# Claude Opus 4.6 vs. GPT-5.3 Codex: How I shipped 93,000 lines of code in 5 days

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Published: 2026-02-11T12:00:00+00:00
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I put the newest AI coding models from OpenAI and Anthropic head-to-head, testing them on real engineering work I’m actually doing. I compare GPT-5.3 Codex with Opus 4.6 (and Opus 4.6 Fast) by asking them to redesign my marketing website and refactor some genuinely gnarly components. Through side-by-side experiments, I break down where each model shines—creative development versus code review—and share how I’m thinking about combining them to build a more effective AI engineering stack. — What you’ll learn: The strengths and weaknesses of OpenAI’s Codex vs. Anthropic’s Opus for different coding tasks How I shipped 44 PRs containing 98 commits across 1,088 files in just five days using these models Why Codex excels at code review but struggles with creative, greenfield work The surprising way Opus and Codex complement each other in a real-world engineering workflow How to use Git concepts like work trees to maximize productivity with AI coding assistants Why Opus 4.6 Fast might be worth the 6x price increase (but be careful with your token budget) — Brought to you by: WorkOS —Make your app enterprise-ready today — Detailed workflow walkthroughs from this episode: • How I AI: GPT-5.3 Codex vs. Claude Opus 4.6—Shipping 44 PRs in 5 Days: https://www.chatprd.ai/how-i-ai/gpt-5-3-codex-vs-claude-opus-4-6 • How to Combine Claude Opus and GPT-5.3 Codex for High-Velocity Code Refactoring: https://www.chatprd.ai/how-i-ai/workflows/how-to-combine-claude-opus-and-gpt-5-3-codex-for-high-velocity-code-refactoring • How to Redesign a Marketing Website Using Claude Opus 4.6 for Creative Development: https://www.chatprd.ai/how-i-ai/workflows/how-to-redesign-a-marketing-website-using-claude-opus-4-6-for-creative-development — In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction to new AI codi…

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