OpenRouter raised $113M led by CapitalG, a source says at a $1.3B valuation, and now processes 25T tokens across 400+ models weekly, up from 5T six months ago (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)

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OpenRouter raised $113 million as usage surged to 25 trillion weekly tokens across more than 400 models.

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<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260526/p13#a260526p13" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Michael J. de la Merced / <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/">New York Times</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/business/dealbook/openrouter-ai-models-fundraising.html">OpenRouter raised $113M led by CapitalG, a source says at a $1.3B valuation, and now processes 25T tokens across 400+ models weekly, up from 5T six months ago</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; An investment arm of Alphabet is backing OpenRouter, which helps companies choose among hundreds of models for different software tasks.</p>