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 | 30 | 31.31T | $72.12M | $2.35 | 94.8% |
| programming-app | 2 | 156.5B | $2.36M | $2.26 | 3.1% |
| cloud-agent | 3 | 92.8B | $855K | $2.11 | 1.1% |
| roleplay | 2 | 48.5B | $526K | $5.37 | 0.7% |
| personal-agent | 2 | 23.0B | $150K | $2.39 | 0.2% |
| game | 2 | 32.4B | $33K | $0.63 | 0.0% |
| general-chat | 2 | 15.9B | $0 | — | 0.0% |
| cli-agent | 1 | 3.7B | $0 | — | 0.0% |
uncategorised
30 apps · 31.31T tokens · $72.12M monthly cost · $2.35 blended
programming-app
2 apps · 156.5B tokens · $2.36M monthly cost · $2.26 blended
cloud-agent
3 apps · 92.8B tokens · $855K monthly cost · $2.11 blended
roleplay
2 apps · 48.5B tokens · $526K monthly cost · $5.37 blended
personal-agent
2 apps · 23.0B tokens · $150K monthly cost · $2.39 blended
game
2 apps · 32.4B tokens · $33K monthly cost · $0.63 blended
general-chat
2 apps · 15.9B tokens · $0 monthly cost · — blended
cli-agent
1 apps · 3.7B tokens · $0 monthly cost · — 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: 2026-04-27. 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.