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OpenRouter acquired by Stripe for over €7 billion

October 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Also published in Polski, Português (Brasil)

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Stripe has acquired OpenRouter for €7,000,000,000. OpenRouter processes 128 trillion tokens weekly, with over two-thirds directed towards Chinese models. The acquisition allows Stripe to assess the AI spending of both sellers and buyers, as indicated by OpenRouter's data. The article mentions that the pricing does not clarify the actual costs.