diff --git a/src/__tests__/services/api/cache.test.ts b/src/__tests__/services/api/cache.test.ts
index e5778480..8a16d840 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/services/api/cache.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/services/api/cache.test.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-/**
- * Tests for the in-memory cache module (cache.ts).
- * No mocks — exercises the real implementation.
- */
 import {
   clearCache,
   getCache,
   invalidateCacheByDataVersion,
   setCache,
+  setMaxCacheSize,
+  getCacheStats,
+  resetCacheStats,
 } from '../../../services/api/cache';
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   clearCache();
+  resetCacheStats();
 });
 
 describe('invalidateCacheByDataVersion', () => {
@@ -41,3 +41,61 @@ describe('invalidateCacheByDataVersion', () => {
     expect(getCache('key:unversioned')).toBe('data');
   });
 });
+
+describe('LRU cache eviction and stats', () => {
+  it('evicts least recently used items when limit is reached', () => {
+    // Set size limit to 500 bytes.
+    // metadata is ~128 bytes. Key 'k1' is 2 bytes. Value 'v1' is 2 bytes.
+    // Total size of k1 = 4 + 2*2 + 128 = 136 bytes.
+    // 3 entries will fit (3 * 136 = 408 bytes), but 4 entries (544 bytes) will exceed 500 bytes.
+    setMaxCacheSize(500);
+
+    setCache('k1', 'val1', 60_000, 300_000);
+    setCache('k2', 'val2', 60_000, 300_000);
+    setCache('k3', 'val3', 60_000, 300_000);
+
+    // Verify all 3 exist
+    expect(getCache('k1')).toBe('val1');
+    expect(getCache('k2')).toBe('val2');
+    expect(getCache('k3')).toBe('val3');
+
+    // Add 4th item, k1 should be evicted since it's the oldest (though we accessed it,
+    // getCache('k1') moved it to the end! So the order from oldest to newest after the reads:
+    // k2 (oldest), k3, k1 (newest).
+    // So k2 should be evicted!
+    setCache('k4', 'val4', 60_000, 300_000);
+
+    expect(getCache('k2')).toBeNull();
+    expect(getCache('k1')).toBe('val1');
+    expect(getCache('k3')).toBe('val3');
+    expect(getCache('k4')).toBe('val4');
+  });
+
+  it('correctly tracks hits and misses stats', () => {
+    resetCacheStats();
+    
+    // Miss
+    expect(getCache('non_existent')).toBeNull();
+    let stats = getCacheStats();
+    expect(stats.hits).toBe(0);
+    expect(stats.misses).toBe(1);
+    expect(stats.hitRate).toBe(0);
+
+    // Hit
+    setCache('k1', 'val1', 60_000, 300_000);
+    expect(getCache('k1')).toBe('val1');
+    
+    stats = getCacheStats();
+    expect(stats.hits).toBe(1);
+    expect(stats.misses).toBe(1);
+    expect(stats.hitRate).toBe(0.5);
+
+    // Reset stats
+    resetCacheStats();
+    stats = getCacheStats();
+    expect(stats.hits).toBe(0);
+    expect(stats.misses).toBe(0);
+    expect(stats.hitRate).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
diff --git a/src/services/api/cache.ts b/src/services/api/cache.ts
index 4766a1aa..2ee35d00 100644
--- a/src/services/api/cache.ts
+++ b/src/services/api/cache.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,95 @@ interface CacheEntry<T> {
   ttl: number;       // ms until stale
   staleTtl: number;  // ms until evicted (stale-while-revalidate window)
   dataVersion?: string; // optional server data version tag
+  sizeBytes: number; // calculated size of this entry
 }
 
