{ "title": "Antigravity CLI vs Claude Code vs Codex: startup tokens, MCP tools and the same coding task", "url": "https://tokensave.app/data/antigravity-cli-vs-claude-code-vs-codex", "license": "CC BY 4.0", "citation": "TokenSave (2026). Antigravity CLI vs Claude Code vs Codex: startup tokens, MCP tools and the same coding task [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23569397", "measured": "2026-10-18 to 2026-10-23", "setup": "Windows 11; Claude Code 2.1.295 (Opus 5.5, Max plan); Codex CLI 0.162.0-alpha.17.2 (gpt-6-luna, ChatGPT plan); Antigravity CLI 1.4.5 (gemini-4-argon-medium and claude-opus-5-5-medium, personal Google account)", "note": "input_tokens_reported is each CLI's own figure. Claude Code: input + cache creation + cache read. Codex: input including cached input. Antigravity: the usage.input_tokens field of agy --output-format json; cache_read_tokens is reported separately and for the Opus runs is larger than input_tokens, so it is not contained in it there. Read input_tokens_reported + cache_read_tokens as an upper bound for Antigravity.", "tools": { "claude": "Claude Code + Opus 5.5", "codex": "Codex + gpt-6-luna", "agyg": "Antigravity + Gemini 4 Argon", "agyo": "Antigravity + Opus 5.5" }, "rows": [ { "run": "agyg_game_r1", "tool": "agyg", "kind": "game", "n": null, "rep": 1, "seconds": 90, "inp": 13672, "cache_read": 6797, "out": 7012, "thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "lines": 686, "check_score": true, "check_level2": true, "check_lives": true, "game_ok": true, "check_note": "", "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyg_game_r2", "tool": "agyg", "kind": "game", "n": null, "rep": 2, "seconds": 70, "inp": 12148, "cache_read": 6796, "out": 5467, "thinking": 178, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "lines": 522, "check_score": true, "check_level2": true, "check_lives": true, "game_ok": true, "check_note": "", "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyg_game_r3", "tool": "agyg", "kind": "game", "n": null, "rep": 3, "seconds": 82, "inp": 13302, "cache_read": 6796, "out": 6641, "thinking": 93, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "lines": 616, "check_score": true, "check_level2": true, "check_lives": true, "game_ok": true, "check_note": "", "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyg_n0_r1", "tool": "agyg", "kind": "base", "n": 0, "rep": 1, "seconds": 20, "inp": 6747, "cache_read": 0, "out": 5, "thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyg_n0_r2", "tool": "agyg", "kind": "base", "n": 0, "rep": 2, "seconds": 14, "inp": 6743, "cache_read": 0, "out": 5, "thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyg_n10_r1", "tool": "agyg", "kind": "base", "n": 10, "rep": 1, "seconds": 17, "inp": 7241, "cache_read": 0, "out": 5, "thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyg_n10_r2", "tool": "agyg", "kind": "base", "n": 10, "rep": 2, "seconds": 10, "inp": 7243, "cache_read": 0, "out": 5, "thinking": 0, 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"thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyo_n0_r2", "tool": "agyo", "kind": "base", "n": 0, "rep": 2, "seconds": 8, "inp": 5325, "cache_read": 5167, "out": 4, "thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyo_n10_r1", "tool": "agyo", "kind": "base", "n": 10, "rep": 1, "seconds": 6, "inp": 5660, "cache_read": 5583, "out": 4, "thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyo_n10_r2", "tool": "agyo", "kind": "base", "n": 10, "rep": 2, "seconds": 7, "inp": 5664, "cache_read": 5583, "out": 4, "thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyo_n1_r1", "tool": "agyo", "kind": "base", "n": 1, "rep": 1, "seconds": 8, "inp": 5608, "cache_read": 5583, "out": 4, "thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyo_n1_r2", "tool": "agyo", "kind": "base", "n": 1, "rep": 2, "seconds": 8, "inp": 5600, "cache_read": 5583, "out": 4, "thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyo_n30_r1", "tool": "agyo", "kind": "base", "n": 30, "rep": 1, "seconds": 8, "inp": 5743, "cache_read": 5583, "out": 4, "thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "agyo_n30_r2", "tool": "agyo", "kind": "base", "n": 30, "rep": 2, "seconds": 7, "inp": 5743, "cache_read": 5583, "out": 4, "thinking": 0, "status": "SUCCESS", "turns": 1, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "claude_game_r1", "tool": "claude", "kind": "game", "n": null, "rep": 1, "seconds": 62, "inp": 79316, "cache_read": 51766, "out": 7897, "cost": 0.3887, "turns": 2, "ok": true, "lines": 