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Stripe to buy start-up OpenRouter in $8bn deal

Payment processor’s largest-ever acquisition is part of broader effort to expand into AI economy

Stripe to buy start-up OpenRouter in $8bn deal

TL;DR

  • Stripe is acquiring AI start-up OpenRouter.
  • The acquisition is valued at $8 billion.
  • This is Stripe's largest acquisition to date.
  • The move is part of Stripe's strategy to enter the AI economy.