# Cielara Code Just Beat Claude Code and Codex at the Hardest Part of Agent Work

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Podcast: [Tech Stories Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-stories-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365648)
Published: 2026-05-06T16:01:22+00:00
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## Resource

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/cielara-code-just-beat-claude-code-and-codex-at-the-hardest-part-of-agent-work . Causal Dynamics Lab proves AI coding agents spend 56.8% of compute searching, not coding. Cielara Code beats Claude Code & Codex across three independent tests. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #cielara-code , #causal-dynamics-lab , #claude , #ai , #codex , #good-company , #technology , #startups , and more. This story was written by: @ishanpandey . Learn more about this writer by checking @ishanpandey's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com .

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