Replit CEO says the company no longer works with Anthropic, citing cost among other reasons
Announced October 16, 2026
Verified (fact)
According to TechCrunch, Replit CEO Amjad Masad said Replit no longer works with Anthropic. He said the decision was made for several reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI in August, but until now there had been no sign that its relationship with Anthropic had ended.
Why it matters (interpretation)
A leading coding platform that used Anthropic models has left over cost. It shows that model pricing drives vendor choice in the coding agent market.
Confidence medium · official source pending
Sources
- Press Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says TechCrunch
- Press Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’ TechCrunch
Story thread
- 2026-10-17 Replit CEO says the company no longer works with Anthropic, citing cost among other reasons
- 2026-10-17 Replit follow-up: default model provider switches from Anthropic to OpenAI; Claude remains selectable (reports)
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