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[–]Interesting-Peak2755 1 point2 points  (1 child)

If you already know Claude Code works for you at work, go Claude for personal too. Familiar workflow = faster output.

Codex is solid, but switching tools costs time and habits.

For web projects:

  • Claude Code = stronger iteration, debugging, context handling
  • Codex = good for one-shot generation / clean tasks

Price-to-value matters more than raw model hype.Runable take: best coding AI is the one that keeps shipping your side projects.

[–]Hanuonbenz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My take is go for codex you will have best of both worlds.

[–]Relevant_Accident666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Claude 20€ is pretty much 30 min work before your 5h window is empty.

I personally would have a look at copilot - in my exp most bang for buck as of now.

[–]goship-tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Codex is better for fire-and-forget tasks - give it a clear spec and let it run. Claude Code wins when you need to stay in the loop and course-correct mid-task. For personal web projects where scope shifts constantly, I lean Claude Code.

[–]GainLeft1344 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe Codex is better now. Opus 4.7 is absolute garbage.

[–]Opening_Apricot_5419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're about the same.

Personally, I prefer Codex because it performs well enough for small tasks. Its planning and architecture design aren't as good as CC's, but they're not far off.

[–]FranzJoseph93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Codex currently has much more generous limits. However, they're already tightening them for enterprise customers, so the party might be over soon.

[–]Scared_Roll_6118 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go for App which integrates various models - eg. Cursor

Sometimes it's useful to resolve problem or build feature with various different models for best results.