Stripe’s $7B Bet on the AI Routing Layer

from The AI Engineering Podcast · host Jellypod

This episode breaks down Stripe’s $7 billion bet on OpenRouter, exploring how a capital-light AI routing layer went from a $1.3 billion Series B to a massive acquisition in just 90 days. It also examines the strategic upside of owning developer traffic, agentic billing, and token metering—alongside the growing threat from zero-markup competitors.

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