๐ณ Stripe acquires AI model router OpenRouter for $7B+ โ 5x its valuation from May
Stripe finalized a deal to buy OpenRouter โ a platform giving developers a single gateway to hundreds of AI models โ for more than $7 billion. That is a staggering 5x premium over the $1.3B valuation OpenRouter hit in its Series B just three months ago. It is Stripe's biggest known AI bet โ does putting model routing inside a payments company make sense to you?