Why hackers moved from OpenAI to Anthropic
4 hackers described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from openAI to anthropic because OAI were the bigger clowns in the industry and didn't want to support them, anthropic seemed like the better alternative”ranguna, 2026-07-28original comment ↗
“How many people switched from OpenAI to Anthropic over that? I sure did.”dangus, 2026-05-30original comment ↗
“Engineering (me) just switched from OpenAI to Anthropic, but business leaders have their own that they use.”phoplar, 2026-05-06original comment ↗
“My entire company switched from open ai to entropic after the Department of War idiocy that happened a few weeks ago.”willio58, 2026-04-10original comment ↗
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OpenAI vs Anthropic
| OpenAI | Anthropic | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 1 | 4 |
| Hackers who criticize | 6 | 1 |
| Moved away from it | 6 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 1 | 4 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of OpenAI
“You don't want to call OpenAI GPT-6 and ask it to return your text with the SSN blanked out.”sroussey, 2026-09-29original comment ↗
“I switched from OpenAI to Anthropic over the weekend due to the OpenAI fiasco.”iso-logi, 2026-03-03original comment ↗
“I’m not sure how the OpenAI integration will work. I can see all sorts of red flags here.”mbreese, 2025-12-11original comment ↗
Praise for Anthropic
No further praise for Anthropic captured yet.
Other moves from OpenAI
- OpenAI → Claude (1)
- OpenAI → GLM (1)