# Stripe to acquire OpenRouter for over $7 billion

Stripe has agreed to buy OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, according to [Bloomberg](<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-16/stripe-nears-deal-to-buy-ai-firm-openrouter-for-over-7-billion>). Stripe declined to comment on the report.

OpenRouter routes requests across 500+ AI models and 80+ providers, and already uses Stripe for its own billing. The reported deal would take Stripe further into AI infrastructure.

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