AI model market · 2026-45
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 rose 7.0 points to 24.8% of OpenRouter tokens
As of the snapshot on 2 November 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 was the biggest riser in OpenRouter usage, up 7.0 points to a 24.8% share of tokens over the seven days ending 1 November 2026. The comparison basis is 7-day change. OpenRouter tracked 360 models, and 34 listed prices changed.
Produced automatically from OpenRouter and LMArena data.
- Most-used model
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
- Biggest riser
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
- Cheapest frontier model
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro
- New models
- 1
24.8%
+7.0
$0.435 / $0.87
What changed
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash fell 1.9 points to 7.7% of tokens, while MiniMax M3.1 Flash rose 2.8 points to 3.2% and Step 5 Preview rose 1.3 points to 3.2%, both in the top ten.
- Claude Opus 5.5 stood at arena rank 3 on the LMArena text leaderboard with a score of 1,515.8 and moved down 1 places, while Gemini 4 Argon, at 1,528.6, stood at rank 2.
- Of the 34 listed price changes, MiMo-V2.5 had the largest output increase, as its output price went from $0.238 to $2.00, up 740.3% on output.
- GLM 5.3 output price rose from $1.40 to $3.60, up 157.1% on output, while GLM 5.3 Flash output price fell from $0.50 to $0.0923, down 81.5% on output.
- One new model, Particle-1 from Particle Ai, was added at $0.05 input and $0.50 output per million tokens, with a context of 1.05M tokens.
Why it matters
For teams that build with AI models, a 24.8% share of OpenRouter tokens held by one model shows where traffic went in the seven days ending 1 November 2026. Shares moved for several models at once, with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash down 1.9 points and MiniMax M3.1 Flash up 2.8 points. Both the usage ranking and the price list changed within a single week, which matters to anyone who routes requests by either.
For buyers, the price changes are the most direct figures. Output prices per million tokens for MiMo-V2.5 were up 740.3%, while GLM 5.3 Flash output was down 81.5%, so the cost of output differed sharply between listings. On the LMArena text leaderboard, Gemini 4 Argon scored 1,528.6 and Claude Opus 5.5 scored 1,515.8. The leaderboard figures come from the same snapshot of models on OpenRouter. Gemma 4 26B A4B led best value by arena score per blended dollar at 45,171.7.
The numbers
| Rank | Model | Share, 7 days | Change (points) | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | 24.8% | +7.0 | $0.30 | $1.20 |
| 2 | GLM 5.3 Flash | 7.8% | +0.8 | $0.0285 | $0.0923 |
| 3 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | 7.7% | -1.9 | $0.045 | $0.50 |
| 4 | GPT-6 Luna | 5.0% | +0.6 | $0.10 | $0.50 |
| 5 | Hy4 preview | 4.7% | -0.1 | $0.834 | $2.501 |
| 6 | Claude Opus 5.5 | 3.5% | -0.9 | $4.00 | $20.00 |
| 7 | Step 5 Preview | 3.2% | +1.3 | $1.00 | $2.70 |
| 8 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | 3.2% | +2.8 | $0.15 | $0.60 |
| 9 | GPT-5.6 Luna | 2.2% | +1.3 | $0.20 | $1.20 |
| 10 | GLM 5.3 | 2.2% | -0.5 | $0.08 | $3.60 |
Methodology and sources
Written automatically by a language model from daily snapshots of the OpenRouter model catalogue, the OpenRouter rankings (CC BY 4.0) and the LMArena text leaderboard (CC BY 4.0). Snapshot date 2 November 2026; comparison: 7-day change. The model was given the numbers only and told to add nothing else; numbers and wording are checked by program before publication. Live figures: /ai-models.
Cite this page
Oesnada, "DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 rose 7.0 points to 24.8% of OpenRouter tokens", https://oesnada.com/analysis/ai-model-market/2026-45, accessed 2 November 2026.