AI Agents Surpass Human Token Usage on OpenRouter, Driven by Cached Prompts

Since February 6, 2025, AI agents have overtaken humans in token consumption on OpenRouter, with agentic token usage increasing fourteenfold. In contrast, human token usage has grown by 2.8 times during the same period, according to The Decoder.

Notably, nearly 70 percent of the tokens consumed by AI agents come from cached prompts, highlighting the efficiency gains in automated interactions. This surge in AI-driven token consumption marks a significant shift in how data is processed and utilized on the platform.

For Japanese markets, where AI adoption in fintech and trading platforms is accelerating, the growing dominance of AI agents in data usage signals an important trend toward increased automation and algorithmic decision-making in FX and equities sectors.