#!/usr/bin/env python3 """Head-to-head comparison between the Claude Code and Codex SDK sweeps. Both swept the same 28 cells (7 benchmarks x 4 base models) with the same 10-hour budget on the same hardware, so the cells pair exactly. Claude has reruns on 20 cells; for a paired comparison each cell contributes its latest analysed run, which is also how the sweep's own results table is built. python analysis/compare.py # tables + json python analysis/compare.py --figures Writes `analysis/out/compare.json`, the comparison tables into the report at `docs/results/agent_trace_comparison_2026-10.md`, and figures under `docs/results/figures/compare/`. """ from __future__ import annotations import argparse import json import os import sys from collections import defaultdict from statistics import mean sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))) from run_analysis import AGENT_ROOTS, OUT_DIR, ROOT, build # noqa: E402 AGENTS = ("claude", "codex") def latest_per_cell(feats) -> dict[tuple[str, str], object]: """One run per (task, base model): the most recent analysed one.""" best: dict[tuple[str, str], object] = {} for f in feats: if f.cohort not in ("primary", "recovered"): continue key = (f.task, f.base_model) if key not in best or f.run_id > best[key].run_id: # stamps sort lexically best[key] = f return best def _avg(xs): xs = [x for x in xs if x is not None] return round(mean(xs), 4) if xs else None def headline(cells: dict[str, dict]) -> list[dict]: """The per-run metrics that actually differ between the two scaffolds.""" spec = [ ("accuracy", "final accuracy", 3), ("wall_h", "wall clock (h)", 2), ("turns", "turns", 0), ("tool_calls", "tool calls", 0), ("n_distinct_model_versions", "model versions evaluated", 1), ("n_eval_calls", "official eval invocations", 1), ("n_observed_scores", "distinct scores observed", 1), ("first_eval_h", "first eval (h)", 3), ("machine_busy_frac", "machine busy fraction", 3), ("dead_air_h", "idle hours", 2), ("tail_idle_h", "hours after best score", 2), ("bg_tasks", "background jobs launched", 1), ("tool_errors", "tool errors", 1), ("output_tokens", "output tokens", 0), ("thinking_chars", "readable reasoning chars", 0), ("narration_chars", "visible narration chars", 0), ("final_message_chars", "final report chars", 0), ("time_awareness_calls", "timer.sh checks", 1), ] rows = [] for field, label, nd in spec: row = {"metric": label} for a in AGENTS: v = _avg([getattr(f, field) for f in cells[a].values()]) row[a] = round(v, nd) if v is not None and nd else (int(v) if v is not None else None) if nd == 0 else v rows.append(row) return rows def paired_accuracy(cells: dict[str, dict]) -> list[dict]: keys = sorted(set(cells["claude"]) & set(cells["codex"])) rows = [] for task, model in keys: c = cells["claude"][(task, model)].accuracy x = cells["codex"][(task, model)].accuracy rows.append( { "task": task, "base_model": model.split("/")[-1], "claude": round(c, 4) if c is not None else None, "codex": round(x, 4) if x is not None else None, "delta": round(c - x, 4) if None not in (c, x) else None, } ) return rows def per_task_accuracy(rows: list[dict]) -> list[dict]: by: defaultdict[str, list[dict]] = defaultdict(list) for r in rows: by[r["task"]].append(r) out = [] for task, g in sorted(by.items()): out.append( { "task": task, "claude": _avg([r["claude"] for r in g]), "codex": _avg([r["codex"] for r in g]), "delta": _avg([r["delta"] for r in g]), "claude_wins": sum(1 for r in g if (r["delta"] or 0) > 0), "n": len(g), } ) return out def prose_compare(summaries: dict[str, dict]) -> list[dict]: """Only the surfaces both SDKs expose. `said_` is report + narration; the