# Replit says it no longer works with Anthropic and calls ChatGPT better for coding, a claim insiders dispute

Source: Searchable (https://searchable.pk/news/ai/replit-says-it-no-longer-works-with-anthropic-and-calls-chatgpt-better-for)
Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 17 Oct 2026
Updated: 17 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 17 Oct 2026

> CEO Amjad Masad told TechCrunch Disrupt the split was about cost, partnership and performance. A person familiar with the deal says it is still in place.

Replit, the browser-based coding platform, is no longer working with Anthropic, its chief executive **Amjad Masad** said on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt this week, [TechCrunch reported](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/replit-is-no-longer-working-with-anthropic-ceo-says/) on 16 October.

"It was a decision based on both cost, partnership, and performance," Masad said. He added that Replit's internal and public benchmarks show OpenAI's models do better at building "vibe-coded" apps from scratch: "I think ChatGPT is better now." Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI in August.

## The split is disputed

A person familiar with the partnership told TechCrunch it was still in place. Replit's own website, a blog post from late September and a post by a Replit employee on X suggested the company was still using Anthropic's Claude models a few weeks before Masad spoke. TechCrunch said it had asked Replit to clarify. Neither company had given a fuller statement at the time of writing.

## Why it matters

AI coding tools are now one of the biggest businesses in AI, and which model sits behind a tool decides how good, how fast and how expensive it is for the person using it. Masad said enterprise customers made up about 2% of Replit's revenue last year and about 15% this year, and more than half of revenue now comes from businesses.

He also argued that AI agents need a proper "habitat" before they can be trusted: orchestration, error recovery, sandboxing and identity controls.

## What it means for users in Pakistan

If you build or host apps on Replit and pay for a plan, the change may show up as different default models inside the agent; your projects and code stay where they are. Subscriptions billed in dollars on a Pakistani card carry extra tax and bank charges, which you can work out with the [freelancer tax calculator](/tools/tax/freelancer-tax-calculator) and the [currency converter](/tools/finance/currency-converter).

*Disclosure: this story was written with the help of an AI model made by Anthropic, one of the companies named.*

## Frequently asked questions

**Has Replit stopped using Anthropic's Claude?**

Replit's CEO said on 16 October 2026 that it no longer works with Anthropic, but a person familiar with the partnership told TechCrunch it was still in place.

## Sources

- Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says (TechCrunch): https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/replit-is-no-longer-working-with-anthropic-ceo-says/

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