Why hackers moved from Anthropic to OpenAI

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Anthropic 1 hacker criticizes it
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OpenAI 1 hacker recommends it

What hackers said about the move

“the experience pissed me off enough I switched from Anthropic to OpenAI.”
matheusmoreira, 2026-08-10original comment ↗

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Anthropic vs OpenAI

AnthropicOpenAI
Hackers who recommend41
Hackers who criticize16
Moved away from it16
Moved to it41

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Anthropic

“But now they are both clowns and anthropic is reaching a ceiling on quality.”
ranguna, 2026-07-28original comment ↗

Praise for OpenAI

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