Stripe wants to own the toll booth between AI models, for ~$10bn
24-07-2026 19:34 via thenextweb.com

Stripe wants to own the toll booth between AI models, for ~$10bn

Stripe wants a foothold in AI, and it is willing to pay dearly for it. The payments company is in talks to buy OpenRouter for about $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. That is a staggering price for a startup valued at just $1.3 billion in May. The talks are preliminary, and could still […]
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