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OpenRouter

OpenRouter LLM Marketplace Usage Data

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Specific Type
AI usage "In the wild"
Dataset Type
Cross-sectional
Institution
OpenRouter Inc.
Institution Type
AI Lab
Level of Focus
Model-app-level usage
Most Granular Level
Daily model usage, app-specific weekly usage
Perspective
Both
Time Coverage
2025-present
Frequency
Daily
Sample Size
296 models, millions of daily tokens, 1M+ users
Geographic Detail
Platform-wide (global via apps)
Occupational Classification
Not specified
Industrial Classification
Not specified
Other Classification
Model classifications (SOTA, Fast & Cheap, Old), App categories
Key Variables
Daily token usage by model, app-specific demand patterns, pricing data, model adoption curves
AI/Tech Tracking
LLM marketplace demand patterns, model substitution/expansion effects
Access Details
Usage statistics available on public model pages
Notes
Web scraping from public model pages provides demand data; skewed toward coding/developer applications

Key Papers

State of AI: An Empirical 100 Trillion Token Study with OpenRouter

Aubakirova, Atallah, Clark, Summerville, Midha (2026)

Aubakirova et al. (2026); Fradkin (2025) - "Demand for LLMs: Descriptive Evidence on Substitution, Market Expansion, and Multi-Homing"