Reuters reported on November 6, 2026 that OpenAI had closed on an initial $11 billion in new funding, the first part of a round valuing the company at $1.25 trillion, citing a source familiar with the matter. The amount raised so far represents only a portion of OpenAI’s original target of up to $30 billion. Two investors said the valuation had come down from the $1.5 trillion level the company initially sought, and that SoftBank and MGX participated. The financing remains an initial close…
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How OpenSmartRoute helps
For a team that routes through the router, a release like this is one catalogue entry. The new model competes on the next request against what the team already runs, on quality, cost and speed. If it answers well it earns more traffic; if it fails it gets less, with no code change in the app.
Any OpenAI-compatible provider works, as do open-weight models served locally. The catalogue at https://opensmartroute.ai lists models with their prices and live rankings, and the savings ledger shows what the routing saved against always using the most expensive option.