GPT-5 Codex vs Claude Opus 4
Compare GPT-5 Codex by OpenAI against Claude Opus 4 by Anthropic, in 4 community votes, gpt-5 codex and claude opus 4 are closely matched, tested across 31 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, GPT-5 Codex or Claude Opus 4?
GPT-5 Codex and Claude Opus 4 are closely matched based on 4 community votes. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between GPT-5 Codex and Claude Opus 4
GPT-5 Codex is made by openai while Claude Opus 4 is from anthropic. In community voting, In 4 community votes, GPT-5 Codex and Claude Opus 4 are closely matched.
In 4 community votes, GPT-5 Codex and Claude Opus 4 are closely matched. Claude Opus 4 leads in Web Design. Based on blind community voting from the Rival open dataset of 4+ human preference judgments for this pair.
Votes are tied. GPT-5 Codex is newer and likely incorporates more recent improvements.
Claude Opus 4 particularly excels in Web Design.
Style Comparison
Claude Opus 4 uses 5.0x more transitions
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