Stripe Acquires OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion to Dominate AI Flow

By Julie Bort · TechCrunch · 2026-08-19

TechCrunch reports that Stripe has purchased OpenRouter, a platform for routing prompts between diverse artificial intelligence models, for a reported $7.5 billion. This valuation represents a massive leap from the startup's previous worth, effectively positioning the payments gi

TechCrunch reports that Stripe has purchased OpenRouter, a platform for routing prompts between diverse artificial intelligence models, for a reported $7.5 billion. This valuation represents a massive leap from the startup's previous worth, effectively positioning the payments gi