According to the latest monitoring data from OpenRouter, the Chinese artificial intelligence sector is experiencing explosive growth. During the period from March 2 to March 8, the weekly total calls of large models in China reached 4.19 trillion Tokens, a significant increase of 34.9% compared to the previous week, and it has surpassed the United States' 3.63 trillion Tokens for the second consecutive week.

In the global ranking of the top five large model call volumes, Chinese vendors have performed impressively, occupying three positions.

Key data from this ranking:

  • MiniMax leads globally: MiniMax's M2.5 model maintained the top position globally with a weekly call volume of 1.87 trillion Tokens, an increase of 15% compared to the previous week, demonstrating strong market dominance.

  • DeepSeek shows stable performance: DeepSeek V3.2 ranked third globally with a call volume of 0.83 trillion Tokens.

  • Stepwise Star rises unexpectedly: Step3.5 Flash became the biggest surprise of the week, with a sharp increase of 69% in weekly call volume, reaching 0.75 trillion Tokens, successfully entering the global top five.

  • Kimi slightly declined: Kimi K2.5 dropped to sixth place, with a weekly call volume of 0.74 trillion Tokens, an increase of 8% compared to the previous week.

Industry analysts pointed out that the continued leadership of China's large model call volume reflects the high activity of the domestic AI application ecosystem and further optimization of computing costs. As more companies integrate their operations with domestic large models, China's advantages in AI engineering and application are further expanding.