Open models account for 56% of Vercel's August tokens

Published Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 9:06 PM EDT

Mentions of open models in the latest U.S. earnings calls rose sixfold from a year earlier, the Financial Times reports. Open models accounted for 56% of Vercel's tokens in August and 40% of AT&T's AI workloads. The figures show U.S. businesses using alternatives to OpenAI and Anthropic. Earnings-call mentions measure discussion, while the Vercel and AT&T figures measure usage at those companies.

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