OpenRouter News
Latest news, updates, and announcements from OpenRouter.
Ox Alpha stealth model appears on OpenRouter, developer identity unconfirmed
A new AI model called Ox Alpha was released for free on OpenRouter, listed only as a reasoning model built for coding, sustained agentic work, and production workloads, with the provider described in...
Stripe confirms $7.5B acquisition of OpenRouter, below earlier ~$10B reports
Stripe confirmed Wednesday it is buying OpenRouter, the startup that lets developers route requests across AI models from many providers. Terms weren't disclosed, but the New York Times reported a $7....
Stripe reportedly finalized an agreement to acquire OpenRouter, an AI model gateway startup, for mor...
Stripe reportedly finalized an agreement to acquire OpenRouter, an AI model gateway startup, for more than $7 billion, according to reports from Sunday (Aug. 16). OpenRouter gives developers a single...
Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter, the AI model routing gateway that aggregates over 400 model...
Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter, the AI model routing gateway that aggregates over 400 models across 70-plus providers. Per the AI Market Watch index, OpenRouter was founded in 2023, has raise...
OpenRouter’s ~$10B acquisition talks with Stripe signal AI infrastructure consolidation
Financial data indicates that payments giant Stripe may acquire three-year-old AI startup OpenRouter for approximately $10 billion, a 70% premium over its last private valuation. OpenRouter operates a...
Stripe in talks to acquire OpenRouter for ~$10B, consolidating AI infrastructure access layer
Stripe is reportedly in negotiations to acquire OpenRouter, the AI model routing startup that provides a unified API gateway to dozens of large language models, for roughly $10 billion. The deal would...
OpenRouter, the leading API aggregation platform for large language models, is reportedly seeking an...
OpenRouter, the leading API aggregation platform for large language models, is reportedly seeking an acquisition by a major tech company, just two months after raising a $113 million Series B at a $1....
OpenRouter launches Fusion API 'multi-model collaboration' as alternative after Fable 5 shutdown
OpenRouter, the largest API aggregation platform for large language models, has launched Fusion API, a commercial 'multi-model collaboration' service that combines up to eight models in a three-stage...
OpenRouter valued at $1.3B, Concentrate AI surfaces as multi-model routing gains venture backing
OpenRouter has raised $113 million at a $1.3 billion valuation, and newcomer Concentrate AI has emerged from stealth with over $5 million in funding, according to Business Insider. The funding wave re...
OpenRouter raises $113M Series B for AI model switching gateway, processing 25T tokens weekly
OpenRouter, the AI gateway that lets developers route requests across 400+ models from 70+ providers via a single API, announced a $113 million Series B round led by CapitalG (Alphabet's growth fund)....
OpenRouter raises $113M Series B at $1.3B valuation, highlighting model-gateway momentum.
OpenRouter, the AI gateway startup, has raised a $113 million Series B led by CapitalG at a $1.3 billion post-money valuation, more than double its $547 million valuation from a year ago. The company...