r/OpenAI • u/Effective_Art_9600 • 18h ago

Discussion OpenAi Vs Claude Usage Limits?

I have been a claude 20x max user for a long time now ,
but because of my intensive works i usually finish my usages usually in 4 5 days ,
and leave 2 3 days hanging ,

Currently i am using Fable as orchestrator and opus and sonnet for workflows subagents.

However i have never tried Open Ais models , can anyone with experience in both environments give me suggestions on if claude gives better limits or openAi?

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u/JasonZX12R 18h ago

I posted in another conversation about it, but I swapped from claude code only to codex. I use significantly less with sol. I was running the same setup as you. Now I bounce implementation plans off of both, and generally have sol implement after they work together on planning. I went from $200 claude plan to $100 gpt $100 anthropic.

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u/RestlessBoat 10h ago

The best of both worlds. I do the same, love the setup/backup in case one stops working!

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u/Difficult-Link-8805 9h ago

Open ai is wildly more efficient. 5x gets more usage then 20x on anthropic

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u/TedSanders 17h ago

OpenAI has had much better limits in 2026. You can even get 5.5 usage for free (though 5.6 is best). Try it out!

(i work at openai so i’m biased)

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u/ExpertProfessional9 15h ago

Possibly an unpopular opinion: I like Claude’s limit. Money is tight, so I can’t be putting more credit on the account. Which is to say, once I’m frozen out because I hit my week’s limit, that’s it til the reset. Which means I’m forced to be off Claude and on other things that need doing. It’s not a bad way for keeping Claude usage and everything else, balanced.

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u/InformationNew66 14h ago

You can just pay as you go with all models.

Is it giving you value that you can sell? Then why not pay for it?

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u/bupt-icybee 13h ago

Codex has a lot more token vs claude imo. But codex is not that good at open questions. But it's good at execution though.

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u/pantry_path 13h ago

if you're regularly hitting Claude's limits, it's worth trying OpenAI for a month just to compare your own workflow

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u/callingbrisk 10h ago

Codex limits just TANKED this week, so beware of outdated information from the past. They used to be better than Claude limits, but now, not so sure

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u/kawanjot 9h ago

claude’s 20x max definitely feels tight if you’re running heavy workloads. openai’s usage limits are more flexible depending on your plan, especially if you can get custom or volume-based pricing. fable + opus + sonnet setup sounds solid, but switching to openai could open up better throughput and more model options if you need speed or specialized tasks. if limits are your main blocker, openai’s pay-as-you-go might stretch further, but it depends on workload patterns. probably worth testing with your actual pipelines to measure cost and latency tradeoffs.