Requesty Data: Open-Weights Models Jump From 4% to 52% of Tokens, 0.5% to 17% of Spend

Key Info

Requesty shared usage data showing open-weights models rose from 4% to 52% of tokens routed through its AI gateway between the week of Jan 5 and the week of Oct 26, with their share of spend climbing from 0.5% to 17% over the same period.

Highlights

• Token share for open-weights models: 4% (week of Jan 5) to 52% (week of Oct 26).
• Spend share over the same weeks: 0.5% to 17%.
• The gap between token share and spend share means open-weights traffic carries a much lower cost per token.
• In the author's framing: half the tokens, a sixth of the bill.