513, "check_score": true, "check_level2": true, "check_lives": true, "game_ok": true, "check_note": "", "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "claude_game_r2", "tool": "claude", "kind": "game", "n": null, "rep": 2, "seconds": 52, "inp": 77868, "cache_read": 51766, "out": 6595, 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"seconds": 4, "inp": 35917, "cache_read": 15923, "out": 4, "cost": 0.1632, "turns": 1, "ok": true, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "claude_n10_r2", "tool": "claude", "kind": "base", "n": 10, "rep": 2, "seconds": 6, "inp": 35917, "cache_read": 15923, "out": 4, "cost": 0.1632, "turns": 1, "ok": true, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "claude_n1_r1", "tool": "claude", "kind": "base", "n": 1, "rep": 1, "seconds": 5, "inp": 35794, "cache_read": 15923, "out": 4, "cost": 0.1622, "turns": 1, "ok": true, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "claude_n1_r2", "tool": "claude", "kind": "base", "n": 1, "rep": 2, "seconds": 5, "inp": 35794, "cache_read": 15923, "out": 4, "cost": 0.1622, "turns": 1, "ok": true, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "claude_n30_r1", "tool": "claude", "kind": "base", "n": 30, "rep": 1, "seconds": 8, "inp": 36169, "cache_read": 15923, "out": 4, "cost": 0.1652, "turns": 1, "ok": true, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "claude_n30_r2", "tool": "claude", "kind": "base", "n": 30, "rep": 2, "seconds": 6, "inp": 36169, "cache_read": 15923, "out": 4, "cost": 0.1652, "turns": 1, "ok": true, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "codex_game_r1", "tool": "codex", "kind": "game", "n": null, "rep": 1, "seconds": 75, "inp": 70704, "cache_read": 60032, "out": 7118, "reasoning": 61, "lines": 29, "check_score": false, "check_level2": true, "check_lives": true, "game_ok": true, "check_note": "checker missed scoring (ball hit 32 bricks in a manual hook); lives 3-2-1-0 confirmed", "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "codex_game_r2", "tool": "codex", "kind": "game", "n": null, "rep": 2, "seconds": 72, "inp": 48362, "cache_read": 37248, "out": 3468, "reasoning": 64, "lines": 46, "check_score": false, "check_level2": true, "check_lives": false, "game_ok": true, "check_note": "checker missed scoring (10 bricks hit in a manual hook); lives 3-2-1-0 confirmed with a moving paddle (scripts/l2.js)", "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "codex_game_r3", "tool": "codex", "kind": "game", "n": null, "rep": 3, "seconds": 57, "inp": 47975, "cache_read": 37248, "out": 3103, "reasoning": 0, "lines": 51, "check_score": true, "check_level2": true, "check_lives": true, "game_ok": true, "check_note": "", "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "codex_n0_r1", "tool": "codex", "kind": "base", "n": 0, "rep": 1, "seconds": 8, "inp": 15018, "cache_read": 7680, "out": 5, "reasoning": 0, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "codex_n0_r2", "tool": "codex", "kind": "base", "n": 0, "rep": 2, "seconds": 7, "inp": 14618, "cache_read": 0, "out": 5, "reasoning": 0, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "codex_n10_r1", "tool": "codex", "kind": "base", "n": 10, "rep": 1, "seconds": 10, "inp": 14618, "cache_read": 0, "out": 5, "reasoning": 0, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "codex_n10_r2", "tool": "codex", "kind": "base", "n": 10, "rep": 2, "seconds": 9, "inp": 14618, "cache_read": 14208, "out": 5, "reasoning": 0, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "codex_n1_r1", "tool": "codex", "kind": "base", "n": 1, "rep": 1, "seconds": 8, "inp": 14618, "cache_read": 0, "out": 5, "reasoning": 0, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "codex_n1_r2", "tool": "codex", "kind": "base", "n": 1, "rep": 2, "seconds": 7, "inp": 14618, "cache_read": 7680, "out": 5, "reasoning": 0, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "codex_n30_r1", "tool": "codex", "kind": "base", "n": 30, "rep": 1, "seconds": 8, "inp": 14618, "cache_read": 7680, "out": 5, "reasoning": 0, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "codex_n30_r2", "tool": "codex", "kind": "base", "n": 30, "rep": 2, "seconds": 10, "inp": 14618, "cache_read": 0, "out": 5, "reasoning": 0, "measured": "2026-10-22" }, { "run": "claude_game_r4", "tool": "claude", "kind": "game", "n": null, "rep": 4, "seconds": 73, "inp": 123666, "cache_read": 95504, "out": 8537, "lines": 487, "check_score": true, "check_level2": true, "check_lives": true, "game_ok": true, "check_note": "run from 2026-10-18 (dataset claude-code-vs-codex-tokens, 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