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Claude Code + Codex split: Claude as 'brain', Codex as grunt work

March 27, 2026Matt Van Horn

Matt Van Horn says he hits Claude token limits on the $200 plan and shifts most coding to Codex, using Claude Code to hold skills/context while Codex executes, reflecting multi-model workflows to manage cost and throughput.

“I've been running out of Claude tokens on the $200 plan each week.”
“I find myself delegating almost all code to Codex.”
“Claude Code as the brain where my skills live, Codex to do the grunt work.”
“I've built -codex mode into all my workflows”
Matt Van Horn
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