DeepSeek nearly tripled its OpenRouter share in 2026. OpenAI held near 17%.

100% stacked area chart of OpenRouter text-request share by model author in 2026. DeepSeek rises from 8.6% to 24.4%, Google falls from 37.8% to 19.7%, OpenAI moves from 14.3% to 18.5%, Z.ai rises from 3.2% to 12.2%, Qwen holds near 5%. A dashed line marks the 29 September Pro 500 launch, with OpenAI at 17.9% the week before and 18.5% two weeks after.

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OpenRouter rankings, Market Share (text requests), weeks beginning 5 Jan–12 Oct 2026, as of 20 Oct 2026 · CC BY 4.0

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DeepSeek nearly tripled its OpenRouter share in 2026. OpenAI held near 17%. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 14% 9% 38% 31% 20% Others 5% Qwen 12% Z.ai 20% Google 24% DeepSeek 19% OpenAI $500 plan Source: OpenRouter, weekly share of text requests, Jan–Oct 2026