OpenAI reportedly tops Anthropic in weekly OpenRouter spending
OpenRouter said on September 15, 2026, that its users spent more on OpenAI models than on Anthropic models the previous week—a first in more than 2.5 years.
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OpenRouter said spending on OpenAI models exceeded spending on Anthropic models in the week before its September 15, 2026, announcement, something it said had not happened for more than 2.5 years. A commenter credited Astra with the shift and claimed OpenAI had reached No. 1 in spending share on the platform for the first time in 133 weeks.
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OpenAI reportedly tops Anthropic in weekly OpenRouter spending
OpenRouter said on September 15, 2026, that its users spent more on OpenAI models than on Anthropic models the previous week—a first in more than 2.5 years.