At this point, as an experienced developer, unless they can promise consistent very high quality, which they can't, I would rather lean towards almost as good but faster. At this point, that compromise is Codex.

I would rather steer quickly, get ideas because I'm moving quickly, do course correction quickly - basically I'm not happy blocking my chain of thought/concentration and fall prey to distractions due to Claude's slowness and compaction cycles. Sometimes I don't even notice that Codex has compacted.

For architectural discussions, sure I'll pick Claude. I'm mentally prepared for that. But once we are in the thick of things, speed matters. I would they rather focus on improving Sonnet's speed.