Stripe Eyes $10B OpenRouter Deal | Business and Finance News

Stripe is reportedly eyeing a $10 billion buyout of OpenRouter, the AI model switchboard that lets businesses toggle between different AI services while managing costs — a move that mirrors Stripe’s own payment routing model. As AI “tokens” evolve into a new digital currency, companies like Ramp are racing to build similar tools, with Stripe betting big on real-time token streams as the future of AI infrastructure. OpenRouter’s soaring valuation and growing interest signal that middlemen managing this AI economy could be the real winners. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6fb85b167d5dc79e