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title: "Stripe Nears $7 Billion-Plus OpenRouter Acquisition as Payments Giant Deepens AI Push: Report"
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# Stripe Nears $7 Billion-Plus OpenRouter Acquisition as Payments Giant Deepens AI Push: Report

**Stripe** is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire **OpenRouter** for more than $7 billion, marking one of the payments giant’s biggest moves yet into artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.

## Deal Value Could Change

The final price for the acquisition could change, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. 

The deal comes as OpenRouter, in May, raised a $120 million Series B round at a $1.3 billion valuation, with backing from **Alphabet Inc.**‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) **CapitalG**, **Sequoia**, **Andreessen Horowitz** and **Menlo Ventures**, the report added.

The companies already have a commercial partnership, with OpenRouter using Stripe’s payment infrastructure to process customer transactions. 

Meanwhile, Stripe has a valuation of $171 billion.

*The two companies did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comment on the deal.* 

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## **OpenRouter Helps Businesses Access Multiple AI Models**

Founded in 2023, OpenRouter operates as an AI gateway that gives businesses and developers access to a wide range of AI models, including proprietary and open-source systems.

OpenRouter says it processes 200 trillion tokens per month, serves more than 10 million users globally and connects customers with more than 80 providers and 500 models.

## Stripe’s PayPal Play

In July, Stripe partnered with private equity firm **Advent International** to propose a $53 billion acquisition of **PayPal Holdings** (NASDAQ:PYPL), which was reportedly rejected due to a low valuation.

**Patrick** **Collison** and **John Collison** founded Stripe in 2011 to build payment infrastructure for the internet, and the company has since become one of the most valuable private companies in the U.S.

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