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User abandons Codex for Claude citing bugs and pricing

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A user expressed significant dissatisfaction with the AI tool Codex, citing issues such as excessive log file generation, application breakage, and misleading cleanup claims. The user also noted a recent price increase and feature reduction for Codex's plans. In contrast, the user found success using Claude with teammates, accomplishing tasks in months that Codex could not, and plans to revert to Claude for their workflow. AI

IMPACT Highlights user frustration with AI tool reliability and pricing, potentially influencing adoption trends.

RANK_REASON User experience review of AI tools.

Read on Mastodon — mastodon.social →

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User abandons Codex for Claude citing bugs and pricing

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Codex left 600 gigs of logs on my Mac, broke my app with files I never asked for, and said it cleaned up when it hadn't. Then Dev Day brought a $500 plan and ha

    Codex left 600 gigs of logs on my Mac, broke my app with files I never asked for, and said it cleaned up when it hadn't. Then Dev Day brought a $500 plan and halved the $200 plan. So I'm going back to Claude, where two teammates just did on a shared $20 plan what Codex couldn't d…

    LINKS taylorarndt.substack.com/…/i-never-though…

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