@lord.luke5 — 43x breakout

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Everyone is leaving Claude

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Why it worked

The video leverages a trending topic (AI tool growth) and a clear competitor comparison to create intrigue. The rapid user growth data presented visually, combined with a direct call to action, encourages engagement and positions Codex as a superior alternative.

Summary

The video discusses the explosive growth of Codex, an AI tool, highlighting its rapid user acquisition from 6 million to 25 million in just 7 weeks. It contrasts this with Claude's user frustrations and suggests that developers are switching to Codex due to its perceived better product and pricing.

Structure

1Introduction of Codex's explosive growth
2Comparison with Claude and its user issues
3Explanation of Codex's pricing and value proposition
4Call to action to comment for more information

Product placement

X.com (appears as a watermark in the top right corner, does not act, removing it would not change what happens in the video). Codex (acts as the subject of the video, its user growth is discussed and shown on a graph, removing it would change what happens in the video). Claude (acts as a competitor to Codex, its user growth is discussed, removing it would change what happens in the video). OpenAI (acts as a provider of models for Cursor, removing it would change what happens in the video). Cursor (acts as a platform that uses OpenAI models, its users are discussed as potentially switching to Codex, removing it would change what happens in the video).

Call to action

COMMENT “CODEX” if you want to see why developers are switching

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Haider. haider1 X.com Everyone is leaving Claude 1m -> 25m users in 7 months 6m -> 25m in basically 7 weeks and now that openai is pulling its models from cursor, i'd expect a decent wave of cursor refugees who prefer to move over to codex CODEX codex growth has been absolutely explosive 1m -> 25m users in 7 months 6m -> 25m in basically 7 weeks and now that openai is pulling its models from cursor, i'd expect a decent wave of cursor refugees who prefer to move over to codex 25 codex growth has been absolutely explosive 1m -> 25m users in 7 months 6m -> 25m in basically 7 weeks and now that openai is pulling its models from cursor, i'd expect a decent wave of cursor refugees who prefer to move over to codex MILLION codex growth has been absolutely explosive 1m -> 25m users in 7 months 6m -> 25m in basically 7 weeks and now that openai is pulling its models from cursor, i'd expect a decent wave of cursor refugees who prefer to move over to codex IN codex growth has been absolutely explosive 1m -> 25m users in 7 months 6m -> 25m in basically 7 weeks and now that openai is pulling its models from cursor, i'd expect a decent wave of cursor refugees who prefer to move over to codex SEVEN WEEKS. Codex Growth: 6m to 25m in ~7 Weeks 25m 20m 15m 10m 5m 1m+ Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug THIS AMAZING HERE. THINK THE LIKE CODEX WANTS WIN CLAWS ACTUALLY TABLE 1 Plan Model Hours per week/ scripting & 20x Anthropic emails Hours per week expected if 3x and 20x multiplier claims are true Actual usage multiplier Pro Sonnet 4 40-80 80-160 1x Pro Max 5s Sonnet 4 140-280 200-400 3.5x more usage than Pro; Max 20s Sonnet 4 240-880 800-1600 6x more usage than Pro; 1.7x more usage than Max, 5s. 61. The hours of usage expected from Max 20x is four times that delivered by Max 5x. But the expected usage limits articulated by Defendant do not align with a multiple of four - they are not even a multiple of two. 62. For example, Defendant's own statements about the actual range of hours it delivers for Opus 4 on a weekly basis demonstrate that Defendant delivers only 1.1 to 1.6 times the usage of Max 5x with the Max 20x subscription plan. Subscription Model Hours delivered per week Monthly cost Estimated price per hour2 Pro Sonnet 4 40-80 hours $17-$20 $0.05-$0.11 Max 5s Sonnet 4 140-280 hours $50 $0.08-$0.16 Max 10s Sonnet 4 140-280 hours $50 $0.08-$0.16 Max 5s Opus 4 15-35 hours $5-$10 $0.14-$0.66 Max 20s Opus 4 24-40 hours $16-$193 THIS WITH 200 PLANS, REALISING CODEX PRODUCT. COMMENT "CODEX" if you want to see why developers are switching CODEX if you want to see why developers are switching

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COMMENT “CODEX” if you want to see why developers are switching 👇 Codex just hit 25 MILLION users. What’s crazy is the acceleration: it went from roughly 6M → 25M users in about 7 weeks. Meanwhile, Claude is dealing with growing frustration around usage limits, expensive Max plans, and now allegations that its advertised usage multipliers didn’t match what customers actually received. That creates a perfect opening for Codex. If developers already want GPT models — and Codex keeps getting cheaper, faster, and easier to use — we could be watching a massive shift in the AI coding war. Are you using Claude Code or Codex right now? [Codex, Claude Code, OpenAI, Anthropic, AI coding, vibe coding, coding agents, GPT, software development]#greenscreen