OpenRouter

Stripe has officially acquired OpenRouter, the AI model routing platform used by over 10 million developers and companies. OpenRouter will retain its neutrality on models and providers while leveraging Stripe's infrastructure to accelerate building a cross-model, cross-provider AI operating and cost-control layer, marking Stripe's formal entry into AI economic infrastructure.

OpenRouter announced a significant upgrade to its MCP, letting users try everything OpenRouter offers inside their favorite agent before writing a single line of code, positioned as the easiest way to get started. No specific new capabilities, parameters or technical details were disclosed.