Production users report Codex consuming 3x higher tokens than Claude for identical tasks

According to multiple developer accounts on Hacker News and personal blogs, OpenAI's Codex is requiring 3 times higher token usage than Claude for the same coding tasks, with one user spending $150 in credits to fix a single production database bug. Developers are questioning Codex's value proposition given the increased token consumption and associated costs. The reports indicate efficiency regression compared to competing models.