Chinese artificial intelligence models now account for the majority of tokens processed by U.S. firms on OpenRouter, overtaking American rivals for the first time as developers increasingly adopt offerings from companies such as DeepSeek.
Chinese Models Gain Majority Share According to data shared by The Kobeissi Letter on X on Sunday, Chinese AI models accounted for a record 58% of tokens processed by U.S. firms on the platform.
The share has nearly tripled since mid-January and briefly reached 63% during the first week of July.
At the start of 2025, Chinese models accounted for less than 10% of usage, while U.S. models represented roughly 80%.
OpenRouter allows developers and companies to access and compare AI models from multiple providers, making token usage a closely watched gauge of real-world AI model adoption.
