On August 19, 2026, Stripe officially announced the completion of its acquisition of OpenRouter, a startup in AI gateways. The transaction price was reportedly $7.5 billion. As an aggregation platform for AI model calls, OpenRouter has 8 million global users and access to over 400 models. This acquisition made Stripe the first company to purchase AI infrastructure on the grounds of “singularity” theory. According to a letter from the founder to investors, after the acquisition, OpenRouter will continue to operate independently, with its products, mission, and current commitments remaining unchanged. The founding team of OpenRouter will receive approximately $1.5 billion in cash, with the rest of the funds going to existing investors. Previously, both parties completed a Series B financing in May 2026, with a valuation of $1.3 billion.
Stripe 已最终达成收购 AI 网关初创公司 OpenRouter 的协议,交易价格超过 70 亿美元。OpenRouter 帮助客户根据具体需求和预算选择不同 AI 模型执行任务,其 CEO Alex Atallah 曾将其比作为 AI 提供单一接入点并防止锁定效应的 Stripe。该公司于 5 月宣布完成 1.13 亿美元的 Series B 融资,估值达 13 亿美元,投资者包括 Sequoia、Andreessen Horowitz 等机构,目前拥有 800 万全球用户并提供超过 400 个模型访问权限。此前《华尔街日报》报道双方正在进行收购谈判,Bloomberg 最新报告确认了此次交易价格。