Sam Altman, Sundar Pichai and Dario Amodei have one thing in common. Elon Musk has a cheeky response to 3 top tech CEO's diet choices

Dietary choices of some of the world's biggest tech leaders have gone viral after Elon Musk participated in a conversation to reveal what he eats every morning. A tweet by Ben Swerdlow, co-founder adn CEO of Freestyle Cloud, tweeted by naming some of the prominent names like Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Sundar Pichair prefer a similar dietary preference. But Elon Musk's answer contrasted their food choice, further offering a glimpse into their everyday eating habits.

Elon Musk's preference in breakfast

The conversation began when Ben Swerdlow, pointed out that several prominent tech executives are vegetarians. He named Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a post on X, ending with the words, "Let that sink in."

Musk responded by revealing his contrasting breakfast choice: "I have steak, eggs and coffee for breakfast every day."

Internet reacts

Space XAI's senior engineer, Larsen Cundric commented, "I like my steak medium rare." Another commented, "Makes no difference to me what their diet is. I require high protein so, I eat meat at least once a day. Usually lean meat. Tuna, Chicken, or Salmon. A vegetable or two, and carbs. I feel energized, healthy, and my brain works great." Another said, "Awesome breakfast! Also consider occasionally fasting and skipping breakfast to kill off the useless cells causing inflammation as we age."

During an appearance on The Katie Miller Podcast in 2025, the billionaire also discussed his eating habits. He said he generally skips lunch or has something "very small" if he feels hungry. His dinner, meanwhile, varies depending on the day.

Sam Altman has been a vegetarian since childhood

Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO, in his blog wrote, “I’m vegetarian and have been since I was a kid.” He also added that he rarely eats breakfast and prefers 15 hours of fasting, except have an espresso when he wakes up.

Sundar Pichai sticks to a familiar breakfast

As reported by Mint, Sundhar Pichai is a vegetarian, who has had the same breakfast almost every day for 15 years—eggs and toast, and chai to drink.

Dario Amodei became vegetarian after his sister

Meanwhile, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and co-founder Daniela Amodei, Dario’s sister, both turned vegetarian. During their appearance on The Builders podcast hosted by Walter Isaacson, Daniela shared that she became vegetarian when she was young and her older brother followed her example three years later since it “seemed convincing” to him.