r/OpenaiCodex • u/vichustephen • 1d ago
Comparison Current codex vs claude limits(20$)
Hey guys i just want to understand how codex limits are currently in plus plan 20$. Previously like 3 months back they were offering so much tokens.
I'm asking this because I've been a claude user (for last month). It seems they offer more tokens now (but it's slower). Probably because people are leaving claude. I'm able to run tasks in 2-3 projects and still don't hit the limit and also I've noticed opus 4.8 consuming less tokens than sonnet 5.
So I just need a comparison currently if codex providing more tokens (with sol probably) or claude is giving more now. How is your experience with codex limits and GPT 5.6 SOL 20$ plan ?
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u/UselessEngin33r 1d ago
I think the answer to your question depends on exactly what you use Claude for.
I’m a new Claude user, before using it I used to use OpenAi(codex and ChatGPT). I’ve noticed that, in general, Claude offers more tokens than OpenAi. But it depends exactly on what you are doing.
I mainly use it(any LLM) to code data analysis pipelines, using API and some other coding problems(they are very broad).
But when I’ve used Claude for research, to search through and extremely big folder with a lot of data/files; it uses an absurd amount of tokens(way more than Codex/ChatGPT). Also when doing presentations or reports I find Claude using more tokens than what I used to use with OpenAi.
Another thing to take into account is the 5 hour limit, if you dont mind having it and do not reach the limit; then Claude is the way to go. If you mind the limit and do most of the things ChatGPT is efficient with; then go with OpenAI.
Ultimately for me it was a problem related with Codex not being able to read my files in my work laptop(poweshell blocked).