What happened
Payments infrastructure company Stripe announced that it has acquired OpenRouter, an AI model routing platform. According to the announcement, OpenRouter is used by more than 10 million developers and companies.
What OpenRouter does
OpenRouter gives developers a single interface to access language models from multiple providers, letting them manage model selection and routing through one layer.
What the deal means
Stripe did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, nor did it detail what the acquisition means for OpenRouter's users. How the platform's products and services will be positioned after closing has not yet been announced.
