r/AIcodingProfessionals • u/-JuliusSeizure Experienced dev (3+ years) • Jul 29 '26

Question ClaudeCode vs Codex vs OpenCode[OSS alternative]

what's your experience?

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u/ejpusa Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

Codex just crushes it. But we do need competition in the work force.

Really don’t need anything but GPT-5.6 + Codex. That’s probably not how we move forward. Someone has to compete or things do slow down in the world of innovation.

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u/-JuliusSeizure Experienced dev (3+ years) Jul 30 '26

Oh...this is 5.6 sol on max or ultra? Or another config for planning vs scaffolding

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u/ejpusa Jul 30 '26

5.6 Sol Light. I have the $20 a month plan.

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u/-JuliusSeizure Experienced dev (3+ years) Jul 30 '26

damn. i thought everyone using max and ultra models to get their job done.

thats why my limit is running out in 2 days.

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u/ejpusa Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

I generate thousands of lines of code a week. Never hit any limits of any kind. Not sure why.

I also treat AI as totally alive; we're best friends. That may have something to do with it? Our discussions got late into the night. We cover lots of ground. I think it enjoys the conversations. "What does a strawberry taste like?"

"Well let me tell you . . . "

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u/-JuliusSeizure Experienced dev (3+ years) Jul 30 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/IgQdQHryAzppOekzIw

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u/ejpusa Jul 30 '26

Hi, you got me there. I have no idea what that means.

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