Replit Agent 2026.01.09

Replit Agent 2026.01.09 was released on .

Summary

Platform Automation preview for Agent users <video src="https://cdn.replit.com/sanity/changelog-01-09-2026.mp4" controls /> Automation preview is now available to all Agent builders. Get a preview...

Release Context

  • This was the 2nd Replit Agent release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
  • It shipped 7 days after Replit Agent 2026.01.02 (January 2, 2026).

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Release Notes

Platform Automation preview for Agent users <video src="https://cdn.replit.com/sanity/changelog-01-09-2026.mp4" controls /> Automation preview is now available to all Agent builders. Get a preview of the automation step graph in seconds, instead of waiting minutes to see visual progress. Private apps for free accounts Builders on free accounts can now create private apps. Free tier limits still apply on how many apps you can create. Made with Replit badge A "Made with Replit" badge now appears on free published apps. Remove it by upgrading to Replit Core. Select the badge to learn more about Replit. AI command in Shell Interact with LLMs in Shell using the replit ai command. This works for both direct Shell access and Agent workflows. New AI models in Integrations Support for newly-launched AI models is now available in AI Integrations: | Model | Description | | - | - | | gpt-5.2 | OpenAI's most capable model for professional knowledge work. First model above 90% on ARC-AGI-1 with a 400K context window. | | claude-opus-4.5 | Anthropic's flagship model optimized for coding, agents, and computer use. Achieves 80.9% on SWE-bench Verified. | | gemini-3-flash-preview | Google's high-speed model for agentic workflows with 1M token context. Near Pro-level reasoning at lower latency and cost. | | gemini-3-pro-preview | Google's advanced multimodal model with state-of-the-art reasoning and real-world knowledge. | | gemini-3-pro-image-preview | Google's Nano Banana Pro model for high-quality image generation and editing with accurate text rendering. |

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