GoKawiilReplit CEO says company has dropped Anthropic for OpenAI models
Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Replit CEO Amjad Masad said the coding platform is no longer working with Anthropic, citing cost, partnership terms and performance as reasons. He said OpenAI's models now outperform on Replit's internal and public benchmarks for building apps from scratch, following the company's August partnership announcement with OpenAI.
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The claim contradicts at least one person familiar with the Anthropic-Replit relationship who said the partnership remains active, and a September blog post referencing Claude models running in production, suggesting ambiguity about what 'no longer working with' actually means. If accurate, it would mark a significant shift for Anthropic, whose Claude models were reportedly central to Replit's recent revenue growth, and underscores how quickly AI coding platforms are willing to switch model providers based on cost and benchmark performance.
- Masad says Replit dropped Anthropic over cost, partnership and performance concerns
- A source and a September blog post suggest Anthropic's Claude models may still be in use
- Replit has not clarified the discrepancy, and TechCrunch awaits a response
Source: techcrunch.com — Lucas Ropek, 2026-10-16
Published there as: “Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says”
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