Equation 10 · Codex vs Claude Code: A Systems Comparison, Not a Benchmark Beauty Contest
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model policy, C context and state, T tools and extensibility, P permissions, E execution isolation, S surfaces and handoff, and O organizational controls. Read the equation part by part below; each part has a contextual explanation and a link to its mathematical background.
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Symbol M
model policy, C context and state, T tools and extensibility, P permissions, E execution isolation, S surfaces and handoff, and O organizational controls.
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where M is model policy, C context and state, T tools and extensibility, P permissions, E execution isolation, S surfaces and handoff, and O organizational controls. Comparing only M discards most of what users buy and most of what defenders must secure.
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