diff --git a/src/compare-stats.ts b/src/compare-stats.ts
index e01db6a..8a177b9 100644
--- a/src/compare-stats.ts
+++ b/src/compare-stats.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import { readdir, readFile } from 'fs/promises'
+import { join } from 'path'
+
 import type { ProjectSummary } from './types.js'
 
 export type ModelStats = {
@@ -139,3 +142,111 @@ export function computeComparison(a: ModelStats, b: ModelStats): ComparisonRow[]
     }
   })
 }
+
+const SELF_CORRECTION_PATTERNS = [
+  /\bI('m| am) sorry\b/i,
+  /\bmy mistake\b/i,
+  /\bmy apolog/i,
+  /\bI made (a |an )?(error|mistake)\b/i,
+  /\bI was wrong\b/i,
+  /\bmy bad\b/i,
+  /\bI apologize\b/i,
+  /\bsorry about that\b/i,
+  /\bsorry for (the|that|this)\b/i,
+  /\bI should have\b/i,
+  /\bI shouldn't have\b/i,
+  /\bI incorrectly\b/i,
+  /\bI mistakenly\b/i,
+]
+
+function extractText(content: unknown): string {
+  if (typeof content === 'string') return content
+  if (!Array.isArray(content)) return ''
+  return content
+    .filter((b): b is { type: string; text: string } => b !== null && typeof b === 'object' && b.type === 'text' && typeof b.text === 'string')
+    .map(b => b.text)
+    .join(' ')
+}
+
+async function collectJsonlFiles(sessionDir: string): Promise<string[]> {
+  const entries = await readdir(sessionDir, { withFileTypes: true })
+  const files: string[] = []
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (entry.isFile() && entry.name.endsWith('.jsonl')) {
+      files.push(join(sessionDir, entry.name))
+    } else if (entry.isDirectory() && entry.name === 'subagents') {
+      const subEntries = await readdir(join(sessionDir, entry.name), { withFileTypes: true })
+      for (const sub of subEntries) {
+        if (sub.isFile() && sub.name.endsWith('.jsonl')) {
+          files.push(join(sessionDir, entry.name, sub.name))
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return files
+}
+
+export async function scanSelfCorrections(sessionDirs: string[]): Promise<Map<string, number>> {
+  const counts = new Map<string, number>()
+
+  for (const dir of sessionDirs) {
+    let sessionEntries
+    try {
+      sessionEntries = await readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true })
+    } catch {
+      continue
+    }
+
+    for (const entry of sessionEntries) {
+      if (!entry.isDirectory()) continue
+      const sessionDir = join(dir, entry.name)
+
+      let files: string[]
+      try {
+        files = await collectJsonlFiles(sessionDir)
+      } catch {
+        continue
+      }
+
+      for (const file of files) {
+        let raw: string
+        try {
+          raw = await readFile(file, 'utf8')
+        } catch {
+          continue
+        }
+
+        for (const line of raw.split('\n')) {
+          const trimmed = line.trim()
+          if (!trimmed) continue
+
+          let parsed: unknown
+          try {
+            parsed = JSON.parse(trimmed)
+          } catch {
+            continue
+          }
+
+          if (
+            parsed === null ||
+            typeof parsed !== 'object' ||
+            (parsed as Record<string, unknown>)['type'] !== 'assistant'
+          ) continue
+
+          const msg = (parsed as Record<string, unknown>)['message']
+          if (msg === null || typeof msg !== 'object') continue
+
+          const model = (msg as Record<string, unknown>)['model']
+          if (typeof model !== 'string' || model === '<synthetic>') continue
+
+          const text = extractText((msg as Record<string, unknown>)['content'])
+          if (SELF_CORRECTION_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(text))) {
+            counts.set(model, (counts.get(model) ?? 0) + 1)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return counts
+}
diff --git a/tests/compare-stats.test.ts b/tests/compare-stats.test.ts
index f40469a..ad1c461 100644
--- a/tests/compare-stats.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compare-stats.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
-import { aggregateModelStats, computeComparison, type ModelStats } from '../src/compare-stats.js'
+import { mkdtemp, mkdir, rm, writeFile } from 'fs/promises'
+import { join } from 'path'
+import { tmpdir } from 'os'
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest'
+import { aggregateModelStats, computeComparison, scanSelfCorrections, type ModelStats } from '../src/compare-stats.js'
 import type { ProjectSummary, SessionSummary, ClassifiedTurn } from '../src/types.js'
 
 function makeTurn(model: string, cost: number, opts: { hasEdits?: boolean; retries?: number; outputTokens?: number; inputTokens?: number; cacheRead?: number; cacheWrite?: number; timestamp?: string } = {}): ClassifiedTurn {
@@ -209,3 +212,145 @@ describe('computeComparison', () => {
     expect(cacheRow.winner).toBe('a')
   })
 })
+
+function jsonlLine(type: string, model: string, text: string): string {
+  if (type === 'assistant') {
+    return JSON.stringify({
+      type: 'assistant', timestamp: '2026-04-15T10:00:00Z',
+      message: { model, content: [{ type: 'text', text }], id: `msg-${Math.random()}`, usage: { input_tokens: 0, output_tokens: 0 } },
