OpenRouter Provider Economics
Infrastructure usage, market share, and estimated provider billings
SG · slug z-ai · 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 | 61.2B | $0.1500 | $0.5000 | $0.0670 | $0.4998 | 67.1% | 95.0/5.0 | $0.1674 | $10.2K | 39.9% | 9.4% |
| z-ai/glm-5.3 | 52.1B | $1.4000 | $4.4000 | $0.3128 | $4.3995 | 96.2% | 98.8/1.2 | $1.4349 | $74.8K | 34.0% | 68.8% |
| z-ai/glm-5.3-flashx | 31.3B | $0.3700 | $1.2500 | $0.1138 | $1.2495 | 95.5% | 99.3/0.7 | $0.3765 | $11.8K | 20.4% | 10.9% |
| z-ai/glm-5.2 | 3.7B | $1.4000 | $4.4000 | $0.3522 | $4.3995 | 84.7% | 96.8/3.2 | $1.4952 | $5.5K | 2.4% | 5.1% |
| z-ai/glm-5 | 2.0B | $1.0000 | $3.2000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $1.4400 | $2.9K | 1.3% | 2.6% |
| z-ai/glm-4.7 | 1.9B | $0.6000 | $2.2000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $0.9200 | $1.7K | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| z-ai/glm-5.1 | 469.3M | $1.4000 | $4.4000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $2.0000 | $939 | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| z-ai/glm-4.5 | 313.3M | $0.6000 | $2.2000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $0.9200 | $288 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| z-ai/glm-5-turbo-20260315 | 291.6M | $1.2000 | $4.0000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $1.7600 | $513 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Date | Tokens | Share | $/Day | RouteProxy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-11 | 153.3B | 0.7% | $108.7K | 0.014 |
| 2026-10-10 | 142.6B | 0.6% | $70.6K | 0.014 |
| 2026-10-09 | 203.5B | 0.8% | $116.7K | 0.014 |
| 2026-10-08 | 294.1B | 1.2% | $183.2K | 0.014 |
| 2026-10-07 | 226.6B | 0.9% | $112.8K | 0.014 |
| 2026-10-06 | 251.1B | 1.1% | $113.7K | 0.014 |
| 2026-10-05 | 267.4B | 1.0% | $105.0K | 0.014 |
| 2026-10-04 | 150.3B | 0.7% | $100.3K | 0.014 |
| 2026-10-03 | 136.8B | 0.6% | $84.8K | 0.012 |
| 2026-10-02 | 223.7B | 0.9% | $112.3K | 0.014 |
| 2026-10-01 | 223.9B | 1.0% | $102.4K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-30 | 195.8B | 0.8% | $118.3K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-29 | 204.8B | 0.8% | $128.7K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-28 | 238.3B | 1.0% | $164.5K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-27 | 121.3B | 0.6% | $61.4K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-26 | 134.0B | 0.7% | $62.2K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-25 | 205.6B | 0.9% | $98.2K | 0.012 |
| 2026-09-24 | 225.2B | 1.0% | $105.5K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-23 | 282.8B | 1.4% | $119.0K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-22 | 630.4B | 3.1% | $162.0K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-21 | 334.5B | 1.6% | $129.2K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-20 | 400.0B | 2.3% | $105.1K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-19 | 714.9B | 4.0% | $145.3K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-18 | 469.2B | 2.4% | $119.7K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-17 | 501.1B | 2.5% | $141.5K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-16 | 415.6B | 2.3% | $115.6K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-15 | 389.0B | 2.2% | $114.2K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-14 | 369.3B | 2.0% | $112.9K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-13 | 225.5B | 1.3% | $88.8K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-12 | 131.7B | 0.8% | $74.8K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-11 | 209.7B | 1.2% | $99.9K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-10 | 382.1B | 2.0% | $132.0K | 0.014 |
| 2026-09-09 | 843.7B | 4.7% | $220.5K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-08 | 856.9B | 4.5% | $168.7K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-07 | 926.3B | 4.9% | $148.7K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-06 | 892.3B | 6.3% | $122.1K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-05 | 845.4B | 5.5% | $161.0K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-04 | 1.02T | 5.6% | $156.4K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-03 | 982.3B | 5.3% | $145.3K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-02 | 1.13T | 6.1% | $150.2K | 0.013 |
| 2026-09-01 | 1.33T | 8.2% | $193.7K | 0.013 |
| 2026-08-31 | 1.52T | 10.6% | $228.6K | 0.014 |
| 2026-08-30 | 1.08T | 8.2% | $161.7K | 0.014 |
| 2026-08-29 | 939.2B | 7.1% | $148.1K | 0.014 |
| 2026-08-28 | 1.50T | 9.9% | $420.9K | 0.014 |
| 2026-08-27 | 1.45T | 9.2% | $452.4K | 0.014 |
| 2026-08-26 | 574.9B | 3.1% | $357.7K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-25 | 204.5B | 1.1% | $296.1K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-24 | 180.4B | 1.0% | $262.1K | 0.017 |
| 2026-08-23 | 118.5B | 0.8% | $172.1K | 0.015 |
| 2026-08-22 | 125.9B | 0.9% | $183.7K | 0.015 |
| 2026-08-21 | 181.9B | 1.3% | $267.5K | 0.015 |
| 2026-08-20 | 148.1B | 1.2% | $212.2K | 0.015 |
| 2026-08-19 | 93.6B | 0.8% | $134.7K | 0.015 |
| 2026-08-18 | 27.6B | 0.2% | $38.4K | 0.015 |
| 2026-08-17 | 36.0B | 0.3% | $50.0K | 0.014 |
| 2026-08-16 | 31.7B | 0.3% | $44.3K | 0.013 |
| 2026-08-15 | 19.6B | 0.2% | $25.3K | 0.013 |
| 2026-08-14 | 35.4B | 0.3% | $48.4K | 0.013 |
| 2026-08-13 | 38.9B | 0.4% | $52.2K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-12 | 32.1B | 0.3% | $42.3K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-11 | 34.4B | 0.3% | $41.3K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-10 | 28.8B | 0.3% | $37.4K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-09 | 17.9B | 0.2% | $22.9K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-08 | 14.5B | 0.2% | $18.4K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-07 | 26.3B | 0.3% | $34.9K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-06 | 39.5B | 0.4% | $53.6K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-05 | 36.0B | 0.3% | $48.8K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-04 | 34.9B | 0.3% | $47.0K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-03 | 37.3B | 0.4% | $51.6K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-02 | 21.6B | 0.3% | $29.5K | 0.012 |
| 2026-08-01 | 25.0B | 0.4% | $33.3K | 0.012 |
| 2026-07-31 | 43.9B | 0.5% | $62.3K | 0.012 |
| 2026-07-30 | 54.4B | 0.7% | $75.2K | 0.012 |
| 2026-07-29 | 44.6B | 0.5% | $62.8K | 0.012 |
| 2026-07-28 | 47.5B | 0.5% | $67.2K | 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 |