Menlo VC · 19 August 2026

Stripe to Acquire OpenRouter: Why Everyone Is Obsessed With Model Routing

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Stripe acquires OpenRouter, the AI model gateway that grew 30,000x since 2023 by letting developers access 500+ models through a unified API; the deal validates model routing as critical infrastructure as enterprises optimize LLM costs.

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