diff --git a/actions/setup/js/parse_token_usage.cjs b/actions/setup/js/parse_token_usage.cjs
index 5df4d3add1f..cae35904ee2 100644
--- a/actions/setup/js/parse_token_usage.cjs
+++ b/actions/setup/js/parse_token_usage.cjs
@@ -102,6 +102,26 @@ function buildStepSummarySection(title, markdown) {
   return `### ${title}\n\n<details>\n<summary>Per-request AI credits and token totals</summary>\n\n${markdown}</details>\n\n`;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Renders the token usage markdown table as plain text for core.info output.
+ * Strips markdown table separators, pipes, and bold markers so the table is
+ * readable in the raw step log.
+ * @param {string} title
+ * @param {string} markdown
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function renderTokenTableAsPlainText(title, markdown) {
+  const plainText = markdown
+    .replace(/^\|(?:[-: ]+\|)+$/gm, "") // Remove table separator lines (handles alignment colons)
+    .replace(/^\|/gm, "") // Remove leading pipe from table rows
+    .replace(/\|$/gm, "") // Remove trailing pipe from table rows
+    .replace(/\s*\|\s*/g, " | ") // Normalize remaining pipes to spaced separators
+    .replace(/\*\*(.*?)\*\*/g, "$1") // Remove bold markers
+    .replace(/\n{3,}/g, "\n\n") // Collapse excess blank lines
+    .trim();
+  return `${title}\n\n${plainText}`;
+}
+
 /**
  * Appends the token usage section to GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY when available.
  * Falls back to the Actions summary API when the summary path is unavailable.
@@ -142,6 +162,7 @@ async function main() {
     }
     const markdown = generateTokenUsageSummary(summary);
     if (markdown.length > 0) {
+      core.info(renderTokenTableAsPlainText(getSummaryTitle(), markdown));
       await appendStepSummarySection(getSummaryTitle(), markdown);
     }
 
@@ -199,6 +220,7 @@ if (typeof module !== "undefined" && module.exports) {
     getSummaryTitle,
     buildStepSummarySection,
     appendStepSummarySection,
+    renderTokenTableAsPlainText,
     TOKEN_USAGE_AUDIT_PATH,
     TOKEN_USAGE_PATH,
     TOKEN_USAGE_PATHS,
diff --git a/actions/setup/js/parse_token_usage.test.cjs b/actions/setup/js/parse_token_usage.test.cjs
index 6cd34123cc4..da63b8dce14 100644
--- a/actions/setup/js/parse_token_usage.test.cjs
+++ b/actions/setup/js/parse_token_usage.test.cjs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const {
   readDedupedTokenUsage,
   getSummaryTitle,
   buildStepSummarySection,
+  renderTokenTableAsPlainText,
   TOKEN_USAGE_AUDIT_PATH,
   TOKEN_USAGE_PATH,
   TOKEN_USAGE_PATHS,
@@ -194,6 +195,9 @@ describe("parse_token_usage", () => {
       expect(mockCore.summary.addRaw).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("| Alias |"), true);
       expect(mockCore.summary.write).toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(mockCore.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Token usage summary appended"));
+      // Token table should also be rendered to core.info
+      expect(mockCore.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Token Usage"));
+      expect(mockCore.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Alias"));
     });
 
     test("uses custom summary title when configured", async () => {
@@ -536,5 +540,30 @@ describe("parse_token_usage", () => {
       expect(section).toContain("<details>");
       expect(section).toContain("<summary>Per-request AI credits and token totals</summary>");
     });
+
+    test("renderTokenTableAsPlainText strips table separator lines and pipes", () => {
+      const markdown = ["| # | Alias | Input | Output |", "|--:|-------|------:|-------:|", "| 1 | sonnet46 | 100 | 200 |", "| **Total** | | **100** | **200** |", "", "Legend: `Alias` is the model shorthand.", ""].join("\n");
+
+      const result = renderTokenTableAsPlainText("Token Usage", markdown);
+
+      expect(result).toContain("Token Usage");
+      // separator line is removed (no dash sequences that leak from separator rows)
+      expect(result).not.toMatch(/---/);
+      // leading/trailing pipes are stripped
+      expect(result).not.toMatch(/^\|/m);
+      expect(result).not.toMatch(/\|$/m);
+      // bold markers are removed
+      expect(result).not.toContain("**");
+      // data is preserved
+      expect(result).toContain("sonnet46");
+      expect(result).toContain("100");
+      expect(result).toContain("200");
+      expect(result).toContain("Legend:");
+    });
+
+    test("renderTokenTableAsPlainText prefixes output with title", () => {
+      const result = renderTokenTableAsPlainText("My Token Usage", "| A |\n|---|\n| 1 |");
+      expect(result.startsWith("My Token Usage")).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 });