Artificial Intelligence
Replit says OpenAI is now its default AI partner
Replit CEO Amjad Masad said the company was no longer working with Anthropic, then said customers could still use Anthropic models while OpenAI became the default for Replit Agent.
- Amjad Masad said onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt that Replit was no longer working with Anthropic.
- He said the choice was driven by cost, partnership terms and performance, and that OpenAI’s ChatGPT was now the default.
- After the event, Masad said customers could still access Anthropic models and that Replit remained model agnostic.
- People familiar with the partnership said the Anthropic relationship was still in place.
- Replit’s website, blog posts and social posts had recently referred to Anthropic models in production.
Amjad Masad said at TechCrunch Disrupt that Replit was no longer working with Anthropic. He said the decision reflected cost, partnership terms and performance, and said OpenAI’s ChatGPT had become the default on the platform.
Masad later told TechCrunch that customers could still choose Anthropic’s Claude or other supported models. He said OpenAI was now Replit’s preferred partner for Replit Agent.
The article said the shift could reduce Replit’s spending with Anthropic because most customers use the default option rather than changing models themselves. It also said Replit had previously relied on Anthropic’s Claude models to run the platform.
People familiar with the partnership disputed Masad’s onstage remarks and said the Anthropic partnership was still in place. The article said Replit’s recent website, blog and social posts still referred to Anthropic models, including references in late September.
Named in this story
People
- Amjad Masad
- said Replit was no longer working with Anthropic and later clarified its model access
Companies
- Replit
- changed its default AI partner and discussed its model choices
- Anthropic
- had previously powered Replit’s platform with Claude models
- OpenAI
- became Replit’s preferred partner and default provider for Replit Agent
Products and systems
- ChatGPT
- was named by Masad as the default model choice on Replit
- Claude
- was still available to Replit customers on the platform
- Replit Agent
- was the Replit feature OpenAI was said to power by default
How the source tells it
Mostly straight reporting, with a mild boosterish gloss in the description of Replit and the company’s own performance claims.
- boosterism the piece uses a flattering description of Replit and repeats the company chief’s claims about being the better partner without independent verification