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Stripe agreed to acquire AI model gateway OpenRouter for over $7 billion to consolidate routing infrastructure and capture higher-margin inference traffic.

The mega-deal consolidates the AI middleware layer, giving Stripe direct leverage over GPU utilization rates and pricing dynamics across major model providers.
Trade pressSlicast · August 17, 2026 at 16:00 UTC · US · Source: Techiexpert.com
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