AI & Tech
OpenRouter data shows Chinese AI models surpass US token traffic
Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory
How China Just Overtook America In AI Traffic
What was said
"According to OpenRouter, Chinese models went from 1.2% of token traffic in 2024 to more than half of it by the summer of 2026, overtaking American models in total volume."
A narrator in Tom Bilyeu’s Impact Theory episode cites OpenRouter figures claiming Chinese AI models have moved from 1.2% of token traffic in 2024 to more than half by summer 2026. The episode argues this shift could undermine revenue expectations for US frontier labs and, by extension, spending on chips, cloud infrastructure and new data centres.
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- Programme
- Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory
- Episode
- How China Just Overtook America In AI Traffic
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- 31:23
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