Stripe has reportedly finalized a deal to acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for over $7 billion, according to Bloomberg. OpenRouter, which provides unified access to 400+ AI models and serves 8 million users, was last valued at $1.3 billion after its $113M Series B. The deal positions Stripe as a dominant infrastructure player in the AI model routing and integration space.
Background
Stripe has been expanding its AI infrastructure ambitions with major investments in AI-related companies, following its acquisition of AI coding assistant Augie. OpenRouter operates as an AI model gateway, allowing developers to route requests across multiple AI providers through a single API.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026 at 04:57 AM
- Score
- 8.0 / 10