OpenRouter Token Usage Explodes as Agents Become AI's Biggest Consumers

OpenRouter's weekly token calls have grown 9,000x from about 10 billion in January 2024 to over 90 trillion by August 2026. Agent token usage alone jumped 14x in six months, far outpacing human usage—signaling that AI agents are now AI's biggest consumers.

2026-08-25 ~ 2026-08-25 · 2 related posts

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