OpenRouter

Most adopted
Most switched to
Updated Sep 10, 2026
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54%
12% YoY
#1

Summary

  • OpenRouter ranks #1 within the Model Serving & Inference category, maintaining its position month-over-month.
  • As of September 2026, 54% of organizations who have a vendor in the Model Serving & Inference category use OpenRouter: up 12 percentage points from last year.
  • OpenRouter has the highest adoption among enterprise companies (59%), compared to mid-market (57%), small-to-medium businesses (53%), and micro-SMB (50%).
  • OpenRouter key capabilities include AI model routing, API aggregation, and cost optimization features, supporting efficient access to multiple language models through a unified interface.

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Key stats

54%
12% YoY
Mid-Market, 42%
55%
14%
#1
#1

Adoption Rates by company size

Company sizeAdoption rate
SMB53%
Mid-market57%
Enterprise59%

About OpenRouter

OpenRouter is a unified API platform for accessing multiple AI models from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral. It simplifies model comparison and integration for developers and researchers.

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About this data

These insights come from Ramp’s procurement and renewal data, built on real-world transactions observed across our platform. Figures represent aggregated observations from Ramp Procurement and Renewals activity.

DateNew adopter shareCompetitor switch rateDominant FTE segmentAdoption rate (Enterprise)Adoption rate (Mid-Market)Adoption rate (SMB)
Aug 202655%14%Mid-Market, 42%59%57%53%
Jul 202647%15%Mid-Market, 41%59%56%51%
Jun 202657%15%Mid-Market, 42%59%54%51%
May 202644%15%Mid-Market, 41%56%52%49%
Apr 202654%15%Mid-Market, 42%56%52%48%
Mar 202644%17%Mid-Market, 43%51%50%46%
Feb 202646%17%Mid-Market, 44%50%49%45%
Jan 202635%17%Mid-Market, 43%48%49%42%
Dec 202540%18%Mid-Market, 44%47%48%43%
Nov 202531%19%Mid-Market, 44%45%48%42%
Oct 202542%20%Mid-Market, 43%48%49%42%
Sep 202529%22%Mid-Market, 41%48%48%41%
Aug 202542%22%Mid-Market, 40%48%47%41%
Jul 202546%23%Enterprise, 41%46%45%38%
Jun 202551%21%Enterprise, 43%42%43%34%
May 202552%21%Enterprise, 47%48%39%32%
Apr 202546%22%Enterprise, 43%45%32%29%
Mar 202524%22%Enterprise, 46%35%30%25%
Feb 202539%24%Enterprise, 39%35%29%25%
Jan 202533%25%Enterprise, 49%21%24%21%
Dec 202420%27%Enterprise, 53%23%16%18%
Nov 202427%25%Enterprise, 55%27%13%17%
Oct 202411%31%Enterprise, 48%27%14%16%
Sep 202411%35%Enterprise, 37%17%15%15%

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