diff --git a/src/PowderCoating.Infrastructure/Services/AiCatalogPriceCheckService.cs b/src/PowderCoating.Infrastructure/Services/AiCatalogPriceCheckService.cs
index 423a211..c2d75fa 100644
--- a/src/PowderCoating.Infrastructure/Services/AiCatalogPriceCheckService.cs
+++ b/src/PowderCoating.Infrastructure/Services/AiCatalogPriceCheckService.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class AiCatalogPriceCheckService : IAiCatalogPriceCheckService
 
     private const string Model = "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001";
     private const int BatchSize = 25;
-    private const int MaxConcurrentBatches = 3; // Haiku has generous rate limits; retry logic handles any 429s
+    private const int MaxConcurrentBatches = 2; // 3 concurrent bursts past Haiku's output TPM limit
     private const int RateLimitRetrySeconds = 65; // wait just past the 60s window before retrying a 429
 
     private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOpts = new() { PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true };
diff --git a/src/PowderCoating.Web/wwwroot/js/catalog-price-check.js b/src/PowderCoating.Web/wwwroot/js/catalog-price-check.js
index dedb789..ee0e0db 100644
--- a/src/PowderCoating.Web/wwwroot/js/catalog-price-check.js
+++ b/src/PowderCoating.Web/wwwroot/js/catalog-price-check.js
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
     if (!form || !btn || !overlay) return;
 
     // Estimate total seconds based on item count.
-    // Haiku: 3 concurrent batches, ~8s per wave.
+    // Haiku: 2 concurrent batches, ~10s per wave.
     function estimateDuration(itemCount) {
         var batches = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(itemCount / 25));
-        var waves = Math.ceil(batches / 3);
-        return Math.max(15, waves * 8);
+        var waves = Math.ceil(batches / 2);
+        return Math.max(15, waves * 10);
     }
 
     // Messages keyed to approximate progress milestones (0–100).