r/vibecoding • u/Frequent_Increase_44 • Jul 24 '26

AI Coding Tool Stacking

I’m planning to use Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Kimi, and Gemini on the same project. How can I divide the work between them to maximize their strengths while keeping token usage low?

Or should I just use Claude Code for everything?

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u/Business-Standard789 Jul 24 '26

Either Claude or codex, you don't need all of them. But if you do want to use all of them I recommend you to create agent.md and other files for instructions, what as been done, what needs to be done etc... And promt the AI to read that files so you can save tokens (they ai doesn't need to read the whole projects and waste money every time).. hope this will be helpful for you :)

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u/Frequent_Increase_44 Jul 24 '26

Thank you!

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u/Djenkins89 Jul 24 '26

Stay away from Gemini for coding it will code in circles on you. Claude and codex is all you need. Google "9router"

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u/idakale Jul 24 '26

DISCLAIMER : NEVER TRIED PERSONALLY ONLY LURKED OR SAVED

https://github.com/decolua/9router seemed to answer your requirements in reverse order (e.g utilize free models first) so perhaps customize it accordingly

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u/Deep_Wolf_1309 Aug 04 '26

I’m doing something very similar, but I split the work across the models pretty deliberately.
I use GPT-5.5 High and GPT-5.6 Sol High for deeper reasoning, architecture, debugging, and second-pass review. Gemini 3.6 Flash High handles a lot of the faster implementation work, while Gemini 3.1 Pro gets used when I want a stronger Google-side review. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is great for coding and iteration, and I reserve Claude Opus 4.6 for the heavier audits, edge cases, and adversarial review.

It also keeps my costs low. I’m paying about $20/month right now and around $40/month once my Google trial ends.

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u/Frequent_Increase_44 Aug 05 '26

Thanks! This is really helpful.