Where LLM dollars actually go, by app category
Each OpenRouter app self-declares one or more categories (coding agent, personal agent, roleplay, productivity, etc.). We roll up every app's 30-day token volume and monthly cost into those buckets — an app with multiple categories is counted in each, so rollup totals exceed the global totals.
| Category | Apps | Tokens (30d) | Monthly cost | Blended $/M | % of spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncategorised | 25 | 33.25T | $71.41M | $2.10 | 95.6% |
| programming-app | 1 | 111.6B | $1.65M | $3.72 | 2.2% |
| roleplay | 3 | 80.8B | $1.38M | $4.61 | 1.9% |
| personal-agent | 2 | 29.3B | $103K | $0.80 | 0.1% |
| game | 1 | 19.4B | $82K | $1.73 | 0.1% |
| cli-agent | 1 | 4.4B | $79K | $4.88 | 0.1% |
uncategorised
25 apps · 33.25T tokens · $71.41M monthly cost · $2.10 blended
programming-app
1 apps · 111.6B tokens · $1.65M monthly cost · $3.72 blended
roleplay
3 apps · 80.8B tokens · $1.38M monthly cost · $4.61 blended
personal-agent
2 apps · 29.3B tokens · $103K monthly cost · $0.80 blended
game
1 apps · 19.4B tokens · $82K monthly cost · $1.73 blended
cli-agent
1 apps · 4.4B tokens · $79K monthly cost · $4.88 blended
Notes
- Double-counting: apps with multiple self-declared categories (e.g. "cli-agent" and "personal-agent") are summed into each. Rollup totals will exceed the global total on /agentic/openrouter-apps.
- Blended $/M is the category-weighted average — bigger spenders dominate the figure.
- Snapshot: 2026-04-14. Categories are whatever each app claimed to OpenRouter at the time of analysis.
Category misclassified?
OpenRouter's self-declared categories are imperfect. Spot an app in the wrong bucket? Tell us and we'll fix the rollup.