AI & Enterprise
China\'s value AI models speed global spread, raising tensions in Washington
Chinese AI models have lifted their share of enterprise use to a majority on major developer platforms in 2026, helped by improved performance and lower prices. On OpenRouter, Chinese models accounted for 57 to 67 percent of token use in a mid-September week, up from 6 to 13 percent in February. Washington is investigating broader adoption, while OpenRouter data show the sharpest recent use in countries it classifies as the Global South.