 const store = new Map<string, CacheEntry<unknown>>();
+let currentCacheSize = 0;
+let maxCacheSizeBytes = 100 * 1024 * 1024; // 100MB default
+
+let cacheHits = 0;
+let cacheMisses = 0;
+
+export function setMaxCacheSize(sizeBytes: number): void {
+  maxCacheSizeBytes = sizeBytes;
+  evictToLimit();
+}
+
+export function getCacheStats() {
+  const total = cacheHits + cacheMisses;
+  const hitRate = total === 0 ? 0 : cacheHits / total;
+  return {
+    hits: cacheHits,
+    misses: cacheMisses,
+    hitRate,
+    sizeBytes: currentCacheSize,
+    entryCount: store.size,
+  };
+}
+
+export function resetCacheStats(): void {
+  cacheHits = 0;
+  cacheMisses = 0;
+}
+
+export function estimateSize(obj: any, visited = new Set<any>()): number {
+  if (obj === null || obj === undefined) return 0;
+  
+  const objType = typeof obj;
+  if (objType === 'number') return 8;
+  if (objType === 'string') return obj.length * 2;
+  if (objType === 'boolean') return 4;
+  if (objType === 'symbol') return 8;
+  
+  if (objType === 'object') {
+    if (visited.has(obj)) return 0;
+    visited.add(obj);
+    
+    let bytes = 0;
+    const objClass = Object.prototype.toString.call(obj).slice(8, -1);
+    
+    if (objClass === 'Array') {
+      for (let i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
+        bytes += estimateSize(obj[i], visited);
+      }
+    } else if (objClass === 'Object') {
+      for (const key in obj) {
+        if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj, key)) {
+          bytes += key.length * 2;
+          bytes += estimateSize(obj[key], visited);
+        }
+      }
+    } else if (objClass === 'Date') {
+      bytes += 8;
+    } else {
+      try {
+        bytes += JSON.stringify(obj).length * 2;
+      } catch {
+        bytes += 100;
+      }
+    }
+    visited.delete(obj);
+    return bytes;
+  }
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+
+function evictToLimit(): void {
+  while (currentCacheSize > maxCacheSizeBytes && store.size > 0) {
+    const oldestKey = store.keys().next().value;
+    if (oldestKey !== undefined) {
+      const entry = store.get(oldestKey);
+      if (entry) {
+        currentCacheSize -= entry.sizeBytes;
+      }
+      store.delete(oldestKey);
+    } else {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
 
 function isStale<T>(entry: CacheEntry<T>): boolean {
   return Date.now() - entry.cachedAt > entry.ttl;
@@ -18,7 +104,23 @@ function isExpired<T>(entry: CacheEntry<T>): boolean {
 
 export function getCache<T>(key: string): T | null {
   const entry = store.get(key) as CacheEntry<T> | undefined;
-  if (!entry || isExpired(entry)) return null;
+  if (!entry) {
+    cacheMisses++;
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (isExpired(entry)) {
+    cacheMisses++;
+    currentCacheSize -= entry.sizeBytes;
+    store.delete(key);
+    return null;
+  }
+  
+  cacheHits++;
+  
+  // LRU behavior: move to the end of the Map
+  store.delete(key);
+  store.set(key, entry as CacheEntry<unknown>);
+  
   return entry.data;
 }
 
@@ -35,11 +137,36 @@ export function setCache<T>(
   staleTtl: number,
   dataVersion?: string,
 ): void {
-  store.set(key, { data, cachedAt: Date.now(), ttl, staleTtl, dataVersion });
+  const existing = store.get(key);
+  if (existing) {
+    currentCacheSize -= existing.sizeBytes;
+    store.delete(key);
+  }
+
+  const dataSize = estimateSize(data);
+  const sizeBytes = dataSize + (key.length * 2) + 128; // approx 128 bytes metadata overhead
+
+  const entry: CacheEntry<T> = {
+    data,
+    cachedAt: Date.now(),
+    ttl,
+    staleTtl,
+    dataVersion,
+    sizeBytes,
+  };
+
+  store.set(key, entry as CacheEntry<unknown>);
+  currentCacheSize += sizeBytes;
+
+  evictToLimit();
 }
 
 export function invalidateCache(key: string): void {
-  store.delete(key);
+  const entry = store.get(key);
+  if (entry) {
+    currentCacheSize -= entry.sizeBytes;
+    store.delete(key);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -50,6 +177,7 @@ export function invalidateCache(key: string): void {
 export function invalidateCacheByDataVersion(version: string): void {
   for (const [key, entry] of store) {
     if (entry.dataVersion === version) {
+      currentCacheSize -= entry.sizeBytes;
       store.delete(key);
     }
   }
@@ -57,6 +185,7 @@ export function invalidateCacheByDataVersion(version: string): void {
 
 export function clearCache(): void {
   store.clear();
+  currentCacheSize = 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -96,3 +225,4 @@ export async function fetchWithSWR<T>(
   setCache(key, fresh, ttl, staleTtl, dataVersion);
   return fresh;
 }
+