[Surge in Usage of Chinese Models by U.S. Companies] According to a report by Jinse Finance, on July 20, Chinese AI models are rapidly gaining market share. The latest data from OpenRouter shows that the proportion of tokens processed by U.S. companies using Chinese AI models on OpenRouter has reached a record high of approximately 58%. This percentage has tripled since mid-January and surpassed that of U.S. counterparts on the platform for the first time in March. The token share of Chinese models briefly rose to 63% during the first week of July. In contrast, the usage share of Chinese models was less than 10% at the beginning of 2025, while U.S. models accounted for about 80%. DeepSeek has become the most popular choice among U.S. companies in recent months.