Is Anybody Using Codex?

Is Anybody Using Codex?

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  • Yes. Pretty sure you’re falling for marketing
  • I have mostly seen people using claude code, never heard anyone using Codex.
  • I’ve switched almost all my usage to codex. For the simple reason that it’s more reliable.
  • the harness or the model?

    I don't use the harness anymore, but it was fine. I switched to an agnostic harness that uses a multitude of models -- often the GPT ones.

    Anyone that cares about quality first and foremost switches harnesses pretty fast, the features are just insane. I want to be able to dictate the models that do vision versus code, for example. I want agentic memory that I can manage. I want better permissions controls than CC or codex, I want better file editing and reversion; better harnesses out there for all of these points.

    by serf
  • are you using opencode ?
  • start with claude

    use it 2 make the plan

    use it 2 implement

    when u hit the limit switch 2 codex

    use codex to code review the implementation

    never ask codex to implement its own feedback (wait for claude)

    go between codex (review) and claude (respond 2 review with changes) until u get no issues found

    then u commit

    and greptile will maybe complain

    use /greploop to close greptile gripes

    winning

  • i suggest having codex review claude's plans. i consistently find it catches 2nd order effects of planned changes much better which can lead to a total change of direction in some cases.
  • The problem with Codex is that Codex is largely only for code due to its more aggressive sandboxing. Claude can do pretty much everything for your computer out of the box. It is not insurmountable, but it is a big barrier to convince anyone to use it for anything beyond code review.
  • Codex is great, both the CLI and Codex.app.

    I regularly use both Claude Code and Codex; work pays for Claude, my personal sub is for Codex.

    Opus 4.7 and GPT 5.5 seem equally competent. They have distinct “feels” when interacting, and perhaps each have strengths and weaknesses, but I don’t really see one as better than the other.

  • I use both regularly. My experience has been that Claude is better at end-to-end workflows -- planning, structuring, and reviewing code -- so it also helps for the logical part while Codex feels more optimized for code generation itself rather than the full cycle.

    I think that's the main reason for more discussion around Claude.

  • Take this with a pinch of slat, but look at the subreddits:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/ 1m Weekly visitors, 19K Weekly contributions

    https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/ 372K Weekly visitors, 11K Weekly contributions

    Looks like it's 2nd place, but still popular.