diff --git a/packages/runtime-playground/src/browser-visual-compare.ts b/packages/runtime-playground/src/browser-visual-compare.ts
index df9d3aa79..f09597349 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-playground/src/browser-visual-compare.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-playground/src/browser-visual-compare.ts
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@ function stringFileRef(value: unknown): string | undefined {
   return undefined
 }
 
+export function visualCompareWordPressUrl(server: PlaygroundCliServer): string {
+  return server.wordpressUrl ?? server.serverUrl
+}
+
 export async function runVisualCompareCommand({
   artifactRoot,
   runtimeSpec,
@@ -496,7 +500,7 @@ async function runVisualComparePairCommand({
   const candidatePath = artifactSession.absolutePath("candidate.png")
   const diffPath = artifactSession.absolutePath("diff.png")
   const startedAt = now()
-  const preview = browserPreviewRouting(args, runtimeSpec, server.serverUrl)
+  const preview = browserPreviewRouting(args, runtimeSpec, visualCompareWordPressUrl(server))
   const sourceTargetUrl = sourceUrl ? resolveBrowserPreviewUrl(sourceUrl, preview.effectiveOrigin) : undefined
   const candidateTargetUrl = candidateUrl ? resolveBrowserPreviewUrl(candidateUrl, preview.effectiveOrigin) : undefined
   let finalSourceUrl = sourceTargetUrl
@@ -844,7 +848,7 @@ function visualCompareMatrixArtifact(
     artifactType: "visual-compare",
     requestedUrl: expectedEntries.map((entry) => entry.name).join(","),
     url: firstArtifact?.url ?? "visual-compare-matrix",
-    preview: firstArtifact?.preview ?? browserPreviewRouting(args, runtimeSpec, server.serverUrl),
+    preview: firstArtifact?.preview ?? browserPreviewRouting(args, runtimeSpec, visualCompareWordPressUrl(server)),
     files: {
       summary: matrixSummary.files.summary,
       ...(matrixSummary.files.blocksEngineVisualParity ? { blocksEngineVisualParity: matrixSummary.files.blocksEngineVisualParity } : {}),
@@ -1170,7 +1174,7 @@ async function writeVisualCompareMatrixSummary(
       blocksEngineVisualParity: "files/browser/visual-compare/blocks-engine-visual-parity-report.json",
     },
     ...(!matrixComplete ? {
-      preview: entries[0]?.artifact.preview ?? browserPreviewRouting(args, runtimeSpec, server.serverUrl),
+      preview: entries[0]?.artifact.preview ?? browserPreviewRouting(args, runtimeSpec, visualCompareWordPressUrl(server)),
       limitations: ["visual compare matrix was interrupted or an expected input was missing before all comparisons completed; recovered comparisons contain complete per-entry evidence for finished viewports and structured diagnostics for incomplete entries"],
     } : {}),
   }
diff --git a/tests/browser-visual-compare-contract.test.ts b/tests/browser-visual-compare-contract.test.ts
index a77e82b37..dcee6a209 100644
--- a/tests/browser-visual-compare-contract.test.ts
+++ b/tests/browser-visual-compare-contract.test.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import { join } from "node:path"
 
 import { PNG } from "pngjs"
 import { commandRegistry } from "../packages/runtime-core/src/command-registry.js"
-import { runVisualCompareCommand } from "../packages/runtime-playground/dist/browser-visual-compare.js"
+import { runVisualCompareCommand, visualCompareWordPressUrl } from "../packages/runtime-playground/dist/browser-visual-compare.js"
 import { withTempDir } from "../scripts/test-kit.js"
 
 const visualCompare = commandRegistry.find((definition) => definition.id === "wordpress.visual-compare")
 assert.ok(visualCompare, "wordpress.visual-compare is registered")
+assert.equal(visualCompareWordPressUrl({ serverUrl: "http://preview.test", wordpressUrl: "http://wordpress.test" } as never), "http://wordpress.test")
+assert.equal(visualCompareWordPressUrl({ serverUrl: "http://preview.test" } as never), "http://preview.test")
 
 const acceptedArgs = visualCompare.acceptedArgs
 const maxElements = acceptedArgs.find((arg) => arg.name === "max-explanation-elements")