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OpenRouter

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ProductivityAI coding and buildingopenrouter.ai ↗First seen Aug 1, 2025

3appearances across 2 of 4 indexes
#13best rank, Shadow IT Index May 2026
78latest Shadow IT index (May 2026)

Summary

  • OpenRouter appears 3 times in Torii Research, first in AI Breakout August 2025, most recently in Shadow IT Index May 2026. Best rank: #13 (Shadow IT Index May 2026).

Over time

One chart per measure. Values as published in each edition.

Rank in Shadow IT Index

Rank 1 is at the top. Hover a point for the edition.

Shadow IT Index: February 2026: #31#31Shadow IT Index: May 2026: #13#13Feb 26May 26

Shadow IT index over time

0 to 100; higher means more often unsanctioned. Every edition that reports it.

AI Breakout: August 2025: 7474Shadow IT Index: February 2026: 8888Shadow IT Index: May 2026: 7878Aug 25Feb 26May 26

Every edition

Newest first.

Every Torii Research edition that lists OpenRouter.
IndexEditionRankKey metricShadow ITPublished
Shadow IT IndexMay 2026#133% adoption782026-05-01
Shadow IT IndexFebruary 2026#314% adoption882026-02-01
AI BreakoutAugust 2025#17new742025-08-01

Source: Torii Research reports, anonymized and aggregated usage data. Definitions in the glossary.

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