Researchers Say Over 80% of AI Tokens Come From Closed Models, OpenRouter Data Misleading

Researchers argue that OpenRouter leaderboard data, often cited to show open-weight models dominate token usage, is heavily biased, and that in reality over 80% of AI tokens come from closed-source models.

2026-09-16 ~ 2026-09-16 · 2 related posts

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