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 | $0.0587 | $2.6K | 28.1% | 15.8% |
| z-ai/glm-5.3 | 40.4B | $0.2000 | $3.4000 | $0.1528 | $3.3995 | 95.0% | 98.8/1.2 | $0.1905 | $7.7K | 25.4% | 46.5% |
| deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731 | 38.9B | $0.1000 | $0.3000 | $0.0456 | $0.2989 | 87.1% | 96.7/3.3 | $0.0539 | $2.1K | 24.5% | 12.7% |
| deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-0813 | 18.5B | $0.4000 | $3.0000 | $0.0610 | $3.0000 | 94.7% | 98.5/1.5 | $0.1043 | $1.9K | 11.6% | 11.7% |
| deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash | 14.1B | $0.0800 | $0.4000 | $0.0163 | $0.3995 | 76.2% | 97.4/2.6 | $0.0263 | $372 | 8.9% | 2.3% |
| moonshotai/kimi-k3 | 2.2B | $0.8400 | $13.5000 | $0.4731 | $13.5000 | 79.7% | 97.3/2.7 | $0.8285 | $1.8K | 1.4% | 11.1% |
| Date | Tokens | Share | $/Day | RouteProxy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-11 | 158.7B | 0.7% | $16.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-10 | 149.5B | 0.6% | $14.8K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-09 | 159.9B | 0.6% | $15.4K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-08 | 183.4B | 0.7% | $18.1K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-07 | 189.8B | 0.8% | $21.7K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-06 | 285.4B | 1.3% | $19.4K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-05 | 538.7B | 2.1% | $13.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-04 | 158.6B | 0.7% | $5.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-03 | 194.1B | 0.9% | $10.1K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-02 | 140.1B | 0.6% | $9.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-10-01 | 57.7B | 0.2% | $3.8K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-30 | 120.7B | 0.5% | $19.7K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-29 | 212.5B | 0.9% | $34.7K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-28 | 186.4B | 0.8% | $17.8K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-27 | 150.9B | 0.7% | $8.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-26 | 197.6B | 1.0% | $22.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-25 | 234.1B | 1.0% | $16.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-24 | 247.4B | 1.1% | $28.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-23 | 117.0B | 0.6% | $28.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-22 | 115.0B | 0.6% | $18.8K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-21 | 89.3B | 0.4% | $25.1K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-20 | 80.9B | 0.5% | $19.9K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-19 | 59.4B | 0.3% | $14.3K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-18 | 71.7B | 0.4% | $17.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-17 | 74.3B | 0.4% | $25.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-16 | 63.2B | 0.3% | $19.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-15 | 57.4B | 0.3% | $26.0K | 0.000 |
| 2026-09-14 | 79.9B | 0.4% | $40.7K | 0.000 |
| 2026-09-13 | 33.2B | 0.2% | $17.7K | 0.000 |
| 2026-09-12 | 52.6B | 0.3% | $28.6K | 0.000 |
| 2026-09-11 | 82.6B | 0.5% | $39.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-10 | 77.0B | 0.4% | $27.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-09 | 100.8B | 0.6% | $41.3K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-08 | 82.6B | 0.4% | $32.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-07 | 81.8B | 0.4% | $38.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-06 | 54.6B | 0.4% | $24.4K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-05 | 64.5B | 0.4% | $36.8K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-04 | 88.3B | 0.5% | $46.4K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-03 | 76.8B | 0.4% | $46.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-02 | 55.6B | 0.3% | $23.4K | 0.001 |
| 2026-09-01 | 34.7B | 0.2% | $17.4K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-31 | 37.0B | 0.3% | $22.9K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-30 | 29.2B | 0.2% | $18.8K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-29 | 27.1B | 0.2% | $15.1K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-28 | 32.9B | 0.2% | $15.3K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-27 | 27.2B | 0.2% | $7.7K | 0.000 |
| 2026-08-26 | 49.4B | 0.3% | $13.7K | 0.000 |
| 2026-08-25 | 49.6B | 0.3% | $10.1K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-24 | 65.3B | 0.4% | $16.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-23 | 37.4B | 0.2% | $10.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-22 | 45.9B | 0.3% | $12.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-21 | 42.7B | 0.3% | $14.5K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-20 | 60.6B | 0.5% | $15.8K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-19 | 77.6B | 0.6% | $23.3K | 0.000 |
| 2026-08-18 | 79.0B | 0.6% | $24.8K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-17 | 71.2B | 0.5% | $24.2K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-16 | 23.3B | 0.2% | $5.0K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-15 | 21.9B | 0.2% | $4.6K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-14 | 60.4B | 0.5% | $11.9K | 0.001 |
| 2026-08-13 | 71.8B | 0.6% | $11.0K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-12 | 51.8B | 0.5% | $10.9K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-11 | 28.5B | 0.3% | $6.7K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-10 | 9.1B | 0.1% | $2.6K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-09 | 1.8B | 0.0% | $557 | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-08 | 3.0B | 0.0% | $857 | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-07 | 6.9B | 0.1% | $2.1K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-06 | 9.0B | 0.1% | $2.1K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-05 | 7.5B | 0.1% | $2.5K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-04 | 6.0B | 0.1% | $2.2K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-03 | 3.5B | 0.0% | $1.5K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-02 | 3.0B | 0.0% | $1.1K | 0.003 |
| 2026-08-01 | 2.9B | 0.0% | $1.3K | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-31 | 3.0B | 0.0% | $1.4K | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-30 | 2.0B | 0.0% | $1.0K | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-29 | 1.2B | 0.0% | $657 | 0.003 |
| 2026-07-28 | 2.7B | 0.0% | $1.6K | 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 |