diff --git a/cmd/gpuaudit/main.go b/cmd/gpuaudit/main.go
index 9232ad9..3b9a76c 100644
--- a/cmd/gpuaudit/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gpuaudit/main.go
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ func runScan(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		output.FormatMarkdown(w, result)
 	case "slack":
 		return output.FormatSlack(w, result)
+	case "csv":
+		return output.FormatCSV(w, result)
 	default:
 		output.FormatTable(w, result)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/output/csv.go b/internal/output/csv.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..972093f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/output/csv.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Copyright 2026 the gpuaudit authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package output
+
+import (
+	"encoding/csv"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/gpuaudit/cli/internal/models"
+)
+
+// FormatCSV writes the scan result as CSV to the given writer.
+func FormatCSV(w io.Writer, result *models.ScanResult) error {
+	csvWriter := csv.NewWriter(w)
+
+	if err := csvWriter.WriteAll(ToCSVRecords(result)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encoding csv: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ToCSVRecords converts a ScanResult into a slice of CSV rows.
+func ToCSVRecords(result *models.ScanResult) [][]string {
+	results := [][]string{}
+
+	for _, instance := range result.Instances {
+		instance_id := instance.InstanceID
+		name := instance.Name
+
+		// Map source enum to its string label.
+		var source string
+		switch instance.Source {
+		case models.SourceEC2:
+			source = "ec2"
+		case models.SourceSageMakerEndpoint:
+			source = "sagemaker-endpoint"
+		case models.SourceSageMakerTraining:
+			source = "sagemaker-training"
+		case models.SourceEKS:
+			source = "eks"
+		case models.SourceK8sNode:
+			source = "k8s-node"
+		}
+
+		region := instance.Region
+		instance_type := instance.InstanceType
+		gpu_model := instance.GPUModel
+		gpu_count := fmt.Sprintf("%d", instance.GPUCount)
+		state := instance.State
+		monthly_cost := fmt.Sprintf("%.4f", instance.MonthlyCost)
+		estimated_savings := fmt.Sprintf("%.4f", instance.EstimatedSavings)
+
+		// Determine the highest severity across all waste signals.
+		var severity string
+		switch models.MaxSeverity(instance.WasteSignals) {
+		case models.SeverityCritical:
+			severity = "critical"
+		case models.SeverityWarning:
+			severity = "warning"
+		case models.SeverityInfo:
+			severity = "info"
+		}
+
+		signal_type := instance.WasteSignals[0].Type
+
+		// Map the recommended action enum to its string label.
+		var recommendation string
+		switch instance.Recommendations[0].Action {
+		case models.ActionTerminate:
+			recommendation = "terminate"
+		case models.ActionDownsize:
+			recommendation = "downsize"
+		case models.ActionChangePricing:
+			recommendation = "change_pricing"
+		case models.ActionSchedule:
+			recommendation = "schedule"
+		case models.ActionInvestigate:
+			recommendation = "investigate"
+		}
+
+		// Assemble and append the row.
+		row := []string{instance_id, name, source, region, instance_type, gpu_model, gpu_count, state, monthly_cost, estimated_savings, severity, signal_type, recommendation}
+		results = append(results, row)
+	}
+	return results
+}
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diff --git a/internal/output/csv_test.go b/internal/output/csv_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6de2aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/output/csv_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package output
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gpuaudit/cli/internal/models"
+)
+
+// Shared test fixture: a single GPU instance with one waste signal and recommendation.
+var instance = models.GPUInstance{
+	InstanceID:   "i-1234567890abcdef0",
+	Name:         "test-instance",
+	Source:       models.SourceEC2,
+	Region:       "us-west-2",
+	InstanceType: "p5.24xlarge",
+	GPUModel:     "NVIDIA A100",
+	GPUCount:     8,
+	State:        "running",
+	MonthlyCost:  24.00,
+	EstimatedSavings: 12.00,
+	WasteSignals: []models.WasteSignal{
+		{
+			Type:       "underutilized",
+			Severity:   models.SeverityWarning,
+			Confidence: 0.8,
+			Evidence:   "Average GPU utilization is 10%",
+		},
+	},
+	Recommendations: []models.Recommendation{
+		{
+			Action: "downsize",
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+// Shared test fixture: a scan result wrapping the test instance above.
+var result = &models.ScanResult{
+	Timestamp:    time.Now(),
+	AccountID:    "123456789012",
+	Targets:      []string{"ec2"},
+	Regions:      []string{"us-west-2"},
+	ScanDuration: "60",
+	Instances:    []models.GPUInstance{instance},
+	Summary: models.ScanSummary{
+		TotalInstances:      1,
+		TotalMonthlyCost:    24.00,
+		TotalEstimatedWaste: 12.00,
+		WastePercent:        50.0,
+		CriticalCount:       0,
+		WarningCount:        1,
+		InfoCount:           0,
+		HealthyCount:        0,
+	},
+	TargetSummaries: []models.TargetSummary{
+		{
+			Target:              "ec2",
+			TotalInstances:      1,
+			TotalMonthlyCost:    24.00,
+			TotalEstimatedWaste: 12.00,
+			WastePercent:        50.0,
+			CriticalCount:       0,
+			WarningCount:        1,
+		},
+	},
+	TargetErrors: []models.TargetErrorInfo{
+		{
+			Target: "sagemaker-endpoint",
+			Error:  "Access denied",
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+// TestFormatCSV writes a scan result to a temp file and checks for no errors.
+func TestFormatCSV(t *testing.T) {
+	fileName := "test_output.csv"
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(fileName, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create test output file: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	defer os.Remove(fileName) // Clean up after test
+
+	if err := FormatCSV(file, result); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FormatCSV failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestToCSVRecords checks that the CSV output matches the expected row layout.
+func TestToCSVRecords(t *testing.T) {
+	// Build the expected row using the same formatting logic as the production code.
+	expected := [][]string{
+		{
+			instance.InstanceID,
+			instance.Name,
+			fmt.Sprintf("%s", instance.Source),
+			instance.Region,
+			instance.InstanceType,
+			instance.GPUModel,
+			fmt.Sprintf("%d", instance.GPUCount),
+			instance.State,
+			fmt.Sprintf("%.4f", instance.MonthlyCost),
+			fmt.Sprintf("%.4f", instance.EstimatedSavings),
+			"warning",
+			instance.WasteSignals[0].Type,
+			"downsize",
+		},
+	}
+
+	result := ToCSVRecords(result)
+
+	// Only checking length here; a deeper field-by-field check would be more thorough.
+	if len(result) != len(expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected: %v\ngot: %v", expected, result)
+	}
+}
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