Stripe’s OpenRouter Deal

Bloomberg reports that Stripe has finalized an agreement to acquire OpenRouter, the AI model gateway, for more than $7 billion. Stripe said it does not comment on rumors or speculation, and OpenRouter declined to comment, so the transaction remains unconfirmed by the companies. Continue Reading →
Reports surfaced this week on social media suggesting that OpenAI is reportedly testing internally a “router” function that automatically selects the best model from their growing stable of options based on what you’re asking for. No more staring at a dropdown menu wondering whether your medical question needs the reasoning power of o3 or if GPT-4o will suffice. Continue Reading →