OpenRouter spending chart shows open models repeatedly breaking into top five
Scobleizer · x · 2026-11-06
At the uncorkcap portfolio summit, PeterJWalker shared a visualization of OpenRouter's top AI models over time, ranked by spending and token usage.
Key takeaway: the leaderboard shifts remarkably fast, and open-weight models frequently break into the top five — showing real paid usage share competing with closed models.
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