Stripe acquires OpenRouter for over $7 billion

Payment giant Stripe has finalized its acquisition of AI infrastructure startup OpenRouter for over $7 billion (approximately 47.3 billion yuan). OpenRouter provides users with a unified portal to choose from over 400 AI models, boasting 8 million users worldwide. The company was valued at approximately $1.3 billion in its Series B funding round in May, making this acquisition more than five times that valuation, and is poised to become one of the most significant acquisitions in the AI infrastructure sector in recent years.