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💰 MoneyAugust 17, 2026

Stripe to Buy AI Firm OpenRouter in $7 Billion Deal

Stripe is making one of its biggest AI bets yet, agreeing to buy OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, according to sources. Bloomberg’s Natasha Mascarenhas explains how OpenRouter helps developers access and optimize hundreds of AI models, why that capability has become increasingly valuable as companies focus on lowering AI costs, and what the deal signals about Stripe’s ambitions in AI. She joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)

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