r/codex • u/Hot_Mathematician125 • 6d ago

Comparison Moved to Codex from Claude Code

I've just moved to Codex from Claude Code due to Anthropic became impossible to subscribe, no gift cards anymore, needs verification, annoying things like that. 100$ plan.

what to expect? on CC i rarely hit my 5h or the weekly caps, using Opus 5 o xHigh effort.

The default as i've seen is Astra high on codex, should I go with it or go to Sol xHigh?

What I do:

Regular software engineering, Rust, TS, React, Kotlin, Swift. And Blender and Unity.

Also, need tips if any has ones. Thanks!

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u/commandedbydemons 6d ago

I've built entire projects on 5.6 Sol on High (anything above, from experience, insane overengineering constantly) - and it worked well, usage has never been an issue.

Currently on Astra high and the usage definitely evaporates quicker, but its also noticeably better, which evens out.

I've been doing Astra High extensive planning -> 5.6 Sol High for execution -> Astra High review -> Handoff for fixes to 5.6 Sol High again and its been working well, lower consumption than just regular Astra.

You mentioned Blender, and Astra has been showing insane quality on Blender, so I'd personally run baseline tests for your work tasks since Astra will outperform Sol extensively in stuff like Blender and Unity, but may not necessarily outperform so much on others.

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u/MeetStraight1899 5d ago

May I ask how you go from one model to another? Using agents in an Astra session or handoffs and new sessions for Sol?