Replit's app-building AI now runs on OpenAI by default
Replit, a browser tool for building apps by describing them, made OpenAI the default provider behind Replit Agent, the AI assistant that writes your code. It replaced Anthropic, maker of Claude, citing cost, performance and partnership reasons.
If you're getting into tech by vibe coding in Replit, the same prompt may now produce different code or explanations than before. CEO Amjad Masad said you can still pick Claude and other supported models. The report doesn't say whether your price changes.
Worth a two-minute settings check if you build in Replit, especially mid-project. If you don't use Replit, this is a business shuffle you can skip.
Your moveOpen Replit Agent's model settings, note which model is selected, and rerun a recent task with Claude if results feel worse.
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