Codex Scores 75%, Developers Prefer Claude

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[{"selector":"#anim-76c2c0d8-28c0-4c97-abb1-36515b0b0994","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ebd7c5f-3afd-45e5-8155-445d4c086c5c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(85.87444%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c7f2a27-a330-4b76-ab5c-80f1b377e1ca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Codex operates in its own secure virtual workshop where it can safely write and test code without affecting other systems - taking between 1 to 30 minutes per task. Photo Source: Edan Meyer. Youtube

[{"selector":"#anim-d0134eb0-36f9-4899-956e-9ce7a56771a7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6678c2ec-e45f-4c47-aa2f-168d37c46ca0","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-64dcbfe5-09d3-489a-a2ad-fe6fe48a6212","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5730f8d6-21b3-4b94-9537-929a9a7240b1","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bdee26b9-7fef-46b8-b2de-8cba03a29d36","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b657318-f174-4e05-a254-eca3bd37f8fa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source: ElisaRiva Tech company Temporal already uses Codex to handle basic coding tasks while their developers focus on solving more complex problems. 1. Photo Source: OpenAI. Youtube

[{"selector":"#anim-b97a729b-5391-4e45-b2ed-b2fcc7e80669","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-131864e1-a38b-487d-a796-c2a3ec8e6381","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(85.87444%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d516ec55-c440-4a7d-922e-683bad479b68","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Superhuman discovered an unexpected benefit - their product managers can now make simple code changes without always needing a programmer's help. 1. Photo Source: OpenAI. Youtube

[{"selector":"#anim-ae098399-ffdb-47c7-846c-83ae495960d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-053907bf-9740-4e2f-9a54-122c5815dc05","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52db1d62-ee8f-485a-92f4-00fd20a45e5f","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fbbd9ab4-f8bd-4d3f-80fd-e0826450b3ab","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cf1ee940-1581-43ba-a3a0-de61e722eea1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The numbers reveal Codex achieved 75% accuracy on the SWE-Bench Verified benchmark when allowed multiple attempts - helpful but not perfect. Photo Source: Edan Meyer. Youtube

[{"selector":"#anim-d4e30da2-f3c8-4858-861f-8875eeb05aea","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c3988bae-7c4b-4fe1-9240-3bc606a5f38d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(85.87444%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9de98006-5085-4b33-b9b2-49c4a13c2ae5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Carnegie Mellon University doctoral students found that developers often prefer competing tools from companies like Anthropic - is Codex really the best option? 1. Photo Source: Edan Meyer. Youtube

[{"selector":"#anim-4a7c6f3a-2dff-43ba-81a3-ff5b6b72f3b4","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9b4a575-ae66-45e4-82b8-01998de819e0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-70ab66e2-48dd-45cb-9290-6d3c0691b609","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bef6e160-07b0-448e-93a7-ec62cf95b294","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e02054b8-2e26-44b9-b5f9-c33a47fefe6a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Currently available to ChatGPT Pro, Team, and Enterprise subscribers, Codex will soon expand to other subscription levels with usage limits and pricing. 1. Photo Source: Open AI. Website

[{"selector":"#anim-4e1a39f0-4787-4042-bfef-25772d417255","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10873a31-b73f-4842-ade9-19d4be563317","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(85.87444%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f60121e7-b9ba-472c-b28d-8e244e83f9ff","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Security concerns? Codex works in an isolated environment without internet access - similar to coding in a sealed room. Photo Source: Nemuel Sereti. Pexels

[{"selector":"#anim-288fbdba-0658-4318-ae96-d17b9b248b2b","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-32ccda34-82b3-4fd1-ac0b-f2d8a91ab30a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bf51a1f2-5fb1-4ac0-96d2-1a694c9b29d3","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cf476aee-23c9-4e7e-858b-5cd011632847","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9d785fab-605d-4072-ba08-5760893152d1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] OpenAI is also upgrading its simpler version, Codex CLI, with faster response times and free API credits for Plus and Pro users. Photo Source: OpenAI. Youtube

[{"selector":"#anim-b9dca959-8b7c-4846-9136-89df2d5bd720","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f0ec1607-b36a-4b1b-8981-810cda423668","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(85.42601%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9892e14e-f7e5-4a58-bccf-420ee0ab5f72","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c38ee25c-5f13-4b0b-b826-e751f729b51e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(85.87444%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd4f6c98-2049-419d-94a8-397c8ca69d43","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Security concerns? Codex works in an isolated environment without internet access - similar to coding in a sealed room. The tool can't work with website designs yet and sometimes takes longer than traditional coding - limitations OpenAI acknowledges they're still working on. Photo Source: Lisa from Pexels

[{"selector":"#anim-fa685000-5517-46a6-89ec-94b4075fbcc2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce68a636-b57b-48cb-8f12-94aad4bcd367","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-140f4626-a0e4-4d59-9426-f5495190140d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Cisco, one of America's largest tech companies, is already exploring how Codex can help their engineering teams work faster and more efficiently. 1. Photo Source: Open AI. Website

[{"selector":"#anim-6a65c12e-3573-401f-a4da-294379b0b77f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-13a58091-584c-4f40-89f8-5b60d058a963","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c67acd7-c04e-4413-8615-1f4f837c9773","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(85.87444%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] As AI-assisted coding spreads across the tech industry, the key challenge will be balancing automation with human oversight and creativity. Photo Source: Volker Agueras Gäng (CC BY 2.0)

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