AI Gateways: Crowded, Leader Gains (Sep 2026)
74 new entrants in twelve months, traffic up 69% against a falling market — and leader OpenRouter gained share rather than losing it, from 37.4% to 49.3%. The breakdown: 21.6% of the growth was carried in by new supply, incumbent demand grew only 32.7%, and China supplies 19.3% of visits — 4.8x its share of the wider market. Full Top 50 included.




