OpenRouter Data Shows Open-Source Models Overtaking Closed-Source
vboykis · x · 2026-07-18
Citing OpenRouter data, the shared image indicates that 4 months ago, the market share between closed-source and open-source models was roughly 60%:40%. Now it has shifted to 63%:37%, leaning in favor of open-source models.
The same image reveals that open-source models processed a combined 888B tokens on March 19, which surged to 4.19T tokens yesterday—a nearly fourfold increase. The original post also mentions that the author created a daily-updated dashboard for more detailed statistics.
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