I personally use Codex(plus) a lot, with sol+ponytail, u get concise to the point answers rather than long explanation that openai models are known for, and till date im really satisfied with its coding performance. I also use opencode to try out new openweight models as well, currently im testing out k3.
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#22I personally use Codex(plus) a lot, with sol+ponytail, u get concise to the point answers rather than long explanation that openai models are known for, and till date im really satisfied with its coding performance. I also use opencode to try out new openweight models as well, currently im testing out k3.
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#23I’ve been using both, but I find 5.6 sol is faster in terms of wallclock time and far less chatty (on my small projects in non-legacy code bases). It “feels” like Sol gets off track more easily than Fable (it’s hard for Sol to ignore a stray remark). My theory is this comes from smaller context window - Codex uses a 350K token context window (that you can’t change), even though model can handle more…
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#24of course codex, its more humanlike
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#25of course codex, its more humanlike
what makes it feel more humanlike to you - the way it reasons through problems, the tone of the responses, or is it simply more comfortable to work with day to day?
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#26Each model has a different personality. There is some real layer underneath but it also depends on how you use it. For me GPT is a nerd and Claude i consider like a senior dev with deep knowledge. I use GPT only for audits and serious code logic because it can catch gaps and inconsistencies that Claude misses. But it always depends on your mindset, i think what really matters is a loop - you plus AI.
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#27of course codex, its more humanlike
For me it is opposite
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#28I heavily use the Pi harness with DeepSeek-v4-pro directly from the DeepSeek API almost exclusively and I have have barely ever felt the need for something different. I have some OpenRouter credits and API key ready to go if DeepSeek fails me, and that almost never happens.
It's also unbelievably cheap - so cheap, in fact, that I have started using it even for trivial tasks. I use it for coding, code review, managing my systems in general, and even regular-old-questions. Pi is minimal in many regards including system prompt, tools, and UI, and I found this quality much more preferable than what the other harnesses provide. Currently I use only two extensions to extend Pi's capabilities: a web search tool and a page fetch tool. I might look into getting more as the need arises.
I used to be a heavy Claude Code user but I ended my subscription around the time this Fable nonsense started, as I really don't like the direction Anthropic is taking. I now spend less, get more done, have a better time doing it, and feel better about it.
Re: Ask HN: Claude Code or Codex?
#29I heavily use the Pi harness with DeepSeek-v4-pro directly from the DeepSeek API almost exclusively and I have have barely ever felt the need for something different. I have some OpenRouter credits and API key ready to go if DeepSeek fails me, and that almost never happens. It's also unbelievably cheap - so cheap, in fact, that I have started using it even for trivial tasks. I use it for coding, code review, managing…
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#30Each model has a different personality. There is some real layer underneath but it also depends on how you use it. For me GPT is a nerd and Claude i consider like a senior dev with deep knowledge. I use GPT only for audits and serious code logic because it can catch gaps and inconsistencies that Claude misses. But it always depends on your mindset, i think what really matters is a loop - you plus AI.
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