Original Reddit post

Hey folks, I’ve been experimenting with both Claude Code and Codex, and I’m trying to figure out the most practical way to use them together in a real dev workflow. From what I’ve seen: Claude Code feels stronger for reasoning, large refactors, and understanding complex codebases. Codex feels faster and more “tool-like” for direct execution, structured edits, and tighter IDE-style loops. What I’m trying to understand is: Do you use one as the “planner” and the other as the “executor”? Is anyone running a hybrid setup (e.g., Claude for architecture + Codex for implementation)? Any tips for context sharing between them (prompts, files, agents, etc.)? Real production use cases would be super helpful (not just experiments). Would love to hear how people are actually combining them in practice — especially in larger or agent-based systems. Thanks 🙏 submitted by /u/Ok-Birthday-5406

Originally posted by u/Ok-Birthday-5406 on r/ClaudeCode