Token-maxxing is dead, OpenRouter's token usage plateaus

OpenRouter's token usage data shows that AI model adoption has plateaued, with Claude models (particularly Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5) dominating rankings by real-world usage through October 2026. Coding agents have become the primary driver of API consumption, with Claude Code leading at 1.69 trillion tokens, indicating a shift from pure language model usage toward specialized agentic applications.