CodeNow Smart Coding

Stop picking models.
Get the right one. Every time.

The smartest coding agent isn't a model — it's an agent that picks the right model for the question you just asked. Claude when you want fast. Codex when you need deep. Always the right one. Never your problem.

Try it free — 30 days See how it works ↓

No API keys · 50K tokens/day · Mac · Windows · Linux

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Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic's fast coding brain
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OpenAI GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI's deep reasoning brain

One bill. Two top labs. Zero model-picking.

You're already switching tabs between Claude and ChatGPT all day. CodeNow ends that. Ask any question — CodeNow figures out which lab is best for this question and routes it instantly. You get the answer. You don't think about which AI gave it.

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"Pick your model."

Every prompt: think about which AI to use. Open the model picker. Compare prices. Hope you picked right. Get a slow answer to a quick question, or a shallow answer to a deep one.

  • Pay one lab, miss the other's strengths
  • Manual model switching adds friction
  • Hidden costs when premium model burns your credits
  • One-lab outage = you're stuck
CodeNow Smart Coding

"We pick. Per question."

Every prompt: just ask. CodeNow routes it to the right lab in milliseconds. Short question? Fast answer from Claude. Deep refactor? Careful answer from Codex. You see which lab answered — but you never had to choose.

  • Get the strengths of both labs in one agent
  • Zero cognitive cost — never pick a model again
  • Predictable pricing — one $9.99/mo, both labs included
  • Auto-failover — one lab down, the other takes over

It feels like magic. Here's what it looks like.

Real prompts. Real routing. Real time. (You'll see the lab tag on every answer.)

"Explain what useReducer does in this React hook."
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CLAUDE · ~2 sec Fast, clear answer. Short question, easy retrieval — Claude Haiku is built for this.
"Refactor the auth middleware across these 4 files so we use JWT instead of session cookies. Preserve the public API."
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CODEX · ~12 sec Careful, multi-file plan. CodeNow saw "refactor + multi-file + preserve API" and routed to Codex for depth — the right tool for serious architectural work.
"Why is this race condition happening between the two workers?"
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CODEX · ~8 sec Reasoning-heavy debug. "Race condition" signals careful thinking required — Codex traces the timing, identifies the shared state, suggests a lock-free fix.
"Write a unit test for parseDate."
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CLAUDE · ~3 sec Template-y, fast. Test scaffolding is exactly where Claude shines — pattern-match what good tests look like, fill it in.
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Faster than picking

The fastest model picker is no picker. Smart routing happens before you finish reading the response options on a dropdown.

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30 days free. Then $9.99.

50K tokens per day across both labs. No usage anxiety, no API-key setup. After 30 days, $9.99/mo to keep both labs — or stay free forever on local Ollama.

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Right answer, right time

Fast questions get fast answers. Hard questions get careful answers. Never wait 12 seconds for a 2-second question. Never get a sloppy answer to an architectural one.

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No vendor lock-in

One lab raises prices? Has an outage? CodeNow auto-routes to the other. You never even notice. The only IDE that doesn't depend on a single AI provider's roadmap.

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You always see which lab answered

Every message is tagged with the lab + model that wrote it. Not a black box — a transparent assistant that earned your trust by showing its work.

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Override any time

Want to force Claude or Codex for a specific question? One click. CodeNow makes Smart the default — but never the only option.

Try CodeNow Smart Coding.

30 days free with 50K tokens/day across Claude + Codex. No credit card. No API keys. After 30 days, $9.99/mo to keep both labs — or stay free forever on Local (Ollama, fully offline).

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Curious how the routing actually works? It's all in the wiki — open architecture, no black box.