diff --git a/apps/api/src/data/transcendenceUpgrades.ts b/apps/api/src/data/transcendenceUpgrades.ts
index 38fcda2..cd4f301 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/data/transcendenceUpgrades.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/data/transcendenceUpgrades.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export const defaultTranscendenceUpgrades: Array<TranscendenceUpgrade> = [
   // ── Echo meta multipliers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
   {
     category: "echo_meta",
-    cost:     10,
+    cost:     50,
     description:
       "Your transcendence resonates deeper, amplifying future echo yields by 25%.",
     id:         "echo_meta_1",
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export const defaultTranscendenceUpgrades: Array<TranscendenceUpgrade> = [
   },
   {
     category: "echo_meta",
-    cost:     25,
+    cost:     150,
     description:
       "Each loop of existence makes the next more powerful — future echo yields +50%.",
     id:         "echo_meta_2",
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export const defaultTranscendenceUpgrades: Array<TranscendenceUpgrade> = [
   },
   {
     category: "echo_meta",
-    cost:     50,
+    cost:     400,
     description:
       "You have mastered the infinite spiral of transcendence, doubling all future echo yields.",
     id:         "echo_meta_3",