Replit Redesigns Agent Modes with Lite, Economy, and Power Tiers
ReplitReplit has overhauled its Agent mode selector, replacing the previous interface with a streamlined segmented control offering Lite, Economy, and Power as primary choices. Economy mode offers a 66% cost reduction per request compared to the previous default, while Lite targets small scoped edits and Power handles complex production-grade builds. The redesign also retires the Max mode tier and moves advanced options — including Turbo — behind a collapsed settings panel to reduce cognitive overhead for most users.
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Replit Overhauls Agent Mode Selection
Replit has shipped a significant redesign of its Agent modes selector, giving users explicit, named tiers to control the trade-off between cost and capability. The update moves away from a more opaque model-selection UX toward a clearly labeled segmented control that sits directly in the Agent toolbar.
The New Mode Tiers
The redesigned interface presents three top-level modes:
Lite (formerly called Fast) is designed for targeted, low-complexity work — visual tweaks, copy changes, UI polish, and short iteration loops. It uses lightweight, fast models and typically costs less per request than Economy or Power for the same scoped task.
Economy is the notable new addition. It offers a 66% reduction in cost per request compared to the previous default Agent pricing, while still delivering strong results for everyday builds, learning projects, and iterative development across an existing codebase. For most non-critical sessions, Economy is positioned as the smart default.
Power delivers the same performance level as the previous standard Agent, now with Claude Opus 4.7 as the underlying model. It is the recommended choice for production-grade projects, complex feature development, large codebases, and situations where output quality is the primary concern.
Advanced Settings and Turbo
A collapsed Advanced settings panel houses additional controls, including the Turbo option. Turbo provides 2.5x faster responses using the fastest available models and is exclusive to Pro and Enterprise plan users. Moving Turbo out of the primary toolbar reduces visual clutter for users who do not need it regularly.
The previous Max mode tier has been retired entirely, with Power and Turbo covering its use cases.
Keyboard Shortcuts and Usability
The redesign also adds a keyboard shortcut — Command+Shift+I on Mac and Ctrl+Shift+I on Windows — to cycle through modes without reaching for the mouse. Turbo is highlighted in orange in the interface to signal its higher credit cost at a glance.
Why This Matters
The introduction of a dedicated Economy tier effectively cuts the cost of a large portion of typical Replit Agent usage by more than half. Builders who are prototyping, learning, or making incremental improvements to an existing project can now do so at significantly lower credit spend, without having to manually manage model selection. The explicit naming of tiers also makes cost management more transparent, addressing a common concern among Replit users about unpredictable credit consumption.