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5 min readReplit’s CEO announced the company is no longer working with Anthropic, citing better performance from OpenAI’s ChatGPT on internal benchmarks for building “vibe-coded” applications. The decision came down to cost, partnership terms, and performance. The CEO said outright: “I think ChatGPT is better now.” Replit still publishes a public benchmark where its Sol and Astro models outperform, but for powering its core agent work, ChatGPT won out. The shift reflects a broader pattern — the host noted he himself has moved back to ChatGPT after favoring Claude for the previous six months, especially once tools like ChatGPT’s “cowork” mode came online. Replit’s enterprise revenue jumped from 2% to 15% of total revenue in a year, and B2B now accounts for more than 50% of revenue, suggesting the company is growing fast even as it switches model providers.
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- 1 (00:29) **Episode Introduction & Sponsors** - The host lists the top stories: Replit dropping Anthropic, Tesla's flying Roadster, JEV's rapid adoption, Amazon's new B devices, and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's AI shock warning.
- 2 (03:29) **Replit Drops Anthropic for ChatGPT** - Replit's CEO announces they are no longer working with Anthropic, citing ChatGPT's superior performance on internal benchmarks and better partnership terms.
- 3 (05:24) **Tesla's Flying Roadster & the AI Training Problem** - Elon Musk unveils the new Roadster, a rocket-propelled car that can fly, flip, and is the last non-self-driving Tesla, sparking a meme about "traffic on the Z axis."
- 4 (07:33) **JEV Becomes Vercel's Fastest Adopted AI Model** - Vercel's JEV decision model, designed for choosing between predetermined outputs, is used by 35% of paid teams within two weeks, nearly doubling the adoption of Anthropic's Sonnet 5.5.
- 5 (08:41) **Amazon's New B Devices: Always-Recording AI Wearables** - Amazon introduces two new B products: a magnetic puck that snaps onto the back of a phone and a bracelet, both designed to always record and transcribe conversations for reminders and summaries.
- 6 (12:11) **Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Warns of AI-Driven Economic Shock** - Kevin Warsh warns that massive AI spending is boosting demand faster than supply, potentially causing a bumpy period of inflation before the benefits of AI are realized.
- 7 (14:19) **Closing Meme: Chinese Bride Gives Groom a $12,000 GPU at Wedding** - A viral clip shows a Chinese bride giving her groom an Asus Rog Astral RTX 5090 GPU at their wedding, causing him to break down in tears and parade it around the venue.
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Show Notes
In this episode, we cover Replit's decision to discontinue its partnership with Anthropic and the launch of Amazon's new Bee personal AI devices. Additionally, we explore Tesla's recent demonstration of its new Roadster and clarify why this vehicle is not designed for self-driving capabilities.
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