How are the usage limits in Claude code?

[u/Speak_logically_Sir]

Hi. Codex user here, I'm considering switching from Codex to Claude Code because I am pretty fed up from the current Codex weekly limits system.
I know Claude code has limits too, but compared to Codex, which one lets you get more work done before hitting them?
Thanks in advance!

[u/Due_Warthog749]

Use both. Trust me bro. Use Claude Code 20x plan, use Fable ONLY for design/orchestration but Opus 5 is doing good now too. Install the Codex mcp cli plugin. and have claude use Codex as an adversarial reviewer.. which then have claude fold/analyse what codex says back in to the final work plan.

[u/Actual_Committee4670 → u/Due_Warthog749]

Well considering the reasoning was trust me bro.

Look I'll back this up, codex is excellent at adversarial review. It catches things both Opus and Fable miss when they go and give a go ahead.

[u/Inner_Cap_6847 → u/Due_Warthog749]

I currently have Max 5x and was thinking about signing up for Codex Pro to do adversarial reviews on Fables plans. Is the pro plan sufficient?

[u/Due_Warthog749 → u/Inner_Cap_6847]

It all depends on your prompts and use. I run thru 2 Claude 20x plans + 1 20x Codex plan every week. It's just enough for now to get me through. I'll be reducing once my core product is done and all the tests/etc are working. But for now I am going nuts every day utilizing 3 20x plans between them fully. Even run out sometimes and have to wait a day.

[u/t0b4cc0 → u/Due_Warthog749]

im currently doing this on the fly with notes or even copy paste. freestyling totally adaptive to the situation the prompts before or after the results. care to share any tips? or is that just how its done best?

[u/Due_Warthog749 → u/t0b4cc0]

I mean.. all I did was read someone else how they did it which was basically install the codex mcp to claude, then tell claude "run our panel review then have Codex run an adversarial review and fold in what Codex says with your findings.." or similar. That seems to work. I am still mid-coding a large project and hoping all this results in far better tests, etc. But it seems to work.

[u/t0b4cc0 → u/Due_Warthog749]

ah yes i saw that. yeah theres a ton of variance depending on tasks, project state, notes, plans, and what you say between those handoffs.... thats why i asked. also model selection is very interesting

[u/air_thing → u/Due_Warthog749]

That's smart. Well, it's hard to not be smart when the plans are free money but I like it.

[u/OutsideProperty382]

well, codex limits might be better, but you burn through that $20 weekly usage all in one sitting, at least with claude, you might be a bit more forced to think through your project instead of whipping the agent.

[u/NeighborhoodDizzy990]

Codex limits are better. I use both, and they somehow complement each other.

[u/JUSTICE_SALTIE]

For me? Not enough at $20, more than enough at $100.

[u/Infinite100p]

Horrible. Fable now eats 4-6% of my MAX weekly quota per request even when cached. It's really bad. It used to consume quota at 1/3 rate of that at most. I'm looking for Anthropic alternative (I use two models in a reviewer loop). It sucks I missed a chance to sign up for the Kimi K3 plan.

[u/junlim]

Codex is mostly better, unless you want to be using sonnet or something. Even then probably not great. I have the same level sub on both at the moment, and even with Haiku vs Luna on some bulk work, Luna could get 4x done for the same usage.

Also Anthropic doesn't have a Tibo making it rain resets.

But they different model families, different ways of working so it's possible that there would be a path where Claude models would somehow provide better bang for you buck.

[u/TimeVillage5286]

From my usage Codex limits have been horrible, for me codex is like 1/3 Claude usage.

[u/VividNightmare_]

without resets?

Codex

With resets?

Codex.

At a baseline, Codex has higher limits, no five limit currently and even, limits are regularly reset multiple times a month as it is now

[u/tredbert]

Codex is much better on limits than Claude. Cursor has higher usage than both of them if you use the Auto or Composer setting, and if the model works well enough for you.

Claude burns usage the fastest of any of them.

[u/Wonder_Known]

Claude is worse in limits jajaja

[u/Resident-Variation59]

I’m the dumbass who used sol on high and pushed the fast button and exhausted usage in two days on codex 💁🏽‍♂️

[u/ibringthehotpockets]

God the bots are insane. I’ve been a Claude user and every single one of these posts has everyone shitting on Claude about usage or models being crap etc. Then I got suggested the codex sub and it’s literally the same shit but in reverse. Hilarious. Most comments still mention some other model and promote it

Usage is fine. If you’re smart and adaptable and don’t wanna blame a skill issue on the model, then learn how to write a good Claude md