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Which is better, Codex or Claude Code?

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Short answerBoth have their users, and neither is better across the board; it depends on what you care about. Some people hand all their important work to Claude Code paired with Opus 5.5, reasoning that it explains things clearly, and reserve Codex only for scheduled tasks. Others look at benchmark scores: GPT-6 Astra with Codex scores slightly higher on Terminal-Bench, at only half the cost of the runner-up. On quota, Kazike's hands-on test found that the weekly Claude quota on the $200 tier is worth twice as much in API value as Codex's. Baoyu's approach is to divide the work: interface-related tasks go to Claude, while non-interface work and releases go to Codex.

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    For interactions that are easy to understand, Yichen hands all important work to Claude Code with Opus 5.5 and reserves Codex only for scheduled tasks, reasoning that Claude speaks plainly and will even explain complex concepts with charts.

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    On quotas, Kazike compared two $200 accounts: Claude's weekly quota is worth about $3,400 in API value, while Codex's is worth about $1,700. He personally feels Claude lasts much longer.

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    On benchmarks and cost, on Terminal-Bench 4.0 GPT-6 Astra with Codex scores 58.2%, slightly above Fable 5.1's 57.9%, at about half the cost of the other.

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    The same model gets different results with different tools: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash at the highest reasoning tier scores 69.8 on DeepSWE with Claude Code and 65.6 with Codex.

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    You can divide the work: Baoyu feels more confident using Claude for interface polishing and implementing from design mockups, GPT 5.6 Sol does well on non-interface parts, and releasing new versions is also handed to Codex.

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    When mixing tools on a team, watch the rule files: Shopify's CEO pointed out that Claude Code mainly reads CLAUDE.md, not AGENTS.md, so different tools may read inconsistent rules.

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01逸尘10-13ZHYichen hands important work to Claude Code, and Codex only runs scheduled tasks#1我宣布：Codex正式被打入冷宫，Claude Code+Opus5.5是唯一的版本答案！！！ 最近几周，我已经把所有重要工作全部交给了Claude Code桌面端来处理（可以看截图，我接下来最重要的一些工作——公开演讲、CodexImageOriginal post127KLikes 591
02数字生命卡兹克10-04ZHHands-on test of two $200 accounts: Claude's quota lasts longer than Codex's#2因为3天时间蹬完了一个200刀GPT账号的100%周额度+1次重置卡+送的65000的额度，感觉有点过于不对劲了。 对应的是Claude那边200刀的账号，狂蹬3天Opus 5.5，周额度还剩50%...CodexImageOriginal post142KLikes 574
03宝玉07-15ZHBaoyu uses Claude for interfaces and Codex for releases when developing apps#3我在开发 BaoCut 这个 App 的时候，是基于一个 Loop 来的： 1. 在开发新功能之前先设计原型（参考图1），借助的是 baoyu-design skill （ github.com/jimliu/baoyu-desi…CodexImageOriginal post92KLikes 202
04SuSu_酥酥👅09-05ZHOn Terminal-Bench, Codex with GPT-6 Astra scores slightly higher🔥最新：GPT-6 Astra拿下Terminal-Bench 4.0第一！GPT-6 Astra + Codex才是现在的王炸组合！ 58.2% vs Fable 5.1 的 57.9%。CodexImageOriginal post172KLikes 38
05SuSu_酥酥👅09-11ZHSame model, different tools: benchmark comparison of Claude Code and Codex🔥推荐：怎么把 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 发挥到极致？一句话：模型开满推理，脚手架别选错！ 这张表全是 Max reasoning effort（推理档位拉满，对应 effort≈100）。CodexImageOriginal post93KLikes 53
06Max For AI08-26ZHClaude Code doesn't read AGENTS.md, so mixing tools on a team can easily lead to inconsistent rules🚨突发，Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke 公开向 Anthropic 施压！ Tobi称 如果 Claude Code 继续拒绝读取 AGENTS.md 和 .agents/skills，CodexOriginal post153KLikes 508
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