Nat Lambert: OpenRouter data is more representative but still undersells closed model growth
natolambert · x · 2026-09-20
AI researcher Nathan Lambert argues that OpenRouter's usage data is more representative than other sources, yet even it undersells the growth of closed models. He also links to his semi-secret data page for reference.
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