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Their business models are actually kind of similar. Stripe is just passing money between financial institutions and taking a small cut. OpenRouter is basically

by leros 2mo ago

Their business models are actually kind of similar. Stripe is just passing money between financial institutions and taking a small cut. OpenRouter is basically the same thing. They might have shared ability on how to run an effective pass through business.

drob518 2mo ago
So… they’re both middlemen. And that’s enough to justify a $7B acquisition???
- leros 2mo ago
  Apparently. The price does seem high, but the value of a company is based on it's finances. You could argue companies like Google are just middlemen too.