+    })
+  }
+  return JSON.stringify({ type: 'user', timestamp: '2026-04-15T10:00:00Z', message: { role: 'user', content: text } })
+}
+
+describe('scanSelfCorrections', () => {
+  let tmpDir: string
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    tmpDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'codeburn-test-'))
+  })
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await rm(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  })
+
+  it('counts apology patterns per model', async () => {
+    const sessionDir = join(tmpDir, 'session-abc')
+    await mkdir(sessionDir)
+    const lines = [
+      jsonlLine('assistant', 'opus-4-6', 'I apologize for the confusion.'),
+      jsonlLine('assistant', 'opus-4-6', 'Here is the result.'),
+      jsonlLine('assistant', 'sonnet-4-6', 'I was wrong about that.'),
+      jsonlLine('user', '', 'Do this'),
+    ]
+    await writeFile(join(sessionDir, 'session.jsonl'), lines.join('\n') + '\n')
+
+    const result = await scanSelfCorrections([tmpDir])
+    expect(result.get('opus-4-6')).toBe(1)
+    expect(result.get('sonnet-4-6')).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it('does not count non-apology text', async () => {
+    const sessionDir = join(tmpDir, 'session-xyz')
+    await mkdir(sessionDir)
+    const lines = [
+      jsonlLine('assistant', 'opus-4-6', 'Here is the updated code.'),
+      jsonlLine('assistant', 'opus-4-6', 'Let me fix that for you.'),
+    ]
+    await writeFile(join(sessionDir, 'session.jsonl'), lines.join('\n') + '\n')
+
+    const result = await scanSelfCorrections([tmpDir])
+    expect(result.get('opus-4-6')).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(result.size).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it('returns empty map for missing directory', async () => {
+    const result = await scanSelfCorrections([join(tmpDir, 'nonexistent')])
+    expect(result.size).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it('returns empty map for empty directory', async () => {
+    const result = await scanSelfCorrections([tmpDir])
+    expect(result.size).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it('scans subagent directories', async () => {
+    const sessionDir = join(tmpDir, 'session-sub')
+    const subagentsDir = join(sessionDir, 'subagents')
+    await mkdir(subagentsDir, { recursive: true })
+    const lines = [
+      jsonlLine('assistant', 'haiku-4-6', 'My mistake, let me redo that.'),
+    ]
+    await writeFile(join(subagentsDir, 'sub.jsonl'), lines.join('\n') + '\n')
+
+    const result = await scanSelfCorrections([tmpDir])
+    expect(result.get('haiku-4-6')).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it('skips <synthetic> models', async () => {
+    const sessionDir = join(tmpDir, 'session-synth')
+    await mkdir(sessionDir)
+    const lines = [
+      jsonlLine('assistant', '<synthetic>', 'I apologize for the error.'),
+    ]
+    await writeFile(join(sessionDir, 'session.jsonl'), lines.join('\n') + '\n')
+
+    const result = await scanSelfCorrections([tmpDir])
+    expect(result.get('<synthetic>')).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(result.size).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it('accumulates counts across multiple sessions and directories', async () => {
+    const sessionA = join(tmpDir, 'session-a')
+    const sessionB = join(tmpDir, 'session-b')
+    await mkdir(sessionA)
+    await mkdir(sessionB)
+
+    await writeFile(join(sessionA, 'a.jsonl'), [
+      jsonlLine('assistant', 'opus-4-6', 'I was wrong.'),
+      jsonlLine('assistant', 'opus-4-6', 'My bad!'),
+    ].join('\n') + '\n')
+
+    await writeFile(join(sessionB, 'b.jsonl'), [
+      jsonlLine('assistant', 'opus-4-6', 'I apologize.'),
+    ].join('\n') + '\n')
+
+    const result = await scanSelfCorrections([tmpDir])
+    expect(result.get('opus-4-6')).toBe(3)
+  })
+
+  it('handles malformed JSON lines gracefully', async () => {
+    const sessionDir = join(tmpDir, 'session-bad')
+    await mkdir(sessionDir)
+    await writeFile(join(sessionDir, 'bad.jsonl'), [
+      'not valid json',
+      jsonlLine('assistant', 'opus-4-6', 'I apologize.'),
+    ].join('\n') + '\n')
+
+    const result = await scanSelfCorrections([tmpDir])
+    expect(result.get('opus-4-6')).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it('accepts multiple sessionDirs and merges counts', async () => {
+    const dir2 = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'codeburn-test2-'))
+    try {
+      const sessionA = join(tmpDir, 'session-a')
+      const sessionB = join(dir2, 'session-b')
+      await mkdir(sessionA)
+      await mkdir(sessionB)
+
+      await writeFile(join(sessionA, 'a.jsonl'), [
+        jsonlLine('assistant', 'sonnet-4-6', 'My mistake.'),
+      ].join('\n') + '\n')
+
+      await writeFile(join(sessionB, 'b.jsonl'), [
+        jsonlLine('assistant', 'sonnet-4-6', 'I was wrong.'),
+      ].join('\n') + '\n')
+
+      const result = await scanSelfCorrections([tmpDir, dir2])
+      expect(result.get('sonnet-4-6')).toBe(2)
+    } finally {
+      await rm(dir2, { recursive: true, force: true })
+    }
+  })
+})