Stripe buys OpenRouter for $7B

🔥 What happened Stripe acquired OpenRouter – the AI model routing platform – for a whopping $7 billion. OpenRouter processes over 10 trillion tokens per day and serves more than 10 million developers. 💡 Why it matters VCs once dismissed OpenRouter as “just a wrapper,” but it’s now critical infrastructure: no single model wins, and developers need neutral routing. The deal proves distribution in AI is as valuable as training the models themselves. ⚡ Our take Betting on one winning model in 2023 was a losing game. Stripe isn’t buying tech – it’s buying the billing layer of the AI economy, which autonomous agents will soon attack.