I sit down with Morgan Linton, Cofounder/CTO of Bold Metrics, to break down the same-day release of Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3 Codex. We walk through exactly how to set up Opus 4.6 in Claude Code, explore the philosophical split between autonomous agent teams and interactive pair-programming, and then put both models to the test by having each one build a Polymarket competitor from scratch, live and unscripted. By the end, you'll know how to configure each model, when to reach for one over the other, and what happened when we let them race head-to-head.Timestamps00:00 – Intro03:26 – Setting Up Opus 4.6 in Claude Code05:16 – Enabling Agent Teams08:32 – The Philosophical Divergence between Codex and Opus11:11 – Core Feature Comparison (Context Window, Benchmarks, Agentic Behavior)15:27 – Live Demo Setup: Polymarket Build Prompt Design18:26 – Race Begins21:02 – Best Model for Vibe Coders22:12 – Codex Finishes in Under 4 Minutes26:38 – Opus Agents Still Running, Token Usage Climbing31:41 – Testing and Reviewing the Codex Build40:25 – Opus Build Completes, First Look at Results42:47 – Opus Final Build Reveal44:22 – Side-by-Side Comparison: Opus Takes This Round45:40 – Final Takeaways and RecommendationsKey PointsOpus 4.6 and GPT-5.3 Codex dropped within 18 minutes of each other and represent two fundamentally different engineering philosophies — autonomous agents vs. interactive collaboration.To use Opus 4.6 properly, you must update Claude Code to version 2.1.32+, set the model in settings.json, and explicitly enable the experimental Agent Teams feature.Opus 4.6's standout feature is multi-agent orchestration: you can spin up parallel agents for research, architecture, UX, and testing — all working simultaneously.GPT-5.3 Codex's standout feature is mid-task steering: you can interrupt, redirect, and course-correct the model while it's actively building.In the live head-to-head, Codex finished a Polymarket competitor in under 4 minutes; Opus took significantly longer but produced a more polished UI, richer feature set, and 96 tests vs. Codex's 10.Agent teams multiply token usage substantially — a single Opus build can consume 150,000–250,000 tokens across all agents.The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.comLCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/The Vibe Marketer - Resources for people into vibe marketing/marketing with AI: https://www.thevibemarketer.com/FIND ME ON SOCIALX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenbergInstagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/Morgan LintonX/Twitter: https://x.com/morganlintonBold Metrics: https://boldmetrics.comPersonal Website: https://linton.ai