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Market2026-08-16

Stripe has agreed to buy OpenRouter, a startup whose service lets companies route requests to many different AI models through one connection, for more than $7 billion. The figure comes from people familiar with the talks rather than a public statement from either company. OpenRouter had raised money at a reported $1.3 billion valuation only months earlier.

What changed

OpenRouter was an independent startup last valued at about $1.3 billion.

  • over $7 billion purchase price
  • $1.3 billion valuation months earlier

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