Ready or Not …

Following our recent post about AI and the education sector, we ran across a report containing graphic evidence of just how much the student sector is driving OpenAI’s ChatGPT usage. The data were compiled by OpenRouter, a platform that compares AI models, and plots various OpenAI ChatGPT models usage by month from May 2025 to August 2025.

Previous OpenRouter ChatGPT usage reports showed a pattern of valleys throughout the school year on weekends, but these could at least partially be accounted for by less workplace use on traditionally off days. The new summertime data points more directly toward student use. Time for educators and schools to catch up with the students.