diff --git a/crates/arr-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/arr-core/src/lib.rs
index 8422911..c6b335f 100644
--- a/crates/arr-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/arr-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -128,14 +128,17 @@ pub struct HdrRules {
 
 /// One resolution's size band (`DESIGN.md` §5.5). Below the floor is a hard
 /// filter; the target is where the score peaks; above it the penalty grows
-/// with every gigabyte.
+/// with every gibibyte.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct SizeBand {
     pub floor_bytes: u64,
     pub target_bytes: u64,
-    /// Points lost per gigabyte above `target_bytes`, against the scale set
-    /// by [`ScoreWeights::size_at_target`].
-    pub penalty_per_gb_over: i32,
+    /// Points lost per gibibyte above `target_bytes`, on the scale set by
+    /// [`ScoreWeights::size_at_target`] — 1000 points at target means one
+    /// point is a tenth of a percent, fine enough to tune by hand without a
+    /// fractional type. Applied per byte over, so a partial gibibyte costs
+    /// its fraction.
+    pub penalty_points_per_gib_over: i32,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/crates/arr-core/src/score.rs b/crates/arr-core/src/score.rs
index 7f9a8f8..e1cb689 100644
--- a/crates/arr-core/src/score.rs
+++ b/crates/arr-core/src/score.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ fn size_points(band: &SizeBand, weights: &ScoreWeights, size_bytes: u64) -> i64
 
     if size > target {
         let over = size.saturating_sub(target);
-        let penalty = i64::from(band.penalty_per_gb_over).saturating_mul(over) / BYTES_PER_GIB;
+        let penalty =
+            i64::from(band.penalty_points_per_gib_over).saturating_mul(over) / BYTES_PER_GIB;
         return at_target.saturating_sub(penalty);
     }
 
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ mod tests {
                     SizeBand {
                         floor_bytes: gib(8),
                         target_bytes: gib(22),
-                        penalty_per_gb_over: 60,
+                        penalty_points_per_gib_over: 60,
                     },
                 ),
                 (
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ mod tests {
                     SizeBand {
                         floor_bytes: gib(3),
                         target_bytes: gib(8),
-                        penalty_per_gb_over: 60,
+                        penalty_points_per_gib_over: 60,
                     },
                 ),
             ]),
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ mod tests {
             SizeBand {
                 floor_bytes: gib(10),
                 target_bytes: gib(10),
-                penalty_per_gb_over: 60,
+                penalty_points_per_gib_over: 60,
             },
         );
         let claims = claims(ClaimedSource::WebDl);
diff --git a/crates/arr-db/migrations/0004_policy_score_weights.sql b/crates/arr-db/migrations/0004_policy_score_weights.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d22673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/arr-db/migrations/0004_policy_score_weights.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+-- §5.5 scoring. The size bands seeded in 0002 predate the scoring model and
+-- carry a penalty on no particular scale; the weights that make the terms
+-- comparable had nowhere to live at all. Both are policy rows, tuned by hand,
+-- so both belong here rather than in code.
+--
+-- Points are the unit. A release at its band's target scores `size_at_target`;
+-- every other term is small against that. Numbers stay placeholders pending
+-- the remux playback test in §14.
+
+ALTER TABLE policies ADD COLUMN score_weights TEXT NOT NULL
+    DEFAULT '{"size_at_target":1000,"source_tier":25,"seeder_doubling":8}'
+    CHECK (json_valid(score_weights));
+
+-- Sizes in gibibytes, matching the bytes the scorer compares, and the penalty
+-- restated in points: 60 points per gibibyte over target puts a 60 GiB remux
+-- far below a 20 GiB WEB-DL while leaving it eligible.
+UPDATE policies SET size_bands = json('{
+    "2160p": {"floor_gib": 8, "target_gib": 22, "penalty_points_per_gib_over": 60},
+    "1080p": {"floor_gib": 3, "target_gib": 8, "penalty_points_per_gib_over": 60}
+}');
diff --git a/crates/arr-db/src/lib.rs b/crates/arr-db/src/lib.rs
index 61b35a9..877beed 100644
--- a/crates/arr-db/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/arr-db/src/lib.rs
@@ -191,6 +191,35 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn every_policy_carries_its_scoring_numbers() {
+        let (_dir, db) = fresh().await;
+
+        let rows = sqlx::query("SELECT size_bands, score_weights FROM policies")
+            .fetch_all(db.pool())
+            .await
+            .expect("policies");
+
+        assert_eq!(rows.len(), 2);
+        for row in rows {
+            let size_bands: String = row.get(0);
+            let score_weights: String = row.get(1);
+
+            // §5.5: floor, target and the penalty above target, per resolution.
+            assert!(size_bands.contains("floor_gib"), "{size_bands}");
+            assert!(size_bands.contains("target_gib"), "{size_bands}");
+            assert!(
+                size_bands.contains("penalty_points_per_gib_over"),
+                "{size_bands}"
+            );
+            // §5.5: the weights that keep source tier and seeders small
+            // against the size term are tuned by hand too.
+            assert!(score_weights.contains("size_at_target"), "{score_weights}");
+            assert!(score_weights.contains("source_tier"), "{score_weights}");
+            assert!(score_weights.contains("seeder_doubling"), "{score_weights}");
+        }
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn foreign_keys_are_enforced() {
         let (_dir, db) = fresh().await;