OpenRouter says global AI model usage hit 188 trillion tokens last week

OpenRouter says global AI model usage hit 188 trillion tokens last week

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2026-10-26 06:19:37
OpenRouter data showed that total global usage of large AI models reached 188 trillion tokens in the week of Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, up 14.63% from the previous week, according to a report cited by STAR Market Daily from National Business Daily. The top five models by weekly usage were all Chinese AI models. DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017 ranked first with 33.6 trillion tokens, posting a 801% week-over-week increase. Among the ranked models, Chinese AI models recorded 93.54 trillion tokens in weekly usage, up 18.14%, while U.S. AI models logged 22.47 trillion tokens, up 29.44%. The data also showed that weekly usage by Chinese large models has exceeded that of U.S. models for 26 straight weeks, keeping China in the top global position.

OpenRouter's latest data showed that total global usage of large AI models reached 188 trillion tokens in the week from Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, a 14.63% increase from the previous week, according to STAR Market Daily, which cited National Business Daily.

The top five models worldwide by weekly usage were all Chinese AI models. DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017 ranked first with 33.6 trillion tokens in weekly usage, up 801% week over week.

Among the ranked models, Chinese AI models recorded 93.54 trillion tokens in weekly usage, up 18.14%. U.S. AI models posted 22.47 trillion tokens, up 29.44%. The data showed that weekly usage by Chinese large models has remained above that of U.S. models for 26 consecutive weeks, putting China in the top spot globally.

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