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Token demand rose about 27 times since last November, one explanation for rising GPU rental prices.
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One answer to what's driving GPU rental prices: Token demand on OpenRouter is up ~27x since last November, from ~6T/week to ~165T/week Open-weight models now handle ~72% of those tokens, up from ~28% last November Charts of the Week:Read original on X
Open-weight models now handle 72% of OpenRouter token demand
Open-weight models now handle 72% of OpenRouter token demand
Open-weight models now handle 72% of OpenRouter token demand
Open-weight models now handle 72% of OpenRouter token demand
Open-weight models now handle 72% of OpenRouter token demand
Open-weight models now handle 72% of OpenRouter token demand
Open-weight models handle 72% of OpenRouter token demand
Open-weight models handle 72% of OpenRouter token demand
Open-weight models now handle 72% of OpenRouter token demand
Open-weight models handle 72% of OpenRouter token demand
Open-weight models now handle 72% of OpenRouter token demand
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