Claude nitpicks, Codex says LGTM: what happens when AI rivals review each other's PRs

_lewtun · x · 2026-10-06

Lewis Tunstall of Hugging Face noticed that when Codex and Claude review PRs authored by their rival, their styles diverge sharply: Claude reviews come packed with blockers and nitpicks, while Codex usually just says LGTM.

His quip: either Opus is the best coder right now, or GPT is simply super chill. The observation sparks discussion about how differently models behave as code reviewers.

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