Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says
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β’Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:48:08 +0000
π° What Happened
Replit CEO Amjad Masad said onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt that his company is no longer working with Anthropic. He said cost, partnership and performance all played a part in the call. Replit now uses OpenAI's ChatGPT as the default model behind its coding agent.
Masad said he thinks ChatGPT is better now. He said Replit's own tests show OpenAI's models build apps from scratch more reliably. Before the OpenAI deal in August, Replit relied on Anthropic's Claude models and was one of Anthropic's top five customers.
π The Backstory
Replit sells a browser-based coding platform. People use it to build and launch apps without setting up their own computers, and it has become popular with founders and developers.
The switch matters because most customers never change the default model, so Replit's spending with Anthropic could fall a lot. Replit says users can still pick Claude. People close to Anthropic disputed Masad's claim and said the partnership is still in place.
π― Why It Matters
One company can drop another's AI overnight. That shows how much power app makers now hold over model makers, and how close the race between ChatGPT and Claude has become.
Replit CEO Amjad Masad said onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt that his company is no longer working with Anthropic. He said cost, partnership and performance all played a part in the call. Replit now uses OpenAI's ChatGPT as the default model behind its coding agent.
Masad said he thinks ChatGPT is better now. He said Replit's own tests show OpenAI's models build apps from scratch more reliably. Before the OpenAI deal in August, Replit relied on Anthropic's Claude models and was one of Anthropic's top five customers.
Replit sells a browser-based coding platform. People use it to build and launch apps without setting up their own computers, and it has become popular with founders and developers.
The switch matters because most customers never change the default model, so Replit's spending with Anthropic could fall a lot. Replit says users can still pick Claude. People close to Anthropic disputed Masad's claim and said the partnership is still in place.
One company can drop another's AI overnight. That shows how much power app makers now hold over model makers, and how close the race between ChatGPT and Claude has become.