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		client, db, firstUser := coderdenttest.NewWithDatabase(t, aibridgeOpts(t))
+		ctx := testutil.Context(t, testutil.WaitLong)
+
+		now := dbtime.Now()
+
+		// Create 3 standalone sessions all starting at the same time.
+		// The tie-breaker is session_id DESC.
+		for range 3 {
+			endedAt := now.Add(time.Minute)
+			dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+				InitiatorID: firstUser.UserID,
+				StartedAt:   now,
+			}, &endedAt)
+		}
+
+		// Fetch all to learn the sort order (started_at DESC,
+		// session_id DESC).
+		//nolint:gocritic // Owner role is irrelevant; testing cursor.
+		all, err := client.AIBridgeListSessions(ctx, codersdk.AIBridgeListSessionsFilter{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, all.Sessions, 3)
+
+		// Use the first result as cursor. The remaining 2 should be
+		// returned.
+		afterID := all.Sessions[0].ID
+		page, err := client.AIBridgeListSessions(ctx, codersdk.AIBridgeListSessionsFilter{
+			Pagination:     codersdk.Pagination{Limit: 10},
+			AfterSessionID: afterID,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, page.Sessions, 2)
+		require.Equal(t, all.Sessions[1].ID, page.Sessions[0].ID)
+		require.Equal(t, all.Sessions[2].ID, page.Sessions[1].ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("DefaultLimit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		client, db, firstUser := coderdenttest.NewWithDatabase(t, aibridgeOpts(t))
+		ctx := testutil.Context(t, testutil.WaitLong)
+
+		now := dbtime.Now()
+		// Create 3 sessions. Without an explicit limit the default of
+		// 100 should apply and return all 3.
+		for i := range 3 {
+			endedAt := now.Add(-time.Duration(i)*time.Hour + time.Minute)
+			dbgen.AIBridgeInterception(t, db, database.InsertAIBridgeInterceptionParams{
+				InitiatorID: firstUser.UserID,
+				StartedAt:   now.Add(-time.Duration(i) * time.Hour),
+			}, &endedAt)
+		}
+
+		// No Pagination.Limit set.
+		//nolint:gocritic // Owner role is irrelevant; testing default limit.
+		res, err := client.AIBridgeListSessions(ctx, codersdk.AIBridgeListSessionsFilter{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, res.Sessions, 3)
+		require.EqualValues(t, 3, res.Count)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestAIBridgeListClients(t *testing.T) {