AnalysisDevelopersAugust 16, 2026

What $20 a month buys with Codex vs Claude Code

User analyzed local session logs from ~/.codex and ~/.claude to calculate exact token volume, caching hits, and real API value of both $20/month tools. Reports the difference in compute actually received is "wild."

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