Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-5.3 Codex

Synopsis
With Morgan Linton (Bold Metrics), setup-and-compare of Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3 Codex on the day of their joint release: Agent Teams flag, philosophical split between autonomous agents and interactive pair-programming, then a live race where each model builds a Polymarket competitor. Codex finished under 4 minutes; Opus took longer but shipped 96 tests and a more polished UI.
Ideas in this episode
- App cloning / clone-and-launch service
Greg and Morgan Linton's Agent-Teams comparison shows a practical benchmark between autonomous agent teams and interactive pair-programming tools by having each build a Polymarket competitor.