OpenRouter reports Z.ai and DeepSeek token growth on its platform
Overview
OpenRouter says Z.ai's monthly tokens grew about 20x and DeepSeek's about 12x over the last six months, according to a November 6, 2026 post on X from the company.
The same post says Z.ai's spending grew about 6x and Anthropic's rose 76%. The report covers usage on OpenRouter's platform and does not include any other measure of market share.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Nov 6, 3:53 PM ET
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OpenRouter@OpenRouterOfficialOpenRouter says Z.ai tokens grew 20x and DeepSeek 12x in six monthsAIOpenRouter 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%.

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