Stripe agrees to acquire OpenRouter, NYT reports $7.5B valuation
What happened
On October 19 the Hacker News front page reported that Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter. The New York Times put the deal at $7.5 billion. A joint statement from both companies confirms an acquisition agreement but does not disclose the price, so the figure is not confirmed by the parties. OpenRouter gives access to more than 400 AI models through a single API. The companies say it handles over 10 trillion tokens a day and serves more than 10 million developers. What is confirmed is the agreement itself; no closing date or other terms were mentioned.
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- Hacker News front pagePickStripe to acquire OpenRouter in reported $7.5B deal
Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter, with The New York Times reporting a $7.5 billion price. A joint statement confirmed the deal but did not disclose the price. OpenRouter gives access to more than 400 AI models through a single API and, according to the two companies, handles over 10 trillion tokens a day for more than 10 million developers.
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