diff --git a/apps/api/tests/contract/test_billing_contract.py b/apps/api/tests/contract/test_billing_contract.py
index 6f5eb2be6..eff04a304 100644
--- a/apps/api/tests/contract/test_billing_contract.py
+++ b/apps/api/tests/contract/test_billing_contract.py
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 from httpx import AsyncClient
 from pytest import MonkeyPatch
 
-from tests.support.contract_database import ContractDatabase
+from shared.core.billing import BillingCalculator
+from shared.core.config.billing import BillingConfig
 from shared.utils.api_keys import hash_api_key
+from tests.support.contract_database import ContractDatabase
 
 
 def _utc_now() -> datetime:
@@ -57,6 +59,28 @@ async def _insert_api_key_for_user(user_id: str, api_key: str) -> None:
     )
 
 
+def test_billing_config_should_default_to_one_dollar_fifty_per_hundred_pages(
+    monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.delenv("MICRO_DOLLARS_PER_PAGE", raising=False)
+
+    config: BillingConfig = BillingConfig(_env_file=None)
+
+    assert config.MICRO_DOLLARS_PER_PAGE == 15_000
+
+
+def test_billing_calculator_should_charge_one_dollar_fifty_per_hundred_pages() -> None:
+    calculator: BillingCalculator = BillingCalculator(price_per_page_micros=15_000)
+    charge = calculator.calculate_page_cost(100)
+
+    assert charge.amount == 1_500_000
+    assert charge.to_credit() == 1.5
+    assert (
+        calculator.format_description(100, "contract.pdf")
+        == "Document processing: contract.pdf (100 pages @ $0.0150/page)"
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_should_return_the_authenticated_users_initialized_credits_balance(
     developer_api_client_factory: Callable[
diff --git a/packages/shared-python/shared/core/billing/calculator.py b/packages/shared-python/shared/core/billing/calculator.py
index e8bf26716..8ee911818 100644
--- a/packages/shared-python/shared/core/billing/calculator.py
+++ b/packages/shared-python/shared/core/billing/calculator.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Per-page model: Each page costs a fixed amount in micro-credits.
 $1.00 = 1,000,000 micro-credits
-Default: $0.0015/page = 1,500 micro-credits/page
+Default: $0.015/page = 15,000 micro-credits/page
 """
 
 from shared.core.config import settings
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class BillingCalculator:
     Example:
         calc = BillingCalculator()
         cost = calc.calculate_page_cost(10)  # Returns MicroDollar
-        print(cost.amount)  # 15,000 micro-credits
+        print(cost.amount)  # 150,000 micro-credits
     """
 
     def __init__(self, price_per_page_micros: int | None = None):
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def calculate_page_cost(self, page_count: int) -> MicroDollar:
             MicroDollar representing total cost
 
         Example:
-            calc.calculate_page_cost(10)  # -> MicroDollar(15000)
+            calc.calculate_page_cost(10)  # -> MicroDollar(150000)
         """
         return MicroDollar(page_count * self._price_per_page)
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def format_description(self, page_count: int, filename: str | None = None) -> st
             Human-readable description string
 
         Example:
-            "Document processing: report.pdf (10 pages @ $0.0015/page)"
+            "Document processing: report.pdf (10 pages @ $0.0150/page)"
         """
         price_dollars = self._price_per_page / 1_000_000
         file_name = filename or "file"
diff --git a/packages/shared-python/shared/core/billing/micro_dollar.py b/packages/shared-python/shared/core/billing/micro_dollar.py
index db02c0aec..6b488a8ee 100644
--- a/packages/shared-python/shared/core/billing/micro_dollar.py
+++ b/packages/shared-python/shared/core/billing/micro_dollar.py
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 MicroDollar value object for type-safe integer-based currency operations.
 
 Standard: $1.00 = 1,000,000 micro-credits
-This allows representing prices like $0.0015 as 1,500 integers.
+This allows representing prices like $0.015 as 15,000 integers.
 
 Usage:
     # Create from int (e.g., from database value)
     balance = MicroDollar(user.credits_balance)
 
     # Calculations
-    cost = MicroDollar(1500) * 10  # 10 pages @ $0.0015/page
+    cost = MicroDollar(15000) * 10  # 10 pages @ $0.015/page
 
     # Get raw int value (e.g., for database storage)
     user.credits_balance = cost.amount
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class MicroDollar:
     All arithmetic is integer-based to prevent floating-point errors in billing.
 
     Example:
-        price = MicroDollar(1_500)  # $0.0015
-        total = price * 10          # 10 pages -> 15,000 micros ($0.015)
+        price = MicroDollar(15_000)  # $0.015
+        total = price * 10           # 10 pages -> 150,000 micros ($0.15)
     """
 
     SCALE = 1_000_000  # $1.00 = 1,000,000 micros
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def __mul__(self, quantity: int) -> "MicroDollar":
         """
         Multiply by a scalar quantity (integer only).
 
-        Example: 10 pages * $0.0015/page = $0.015
+        Example: 10 pages * $0.015/page = $0.15
         """
         if not isinstance(quantity, int):
             raise TypeError(
diff --git a/packages/shared-python/shared/core/config/billing.py b/packages/shared-python/shared/core/config/billing.py
index 7aa818cdd..8860e5a25 100644
--- a/packages/shared-python/shared/core/config/billing.py
+++ b/packages/shared-python/shared/core/config/billing.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class BillingConfig(BaseSettings):
 
     # Credits (Micro-Dollar System: $1.00 = 1,000,000 micro-credits)
     MICRO_DOLLARS_PER_PAGE: int = Field(
-        default=1500, description="Micro dollars per page ($0.0015 = 1500 micros)"
+        default=15000, description="Micro dollars per page ($0.015 = 15000 micros)"
     )
     CREDITS_VALID_DAYS: int = Field(
         default=365, description="Credit validity period in days"