Valued at 68 Billion, Another AI Unicorn Is Set to Be Sold: Valuation Soars 7x in 2 Months - 36Kr

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Stripe is reportedly in talks to acquire AI model aggregation platform OpenRouter for about $10 billion.
OpenRouter raised $113 million in a Series B round two months ago at a roughly $1.3 billion valuation, so the rumored price would imply a near 7x jump.
The company sits at the center of AI model routing and usage data, giving it strategic value beyond a typical middleware layer.
The report also notes that OpenRouter’s business model and neutrality could face different pressures in China’s AI ecosystem.
