Chinese Models Sweep OpenRouter's Top 5: MiMo-V2.5 Leads With 10.5 Trillion Tokens

In late July 2026, OpenRouter published its weekly ranking of language models by token volume processed. For the first time, models from Chinese companies — Xiaomi, DeepSeek and Tencent — fill all five spots at the top.

Who made the top 5?

Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.5 leads with 10.5 trillion tokens for the week, up 12% from the previous week. Two DeepSeek models took second and fifth place, covering different segments: a lightweight version for fast, economical use cases, and the flagship Pro for coding, complex reasoning and multi-step agentic planning. According to the company, the Pro version is comparable to leading closed Western models on key tasks.

• 1st place: MiMo-V2.5 (Xiaomi) — 10.5 trillion tokens/week, +12%
• 2nd and 5th places: DeepSeek — the lite model and the flagship Pro
• 3rd place: Hunyuan 3 (Tencent) — open source since July 6, 2026, weekly growth of more than 999%

It is also notable that DeepSeek holds two spots in the same ranking. This two-tier strategy lets the company capture the widest range of demand: the lightweight model powers high-volume pipelines, while the Pro version handles tasks where accuracy is critical.

Why did Hunyuan 3 grow 999% in a week?

Tencent made Hunyuan 3 publicly available on July 6, 2026, and in the first weeks after release its weekly usage grew by more than 999%. According to OpenRouter, that is a record weekly gain in the current ranking.

A launch this explosive is typical of strong open-source releases: once the weights are open, developers integrate the model into their pipelines right away instead of waiting for a commercial API. Hunyuan 3 reached the top 5 even though it has been publicly available for far less time than the other models in the ranking.

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OpenRouter's weekly report, cited by 人民财讯 (People Finance News), this is the first time in the platform's history that products from a single country — China — hold all five top spots.

What the five models have in common

OpenRouter is a global aggregator that lets developers connect to hundreds of language models through a single API. The platform's weekly ranking reflects total token volume over seven days — that is, real usage in production systems, not academic benchmarks.

All five entries in the current top share a short path from release to ranking: MiMo-V2.5 and Hunyuan 3 both appeared in 2026 and climbed to the top within a few weeks. DeepSeek is a steady presence in the ranking thanks to its wide distribution through open weights and a competitive price-to-performance ratio.

What this means

Chinese models took five out of five spots in OpenRouter's global top by token volume — a first in the platform's history. The ranking reflects billions of real API calls from independent developers around the world, and only models that developers actually integrate into production products make the list. Western labs keep their positions in enterprise contracts and academic research, but in the open developer market, competition has become truly global.

Frequently asked questions

What is MiMo-V2.5?

MiMo-V2.5 is a language model from Xiaomi. According to OpenRouter, in late July 2026 the model processed 10.5 trillion tokens over seven days, taking first place in the global ranking by usage volume.

When did Tencent's Hunyuan 3 go open source?

Tencent released the open weights of Hunyuan 3 on July 6, 2026. In the first weeks, its weekly volume of processed tokens grew by more than 999%, a record in the OpenRouter ranking.