I’ve tried both, and for now I slightly prefer Codex. I can’t fully explain why, it mostly comes down to some personal benchmarks based on my day-to-day work.

One big plus for Codex is usage: on the $20 plan I’ve never hit usage limits or interruptions, while using the same plan on both.

With Codex I’m using AGENTS.md, some reusable prompts in a prompts folder, and I’m planning to experiment with skills. I also tried plugging in a simple MCP server I built, but I couldn’t get it to work with Codex, so it feels a bit less flexible in that area.

What do you think is better overall: Claude Code or Codex? In terms of output quality and features.

Let the fight begin

Hi, I have question about codex vs claude code tools.
I have been using claude code for a year, it is generally good. I use it in pro mode which is cheapest premium tariff. CC is good, but recently the limits started to dry up very fast both in claude code and in claude regular chats too.

So, I am thinking about returning back to OpenAI. I looked for feedbacks posts for codex here, but they dated a year ago, and since that openai dropped several new models. I got one positive feedback about codex, but I wanted to hear more people, more feedbacks.

How good it openai codex coding tool in 2026 April? How good is it in compare with claude sonnet and opus 4.6 ?

One thing I should add, that I am not a vibe coder, I usually use it as assistant for small tasks with instructions. It is expected to perform well in such condition.

Codex is a very viable coding agent now. If you are on the 200$ Claude Code Max plan(myself included), dropping down to the 100$ plan and a 20$ ChatGPT plan might be a viable money saving solution. What has been your experience with Codex?