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Replit CEO: Company ends Anthropic collaboration, cites cost

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Replit CEO Amjad Masad said the company is no longer working with Anthropic, citing reasons including cost. This follows Replit's announcement of a partnership with OpenAI in August, though the end of the Anthropic collaboration had not been previously disclosed.

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    Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says

    Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI in August, but there was never any indication that it was no longer with Anthropic.

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