plain report-only rows understate Codex (340-character sign-offs) and the `anywhere_` rows flatter it (only Codex exposes readable extended thinking), so neither is usable across agents. """ probes = summaries["claude"]["prose_probes"] keys = [k for k in probes if k.startswith("said_")] + [ k for k in probes if not k.startswith(("said_", "anywhere_")) and probes[k]["surface"] == "narration" ] rows = [] for k in keys: row = {"habit": k.replace("said_", "")} for a in AGENTS: p = summaries[a]["prose_probes"].get(k) row[a] = f"{p['runs_with_evidence']}/{p['of']} ({p['pct']}%)" if p else "" row["surface"] = (summaries["claude"]["prose_probes"].get(k) or {}).get("surface", "") rows.append(row) return rows def md_table(rows: list[dict], cols: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> str: out = ["| " + " | ".join(h for _, h in cols) + " |", "|" + "---|" * len(cols)] for r in rows: cells = [] for k, _ in cols: v = r.get(k) cells.append("" if v is None else (f"{v:g}" if isinstance(v, float) else str(v))) out.append("| " + " | ".join(cells) + " |") return "\n".join(out) # --- figures ---------------------------------------------------------------- def make_figures(cells, paired, per_task): import numpy as np from trace_analysis.figures import C, GRID, INK2, MUTED, SURFACE, _save import matplotlib.pyplot as plt # 1. accuracy by benchmark, paired fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(9, 4.2)) tasks = [r["task"] for r in per_task] y = np.arange(len(tasks)) h = 0.34 ax.barh(y - h / 2, [r["claude"] for r in per_task], height=h, color=C[0], label="Claude Code (opus-5)", edgecolor=SURFACE, linewidth=1.5) ax.barh(y + h / 2, [r["codex"] for r in per_task], height=h, color=C[1], label="Codex SDK (gpt-5.6-sol)", edgecolor=SURFACE, linewidth=1.5) for i, r in enumerate(per_task): ax.text(max(r["claude"], r["codex"]) + 0.012, i, f"Δ{r['delta']:+.3f}", va="center", fontsize=8.5, color=INK2) ax.set_yticks(y, tasks) ax.invert_yaxis() ax.set_xlim(0, 1.08) ax.set_xlabel("mean final accuracy over the 4 base models") ax.set_title("Same 28 cells, two scaffolds") ax.grid(axis="x", lw=0.6) ax.set_axisbelow(True) ax.legend(frameon=False, ncol=2, loc="upper center", bbox_to_anchor=(0.5, -0.16), fontsize=9) _save(fig, "accuracy_by_task.png", "compare") # 2. progress curves overlaid fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(7.5, 4.2)) grid = np.linspace(0, 1, 101) for a, col in zip(AGENTS, (C[0], C[1])): curves = [] for f in cells[a].values(): if not f.observed_scores or (f.observed_gain or 0) <= 0.01: continue xs = np.array([t / 3600 / max(f.wall_h, 1e-6) for t, _ in f.observed_scores]) ys = np.maximum.accumulate([v for _, v in f.observed_scores]) lo, hi = ys[0], ys.max() if hi <= lo: continue curves.append(np.interp(grid, xs, (ys - lo) / (hi - lo), left=0.0, right=1.0)) med = np.median(np.vstack(curves), axis=0) half = grid[np.argmax(med >= 0.5)] * 100 ax.plot(grid * 100, med * 100, lw=2.5, color=col, label=f"{a} (n={len(curves)}, half by {half:.0f}%)") ax.plot([0, 100], [0, 100], lw=1.5, ls=(0, (4, 3)), color=MUTED, label="if progress were uniform") ax.set_xlabel("% of the run's wall clock elapsed") ax.set_ylabel("% of the run's total score gain captured") ax.set_title("Both front-load their gains") ax.grid(lw=0.6) ax.set_axisbelow(True) ax.legend(frameon=False, loc="lower right", fontsize=9) _save(fig, "progress_curve.png", "compare") # 3. loop shape: iterations vs time spent fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(7, 4.4)) for a, col in zip(AGENTS, (C[0], C[1])): xs = [f.wall_h for f in cells[a].values()] ys = [f.n_distinct_model_versions for f in