Open Weights Dominate: 9 of Top 10 Models on OpenRouter
zainhas · x · 2026-08-03
A user pointed out that 9 out of the top 10 models currently listed by usage volume on the AI model aggregator OpenRouter are open-weight models. This highlights the absolute dominance of open-weight models in actual developer usage and market adoption.
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