Chinese open-weight models outpace US for 26th straight week

OpenRouter data for October 19–25 shows Chinese models handled 93.54 trillion of 188 trillion global tokens, up 18.14% week over week and ahead of US models for a 26th consecutive week. DeepSeek's Flash 1017 topped global usage with 33.6 trillion tokens, while Zhipu rose 12% in Hong Kong on H1 revenue of 953.9 million yuan, up 399.7%.

• Chinese models: 93.54 trillion weekly tokens, up 18.14%, 26 weeks ahead
• DeepSeek Flash 1017 processed 33.6 trillion tokens, No.1 globally
• Zhipu H1 2026 revenue: 953.9 million yuan, API revenue up 2,735.7%
• DeepSeek closed a ~100 billion yuan round at a ~$74 billion pre-round valuation