# OpenRouter data shows Google keeps 78% of paying AI lab accounts

> Original title: 8/ Retention: of accounts with 100+ paid requests to a lab in September, Google kept 78% in October, DeepSeek 74%, Anthropic 74% and Open...

- Source: OpenRouter
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:28:12.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/konwdsrvf6dw0jxkeh4b68inz
- Original: https://x.com/OpenRouter/status/2118802654071853183

## Summary

OpenRouter reports that 78% of accounts with 100+ paid requests to Google in September were still paying in October. DeepSeek, Anthropic and OpenAI each retained 74%, while other leading open-weight labs retained fewer users month over month.

## Post

8/ Retention: of accounts with 100+ paid requests to a lab in September, Google kept 78% in October, DeepSeek 74%, Anthropic 74% and OpenAI 74%.

The other leading open-weight labs retained fewer users month over month.

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