# Developers report switching from Claude Code to Codex after quality concerns > Source: > Published: 2026-08-16 20:05:16+00:00 # Developers report switching from Claude Code to Codex after quality concerns Multiple developers on Hacker News report abandoning Claude Code for Codex or other providers after experiencing what they describe as quality decline over the last 2-3 months, according to discussion threads. The reports raise questions about Claude's viability as a primary coding assistant. ## Topics This intelligence is sourced automatically from public sources across the web and synthesised by the Prefactor AI pipeline. Stories are reviewed before publication.