Claude Code vs Codex — how I currently use both
After testing both in real work, I don’t see it as “Claude Code vs Codex” anymore.
For me, Claude Code feels really strong for frontend work:
- UI structure
- components
- layout iterations
- UX improvements
- understanding the bigger picture of a project
Codex feels stronger when I want more control:
- backend logic
- debugging
- refactoring
- QA
- checking edge cases
- making sure the implementation is clean
So my current workflow is more like:
Claude Code = fast building and frontend iterationCodex = backend, review, debugging and cleanup
Curious how others use them.
Do you use one tool for the full build, or do you split tasks between Claude Code, Codex or other tools?