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Open-Weight Chinese AI Models Hit 54% Token Share on Vercel

8/25/2026

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Vercel saw open-weight Chinese AI models capture a record token share on AI Gateway.
Open-weight models accounted for 54 % of volume on Tuesday, ahead of 46 % for proprietary models.
CEO Guillermo Rauch said open models reached 62 % on Saturday, while models fell to 38 %.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash led token usage, with its 0731 version also in the top five.
Chinese models filled four of the top five spots, with GPT-5.6 Luna third.

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Vercel saw open-weight Chinese AI models capture a record token share on AI Gateway.
Open-weight models accounted for 54 % of volume on Tuesday, ahead of 46 % for proprietary models.
CEO Guillermo Rauch said open models reached 62 % on Saturday, while models fell to 38 %.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash led token usage, with its 0731 version also in the top five.
Chinese models filled four of the top five spots, with GPT-5.6 Luna third.