Over 80% of AI tokens come from proprietary models, OpenRouter leaderboard data misleading
Tom_Westgarth15 · x · 2026-09-16
KonstantinPilz and maryclarem argue that OpenRouter's leaderboard—where Chinese open-weight models account for 53% of token volume—badly overstates open models' share. Their estimate: over 80% of global tokens come from proprietary models like ChatGPT and Claude. Ramp data shows at least 77% of enterprises paying for AI subscribe to OpenAI or Anthropic, only 6% use platforms like OpenRouter, and 96% of those also pay for OpenAI/Anthropic. Detailed data to follow.
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