My best comparison is that it's like MacBooks/iPhones etc. Apple builds both the hardware and the software so it feels harmonious and well optimized. Anthropi

My best comparison is that it's like MacBooks/iPhones etc. Apple builds both the hardware and the software so it feels harmonious and well optimized. Anthropic build the model and the tool and it just works, although sonnet 4 in cursor is good too but if you've got the 20$ plan often you're crippled on context size (not sure if that's true with sonnet 4 specifically). I had actually heard about the OpenAI Codex CLI before Claude Code and had the same thought initially, not understanding the appeal. Give it a shot and maybe you'll change your mind, I just tried because of the hype and the hype was right for once.