Why is LLM usage on OpenRouter decreasing? (openrouter.ai)

I expect exponential growth but seems like growth has stalled in the last few weeks.

1. Is LLM usage really slowing down?

2. Are devs using some other router than OpenRouter?

3. Are devs using APIs directly with LLM providers or with big tech?

Pricing. If you're coding with the best (Claude family), it is now starting to get seriously expensive, as someone else said here. This reduction in use is likely to accelerate as more open source local model alternatives arrive like Qwen Coder. Evolution, baby.