AI applications drive the continuous increase in global token consumption. OpenRouter data shows that from May 18 to 24, the total calls to global AI large models reached 28.9 trillion tokens, a 7.4% increase week-over-week, marking five consecutive weeks of growth. China's weekly call volume was 9.22 trillion tokens, up 19.89%, leading the world; the United States had 4.93 trillion tokens, up 16.27%. China has surpassed the US for four consecutive weeks, with DeepSeek-V4-Flash ranking first globally.

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2026-05-25 06:34:07

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Mars Finance News, May 25 — Driven by applications such as AI Agents, the global token consumption has continued to rise. According to the latest data from OpenRouter, the total calls to AI large models worldwide last week (May 18 to May 24) reached 28.9 trillion tokens, a 7.4% increase compared to the previous week. Call volume has increased for five consecutive weeks, and demand for large model calls continues to be released. Among the listed AI large models, China's weekly call volume reached 9.22 trillion tokens, a 19.89% increase week-over-week; during the same period, the US AI large models had a weekly call volume of 4.93 trillion tokens, a 16.27% increase week-over-week. China's large models have exceeded the US for four consecutive weeks in weekly call volume and remain the top globally. As of now, DeepSeek-V4-Flash has topped the OpenRouter global AI large model call ranking. (Cailian Press)

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GateUser-28f37882

· 5h ago

The rapid increase in call volume, the decline in inference costs is the core driving force, benefiting edge AI.

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HotAirBalloonViewing

· 9h ago

OpenRouter's data is becoming increasingly valuable as a reference, driven by both on-chain data and AI call volume.

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NeonStreetReflections

· 9h ago

9.22 trillion tokens, China's growth rate is more than twice that of the United States, and infrastructure advantages are beginning to show

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Cross-SectionOfSucculent

· 9h ago

A weekly growth rate of 19.89%—that slope is too steep. Breaking 100 trillion tokens by the end of the year is not a dream.

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GateUser-6319729f

· 9h ago

The Flash version reaching the top indicates that cost performance is key, not that bigger parameters are better.

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LeverageLatte

· 9h ago

$4.93 trillion in the United States, $9.22 trillion in China, double the gap, this inflection point is quite significant

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MoonlightTake-ProfitLine

· 9h ago

Rising for five consecutive weeks, the AI application boom is here. Should we pay attention to compute power tokens?

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GovernanceGremlin

· 9h ago

DeepSeek-V4-Flash reaches the top, this wave of domestic models has truly stood up.

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