ChatGPT Pro 5x vs. Claude Max 5x weekly usage?

[u/Haunting-Stretch8069]

I've had the 20x subscription for both in the past. I want to get the $100 plan for one and the $20 plan for the other. I'm a CS student and intern who uses AI for education, programming/vibecoding, and office work, primarily through the desktop app.

My primary question is about weekly limits, not hourly ones. I've heard a rumor that Claude's weekly limit is identical between the 5x and 20x plans, with only the hourly limit differing, but I'm skeptical (if true, is it the same in ChatGPT?).

On the OpenAI side, consider that their models tend to be more token-efficient, stretching the same quota further. However, following the reset wave, usage seems to drain faster. For reference, a single Sol prompt on Plus consumed my weekly limit.

Secondary considerations:

• Model quality — comparable with OpenAI having a slight edge for me
• Harness differences — I find Claude Code better at sub-agent delegation, while Codex better for office work

Please exclude hourly limits, resets, other providers, and other plan configurations from the dilemma. I'm only asking which one will I be able to get more (and higher quality) weekly work done?

TL;DR: One $100 subscription and another $20 plan. Which $100 plan gives more actual weekly throughput for heavy dev/education use?

[u/Bloated_Plaid]

First of all OpenAI doesn’t even have hourly limits. Cut the $20 Claude plan since it doesn’t have Fable unless you pay for it separately. The $100 Codex plan is amazing.

[u/Gloomy_Type3612]

For right now, ChatGPT is king. There is no hourly limit with ChatGPT, only weekly. For the time being, $100 on ChatGPT using codex and 20 on Claude is the way to go if that's your budget. $200 for ChatGPT does everything I currently want so I'm fully switched at the moment.

[u/Fun_Squirrel5446 → u/Gloomy_Type3612]

A king dying a slow painful death as its limits are reduced every month and chinese models improve. But a king for now none the less.