What does a payments giant want with a startup that routes prompts between different AI models? Stripe says it's because of "the singularity" but it's really for a far more real and powerful reason.

Stripe is acquiring OpenRouter for over $7 billion, paying more than 5x the AI routing platform's valuation from just three months earlier.

Aug 19 : Payments firm Stripe said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy OpenRouter, which helps businesses route and optimize token usage, at an undisclosed value, its latest bet on…

Stripe buys AI model router OpenRouter in reported $7.5B deal - SiliconANGLE