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Open-weight models hit 29% of AI tokens as DeepSeek surges

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Vercel ·

Open-weight models now run 29% of AI Gateway tokens, up from 11% in April, while accounting for under 4% of spend. DeepSeek captured 22.6% of token volume, nearly tying Google for second place. Average token price flattened as cheap open-weight volume offset rising frontier costs.

Meridian48 take
The data confirms a bifurcating market: cheap open models handle volume, while frontier labs keep high-stakes spend—but the open-weight share is growing fast enough to reshape pricing dynamics.
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Open-weight models surge to 29% of volume, price per token flattens →
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