Do Chinese open-weight models process most of the world’s AI tokens?

The post puts Chinese open-weight models at approximately 53% of OpenRouter’s public token volume as of September 13, 2026, but argues that this does not represent worldwide usage.

Citing Ramp’s figures, it says at least 77% of Ramp customers paying for AI pay for an OpenAI or Anthropic subscription. About 6% use platforms like OpenRouter, and 96% of that group also pay for OpenAI or Anthropic.

The post argues that closed models likely dominate overall AI deployment. It also cautions that raw token counts do not account for differences in model size and capabilities.