diff --git a/backend/routes/routeOptimizerRoutes.js b/backend/routes/routeOptimizerRoutes.js
index 2a26b6f..515f744 100644
--- a/backend/routes/routeOptimizerRoutes.js
+++ b/backend/routes/routeOptimizerRoutes.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function latencyScore(pingMs, aiSettings) {
   return clamp(normalized, 0, 1);
 }
 
-function bandwidthScore(speedMbps, aiSettings) {
+function normalizeBandwidthValue(speedMbps, aiSettings) {
   if (typeof speedMbps !== 'number' || speedMbps <= 0) return aiSettings.noSpeedScore;
   // log-scale to avoid dominance by very high channels
   const normalized = Math.log10(1 + speedMbps) / Math.log10(1001);
@@ -96,11 +96,29 @@ function freshnessScore(cacheUpdatedAt, aiSettings) {
   return aiSettings.staleScore;
 }
 
-function buildSegmentScore({ pingMs, speedMbps, cacheUpdatedAt, aiSettings }) {
+function bandwidthScore({ speedDownloadMbps, speedUploadMbps, aiSettings }) {
+  // DL/UL considered separately with equal 50/50 contribution.
+  const dl = normalizeBandwidthValue(speedDownloadMbps, aiSettings);
+  const ul = normalizeBandwidthValue(speedUploadMbps, aiSettings);
+  return clamp((dl + ul) / 2, 0, 1);
+}
+
+function buildSegmentScore({
+  pingMs,
+  speedMbps,
+  speedDownloadMbps,
+  speedUploadMbps,
+  cacheUpdatedAt,
+  aiSettings,
+}) {
   const l = latencyScore(pingMs, aiSettings);
-  const b = bandwidthScore(speedMbps, aiSettings);
+  const b = bandwidthScore({ speedDownloadMbps, speedUploadMbps, aiSettings });
   const f = freshnessScore(cacheUpdatedAt, aiSettings);
-  const metricPresence = (typeof pingMs === 'number' ? 1 : 0) + (typeof speedMbps === 'number' ? 1 : 0);
+  const hasAnySpeed =
+    typeof speedMbps === 'number' ||
+    typeof speedDownloadMbps === 'number' ||
+    typeof speedUploadMbps === 'number';
+  const metricPresence = (typeof pingMs === 'number' ? 1 : 0) + (hasAnySpeed ? 1 : 0);
   const confidence = metricPresence === 2 ? 1 : metricPresence === 1 ? 0.65 : 0.35;
   const score =
     l * aiSettings.latencyWeight +
@@ -329,10 +347,24 @@ function buildInterfaceCandidates({ servers, tunnelInterfaces, pingMap, speedMap
     const speedEntry = asObject(speedMap[skey]);
     const downBps = toNumber(speedEntry.tcpDownloadBps);
     const upBps = toNumber(speedEntry.tcpUploadBps);
-    const speedMbps = downBps != null || upBps != null
-      ? Math.max(downBps || 0, upBps || 0) / 1e6
-      : null;
-    const scoring = buildSegmentScore({ pingMs, speedMbps, cacheUpdatedAt, aiSettings });
+    const speedDownloadMbps = downBps != null ? downBps / 1e6 : null;
+    const speedUploadMbps = upBps != null ? upBps / 1e6 : null;
+    const speedMbps =
+      speedDownloadMbps != null && speedUploadMbps != null
+        ? (speedDownloadMbps + speedUploadMbps) / 2
+        : speedDownloadMbps != null
+          ? speedDownloadMbps
+          : speedUploadMbps != null
+            ? speedUploadMbps
+            : null;
+    const scoring = buildSegmentScore({
+      pingMs,
+      speedMbps,
+      speedDownloadMbps,
+      speedUploadMbps,
+      cacheUpdatedAt,
+      aiSettings,
+    });
 
