Re:OpenRouter is joining Stripe
by user43928 on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @05:21PM
(#49367369)
Could there be use cases where you want to run inference for users in your app, but don't want to host your own backend, user authentication, and billing?
The user could log into his personal OpenRouter account, authorize your application, and optionally set a budget, all in something like a Stripe payment screen.
Re:OpenRouter is joining Stripe
by aleqs on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @05:32PM
(#49367477)
> The user could log into his personal OpenRouter account, authorize your application, and optionally set a budget, all in something like a Stripe payment screen.
Re:OpenRouter is joining Stripe
by user43928 on Thursday August 20, 2026 @02:10AM
(#49370962)
Good point, just needs an user friendly flow to sign up and set the budget in a way that is more similar to Stripe checkout than regular account creation.
The user could log into his personal OpenRouter account, authorize your application, and optionally set a budget, all in something like a Stripe payment screen.