diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b39aae0..fed8a17 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ checksum = "a89322df9ebe1c1578d689c92318e070967d1042b512afbe49518723f4e6d5cd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "postil-cli"
-version = "0.8.25"
+version = "0.8.26"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 89002aa..b6f98f3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "postil-cli"
-version = "0.8.25"
+version = "0.8.26"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "Postil: a low-noise AI review gate. Silent on clean PRs, hard gate on real risk."
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/llm.rs b/src/llm.rs
index f8e3b5b..6b2f3c4 100644
--- a/src/llm.rs
+++ b/src/llm.rs
@@ -6826,6 +6826,20 @@ mod tests {
             "more operations must divide the phase further, not less"
         );
 
+        // Batches run concurrently, so a four-batch review is one wave and its
+        // slot is the one-operation slot, not a quarter of it. Running them one
+        // at a time is what put each batch under a slot the review model's tail
+        // latency does not fit.
+        let concurrent = build();
+        concurrent
+            .ensure_hosted_review_schedule(&config, 4, false, 4)
+            .expect("four batches at concurrency four must schedule");
+        assert_eq!(
+            concurrent.scheduled_review_model_slot(),
+            Some(single_slot),
+            "one wave of four batches must get the same slot as one batch"
+        );
+
         // The slot only matters if the operation actually runs under it, so
         // check the deadline the review path builds, not just the derivation.
         let operation = single.for_review_model_operation();
diff --git a/src/review.rs b/src/review.rs
index 6598d40..a453e11 100644
--- a/src/review.rs
+++ b/src/review.rs
@@ -1802,11 +1802,13 @@ async fn review_diff_at(
                                 .any(|id| !candidates.mandatory_ids.contains(id)))
                         .then_some((candidates.manifest.as_str(), remaining))
                     });
-                    let admitted_concurrency = if deterministic_large_review {
-                        large_diff_batch_concurrency(cfg)
-                    } else {
-                        1
-                    };
+                    // Batch requests carry their own prompts and are collected by
+                    // index, so nothing orders them. `max_hosted_review_batches`
+                    // already prices capacity at this concurrency; running them
+                    // one at a time instead divides the phase by the batch count
+                    // and puts each batch under a slot the review model's tail
+                    // latency does not fit.
+                    let admitted_concurrency = large_diff_batch_concurrency(cfg);
                     let scorer_system = prompt::scorer_system_prompt(cfg, current_utc_date);
                     let admission = client.preflight_review_plan_with_output_limits(
                         cfg,
@@ -1996,11 +1998,10 @@ async fn review_diff_at(
                     ));
                     request_index += 1;
                 }
-                let concurrency = if deterministic_large_review {
-                    large_diff_batch_concurrency(cfg)
-                } else {
-                    1
-                };
+                // Must match the concurrency admission priced the schedule at,
+                // or the phase is divided into a different number of waves than
+                // the plan was checked against.
+                let concurrency = large_diff_batch_concurrency(cfg);
                 let scorer_batch_evidence_budget = (MAX_SCORER_EVIDENCE_CORPUS_BYTES
                     / total_requests.max(1))
                 .min(MAX_SCORER_BATCH_EVIDENCE_BYTES);