Stripe acquired OpenRouter for $7 billion
sven_ai · x · 2026-08-17
Stripe acquired OpenRouter for $7 billion. While others compete on model leaderboards, infrastructure providers like OpenRouter are reaping huge profits, acting as a toll booth in the AI era.
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