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State of Models: What the Data Says About AI
Benchmarks tell us how models perform.
State of Models explores how AI is actually used.
Introducing State of Models, OpenRouter’s new flagship thought leadership series built around one of our most unique vantage points: visibility into how AI models are being used at scale.
For our first edition, we’re going beyond benchmarks to look at what’s actually happening across the AI ecosystem: which models are gaining momentum, how developers are balancing cost and quality, where open and proprietary models are winning, and what emerging usage patterns tell us about where AI is heading next. Come help us kick off the series.
📊 The Data Drop
We’ll start with a short, data-driven presentation from the OpenRouter team, unpacking some of the most interesting trends, anomalies, and emerging patterns we’re seeing across the model ecosystem.
Think: fast-growing models, shifting developer preferences, reasoning adoption, cost vs. quality tradeoffs, open vs. proprietary models, and surprising changes in how AI is being used.
No product pitch. Just data, insights, and a look at what’s changing.
🎙️ Fireside Conversation
Then we’ll bring the data to life with a fireside conversation featuring leading voices from across the AI ecosystem.
We’ll dig into what they’re seeing in the market, what the numbers might be telling us, where they agree (or disagree), and what all of it means for the next generation of AI products.
And, as always, there will be plenty of time to meet other founders, engineers, researchers, and AI builders over drinks and bites.
The models are changing fast. Let’s look at what the data actually says.
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
