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developer platforms tooling2 days ago6 min

Stripe's OpenRouter Play: Power Over AI Model Routing and Expense Flows

Stripe acquired OpenRouter, a startup that routes prompts between different AI models, for approximately $7.5 billion. The official "singularity" reason is a tongue-in-cheek reference from Stripe's founders, but the real drivers are gaining insight into how developers use AI models, securing leverage over AI suppliers, and moving into AI expense management.