Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $7–8B

Stripe agreed to acquire AI model gateway OpenRouter on 19 August 2026. The price was not disclosed; press reports put it between $7 billion and $8 billion, mostly in stock. OpenRouter had raised $113 million three months earlier at a reported $1.3 billion valuation.

• Stripe's acquisition of OpenRouter was agreed on 19 August 2026
• Price undisclosed; reports cite $7–8 billion, mostly in stock
• OpenRouter raised $113 million at a $1.3 billion valuation three months earlier
• Rival gateway Helicone also changed hands and is now in maintenance mode