Andriy Burkov: Codex Is Infinitely Faster Than Any Open-Weight Agent, But Priced Out of Reach
burkov · x · 2026-09-23
Andriy Burkov, author of The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book, tweeted that Codex is "infinitely faster" than any agent built on open-weight models, describing the speed as feeling "like a breeze" — but noted the pricing keeps him from switching, wishing he were rich enough to afford the fast mode.
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