OpenRouter Rankings
Cost Analysis
June 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Why DeepSeek V4 Flash Has Been #1 on OpenRouter for 3 Straight Weeks
DeepSeek V4 Flash processed 3.31 trillion tokens in the first week of June 2026 — its third consecutive week at the top spot. The reason: it's 21× cheaper than Claude on input ($0.14 vs $3) and 36× cheaper than GPT-5.5. We break down the architecture, the price gap, and which model to route to for which task.
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