Grok 4.5 token volume is surging on OpenRouter, breaking into the top 10 for closed models today beating out GPT 5.6 Sol and Fable 5. Previously the most used model was Tencent’s Hy3 (free version), whose promotional period ended on July 21. It seems Grok 4.5 is seeing migration from cost conscious users since then.
A closer look at improved intelligence in GPT-Live: the model can keep a conversation going while helping with multiple tasks at once, like checking flights, pulling up local weather, and shaping an itinerary in real time.