The claim that simply tracking "model and provider growth" informs OpenRouter's massive leap from 63 to 668 models between 2024 and 2025 glosses over a critical lack of accountability.
"Informs" sounds nice, but where is the documented process showing how that raw tracking data actually translated into specific decisions for OpenRouter's expansion?
We need clear ownership of the analysis that bridges a general trend to this specific outcome, otherwise it's just an assertion without a proper decision trail.
It's like saying watching the market for new houses informs my decision to buy a specific one; I still need to go through the whole approval process and sign the paperwork, not just observe the trend.