How good is Codex really? I re-ran my trade workflow — no, it's not "100x"
Last updated 2026-08-18Personal experience, cross-checked against public sourcesNot a commercial ranking — updated as products change
At a glance
🧠ChatGPT: research, think, write, see, draw🔧Codex: hands-on, batch, tools, maintenance🚫Don't burn agent quota on clicks⚖️Not 100x — but the impossible became tryable
A trade operator's real division of labor: ChatGPT thinks, researches, writes and draws; Codex touches files, batches, builds tools and maintains. Use platform bulk-upload tools instead of burning agent quota on clicks; no mass-generated articles; humans keep the deal decisions. Full essay in Chinese.
This editor's note is currently written in Chinese.
What changed since last month?
- 2026-08-18First published.