Release2026-08-26

Replit turned on automatic model selection for all users, so its AI assistant picks which underlying model handles each task instead of the user choosing. Everyone starts in the free tier and is warned before work escalates to modes that cost money, and Core and Pro users can still pick models by hand. Enterprise administrators can limit the set of models available in a workspace.

What changed

Users picked the AI model for each task themselves, or ran a single higher-cost mode.

What it unlocks

Letting Replit choose the model per task while admins restrict which models a workspace may use.

  • 65% lower cost than prior Max Mode

What you need to act on it

  • a Replit account
  • manual model choice limited to Core and Pro plans
  • enterprise admin setup for approved model lists

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