OpenRouter Weighs Multibillion-Dollar Sale After $1.3 Billion Valuation

OpenRouter, the AI model marketplace that gives app developers access to hundreds of models through a single interface, has held talks about a potential sale to a larger technology company at a valuation of several billion dollars—a steep markup over the roughly $1.3 billion it was worth just weeks ago. The takeover interest, reported by The Information, underscores how quickly the startup has become a coveted piece of AI infrastructure as businesses shift from relying on a single model to orchestrating many.