Data source
OpenRouter
OpenRouter lets developers reach many AI models through one service, and publishes tokens per model through its Data API. We show monthly totals and the most used models.
Provides measurements used by the linked signal.
Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of 2026-11-01T09:28:31.358Z. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Tokens, 2026-10787T
Year over year+3423%
Since 2025-01353x
What the data shows
Computed from every record, as of 2026-10.
- Tokens used through OpenRouter reached 787T in 2026-10, against 22T a year earlier.
Most used models, 2026-10
| Model | Tokens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash | 119T | 15% |
| deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash | 79T | 10% |
| z-ai/glm-5.3-flash | 57T | 7% |
| tencent/hy4-preview | 36T | 5% |
| xiaomi/mimo-v2.6-flash | 35T | 5% |
Limitations
- It only covers public traffic through OpenRouter, not all AI usage.
- Tokens are counted by each provider's tokenizer, so they are not directly comparable across providers.
- Published figures can be restated as OpenRouter refreshes its data.