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Replit ends Anthropic partnership, defaults to OpenAI
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Replit has ended its partnership with Anthropic and made OpenAI its default model provider, though Claude remains available to users. CEO Masad cited cost among multiple reasons for the switch, which follows Replit's August partnership announcement with OpenAI.
- Replit CEO Masad announced the change over the weekend of October 17, 2026
- Cost was cited as a key factor in ending the Anthropic partnership
- OpenAI partnership was announced in August 2026
- Claude models remain accessible to Replit customers despite no longer being the default
- No prior public indication that Replit was discontinuing its Anthropic relationship