Stripe Completes OpenRouter Acquisition, Adding Platform Used by More Than 10 Million

Stripe has completed its acquisition of OpenRouter, an AI model-routing platform used by more than 10 million developers and businesses, expanding the company’s AI and payments businesses.

More than 10 million developers and businesses use OpenRouter. The figure puts a platform with an established user base inside Stripe’s portfolio as the company develops its AI and payments businesses. OpenRouter is an AI model-routing platform, and the companies plan to work on token routing and usage.

Stripe and OpenRouter plan to help enterprises explore new business models through their cooperation. They also intend to improve token routing and usage, connecting the acquisition to enterprise use of AI services. The work centers on business opportunities and the routing and use of tokens.

The acquisition is complete, while the work on enterprise business models and token use remains a plan. The user figure was announced the same day Stripe confirmed the deal.