Jul 15, 2026
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6 min read
Chinese Models Now Own 45% of OpenRouter Traffic — and the West Hasn't Noticed
Chinese AI models — led by DeepSeek, Xiaomi MiMo, and GLM — now account for 45% of all traffic on OpenRouter, the leading model-routing platform. It's the most significant shift in AI market share no one in the West is talking about.
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Abhinav Ramaswamy