Stripe Reportedly in Talks to Acquire OpenRouter for $10B to Dominate Agent Economy
imjustnewatai · x · 2026-07-25
Stripe is reportedly in talks to acquire model routing platform OpenRouter for around $10 billion. OpenRouter was valued at just $1.3 billion less than two months ago, marking an nearly 8x jump.
The strategic logic ties directly into Stripe's ongoing AI infrastructure buildout: Stripe recently launched wallets enabling AI agents to spend money, alongside streaming payments for real-time per-token billing. Meanwhile, OpenRouter processes over 200 trillion tokens monthly, connecting 10 million users to 400+ models from 70+ providers.
If the deal closes, Stripe will own both sides of the agent economy—the money agents spend and the infrastructure connecting them to intelligence.
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