Rumor: Stripe to acquire OpenRouter for $7 billion
Fancy-Restaurant-885 · reddit · 2026-08-17
A rumor on Reddit suggests that AI model aggregation platform OpenRouter is set to be acquired by payment provider Stripe for $7 billion. Given Stripe's history of refusing service to adult content providers, the implications for data privacy on OpenRouter remain unknown.
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