POPA ReconStripe to buy AI marketplace OpenRouter for over $7B
Stripe to buy AI marketplace OpenRouter for over $7B Payments giant Stripe has reportedly agreed to acquire OpenRouter, an AI model marketplace, for more than $7 billion, according to Bloomberg, in one of the biggest AI deals of the year. OpenRouter is a gateway that routes apps to the best AI model for each task and budget, and says it has 8 million users and access to more than 400 models. The reported price is a 5x-plus jump from the $1.3 billion valuation it hit in May, and would give Stripe a much deeper foothold in AI infrastructure. Stripe declined to comment, so the terms rest on re…
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