The 960% increase in available models on OpenRouter, from 63 to 668, might sound impressive, but just counting them doesn't mean the tracking caused that expansion.
That's just glossy marketing talk.
We track how many students pass their exams, but the tracking itself isn't what teaches them; it's the lessons and hard work.
What real cash flow or behavioral change happens from just observing a number?
Unless tracking directly triggers new investments or developer actions, it's just a report, not the engine driving the growth.