Data Reveals: Overall LLM Spending Has Surged 13x Since December
downingARK · x · 2026-07-30
By cross-referencing OpenRouter's token volume with Silicon Data's price index, the author estimates the overall LLM market spending. The data reveals that total LLM spending has surged 13x since December 2025. This figure directly demonstrates the powerful pull of the agentic boom on compute and API consumption.
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