I was at the YC Spring 2026 kickoff social tonight and founders were asking me for Codex code review / plan review support, so I came home and shipped it same night And they're right, Codex is the amazing genius friend, smarter than Claude but not the best conversationalist
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Garry Tan rapidly developed a code review tool using Codex after receiving feedback from YC founders, noting its superior reasoning compared to Claude.
Summary
Following feedback from YC Spring 2026 kickoff attendees, Garry Tan built a code and plan review tool using Codex. He provides a comparative insight, noting that while Codex is 'smarter' than Claude in reasoning, it lacks the same level of conversational polish.
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English
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Codex
Claude
Code Review
Rapid Prototyping
YC