cells[a].values()] ax.scatter(xs, ys, s=58, color=col, edgecolor=SURFACE, linewidth=1.5, label=a, zorder=3) ax.set_xlabel("wall clock used (h, of a 10 h budget)") ax.set_ylabel("distinct model versions evaluated") ax.set_title("Codex iterates faster and stops earlier") ax.grid(lw=0.6) ax.set_axisbelow(True) ax.legend(frameon=False, fontsize=9, loc="upper left") _save(fig, "loop_shape.png", "compare") # 4. what the trace exposes about the agent's own reasoning fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(7, 3.6)) labels = ["readable reasoning", "visible narration", "final report"] vals = { a: [ _avg([f.thinking_chars for f in cells[a].values()]), _avg([f.narration_chars for f in cells[a].values()]), _avg([f.final_message_chars for f in cells[a].values()]), ] for a in AGENTS } y = np.arange(len(labels)) h = 0.34 for i, (a, col) in enumerate(zip(AGENTS, (C[0], C[1]))): v = [x or 0 for x in vals[a]] ax.barh(y + (i - 0.5) * h, v, height=h, color=col, label=a, edgecolor=SURFACE, linewidth=1.5) for j, x in enumerate(v): ax.text(x + 600, y[j] + (i - 0.5) * h, f"{x:,.0f}", va="center", fontsize=8, color=INK2) ax.set_yticks(y, labels) ax.invert_yaxis() ax.set_xlabel("characters per run") ax.set_title("How much of its own thinking each trace preserves") ax.grid(axis="x", lw=0.6) ax.set_axisbelow(True) ax.legend(frameon=False, ncol=2, fontsize=9, loc="lower right") _save(fig, "reasoning_visibility.png", "compare") def main() -> None: ap = argparse.ArgumentParser() ap.add_argument("--figures", action="store_true") args = ap.parse_args() cells, summaries = {}, {} for a in AGENTS: _, feats = build(AGENT_ROOTS[a]) cells[a] = latest_per_cell(feats) summaries[a] = json.load(open(os.path.join(OUT_DIR, a, "summary.json"))) print(f"{a}: {len(cells[a])} paired cells") paired = paired_accuracy(cells) per_task = per_task_accuracy(paired) head = headline(cells) result = { "paired_cells": len(paired), "headline": head, "per_task_accuracy": per_task, "paired_accuracy": paired, "overall": { a: _avg([f.accuracy for f in cells[a].values()]) for a in AGENTS }, "cells_claude_wins": sum(1 for r in paired if (r["delta"] or 0) > 0), "prose": prose_compare(summaries), "risks": {a: summaries[a]["risk_run_counts"] for a in AGENTS}, "errors": {a: summaries[a]["error_run_counts"] for a in AGENTS}, "verification": {a: summaries[a]["final_verification"] for a in AGENTS}, "dev_drop": {a: summaries[a]["dev_to_harness_drop"] for a in AGENTS}, "techniques": {a: summaries[a]["technique_run_counts"] for a in AGENTS}, "actions": {a: summaries[a]["action_totals"] for a in AGENTS}, "tools": {a: summaries[a]["tool_totals"] for a in AGENTS}, } with open(os.path.join(OUT_DIR, "compare.json"), "w") as fh: json.dump(result, fh, indent=1) print(f"wrote {os.path.join(OUT_DIR, 'compare.json')}") tables = [ "## 每 run 行为画像", "", md_table(head, [("metric", "指标(每 run 均值)"), ("claude", "Claude Code"), ("codex", "Codex SDK")]), "", "## 各 benchmark 准确率(同样 4 个 base model 取均值)", "", md_table( per_task, [("task", "benchmark"), ("claude", "Claude"), ("codex", "Codex"), ("delta", "Δ(C−X)"), ("claude_wins", "Claude 胜出格数"), ("n", "格数")], ), "", "## 逐格配对", "", md_table(paired, [("task", "benchmark"), ("base_model", "base model"), ("claude", "Claude"), ("codex", "Codex"), ("delta", "Δ")]), "", "## 文本习惯", "", md_table(prose_compare(summaries), [("habit", "习惯"), ("claude", "Claude"), ("codex", "Codex"), ("surface", "出现在")]), "", ] tpath = os.path.join(OUT_DIR, "compare_tables.md") with open(tpath, "w") as fh: fh.write("\n".join(tables)) print(f"wrote {tpath}") if args.figures: make_figures(cells, paired, per_task) if __name__ == "__main__": main()