Why hackers moved from Claude Max to Codex Pro

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Claude Max 1 hacker criticizes it
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Codex Pro 1 hacker recommends it

What hackers said about the move

“Bugginess in the Claude Code CLI is the reason I switched from Claude Max to Codex Pro.”
tlonny, 2026-04-09original comment ↗

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Claude Max vs Codex Pro

Claude MaxCodex Pro
Hackers who recommend11
Hackers who criticize10
Moved away from it10
Moved to it11

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Claude Max

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Praise for Codex Pro

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