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Stripe is finalizing a deal to acquire AI model router OpenRouter for over $7 billion.

Demonstrates hyperscalers and fintechs aggressively consolidating AI inference routing layers to control costs and optimize multi-model deployments.
Trade pressSlicast · August 16, 2026 at 22:35 UTC · US · Source: SiliconANGLE
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