Question 1

Claude Max 5× vs Codex Pro 5× for coding: which gives more building hours per dollar?

Accepted Answer

At p50 peak, Claude Max 5× returns 0.60 building h/week per $/month (60 h/week for $100/mo) and Codex Pro 5× returns 0.16 building h/week per $/month (16 h/week for $100/mo), so Claude Max 5× gives more building hours per dollar; on building quality Codex Pro 5× is graded frontier and Claude Max 5× strong; Codex Pro 5× hours are guessed — treat them as a guess.

Question 2

What do Claude Max 5× and Codex Pro 5× cost?

Accepted Answer

$100/mo and $100/mo. Comparisons only pair plans within 1.5× of each other on price.

Question 3

Can Claude Max 5× and Codex Pro 5× run as terminal CLI agents?

Accepted Answer

Claude Max 5× runs as a CLI agent. Codex Pro 5× runs as a CLI agent. The stack builder can require at least one CLI seat.

	Claude Max 5×	Codex Pro 5×
Price	$100/mo	$100/mo
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), peak	60 (30–120)	16 (8–28)
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), off-peak	—	—
Building h/week per $/mo at p50 peak	0.60	0.16
Quality grades	frontier planning · strong building · strong admin	frontier planning · frontier building · strong admin
Source	community	guessed
Terminal CLI agent	Yes	Yes
Clock	no published off-peak discount	no published off-peak discount

Claude Max 5× vs Codex Pro 5×, side by side