AI & Enterprise
Chinese AI models overtake U.S. in token usage, DeepSeek V4 ranks No. 1
Chinese AI models have pulled well ahead of U.S. models in token usage, NDTV Profit reported, citing OpenRouter data. OpenRouter said Chinese models have surpassed U.S. models in token consumption so far this year. NDTV Profit said efficient model design let Chinese AI research companies set lower token prices than leading U.S. firms. DeepSeek V4 Flash led with 4.63 trillion tokens, and only Anthropic appeared among the top five models.
