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- Stripe Inc. agreed on August 15, 2026 to acquire AI router OpenRouter Inc. for more than $7 billion.
- Bloomberg reported a $7 billion price while Axios said the deal could be closer to $8 billion.
- OpenRouter, founded in 2023 in New York, offers developers access to over 400 AI models and serves about 8 million users.
- CEO Alex Atallah, former co-founder of OpenSea, called OpenRouter the “Stripe for AI.”
