Chinese AI Models Hit 60%+ of All OpenRouter Usage — Up From 1% in 2024

Multiple Sources / OpenRouter Data·medium signal

Chinese AI models now account for over 60% of all traffic on OpenRouter, the most-used third-party AI model routing platform for developers, up from approximately 1% in 2024. DeepSeek V3.2 ($0.28/$0.42 per million tokens), Kimi K2.6, and Zhipu's GLM-5.1 are the primary drivers. Important caveat: OpenRouter skews toward individual developers and price-sensitive startups, not the large enterprise accounts that comprise the majority of Anthropic's and OpenAI's revenue.