# Replit CEO Cites Cost in Anthropic Split

> Replit CEO says it stopped working with Anthropic over cost and model tests.
- Title: Replit CEO Cites Cost in Anthropic Split · RuntimeWire
- Summary: Replit CEO says it stopped working with Anthropic over cost and model tests. Replit CEO Amjad Masad claims the company ended its partnership with Anthropic…
- Keywords: replit, anthropic, amjad masad, model tests, cost, partnership, technology, CEO, Cites, Split, RuntimeWire
- Source: RuntimeWire — https://runtimewire.com/article/replit-anthropic-partnership-masad-claims
- Author: RuntimeWire
- Published: 2026-10-16T23:39:21.316+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: replit, anthropic, amjad masad, model tests, cost, partnership, technology, ai
## Replit CEO
Replit CEO Amjad Masad said on October 16th the company stopped working with Anthropic citing cost, partnership considerations and model performance.
## Model Testing
Replit's September production notes show Anthropic models were still part of Agent testing as of September.
## Partnership Break
Replit has not clarified the scope of the break from Anthropic despite previous integrations.
## Key takeaway

Replit CEO Amjad Masad claims the company ended its partnership with Anthropic due to cost and model performance issues.