diff --git a/frontend/src/__tests__/dashboard.test.ts b/frontend/src/__tests__/dashboard.test.ts
index 6167608a8..679c6185a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__tests__/dashboard.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__tests__/dashboard.test.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,23 @@ describe('Dashboard Module', () => {
   });
 
   describe('loadDashboard', () => {
+    // #1709: committed_monthly sums the active commitments' estimated monthly
+    // savings (handler_dashboard.go), not what they cost, so the card must not
+    // call it "committed".
+    test('Active Commitments detail names the figure as estimated savings', async () => {
+      (api.getDashboardSummary as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
+        total_recommendations: 0, active_commitments: 3, committed_monthly: 500,
+        current_coverage: 70, target_coverage: 80, ytd_savings: 0, by_service: {},
+      });
+      (api.getUpcomingPurchases as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({ purchases: [] });
+
+      await loadDashboard();
+
+      const tile = document.querySelector('#summary [data-kpi="commitments"]');
+      expect(tile?.textContent).toContain('$500/mo estimated savings');
+      expect(tile?.textContent).not.toContain('committed');
+    });
+
     test('fetches dashboard summary and upcoming purchases', async () => {
       (api.getDashboardSummary as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
         potential_monthly_savings: 1000,
diff --git a/frontend/src/dashboard.ts b/frontend/src/dashboard.ts
index 12fe45c1d..381ae3cf1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/dashboard.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/dashboard.ts
@@ -404,8 +404,10 @@ function renderDashboardSummary(
       // #180: count the same rows the range sums (and the Opportunities page
       // counts); the backend total ignores the Enabled Providers setting.
       detail: `${recsCount ?? data.total_recommendations ?? NO_VALUE} recommendations` },
+    // #1709: committed_monthly is the active commitments' estimated monthly
+    // savings, not what they cost.
     { kpi: 'commitments', title: 'Active Commitments', value: data.active_commitments != null ? String(data.active_commitments) : NO_VALUE,
-      detail: `${formatCurrency(data.committed_monthly)}/mo committed` },
+      detail: `${formatCurrency(data.committed_monthly)}/mo estimated savings` },
     { kpi: 'coverage',    title: 'Current Coverage', value: coverageValue, detail: coverageDetail },
     { kpi: 'ytd',         title: 'YTD Savings', value: formatCurrency(data.ytd_savings), valueSavings: true,
       detail: 'From commitment purchases' },
diff --git a/internal/api/openapi.yaml b/internal/api/openapi.yaml
index cb971c99e..ec6490641 100644
--- a/internal/api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/internal/api/openapi.yaml
@@ -6771,6 +6771,9 @@ components:
         committed_monthly:
           type: number
           format: double
+          description: >-
+            Estimated monthly savings of the active commitments (the sum of
+            their estimated savings), not what the commitments cost.
         current_coverage:
           type: number
           format: double
diff --git a/internal/api/types.go b/internal/api/types.go
index c64297cc9..bb6066b74 100644
--- a/internal/api/types.go
+++ b/internal/api/types.go
@@ -664,7 +664,9 @@ type DashboardSummaryResponse struct {
 	PotentialMonthlySavings float64                   `json:"potential_monthly_savings"`
 	TotalRecommendations    int                       `json:"total_recommendations"`
 	ActiveCommitments       int                       `json:"active_commitments"`
-	CommittedMonthly        float64                   `json:"committed_monthly"`
+	// CommittedMonthly is the estimated monthly savings of the active
+	// commitments (the sum of their EstimatedSavings), not their cost (#1709).
+	CommittedMonthly float64 `json:"committed_monthly"`
 	// CurrentCoverage is null when there is neither committed nor potential
 	// savings to measure (0/0), instead of a fabricated 100% (issue #72).
 	CurrentCoverage *float64 `json:"current_coverage"`