OpenRouter Provider Economics
Infrastructure usage, market share, and estimated provider billings
US · slug sail-research · as of 2026-10-11 · methodology observed_tokens_calibrated_model_mix_observed_pricing
Jul 1, 2026 → Oct 11, 2026 · observed tokens with calibrated model-mix revenue estimates
Stacked daily OpenRouter-attributable billings from this provider’s model mix (similar layout to OpenRouter’s tokens chart, in $)
| Model | Est Tokens | Listed In $/M | Listed Out $/M | Eff In $/M | Eff Out $/M | Cache Hit | I/O Mix | Blended $/M | Est Billings | % Tokens | % Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z-ai/glm-5.3-flash | 44.7B | $0.0450 | $0.6000 | $0.0303 | $0.5994 | 92.3% | 95.0/5.0 | $0.0726 | $3.2K | 28.1% | 11.2% |
| z-ai/glm-5.3 | 40.4B | $0.2000 | $3.4000 | $0.1528 | $3.3995 | 95.0% | 98.8/1.2 | $0.2372 | $9.6K | 25.4% | 33.1% |
| deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731 | 38.9B | $0.1000 | $0.3000 | $0.0456 | $0.2989 | 87.1% | 96.7/3.3 | $0.1065 | $4.1K | 24.5% | 14.3% |
| deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-0813 | 18.5B | $0.4000 | $3.0000 | $0.0610 | $3.0000 | 94.7% | 98.5/1.5 | $0.4383 | $8.1K | 11.6% | 28.0% |
| deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash | 14.1B | $0.0800 | $0.4000 | $0.0163 | $0.3995 | 76.2% | 97.4/2.6 | $0.0883 | $1.2K | 8.9% | 4.3% |
| moonshotai/kimi-k3 | 2.2B | $0.8400 | $13.5000 | $0.4731 | $13.5000 | 79.7% | 97.3/2.7 | $1.1854 | $2.6K | 1.4% | 9.0% |
| Date | Tokens | Share | $/Day | RouteProxy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-11 | 158.7B | 0.7% | $28.9K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-10 | 149.5B | 0.6% | $29.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-09 | 159.9B | 0.6% | $34.1K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-08 | 183.4B | 0.7% | $34.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-07 | 189.8B | 0.8% | $47.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-06 | 285.4B | 1.3% | $48.9K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-05 | 538.7B | 2.1% | $41.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-04 | 158.6B | 0.7% | $7.1K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-03 | 194.1B | 0.9% | $13.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-02 | 140.1B | 0.6% | $12.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-01 | 57.7B | 0.2% | $5.3K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-30 | 120.7B | 0.5% | $79.8K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-29 | 212.5B | 0.9% | $36.3K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-28 | 186.4B | 0.8% | $28.4K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-27 | 150.9B | 0.7% | $18.4K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-26 | 197.6B | 1.0% | $55.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-25 | 234.1B | 1.0% | $45.4K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-24 | 247.4B | 1.1% | $56.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-23 | 117.0B | 0.6% | $84.7K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-22 | 115.0B | 0.6% | $53.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-21 | 89.3B | 0.4% | $93.7K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-20 | 80.9B | 0.5% | $82.9K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-19 | 59.4B | 0.3% | $56.4K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-18 | 71.7B | 0.4% | $67.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-17 | 74.3B | 0.4% | $81.1K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-16 | 63.2B | 0.3% | $69.3K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-15 | 57.4B | 0.3% | $98.0K | 0.000 |
| 2026-09-14 | 79.9B | 0.4% | $132.8K | 0.000 |
| 2026-09-13 | 33.2B | 0.2% | $54.1K | 0.000 |
| 2026-09-12 | 52.6B | 0.3% | $109.2K | 0.000 |
| 2026-09-11 | 82.6B | 0.5% | $162.8K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-10 | 77.0B | 0.4% | $107.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-09 | 100.8B | 0.6% | $191.7K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-08 | 82.6B | 0.4% | $150.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-07 | 81.8B | 0.4% | $164.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-06 | 54.6B | 0.4% | $116.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-05 | 64.5B | 0.4% | $149.8K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-04 | 88.3B | 0.5% | $182.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-03 | 76.8B | 0.4% | $177.7K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-02 | 55.6B | 0.3% | $88.9K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-01 | 34.7B | 0.2% | $67.7K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-31 | 37.0B | 0.3% | $78.7K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-30 | 29.2B | 0.2% | $63.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-29 | 27.1B | 0.2% | $54.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-28 | 32.9B | 0.2% | $44.1K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-27 | 27.2B | 0.2% | $19.2K | 0.000 |
| 2026-08-26 | 49.4B | 0.3% | $29.1K | 0.000 |
| 2026-08-25 | 49.6B | 0.3% | $30.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-24 | 65.3B | 0.4% | $28.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-23 | 37.4B | 0.2% | $31.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-22 | 45.9B | 0.3% | $26.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-21 | 42.7B | 0.3% | $33.3K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-20 | 60.6B | 0.5% | $44.3K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-19 | 77.6B | 0.6% | $67.2K | 0.000 |
| 2026-08-18 | 79.0B | 0.6% | $76.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-17 | 71.2B | 0.5% | $75.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-16 | 23.3B | 0.2% | $11.9K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-15 | 21.9B | 0.2% | $12.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-14 | 60.4B | 0.5% | $30.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-13 | 71.8B | 0.6% | $30.9K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-12 | 51.8B | 0.5% | $31.0K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-11 | 28.5B | 0.3% | $17.6K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-10 | 9.1B | 0.1% | $4.6K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-09 | 1.8B | 0.0% | $1.0K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-08 | 3.0B | 0.0% | $1.7K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-07 | 6.9B | 0.1% | $3.8K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-06 | 9.0B | 0.1% | $3.5K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-05 | 7.5B | 0.1% | $3.8K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-04 | 6.0B | 0.1% | $3.3K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-03 | 3.5B | 0.0% | $1.9K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-02 | 3.0B | 0.0% | $1.7K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-01 | 2.9B | 0.0% | $1.7K | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-31 | 3.0B | 0.0% | $1.8K | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-30 | 2.0B | 0.0% | $1.2K | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-29 | 1.2B | 0.0% | $720 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-28 | 2.7B | 0.0% | $1.5K | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-27 | 1.9B | 0.0% | $1.9K | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-26 | 1.4B | 0.0% | $1.4K | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-25 | 1.3B | 0.0% | $1.3K | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-24 | 629.6M | 0.0% | $649 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-23 | 167.2M | 0.0% | $172 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-22 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-21 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-20 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-19 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-18 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-17 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-16 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-15 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-14 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-13 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-12 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-11 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-10 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.001 |
| 2026-07-09 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.001 |
| 2026-07-08 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.001 |
| 2026-07-07 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.001 |
| 2026-07-06 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.001 |
| 2026-07-05 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.001 |
| 2026-07-04 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.001 |
| 2026-07-03 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.001 |
| 2026-07-02 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.001 |
| 2026-07-01 | 0 | 0.0% | $0.00 | 0.001 |