Stripe agreed to acquire AI model router startup OpenRouter for a reported $7.5 billion, while corporate expense platform Ramp launched its own competing routing service called Router. Snowflake also announced dynamic model routing capabilities within its Cortex AI Gateway.
Stripe agreed to acquire AI model routing service OpenRouter for over $8 billion as competition intensifies in the AI infrastructure space. OpenAI responded by cutting GPT-5.6 Sol pricing by more than 20%, while AT&T and Ramp adopted routing technologies to reduce AI costs.
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.
Stripe agreed to acquire AI model routing service OpenRouter for over $8 billion as competition intensifies in the space. OpenAI responded by cutting GPT-5.6 Sol pricing by more than 20%, while AT&T and Ramp adopt routing technologies to reduce AI costs.
OrcaRouter announced Free BYOK on July 24, 2026, allowing developers to connect their own provider keys while using its adaptive routing and automatic failover at no additional platform cost. Warp also documents BYOK support for Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google models, with eligible requests billed directly through the user's provider account.
