
Union Alpha Arrives as a Free Stealth Coding Model With No Named Maker
OpenCode and OpenRouter launched Union Alpha on September 16, a free 262K-context coding model whose developer has not been publicly identified.
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OpenCode and OpenRouter launched Union Alpha on September 16, a free 262K-context coding model whose developer has not been publicly identified.

Stripe agreed to acquire AI model router OpenRouter, reportedly for about $7.5 billion, betting that routing and billing tokens is the next payment rail.