The aggregate weekly token usage of Chinese AI large models reached 56.72 trillion tokens during August 31 to September 6, 2026, maintaining China's leadership position over US models for the 19th consecutive week.
Global AI large model token usage for the week totaled 115 trillion, up 1.77 percent week-on-week. The US share fell 3.1 percent to 16.54 trillion tokens, while China's grew 2.83 percent. Compared with the previous week, Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.5 and Google's Gemini 3.7 Flash dropped out of the top rankings.
Industry analysts said the data reflects a structural shift in global AI consumption patterns, with Chinese models gaining market share in agent, coding, and productivity scenarios. The lightweight version of Hunyuan Hy4 Preview, released on September 1, makes it runnable on a single RTX 4090 card and is freely available on WorkBuddy and CodeBuddy until September 10.
Behind the numbers, Chinese AI application service providers are accelerating the shift from "competing on models" to "competing on delivery." The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has set a target of 3,000 AI service providers in the national pool by the end of 2027, up from 2,000 by the end of 2026.
Source: China Finance Information Network / People's Daily
