[AINews] Codex usage up >10x in 6 months to 7M users, +1M in the past ~day; did Codex overtake Claude Code??
- ID
- 4506
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 14 Jul 2026, 9:22 AM
- Fetched
- 14 Jul 2026, 10:06 AM
- Provider
- Latent Space
- Category
- developer-ai
- Original URL
- https://www.latent.space/p/ainews-codex-usage-up-10x-in-6-months
- Source URL
- https://www.latent.space/feed
Summary
- Score
- 8.0
- Created
- 14 Jul 2026, 10:06 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_codersai_agent_userssaas_founders
What happened
OpenAI's Codex has reportedly grown its user base more than 10x in six months to around 7 million users, adding roughly 1 million in the past day. The Latent Space newsletter contrasts this with the lack of comparable reporting from Anthropic's Claude Code, raising the question of whether Codex has overtaken Claude Code in developer adoption.
Why it matters
For Malaysian developers and AI-coding adopters, the rapid growth of Codex signals a maturing market for AI-assisted coding tools and intensifying competition between OpenAI and Anthropic. This affects tool selection, pricing, and integration decisions for local startups and engineering teams building with AI agents.
Discussion angle
Compare real-world usage patterns of Codex vs Claude Code among the community, and discuss what metrics actually matter when choosing an AI coding assistant for Malaysian teams.