OpenRouter Provider Economics

Infrastructure usage, market share, and estimated provider billings

Billings Listed Cache-adjusted

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Z.AI

SG · slug z-ai · as of 2026-08-26 (last complete UTC day) · methodology observed_tokens_calibrated_model_mix_observed_pricing

Observed Daily Tokens
575.2B
Observed Monthly Tokens
2.36T
7d Avg Tokens
159.9B
30d Avg Tokens
60.3B
Token Share
3.1%
7d Share Change
—
30d Share Change
+2.6 pts
Models Served
9
Weighted $/M
$0.8578
Est Billings / Day Estimated OpenRouter-attributable billings for August 26th, 2026, using observed provider tokens, calibrated model mix, and endpoint prices.
$493.2K
30-Day Trailing Rev Sum of estimated daily billings over the last 29 complete UTC days ending August 26th, 2026. Actual trailing history, not an extrapolation.
$3.74M
Est Billings / Month Est. Billings / Day × 30 using the August 26th, 2026 daily estimate. Forward month run rate, not trailing calendar-month actuals.
$14.79M
Annualized Run Rate Est. Billings / Day × 365 using the August 26th, 2026 daily estimate. Illustrative annual run rate, not trailing twelve-month actuals.
$180.00M
Revenue Share
2.9%
Provider Rank
#8
Growth Class
—

Daily tokens vs estimated billings

Jul 1, 2026 → Aug 26, 2026 · observed tokens with calibrated model-mix revenue estimates

Estimated billings by model

Stacked daily OpenRouter-attributable billings from this provider’s model mix (similar layout to OpenRouter’s tokens chart, in $)

Model Economics

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 346.0B $0.0750 $0.2500 — — — — $0.1100 $38.1K 60.2% 7.7%
z-ai/glm-5.3 195.4B $1.4000 $4.4000 — — — — $2.0000 $390.7K 34.0% 79.2%
z-ai/glm-5.2 25.8B $1.4000 $4.4000 — — — — $2.0000 $51.5K 4.5% 10.5%
z-ai/glm-5v-turbo 3.9B $1.2000 $4.0000 — — — — $1.7600 $6.9K 0.7% 1.4%
z-ai/glm-5 1.1B $1.0000 $3.2000 — — — — $1.4400 $1.6K 0.2% 0.3%
z-ai/glm-5.1 1.1B $1.4000 $4.4000 — — — — $2.0000 $2.2K 0.2% 0.4%
z-ai/glm-5-turbo-20260315 769.7M $1.2000 $4.0000 — — — — $1.7600 $1.4K 0.1% 0.3%
z-ai/glm-4.7 620.6M $0.6000 $2.2000 — — — — $0.9200 $571 0.1% 0.1%
z-ai/glm-4.6 230.9M $0.6000 $2.2000 — — — — $0.9200 $212 0.0% 0.0%

History since Jul 1

Date Tokens Share $/Day RouteProxy
2026-08-26 574.9B 3.1% $493.2K 0.016
2026-08-25 204.5B 1.1% $406.1K 0.016
2026-08-24 180.4B 1.0% $357.4K 0.017
2026-08-23 118.5B 0.8% $234.7K 0.015
2026-08-22 125.9B 0.9% $249.3K 0.015
2026-08-21 181.9B 1.3% $360.2K 0.015
2026-08-20 148.1B 1.2% $292.7K 0.015
2026-08-18 27.6B 0.2% $52.3K 0.015
2026-08-17 36.0B 0.3% $68.8K 0.014
2026-08-16 31.7B 0.3% $61.1K 0.013
2026-08-15 19.6B 0.2% $33.5K 0.013
2026-08-14 35.4B 0.3% $66.5K 0.013
2026-08-13 38.9B 0.4% $71.8K 0.012
2026-08-12 32.1B 0.3% $58.1K 0.012
2026-08-11 34.4B 0.3% $56.9K 0.012
2026-08-10 28.8B 0.3% $51.4K 0.012
2026-08-09 17.9B 0.2% $31.5K 0.012
2026-08-08 14.5B 0.2% $25.1K 0.012
2026-08-07 26.3B 0.3% $48.0K 0.012
2026-08-06 39.5B 0.4% $73.6K 0.012
2026-08-05 36.0B 0.3% $67.0K 0.012
2026-08-04 34.9B 0.3% $64.4K 0.012
2026-08-03 37.3B 0.4% $70.7K 0.012
2026-08-02 21.6B 0.3% $40.2K 0.012
2026-08-01 25.0B 0.4% $45.1K 0.012
2026-07-31 43.9B 0.5% $84.0K 0.012
2026-07-30 54.4B 0.7% $102.6K 0.012
2026-07-29 44.6B 0.5% $85.4K 0.012
2026-07-28 47.5B 0.5% $91.1K 0.012
2026-07-27 42.4B 0.5% $81.0K 0.012
2026-07-26 24.7B 0.3% $46.1K 0.012
2026-07-25 21.0B 0.3% $38.7K 0.012
2026-07-24 50.9B 0.6% $92.9K 0.012
2026-07-23 43.6B 0.5% $80.9K 0.012
2026-07-22 39.8B 0.4% $74.0K 0.012
2026-07-21 41.0B 0.5% $77.6K 0.012
2026-07-20 35.3B 0.4% $66.5K 0.012
2026-07-19 31.9B 0.4% $59.5K 0.012
2026-07-18 40.2B 0.5% $75.8K 0.012
2026-07-17 50.1B 0.5% $94.3K 0.012
2026-07-16 69.5B 0.7% $129.0K 0.012
2026-07-15 50.5B 0.5% $95.4K 0.012
2026-07-14 33.7B 0.4% $64.4K 0.012
2026-07-13 49.2B 0.6% $91.2K 0.012
2026-07-12 21.9B 0.3% $41.3K 0.012
2026-07-11 33.1B 0.5% $63.0K 0.012
2026-07-10 31.1B 0.4% $60.3K 0.013
2026-07-09 40.0B 0.5% $75.2K 0.013
2026-07-08 38.3B 0.5% $74.0K 0.013
2026-07-07 57.0B 0.7% $111.6K 0.013
2026-07-06 37.1B 0.5% $71.1K 0.013
2026-07-05 24.2B 0.4% $46.4K 0.013
2026-07-04 36.4B 0.6% $70.7K 0.013
2026-07-03 43.9B 0.6% $84.9K 0.013
2026-07-02 43.1B 0.6% $82.9K 0.013
2026-07-01 42.1B 0.6% $81.6K 0.013