Currently, 20 of the world’s 50 most used AI models come from China, according to Apollo, up 400% since 2025.
Over the same period, the number of US models in the group has fallen to 28 from 33.
Meanwhile, monthly token usage of Chinese models among the top 20 AI models surged +113% MoM, to 98 trillion tokens in June.
By comparison, US model token usage rose +43% MoM, to 53 trillion tokens last month.
As a result, token usage for Chinese models is now 85% higher than for US models, up from 24% in May.
China is challenging the US' lead in AI race.
Author: Saikat Bhattacharya
