diff --git a/src/PowderCoating.Infrastructure/Services/SubscriptionService.cs b/src/PowderCoating.Infrastructure/Services/SubscriptionService.cs
index 21cfa9f..612986d 100644
--- a/src/PowderCoating.Infrastructure/Services/SubscriptionService.cs
+++ b/src/PowderCoating.Infrastructure/Services/SubscriptionService.cs
@@ -316,12 +316,12 @@ public class SubscriptionService : ISubscriptionService
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Returns <c>true</c> if the company can submit another AI Photo Quote analysis this month.
-    /// Three gates are evaluated in sequence, stopping at the first failure:
-    /// (1) plan-level <c>AllowAiPhotoQuotes</c> flag in <see cref="SubscriptionPlanConfig"/>,
-    /// (2) company-level <c>AiPhotoQuotesEnabled</c> toggle (SuperAdmin override),
-    /// (3) monthly usage quota from <see cref="GetAiPhotoQuoteUsageAsync"/>.
-    /// Comped companies bypass all three gates.
+    /// Returns <c>true</c> if the company can run an AI Catalog Price Check.
+    /// The company-level <c>AiCatalogPriceCheckEnabled</c> flag is checked first as an
+    /// explicit SuperAdmin override — enabling it grants access regardless of plan tier,
+    /// useful for granting individual companies on lower plans. If the override is not set,
+    /// access falls back to the plan-level <c>AllowAiCatalogPriceCheck</c> flag.
+    /// Comped companies bypass all gates.
     /// </summary>
     public async Task<bool> CanUseAiCatalogPriceCheckAsync(int companyId)
     {
@@ -329,11 +329,11 @@ public class SubscriptionService : ISubscriptionService
         if (company == null) return false;
         if (company.IsComped) return true;
 
-        // Plan-level gate: Enterprise plan must have this feature enabled
-        if (config != null && !config.AllowAiCatalogPriceCheck) return false;
+        // Company toggle is an explicit override — grants access regardless of plan
+        if (company.AiCatalogPriceCheckEnabled) return true;
 
-        // Company-level toggle: SuperAdmin can disable per company
-        return company.AiCatalogPriceCheckEnabled;
+        // Fall back to plan-level gate
+        return config != null && config.AllowAiCatalogPriceCheck;
     }
 
     public async Task<bool> CanUseAiPhotoQuoteAsync(int companyId)
diff --git a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/Companies/Edit.cshtml b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/Companies/Edit.cshtml
index 3b4a341..62cdd59 100644
--- a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/Companies/Edit.cshtml
+++ b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/Companies/Edit.cshtml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
                                     <input asp-for="AiCatalogPriceCheckEnabled" class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" />
                                     <label asp-for="AiCatalogPriceCheckEnabled" class="form-check-label fw-medium">AI Catalog Price Check</label>
                                 </div>
-                                <div class="form-text">Allow this company to run AI-powered catalog price analysis.</div>
+                                <div class="form-text">Override: grants access regardless of plan tier.</div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-4">
                                 <label asp-for="MaxAiPhotoQuotesPerMonthOverride" class="form-label">Monthly AI Quote Limit Override</label>
diff --git a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/SubscriptionManagement/Manage.cshtml b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/SubscriptionManagement/Manage.cshtml
index be3599d..e9e3ef1 100644
--- a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/SubscriptionManagement/Manage.cshtml
+++ b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/SubscriptionManagement/Manage.cshtml
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
                                    @(Model.AiCatalogPriceCheckEnabled ? "checked" : "") />
                             <label class="form-check-label" for="aiCatalogPriceCheck">AI Catalog Price Check</label>
                         </div>
-                        <div class="form-text">Allow AI-powered catalog price analysis.</div>
+                        <div class="form-text">Override: grants access regardless of plan tier.</div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="col-md-4">
                         <label class="form-label small fw-medium">AI Photo Quotes / Month Override</label>