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Stripe's $7.5B OpenRouter Bet: The Toll Road Through AI Infrastructure
Nine companies chased the AI routing startup. Stripe won by recognizing that metering every enterprise's AI consumption is worth more than processing its payments.
Stripe Buys OpenRouter for $7.5B to Control AI Token Economics
Stripe acquires the AI model router to embed token optimization into its economic infrastructure, positioning itself as the intermediary between businesses and 400+ models from 80 providers.
Stripe's $10B OpenRouter Bid Draws Rivals Into AI Routing Race
Stripe is in talks to acquire AI model marketplace OpenRouter for roughly $10 billion, a deal that has triggered a surge of inbound interest for competitor startups.