--- title: I built the same complex dashboard with Claude Code,... description: A hands-on comparison of three AI coding tools — Claude Code (Fable 5), ChatGPT Codex (GPT-5.6 Sol), and GitHub Copilot (mai-code-1-flash) — each tasked with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-the-same-complex-dashboard-with-claude-code-codex-and-github-copilot-and-the-winner-surpr-jxanln29i twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I built the same complex dashboard with Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot, and the winner surprised me | daily.dev og:description: A hands-on comparison of three AI coding tools — Claude Code (Fable 5), ChatGPT Codex (GPT-5.6 Sol), and GitHub Copilot (mai-code-1-flash) — each tasked with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-the-same-complex-dashboard-with-claude-code-codex-and-github-copilot-and-the-winner-surpr-jxanln29i og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jxaNLn29i.png og:image:alt: I built the same complex dashboard with Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot, and the winner surprised me og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I built the same complex dashboard with Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot, and the winner surprised me **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on comparison of three AI coding tools — Claude Code (Fable 5), ChatGPT Codex (GPT-5.6 Sol), and GitHub Copilot (mai-code-1-flash) — each tasked with building the same complex finance dashboard for a home renovation project. GitHub Copilot was fastest but produced a shallow, incomplete result lacking editing workflows. Claude Code delivered deeper functionality and proper CRUD workflows but disappointed visually. Codex with GPT-5.6 Sol came out on top, combining modern UI polish, complete feature workflows, and lower token consumption than Claude, though it ran hotter on Mac hardware. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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