# Codex vs Claude

## Short Contrast

Codex:

- more disciplined on first-turn fuzzy onboarding
- safer on product contract
- weaker on family-specific question shaping

Claude:

- stronger at fast intent and family recognition
- weaker at staying in intake mode
- prone to `read-first`, `schema-first`, and sometimes `file-first` behavior

## Product Takeaway

Today, Codex is the better reference host for GhostCrab onboarding quality.

Claude is still valuable for specialization and fast routing, but it needs stronger guardrails to stop turning onboarding into inspection, structure exposition, or alternate implementation too early.
