Stripe agrees to buy AI model router OpenRouter in a deal reported at $7.5B
Stripe agreed to acquire OpenRouter, which routes AI requests across more than 400 models from over 80 providers. The deal pushes Stripe from payments into managing how businesses spend on AI tokens.
Stripe agreed to acquire OpenRouter, which routes AI requests across more than 400 models from over 80 providers. The deal pushes Stripe from payments into managing how businesses spend on AI tokens. (Stripe newsroom; Channel Insider)
Neither company disclosed a price; The New York Times reported $7.5B, and other outlets reported more than $7B. OpenRouter picks a model for each request based on complexity, price, speed and reliability, and counts NVIDIA, Zoom and Lovable as customers. Stripe CEO Patrick Collison called tokens 'the central currency for companies building with AI.' (Stripe newsroom; Channel Insider)