AI BriefingOpenRouter Open Weights Usage Drops Below 50%
·2026.08.14 05:37
Key point
The share of open weights model usage on OpenRouter has fallen below 50% since its peak in July.
Details
According to statistics from the AI model aggregator OpenRouter, the usage share of Open weights models is on a downward trend.
Usage of open weights models, which peaked at approximately 65% last July, has recently dropped to below 50%. This suggests that the market share of Closed models within the platform is rising again.
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