Codex vs Claude Code

Codexvs Claude Code vs

Short answer

Which costs less

Cheapest way inCodex in ChatGPT Go · $8/mo

Lowest top tierClaude Code in Max 20× · $200/mo

Cheapest per team seatCodex · $20/seat

Free planCodex

Side by side

Monthly list price before tax

	Codex	Claude Code
Free plan	Yes	No
Cheapest paid	$8in ChatGPT Go	$20in Claude Pro
Billed yearly	—	$17/mo
Top tier	$500in Pro $500	$200in Max 20×
Team, per seat	$20	$20
Limit on cheapest plan	15–160 GPT-6.1 Sol or 350–3,000 GPT-6 Luna local messages per 5 hours; weekly limits may apply	5-hour sessions plus a weekly cap
Last change	—	—
Full pricing	Codex pricing →	Claude Code pricing →

Every plan

Per month

Codex

in ChatGPT Free$0
in ChatGPT Go$8
in ChatGPT Plus$20
in Pro $100$100
in Pro $200$200
in Pro $500$500
Business$25/seat
Enterprise & EduCustom

Claude Code

in Claude Pro$20
in Max 5×$100
in Max 20×$200
Team Standard$25/seat
Team Premium$125/seat
EnterpriseCustom

Team cost

What a team pays

Seats

Codex$200/mo · Business

Claude Code$200/mo · Team Standard

Cheapest team plan for each tool, billed yearly where offered.

Usage limits

How much you get

Codex in ChatGPT Plus15–160 GPT-6.1 Sol or 350–3,000 GPT-6 Luna local messages per 5 hours; weekly limits may apply

Codex in Pro $100No five-hour limit

Claude Code in Claude Pro5-hour sessions plus a weekly cap

Claude Code in Max 5×5× Pro per 5-hour session

Price changes

Recent changes

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