Stripe is reportedly acquiring AI gateway startup OpenRouter for more than $7 billion.
The deal has not been confirmed by either company, so the reported valuation could still change.
But the story raises a practical question for developers: how much dependency are we creating by putting an AI gateway between our applications and model providers?
A gateway can simplify model switching, billing, and routing. At the same time, teams need to consider routing costs, prompt caching, data policies, provider dependencies, and how difficult it would be to migrate away.
This article explores the reported deal and why AI teams should think about gateway portability before lock-in becomes a problem.
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