Open Weights Model Usage on OpenRouter Drops Below 50%
maferase · reddit · 2026-08-14
After peaking at around 65% in July, the usage rate of open-weights models on the OpenRouter platform has recently declined and dropped below 50%. This indicates that closed-source models are regaining share in actual developer API usage at this stage.
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