Replit’s Amjad Masad tells subsidised AI subscribers to expect a “rug pull”, quoting Musk’s Grok Bot cost warning. Asked about Replit, he says: “We never subsidized.”

Portrait supplied and labelled Amjad Masad on Replit’s official author page; illustrative company photograph, not from the subscription-warning exchange.

Published 2 Nov 2026 · 07:37 UTC

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Replit’s Amjad Masad tells subsidised AI subscribers to expect a “rug pull”, quoting Musk’s Grok Bot cost warning. Asked about Replit, he says: “We never subsidized.” · ournews.ai