비용 격차가 벌어지는 가운데, 중국 모델이 OpenRouter 트래픽의 46%를 장악했다
중국 모델은 주간 openrouter 트래픽의 30% 이상을 차지하며 이전의 11%에서 크게 증가했습니다. lindy 같은 스타트업이 수백만 달러를 절약하기 위해 claude에서 deepseek로 갈아타고 있습니다.
chinese ai models from deepseek and z.ai have surged on openrouter, consistently exceeding 30% of weekly traffic since february and hitting 46% peaks, compared to an 11% average in 2023. openrouter reports these open-source models run 60-90% cheaper than us alternatives, prompting startups like lindy to migrate entire workloads from claude to deepseek. despite chinese models trailing us leaders by 6-9 months in benchmarks, the massive price arbitrage is driving adoption. this trend signals that enterprise buyers are prioritizing cost efficiency over marginal capability gains.