Open Source AI Model Statistics 2026: Downloads, Usage and Adoption

Open source AI models are now part of everyday software work. Developers download them, build on them and run them on their own hardware. Several groups try to count that activity, and their numbers do not always match. This article puts the main figures side by side. It covers downloads, token use, regional shifts, costs, developer surveys and company funding. Each figure comes with its source, its date and what it counts. One point applies to all of them. A download is a file request, not a person. A token count measures work done, not copies made.