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from 20 $/mo
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Factory

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Paid 1
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  • CLI agent
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Autonomy level
Autonomous agent 1
Model choice
Multiple models 1

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20 $/mo 1

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Available models
GPT-5, Claude Opus and Sonnet, Gemini, open-weight models 1
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Software development agents ('droids') from Factory that run across desktop, CLI, and SDK with cloud and local background agents.

Profile

Factory is an AI-native software engineering platform built around autonomous coding agents it calls “Droids,” which work across the development lifecycle — code generation, testing, code review, documentation, and release — rather than just completing code inside an editor. It is built by Factory, a San Francisco company founded in 2023 by physicist Matan Grinberg and machine-learning researcher Eno Reyes.

Who builds it

Factory was founded in 2023 by CEO Matan Grinberg and CTO Eno Reyes, who met at a LangChain hackathon after backgrounds in physics research and applied machine learning. The company raised a $150 million Series C in April 2026, led by Khosla Ventures with Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Blackstone, NEA, and other investors participating, valuing Factory at $1.5 billion. At the time of that announcement, Factory said its Droids were used daily by hundreds of thousands of developers at companies including Nvidia, Adobe, EY, Morgan Stanley, Palo Alto Networks, and Adyen, with revenue doubling month-over-month for six consecutive months.

Core features

  • Droids — configurable AI agents run from the Factory desktop app, the Droid CLI, an SDK, or triggered inside CI/CD pipelines via “Droid Exec.”
  • Model independence — Factory supports multiple underlying foundation models (reporting cites Claude and DeepSeek among them) instead of locking teams into one.
  • Cloud and local background agents, plus Factory-managed remote “Droid Computers” on the Plus tier and above.
  • IDE and workflow integrations for VS Code, JetBrains, and Zed, with Slack and Linear connections for triage-style workflows.
  • Security tooling built for autonomous use — Droid Shield 2.0 for learned secret detection, plus an automated, STRIDE-based security review.
  • Flexible deployment — SaaS, hybrid (cloud control plane with customer-owned compute), fully on-premise, or air-gapped, across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Pricing

Factory publishes self-serve pricing for individuals and describes team/enterprise plans as custom-quoted:

  • Pro — $20/month: multi-platform access (desktop app, Droid CLI, SDK), cloud and local background agents, usage dashboard.
  • Plus — $100/month: roughly 5x the usage included in Pro, plus access to Droid Computers.
  • Max — $200/month: roughly 10x the usage included in Pro, plus early access to new features.
  • Business (custom): up to 150 seats, SSO with SAML/SCIM provisioning, a zero-data-retention option, and audit logging.
  • Enterprise (custom): unlimited seats, dedicated/partitioned compute, on-premise deployment, customer-managed encryption keys, and a dedicated account manager.

Individual plans include a bring-your-own-key (BYOK) usage allowance, and prepaid “Extra Usage” credits (minimum $10) can be bought once included usage runs out. Factory does not advertise a free tier or free trial on its pricing page.

Who it's for

Factory targets engineering organizations that want to move past code-completion into agentic automation of testing, review, migrations, and other lifecycle work, and its compliance posture — SOC 2, ISO 42001, GDPR, and CCPA, plus on-premise and air-gapped deployment — is built for security-conscious and regulated enterprises. Its named customers so far (Nvidia, Adobe, EY, Morgan Stanley, Palo Alto Networks, Adyen) skew toward large organizations, though the $20/month Pro plan gives individual developers and small teams an accessible entry point into the same agent platform.

Frequently asked questions

What does Factory cost?

Factory's individual plans start at $20/month for Pro (multi-platform access, cloud and local background agents), rising to $100/month for Plus (~5x the usage, plus Droid Computers) and $200/month for Max (~10x usage, early feature access). Team and enterprise usage is custom-quoted through the Business and Enterprise plans, and individual plans separately include a bring-your-own-key allowance plus optional prepaid “Extra Usage” credits once included usage runs out.

Does Factory offer a free plan or free trial?

No — Factory's pricing page does not list a free tier or a free trial; the cheapest self-serve option is the $20/month Pro plan. It does offer “Droid Core,” free access to a selection of open-weight models once your plan's standard usage allowance is exhausted, and individual plans include a small bring-your-own-key usage allowance.

What IDEs and platforms does Factory support?

Factory's Droid agents run inside VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and Zed, as well as from a standalone Factory desktop app and the Droid CLI in a terminal. Droid Exec lets the same agents run unattended inside CI/CD pipelines, and Factory also integrates with Slack and Linear for triage-style workflows.

Is Factory self-hostable, and how does it handle security and compliance?

Yes — Factory can be deployed as SaaS, in a hybrid model (cloud control plane with customer-owned compute), fully on-premise, or fully air-gapped, across AWS, Azure, or GCP. It states SOC 2, ISO 42001, GDPR, and CCPA compliance, plus enterprise features like SSO/SAML, customer-managed encryption keys, and “Droid Shield 2.0” for detecting secrets during autonomous code operations.

Does Factory do autonomous agents and code review, not just autocomplete?

Yes — Factory's core product is “Droids,” autonomous agents designed to handle full lifecycle tasks including code generation, testing, code review, documentation, and deployment, not just inline code completion. Droids can run in the background (locally or on Factory-managed “Droid Computers”), be customized as specialized subagents with their own prompts and tools, and are model-independent, supporting multiple underlying foundation models.

Who builds Factory, and how large is the company?

Factory was founded in 2023 by CEO Matan Grinberg and CTO Eno Reyes, and it is based in San Francisco. In April 2026 the company raised a $150 million Series C led by Khosla Ventures at a $1.5 billion valuation, reporting that Droids were used daily by hundreds of thousands of developers at companies including Nvidia, Adobe, EY, Morgan Stanley, and Adyen.