OpenRouter usage surges 9,000x; agent workloads dominate token consumption
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-08-25
OpenRouter's weekly token volume grew from 10B in Jan 2024 to >90T in Aug 2026, a 9,000x increase. Agent workloads surpassed human usage around February, consuming roughly 15x more tokens per request.
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