In 2026 Vercel AI Gateway recorded a standout day: 78.4% of token volume was tied to open models, while closed models made up 21.6%. Spending tells a different story: Moonshot AI and DeepSeek rank third and fourth, and together with Z.ai their inference spending exceeds OpenAI’s; this spending is primarily with U.S. providers and does not represent direct revenue for the labs that develop the open models.
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Open models account for near-record share at Vercel AI Gateway
In 2026 Vercel AI Gateway recorded a standout day: 78.4% of token volume was tied to open models, while closed models made up 21.6%.
