Stripe Reportedly in Talks to Acquire AI Aggregator OpenRouter for $10 Billion

Payment giant Stripe is reportedly in talks to acquire OpenRouter, the world's largest AI model aggregation platform, at a valuation of nearly $10 billion. The deal is not yet finalized, and negotiations could still fall through or attract other bidders. This acquisition would represent a massive leap in valuation for OpenRouter, which was valued at just $1.3 billion in May, highlighting the soaring demand for AI API distribution. For Stripe, integrating a major AI aggregator could solidify its position as the primary financial infrastructure for the AI developer ecosystem. OpenRouter provides access to hundreds of open-source and closed-source AI models through a single unified API endpoint. While negotiations are advanced, the final terms have not been set, and the acquisition has not been officially announced.