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I Built the Same App With Claude Code and Codex

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Click this link https://boot.dev/?promo=TECHWITHTIM and use my code TECHWITHTIM to get 25% off your first payment for boot.dev Claude Code or Codex: Which one is the best for coding? Well, in this video I'm going to answer that question. I'm going to run both Claude and Codex on the exact same set of tasks, and give you my verdict on which one is better. I'll judge both tools across four criteria: speed, cost & usage, the finished result, and the code quality. Want to make real money with coding? I share high-signal insights on careers, monetization, and leverage in my free newsletter. Join here and get my guide How to Make Money With Coding instantly: https://techwithtim.net/newsletter 🚀 Tools I Use Get 10% off with code techwithtim Openclaw setup: https://www.hostinger.com/techwithtim VPS setup: https://www.hostinger.com/techwithtim10 Wispr Flow (Best AI Dictation): https://ref.wisprflow.ai/techwithtim ⏳ Timestamps ⏳ 00:00 | Overview 00:57 | Prompt/Task 02:38 | Model Settings 04:10 | Boot.dev 05:30 | Build Phase 14:41 | Finished Product 16:57 | Detailed Code Review 23:04 | Final Results Hashtags #ClaudeCode #Codex #AIDevTools UAE Media License Number: 3635141

Top Comments (10)

@Tony-dp1rl 2026-05-22

This lines up with my experience as well. Codex is just better at understanding large apps and maintaining them without breaking things, and taking instructions to do so. Claude is quicker at some tasks, but shittier to work with long term.

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@udaymaurya6865 2026-05-22

Antigravity was not harmed in this video

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@SciFacts45 2026-05-22

what if they copied each other because they are in the same folder

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@AndrewSteitz 2026-05-22

I would be interested to see your results doing the same thing in Cursor. I did a less scientific thing with a small project between Cursor and Claude. Cursor's eval of Claude was "wow, this is not great". Claude's analysis of Cursor was "hey, this is pretty good." They both had the context from their own creations and Claude basically said "Cursor did a better job". I have been a developer for over 30 years but I did not drill down and look at the actual code the way you did.

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@НикитаЛингвич 2026-05-22

Great video, really liked the you tried the evaluate on different metrics instead of just 'vibing' who did better

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@IAMTHESWORDtheLAMBHASDIED 2026-05-23

Haha you're the first person I've seen use the same "ASCII" concept mock ups lolol, I do the EXACT same thing and it has always gotten me so much further than when I hadn't, it's silly effective! Cheers m808!

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@TechWithTim 2026-05-22

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@SimenStaabyKnudsen 2026-05-23

Thanks for the video!

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@baghdadiabdellatif1581 2026-05-24

Great work Thank you The project is in GitHub?

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@deepaktechk 2026-05-24

For pretty complex SaaS projects with lots of integrations and moving parts in my office, Claude gives me better, straight-to-the-point fixes and features. It’s also more aware of how a new feature or bug fix might affect other parts of the system. I’m using the CLI version, and with Codex, changes often deviate from the original scope, introduce bugs in other areas, and create a lot of QA issues. I also end up needing many follow-up prompts just to fix the new issues caused by previous changes.

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