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Claude Code vs Codex vs Google Antigravity: Rebuilding the Same Website

XDA Developers had Claude Code (Opus 5), Codex (GPT-5.6) and Google Antigravity (Gemini 3.8) rebuild the same website from the same brief. The comparison shows which agent handles detail, polish and real-world edge cases best.

Why I recommend it: Useful if you are choosing an AI coding assistant for side projects or learning to prompt more effectively. The winner is not necessarily the one you would expect.

#ai#artificial-intelligence#coding#claude#codex#google-antigravity#web-development#comparison#review#software-engineering#vibe-coding
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