# Stripe reportedly finalizes deal to acquire OpenRouter for more than $7 billion

_Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM EDT · AI, Capital · Developing · Tier 1 — Major_

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Stripe has finalized a deal to acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, according to a Bloomberg report cited by TechCrunch. OpenRouter provides customers a single access point to different AI models and said in May that it offered access to more than 400 models. The companies had been reported to be in acquisition talks last month. A Stripe spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company does not comment on rumors or speculation.

## Sources

- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/stripe-will-reportedly-acquire-ai-gateway-startup-openrouter-for-7b/)

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