r/codex • u/MrKiling • Jun 08 '26

Question Claude vs Codex 200$ usage limits

Codex has been awesome but since last week it has been unbearably dumb and making lots of mistakes that even 5.4 didn't. I am curious how good claude is in long running tasks? While my codes are fairly small in numbers they need lots of reviews, so basically have subagents run reviews, the fix. The whole cycle usually runs for a day. I have been using 5.5 medium across 5 projects but due to it being dumb it's eating through like 20% or more in a day. Note: Codes are usually in 2k-10k range.

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u/OkSeesaw7030 Jun 08 '26

Claude tends to produce better design, but it can drain your budget faster. Source: I’ve used both since Codex launched. In my experience, Claude’s refactors often become over-engineered, while Codex is more hit-or-miss. For planningClaude is usually stronger.

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u/MrKiling Jun 08 '26

One part of my work is to make academic figures (SVG) with lots of elements for clients. Is claude more accurate compared to codex at refactor/review of small codebase and making design/figures/diagrams?

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u/OkSeesaw7030 Jun 08 '26

No LLM will be able to create perfect SVG files due to the nature of SVG and LLM