     const base = {
       interfaceName: iface.name || null,
@@ -340,8 +372,8 @@ function buildInterfaceCandidates({ servers, tunnelInterfaces, pingMap, speedMap
       remoteIp: iface.remoteIp || null,
       pingMs,
       speedMbps: speedMbps != null ? Number(speedMbps.toFixed(2)) : null,
-      speedDownloadMbps: downBps != null ? Number((downBps / 1e6).toFixed(2)) : null,
-      speedUploadMbps: upBps != null ? Number((upBps / 1e6).toFixed(2)) : null,
+      speedDownloadMbps: speedDownloadMbps != null ? Number(speedDownloadMbps.toFixed(2)) : null,
+      speedUploadMbps: speedUploadMbps != null ? Number(speedUploadMbps.toFixed(2)) : null,
       score: Number(scoring.score.toFixed(4)),
       confidence: Number(scoring.confidence.toFixed(4)),
     };
@@ -639,6 +671,8 @@ function buildCommunityOptimization({
           probabilityOptimal: currentCandidate.probabilityOptimal,
           pingMs: currentCandidate.pingMs,
           speedMbps: currentCandidate.speedMbps,
+          speedDownloadMbps: currentCandidate.speedDownloadMbps,
+          speedUploadMbps: currentCandidate.speedUploadMbps,
         } : null,
         recommended: recommendedCandidate ? {
           gateway: recommendedCandidate.recursiveGateway || recommendedCandidate.gatewayIpForJumphost || null,
@@ -650,6 +684,8 @@ function buildCommunityOptimization({
           probabilityOptimal: recommendedCandidate.probabilityOptimal,
           pingMs: recommendedCandidate.pingMs,
           speedMbps: recommendedCandidate.speedMbps,
+          speedDownloadMbps: recommendedCandidate.speedDownloadMbps,
+          speedUploadMbps: recommendedCandidate.speedUploadMbps,
         } : null,
         pinnedGateway: pinned?.gateway || null,
         pinnedBySettings: Boolean(pinned),
@@ -721,6 +757,8 @@ async function getRouteOptimizer(req, res) {
               interfaceName: hj.interfaceName,
               pingMs: hj.pingMs,
               speedMbps: hj.speedMbps,
+              speedDownloadMbps: hj.speedDownloadMbps,
+              speedUploadMbps: hj.speedUploadMbps,
               score: hj.score,
               confidence: hj.confidence,
             },
@@ -728,6 +766,8 @@ async function getRouteOptimizer(req, res) {
               interfaceName: jhExit.interfaceName,
               pingMs: jhExit.pingMs,
               speedMbps: jhExit.speedMbps,
+              speedDownloadMbps: jhExit.speedDownloadMbps,
+              speedUploadMbps: jhExit.speedUploadMbps,
               score: jhExit.score,
               confidence: jhExit.confidence,
             },
diff --git a/frontend/src/RouteOptimizerPage.jsx b/frontend/src/RouteOptimizerPage.jsx
index c53015b..d927d5a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/RouteOptimizerPage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/RouteOptimizerPage.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ function fmtProb(v) {
   return typeof v === 'number' ? `${v}%` : '—';
 }
 
+function fmtSpeed(dl, ul, fallback) {
+  if (typeof dl === 'number' || typeof ul === 'number') {
+    return `DL: ${dl ?? '—'} Mbps, UL: ${ul ?? '—'} Mbps`;
+  }
+  return `speed: ${fallback ?? '—'} Mbps`;
+}
+
 const OPT_TABLE_STYLE = { tableLayout: 'fixed', width: '100%' };
 const OPT_COLS = ['24%', '20%', '22%', '18%', '16%'];
 
@@ -167,7 +174,7 @@ export default function RouteOptimizerPage() {
                               <td className="fw-semibold text-break">{c.jumphost?.label || c.jumphost?.dns || c.jumphost?.ip || 'jumphost'}</td>
                               <td className="small text-muted text-break">{c.interfaceName || '—'}</td>
                               <td className="small text-muted text-break">
-                                ping: {c.pingMs ?? '—'} ms, speed: {c.speedMbps ?? '—'} Mbps
+                                ping: {c.pingMs ?? '—'} ms, {fmtSpeed(c.speedDownloadMbps, c.speedUploadMbps, c.speedMbps)}
                               </td>
                               <td className="small">
                                 {c.score} / {c.confidence}
@@ -229,10 +236,18 @@ export default function RouteOptimizerPage() {
                               <span className="fw-semibold">{r.exit?.label}</span>
                             </td>
                             <td className="small text-muted text-break">
-                              ping: {r.homeToJumphost?.pingMs ?? '—'} ms, speed: {r.homeToJumphost?.speedMbps ?? '—'} Mbps
+                              ping: {r.homeToJumphost?.pingMs ?? '—'} ms, {fmtSpeed(
+                                r.homeToJumphost?.speedDownloadMbps,
+                                r.homeToJumphost?.speedUploadMbps,
+                                r.homeToJumphost?.speedMbps
+                              )}
                             </td>
                             <td className="small text-muted text-break">
-                              ping: {r.jumphostToExit?.pingMs ?? '—'} ms, speed: {r.jumphostToExit?.speedMbps ?? '—'} Mbps
+                              ping: {r.jumphostToExit?.pingMs ?? '—'} ms, {fmtSpeed(
+                                r.jumphostToExit?.speedDownloadMbps,
+                                r.jumphostToExit?.speedUploadMbps,
+                                r.jumphostToExit?.speedMbps
+                              )}
                             </td>
                             <td className="small">{r.score} / {r.confidence ?? '—'}</td>
                             <td>