Dev returns to Codex after a week on Opus 5.5: "basically unusable"
jacob_posel · x · 2026-10-06
Developer jacobposel says that after a week on Claude Opus 5.5, going back to Codex (Astra) felt "basically unusable." A one-line hands-on impression — no specific tasks or evidence given — but it reflects how stark perceived gaps between top coding models have become for daily users.
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