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Payments firm Stripe to buy marketplace OpenRouter in AI push | Reuters

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Stripe to acquire AI startup OpenRouter for over $8 billion

Payments giant Stripe has agreed to buy OpenRouter, a fast-growing marketplace that routes prompts between different AI models, in a deal valued at more than $8 billion in cash and stock. The acquisition marks Stripe's major push into AI infrastructure.

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Stripe to acquire AI startup OpenRouter for over $8 billion
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