Replit CEO says it stopped working with Anthropic, citing cost and model tests
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Amjad Masad praised OpenAI models. Replit's September production notes and June Claude integration leave unclear what he means by 'stopped working.'
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: TechCrunch
Why it matters
Replit's statement puts model cost and quality at the center of its supplier choices, but September production notes show Anthropic models were still part of Agent testing. Replit has not clarified the scope of the break.
Replit CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad (@AmjadMasad) said on October 16th that the company had stopped working with Anthropic, citing cost, partnership considerations and model performance. Replit's own materials also describe ties to Anthropic: its September production notes cover Claude models in the Agent environment, and in June the company launched a Replit integration inside Claude.…