Question 1

Claude Pro vs Codex Plus for coding: which gives more building hours per dollar?

Accepted Answer

At p50 peak, Claude Pro returns 0.90 building h/week per $/month (18 h/week for $20/mo) and Codex Plus returns 0.20 building h/week per $/month (4 h/week for $20/mo), so Claude Pro gives more building hours per dollar; both are graded strong for building.

Question 2

What do Claude Pro and Codex Plus cost?

Accepted Answer

$20/mo and $20/mo. Comparisons only pair plans within 1.5× of each other on price.

Question 3

Can Claude Pro and Codex Plus run as terminal CLI agents?

Accepted Answer

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

	Claude Pro	Codex Plus
Price	$20/mo	$20/mo
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), peak	18 (8–35)	4 (2–8)
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), off-peak	—	—
Building h/week per $/mo at p50 peak	0.90	0.20
Quality grades	frontier planning · strong building · strong admin	strong planning · strong building · strong admin
Source	community	community
Terminal CLI agent	Yes	Yes
Clock	no published off-peak discount	no published off-peak discount

Claude Pro vs Codex Plus, side by side