BlockBeats report: On April 6, according to the latest data from OpenRouter, the total global AI large model usage last week (March 30 to April 5) reached 27 trillion tokens, representing an 18.9% increase week-over-week. Among the ranked AI large models, Chinese AI large models' weekly usage rose to 12.96 trillion tokens, up 31.48% from the previous week; U.S. AI large models' weekly usage stood at 3.03 trillion tokens, a 0.76% week-over-week increase. Chinese AI large models have now experienced five consecutive weeks of growth and have surpassed U.S. models for five consecutive weeks. Last week, the top six most-used AI large models globally were all Chinese models, with two models from Alibaba’s Qwen3.6 series ranking in the top three. Qwen3.6 Plus (free) led the list with 4.6 trillion tokens used last week, while Qwen3.6 Plus Preview ranked third with 1.64 trillion tokens used. (Per Daily Economic News)
China's weekly usage of AI large models has surpassed that of the U.S. for the fifth consecutive week.
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AI and crypto news from April 6, 2026, shows global AI large model usage reached 27 trillion tokens for the week of March 30 to April 5, an 18.9% increase from the prior week. China’s models surged 31.48% to 12.96 trillion tokens, while U.S. models grew 0.76% to 3.03 trillion. China has now outpaced the U.S. for five consecutive weeks, with six models ranking in the global top six. Among top altcoin news, Qwen3.6 Plus (free) leads with 4.6 trillion tokens, followed by Qwen3.6 Plus Preview in third place with 1.64 trillion.
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