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Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says — SkimNews

By TechCrunch · Summarized & edited by · 2026-10-17
Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says

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Replit CEO Amjad Masad announced at TechCrunch Disrupt that OpenAI's ChatGPT is now the AI coding platform's default model, displacing Anthropic from its preferred-partner role — though users can still choose Claude and Anthropic insiders say the partnership remains in place.
Why it matters: Replit had been a top-five Anthropic customer until recently, and since most users stick with the default rather than selecting models themselves, making OpenAI the default could materially shrink Anthropic's revenue from the platform while handing OpenAI a high-profile developer-tools endorsement.

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