Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+
Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+
据报道，Stripe 将以超过 70 亿美元的价格收购 AI 网关初创公司 OpenRouter
Stripe has finalized a deal to acquire OpenRouter, according to a new report in Bloomberg. 据彭博社最新报道，Stripe 已达成收购 OpenRouter 的协议。
OpenRouter helps customers to select different AI models to perform different tasks, depending on their specific needs and budget. OpenRouter 旨在帮助客户根据其特定需求和预算，选择不同的 AI 模型来执行各项任务。
The company announced in May that it had raised a $113 million Series B, at a reported $1.3 billion valuation. (Investors include Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Ventures, and Alphabet’s Capital G.) 该公司曾在今年 5 月宣布完成 1.13 亿美元的 B 轮融资，据报道当时估值为 13 亿美元。（投资者包括红杉资本、Andreessen Horowitz、Menlo Ventures 以及 Alphabet 旗下的 Capital G。）
At the time, OpenRouter CEO Alex Atallah described the company as the equivalent of Stripe for AI, because it provides customers with a single access point for different systems and prevents lock-in. 当时，OpenRouter 首席执行官 Alex Atallah 将该公司形容为“AI 领域的 Stripe”，因为它为客户提供了访问不同系统的统一入口，并避免了供应商锁定。
The startup also claimed to have 8 million global users and to provide access to more than 400 models. 该初创公司还声称拥有 800 万全球用户，并提供超过 400 种模型的访问权限。
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Stripe and OpenRouter were in acquisition talks. Now, Bloomberg said those discussions have led to a deal price of more than $7 billion. 《华尔街日报》上个月曾报道称 Stripe 和 OpenRouter 正在进行收购谈判。如今，彭博社表示这些讨论已达成协议，交易价格超过 70 亿美元。
A Stripe spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company does not comment on rumors or speculation. Stripe 发言人向 TechCrunch 表示，公司不对传言或猜测发表评论。