{
  "id": 764322,
  "title": "75% of developers I surveyed prefer Claude Code - here's why they choose it over Codex",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/75-of-developers-i-surveyed-prefer-claude-code-heres-why-they-choose",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ZDNet",
    "slug": "zdnet",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-most-developers-prefer-claude-code-over-codex/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Three out of four of the 138 developers I surveyed use Claude Code. Here's what they say matters in daily AI coding workflows.",
  "key_points": [
    "75% of surveyed developers prefer Claude Code over Codex",
    "Claude Code excels in maintaining context, planning, and code quality",
    "Developers appreciate Claude Code's agent-like behavior and auditability"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The preference for Claude Code over Codex among developers indicates a shift in priorities towards overall performance, usability, and code quality in coding tools.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/764322.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "Claude Code returns blank thinking blocks, but reasoning still costs you",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/claude-code-returns-blank-thinking-blocks-but-reasoning-still-costs",
        "published": "2026-08-14T07:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dev.to",
        "title": "Claude Code can make videos: it records the app, narrates with ElevenLabs, and syncs audio to video automatically",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/claude-code-can-make-videos-it-records-the-app-narrates-with",
        "published": "2026-08-15T03:40:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}