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Re: Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

#101

Post by make3 » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC

CompoundEyes wrote: post #86

At work we have unlimited use of models from Anthropic and OpenAI (for now). My coworker, a Claude Code Opus 4.6 diehard, stopped by my desk today to say he finally installed Codex to try 5.5 and his feedback was basically “it just works and does what I ask and it doesn’t disconnect and it’s just so very matter of fact.” “Yeah I’ve been telling you this since like gpt-5 man!” “I know I know…” I have not spent much ti…

I'm still not switching after Altman jumped on the cyberpunk totalitarian contract with the government

Re: Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

#102

Post by bottlepalm » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC

bobjordan wrote: post #92

bottlepalm wrote: post #72

Anybody else double fist Codex/Claude? They both code, solve problems, and find bugs in unique ways. I find using both is more useful than using either alone. I have them code review each others work, it's great.

I have max plans for both and over the past 5+ months now have built a custom "agent swarm" orchestrator with a database backed API and several skills CLI that the agents use to deliver orchestrated software factory runs. We can use several different topologies (2 or 3 agents, etc.) but currently primarily use pair programming teams consisting of an opus4.7 for implementation and a codex5.5 for plan and code reviews,…

Yea, I'm similar I think in that Claude has better style/architecture/design, while Codex is a more critical reviewer, but also writes more complex code that just works not caring as much about the bigger picture - together they work pretty well. I don't run any swarms though, I could easily see them ping/pong on the most simple feature almost endlessly if I let them. How do you review all the code being generated?

Re: Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

#103

Post by andai » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 4:26 AM UTC

willsmith72 wrote: post #78

edmundsauto wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

YMMV. I would still be very happy with Claude if it hard failed on 20% of tasks. You can always come back to it. I say this as someone working for a tech company who does not have to foot the bill (in the >$1k per month bracket) I also experienced and accept the 1990s levels of unreliability, which is my “internet generation”. My first access was lifting a handset and placing on a speaker/mic cradle. Programmers thes…

> If it’s $220 worth of value for $200 - I get it. Wrong comparison. If a competitor gives you $230 of value for $200, of course you shouldn't pick the $220 one

Well, you can get a much bigger portion for much cheaper next door, but taste is hard to quantify.

Re: Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

#104

Post by andai » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC

thisisauserid wrote: post #82

ossa-ma wrote: post #54

I built a hangout space to chill out in and chat to others while Claude is down (which is happening wayyy more often): https://clawdpenguin.com There's a live Claude status board in the corner so you know when it's time to get back to work.

Because you can't work without it? Yikes.

There was a top comment on a thread the other day where the guy said, if the AI is offline, it's a higher value activity for him to go for a walk for an hour than to try and read the code the AI wrote. At least with the walk, he comes back refreshed.

Re: Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

#105

Post by andai » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC

bottlepalm wrote: post #72

Anybody else double fist Codex/Claude? They both code, solve problems, and find bugs in unique ways. I find using both is more useful than using either alone. I have them code review each others work, it's great.

I get Claude to run Codex. You can do it that way, but not the other way around.

It also fits nicely. Claude plans better, and Codex has way higher limits.

Re: Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

#106

Post by applecrazy » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC

make3 wrote: post #101

CompoundEyes wrote: post #86

At work we have unlimited use of models from Anthropic and OpenAI (for now). My coworker, a Claude Code Opus 4.6 diehard, stopped by my desk today to say he finally installed Codex to try 5.5 and his feedback was basically “it just works and does what I ask and it doesn’t disconnect and it’s just so very matter of fact.” “Yeah I’ve been telling you this since like gpt-5 man!” “I know I know…” I have not spent much ti…

I'm still not switching after Altman jumped on the cyberpunk totalitarian contract with the government

well apparently Dario did the same thing with Mythos - ethics for the big AI labs is mainly posturing

Re: Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

#107

Post by Salgat » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC

CompoundEyes wrote: post #86

At work we have unlimited use of models from Anthropic and OpenAI (for now). My coworker, a Claude Code Opus 4.6 diehard, stopped by my desk today to say he finally installed Codex to try 5.5 and his feedback was basically “it just works and does what I ask and it doesn’t disconnect and it’s just so very matter of fact.” “Yeah I’ve been telling you this since like gpt-5 man!” “I know I know…” I have not spent much ti…

Lately I've been using claude mainly to design plans and do code reviews while Codex does all the implementation. Having two very different models helps to work out any weird quirks one might have.

Re: Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

#108

Post by Salgat » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC

andai wrote: post #104

thisisauserid wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because you can't work without it? Yikes.

There was a top comment on a thread the other day where the guy said, if the AI is offline, it's a higher value activity for him to go for a walk for an hour than to try and read the code the AI wrote. At least with the walk, he comes back refreshed.

That's absolutely terrifying.

Re: Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

#109

Post by bspinner » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 5:10 AM UTC

a_victorp wrote: post #76

datadrivenangel wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From an economics perspective, it makes sense to make it more expensive if you're having trouble keeping up with demand for a service. It'll be tough getting used to because it was so nice and cheap

On the other hand, it was somewhat expected that we would have a correction for the prices. Hopefully after this correction things will be more stable and we won't have to worry too much about future price increases

the prices will slowly increase until enough people actually stop paying for it.

Re: Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

#110

Post by fnordpiglet » Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC

philipbjorge wrote: post #19

So happy to have diversified my model providers this past couple of weeks. GPT-5.5 has had no trouble slotting into Opus workloads. Will be fun to try out more of the models as time goes on to build some resiliency into my engineering workflows :).

I think if codex can fill in some functional gaps that shouldn’t be that huge - like having defined agents in plugins like Claude code - it’s actually a preferable product. It’s faster in every way, seems to manage context a lot better - compaction isn’t a completely end of world event to be avoided at all costs. With the addition of defined thinking and the fact it actually seems to follow tool calling instructions, it’s handler for permissions, and other features it’s frankly a better tool overall. 5.5 seems to be a reasonable model.

Anthropic seems to have really killed their advantage by squandering the immense good will they built up by blundering over and over again the last few months with the developer community.

Tonight, for instance, after the incident had recovered, I restarted my work. On my Max account my usage period completely exhausted in 4 minutes of sonnet subagent work. This was long after prime time, and the workload was a fraction what I normally do.

These days I run codex concurrently and have gotten my marketplaces and plugins and MCPs adapted to it - other than the agents which I do lean heavily on - and generally find it a capable replacement. Anthropic needs to take notice and get their house in order.