# Chinese AI models dominate OpenRouter's US token consumption. It can now guarantee that traffic stays entirely in the US.

DevFeed: [Chinese AI models dominate OpenRouter's US token consumption. It can now guarantee that traffic stays entirely in the US.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/chinese-ai-models-dominate-openrouter-s-us-token-consumption-it-can-now-guarantee-that-traffic-stays-entirely-in-the-us-21599.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://thenewstack.io/openrouter-us-region-routing/>)

Author: Paul Sawers

Published: 2026-09-14T13:59:33Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [The New Stack](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-new-stack.md>)

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## AI overview

OpenRouter has launched US in-region routing for business and enterprise customers. Requests sent through its US endpoint are decrypted, processed, and served entirely inside the United States, or rejected if that cannot be guaranteed. The feature addresses concerns about data location when businesses use open-weight models, including models developed in China.

## Source excerpt

Everyone knows the open-weight model pitch by now: companies can download the weights, customize them, run them on infrastructure of The post Chinese AI models dominate OpenRouter's US token consumption. It can now guarantee that traffic stays entirely in the US. appeared first on The New Stack.