75% of developers I surveyed prefer Claude Code - here's why they choose it over Codex
Three out of four of the 138 developers I surveyed use Claude Code. Here's what they say matters in daily AI coding workflows.
A survey of over 100 developers revealed that three out of four prefer using Claude Code over OpenAI's Codex. The preference for Claude Code stems from several key factors, including its ability to maintain context across large codebases, its thorough planning and reasoning before executing changes, and its superior raw code quality and reasoning.
Additionally, developers appreciate Claude Code's agent-like behavior in the terminal against the real repository and infrastructure, as well as its auditability features. While Codex is still preferred by some for secure AI and cybersecurity work, the trend among developers is clearly shifting towards Claude Code for its overall performance and usability.
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