Chinese AI models have outpaced US counterparts in API call volume on OpenRouter for six consecutive weeks, with DeepSeek-V4-Flash leading and MiniMax M3 breaking into the global top three.
My point was that there’s no reason to expect that the distribution is different outside OpenRouter. Also, companies absolutely do not prefer western models. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9baDOfwUzHQ
In fact, here’s an interview from Airbnb CEO plainly saying they prefer Qwen to ChatGPT:
There’s zero evidence for your assertion that Chinese models are overrepresented on OpenRouter. The reality is that these are the models everybody is using right now, and there’s a niche market for overpriced American models.
My point was that there’s no reason to expect that the distribution is different outside OpenRouter. Also, companies absolutely do not prefer western models. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9baDOfwUzHQ
In fact, here’s an interview from Airbnb CEO plainly saying they prefer Qwen to ChatGPT:
Cursor’s Composer 2 is based of GLM https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47452404
and here’s an article from just a few days ago stating that US companies are increasingly using DeepSeek https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/many-us-tech-firms-turning-202000738.html
There’s zero evidence for your assertion that Chinese models are overrepresented on OpenRouter. The reality is that these are the models everybody is using right now, and there’s a niche market for overpriced American models.