AI marketplace and gateway OpenRouter joins Stripe
handotdev · x · 2026-08-20
OpenRouter, the largest AI marketplace and gateway processing over 10 trillion tokens daily across 400+ models, is joining Stripe. The move aims to accelerate OpenRouter's mission of multi-model intelligence. As both a customer and vendor in the ecosystem, OpenRouter seeks to streamline access and payments for diverse AI models.
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