Analysisopen weightsllminferencechina models
Chinese Models Challenge Open-Weights Adoption Gap
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On December 17, 2025, Global Tech reports that open-weight Chinese LLMs—spurred by launches of DeepSeek, Qwen and Kimi—saw real-world routing spikes on OpenRouter, reaching nearly 30% of tokens at peak. However, across a November-to-November window their share averaged about 13%, while proprietary models continued to account for roughly 70% of usage, highlighting a gap between benchmark performance and sustained adoption.
Key Points
- 1Record usage: Chinese models peaked at nearly 30% of tokens routed on OpenRouter
- 2Indicate significance: launches of DeepSeek, Qwen and Kimi drove initial interest and performance claims
- 3Signal adoption gap: averaged ~13% over year while proprietary models retain about 70% usage
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