# OpenRouter says Z.ai tokens grew 20x and DeepSeek 12x in six months

> Original title: 6/ Open-weight labs lead in growth. Over the last 6 months, https://Z.ai's monthly tokens grew about 20x and DeepSeek's about 12x.

- Source: OpenRouter
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:28:05.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/hmldgz1qavraay7jxkjct5wc9
- Original: https://x.com/OpenRouter/status/2118802623059173829

## Summary

OpenRouter reports that Z.ai's monthly tokens grew about 20x and DeepSeek's about 12x over the last six months. On spend, Z.ai grew about 6x and Anthropic rose 76%.

## Post

6/ Open-weight labs lead in growth. Over the last 6 months, https://Z.ai's monthly tokens grew about 20x and DeepSeek's about 12x.

On spend, https://Z.ai grew about 6x and Anthropic rose 76%.

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