OpenRouter

OpenRouter

United States · AI Core · Compute software / Inference & serving clouds · openrouter.ai

Positioning

Model-routing gateway that fronts most open and closed model APIs and publishes the token-share data the industry quotes; being acquired by Stripe.

19 Oct 2026Space Bunny reached the top daily token-call ranking on OpenRouter and OpenCode within three days of launch.36Kr newsflashes
13 Oct 2026Chinese AI models led global weekly usage for the 24th consecutive week.Yicai
10 Oct 2026OpenRouter’s monthly token processing volume exceeded 100 trillion in July 2026.Caixin
10 Oct 2026Chinese models accounted for more than 45% of token calls on OpenRouter.Caixin
9 Oct 2026OpenRouter’s token usage mix shifted from 70% closed models to 70% open models within six months.No Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups

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9 Sept 2026Stripe acquired OpenRouterOwnership change · a16z — 2026-09-09
29 Aug 2026Tencent Hunyuan Hy4 preview open-sourced with a 1,000,000-token context windowProduct launch · TechNode
27 Aug 2026Stripe reportedly acquired OpenRouter for more than $7 billionOwnership change · TechCrunch
27 Aug 2026Zhipu released GLM-5.3-Flash and its model weights as the former Ox Alpha modelProduct launch · TechNode

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Deployment8

Production10

Commercials6

Progress10

Technology6

Positioning6

Firepower8

Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

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