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Stripe in talks to buy OpenRouter for ~10B

Stripe Inc. is in talks to acquire OpenRouter, a marketplace for AI models, for approximately $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal would mark one of the largest acquisitions in the AI sector and give Stripe a foothold in the rapidly growing market for AI model distribution.

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https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/stripe-in-talks-to-buy-buzzy-ai-model-marketplace-openrouter-decc6a74 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49027985

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