According to the latest data from OpenRouter, the total global usage of AI large models last week (August 31 to September 6) reached 115 trillion tokens, a 1.77% increase week-over-week. China’s AI large models accounted for 56.72 trillion tokens, up 2.83% week-over-week, marking the nineteenth consecutive week of surpassing the United States (16.54 trillion tokens, down 3.1% week-over-week), maintaining the top position globally. Four of the top five most-used models globally are Chinese. Tencent HunYuan Hy4 Preview ranked first with 14.7 trillion tokens, a 379% week-over-week increase; GPT-5.6 Luna ranked second with 12.9 trillion tokens; Zhipu GLM-5.3 Flash rose to third place with 12.4 trillion tokens; DeepSeek-V4-Flash, in both its official and preview versions, ranked fourth and fifth, respectively. MiniMax M3 returned to the rankings after nearly a month, placing sixth, and has become the foundational base for Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN company’s Arabic-language large model. Additionally, Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 and Gemini 3.7 Flash dropped out of the rankings this week.
China's AI large models lead global usage for the 19th consecutive week
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China’s AI large models led global usage for the 19th consecutive week, with global token volume reaching 115 trillion during the week of August 31 to September 6, 2026. China’s models accounted for 56.72 trillion tokens, up 2.83%, while the U.S. declined 3.1% to 16.54 trillion. Tencent’s Hy4 preview topped the global top five with 14.7 trillion tokens, surging 379% week-over-week. Four of the top five models are now Chinese. AI + crypto news continues to underscore the convergence of global crypto policy and AI advancements.
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