AI创业最爽剧本：Stripe 砸500 亿收购OpenRouter

TL;DR - Stripe will reportedly acquire AI model gateway OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, gaining a major developer entry point for accessing and purchasing models. The deal would connect Stripe’s payments and usage billing infrastructure with OpenRouter’s unified model-routing platform.

• OpenRouter offers one API for accessing more than 400 models, reducing integration, billing, comparison, and switching overhead.
• The platform reportedly grew from processing 4 billion tokens per week in its first year to 25 trillion, reaching 8 million users by May 2026.
• Stripe already handled OpenRouter’s global payments, usage-based billing, and fraud controls, giving it direct visibility into the platform’s growth.
• The acquisition would add model-selection data and procurement rules to Stripe’s payments and metering capabilities, strengthening its position in AI infrastructure.