Devin vs Factory (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Factory grades higher than Devin: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Factory grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Devin
Autonomous software engineer that runs in the cloud or locally
Factory
Coding agents called Droids for desktop, terminal and web
Which one is for you
Pick Devin if
- Fits if you want an agent to take a task and send back a pull request
- Works for a developer who will pay $20 a month for cloud agents
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: a light quota and limited models
- Watch out: quotas refresh daily and weekly, and extra use is bought at API pricing
- Pricey if you use it heavily: Max is $200 a month
- Not for you if you need more than 100 users, as Teams caps there
Pick Factory if
- Fits if you already pay for ChatGPT or Copilot and want to run a coding agent on it
- Works for a developer who wants desktop, terminal and SDK in one product
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the page shows monthly figures without saying whether they are billed monthly or annually
- Pricey if you want more usage: Plus and Max are only 5x and 10x Pro with no token numbers
- Not for you if you need SSO, SAML or audit logs, which are Business and Enterprise with no price
- Tight if you are a group over 10, as Teams covers up to 10 seats
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADevinFair | 2.6GPAFactoryGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $20 a month, in the middle of the category, with Max at $200 and Teams at $80 plus $40 a user. | CPro is $20 a month, in the middle of the category, with Plus at $100 and Max at $200. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree has a light quota and limited models, and Devin Cloud agents start on Pro. | BFree works if you sign in with ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or OpenRouter, or use your own keys, so the model costs are yours. |
| Features | BCloud agents, pull requests, parallel sessions, desktop and CLI, and review tools; the listing shows no gap in the core job. | BDroids across desktop, terminal, web and SDK, with code review, automations and analytics; the listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It is a coding agent with sessions, repos and a CLI to set up. | CNo store rating on record. It has a terminal quickstart and model and key setup to do. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Mac, Windows and Linux with seven integrations; no phone app is listed. | BWeb, Mac, Windows and Linux with four integrations; no phone app is listed. |
| Best for | a coding agent that works in its own cloud computer | coding agents called Droids |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Devin and Factory. How we grade
Price against what you get
Devin starts at $20 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Factory starts at $20 a month and scores 2.7.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other AI agents on the chart, 4 score higher than Devin for less, and 4 score higher than Factory for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Factory also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Devin | Factory | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per month | $20 per individual / month (billing basis not stated) |
| Free plan | a light quota to code with agents, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits and unlimited Tab completions. | Bring your own inference by signing in with ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or OpenRouter, or by connecting your own API keys. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | Cognition | The San Francisco AI Factory, Inc. |
| Price read from | devin.ai | factory.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Devin
- Usage is quota-based and refreshes daily and weekly; going over means buying extra usage at API pricing.
- Cloud agents (Devin Cloud) start on the Pro plan; Free has only a light quota.
- Teams charges an $80 monthly base plus $40 per full user and caps at 100 users.
- The pricing page does not say whether prices change with monthly or annual billing.
Factory
- The pricing page shows monthly figures without saying whether they are billed monthly or annually.
- Plus and Max are described only as roughly 5x and 10x the usage of Pro; no token or task numbers are given.
- Business and Enterprise have no published price, and SSO, SAML/SCIM and audit logging sit behind them.
- The Teams plan covers up to 10 seats; larger groups are routed to sales.
Key features
Devin
- Cloud agents with their own computer
- Devin spins up Windows, Mac and Linux virtual machines as needed to build, test in a browser and record what it built.
- Pull requests from a task
- Sessions start from a prompt or a chat message and end with a pull request, with its tests and a summary of the change.
- Parallel sessions
- A large task can be split across parallel cloud agents that report back. Pro and Max allow up to 10 concurrent sessions.
- Devin Desktop and CLI
- A local app and a terminal CLI run Devin on your own machine, with Tab completions and inline edits in the desktop app.
- Wiki and review tools
- The product menu lists Wiki, Review, Automations and Security sessions, and the pricing page lists DeepWiki and a Devin API.
Factory
- Droid agents
- Droids plan, build and validate changes in a repository. The CLI quickstart shows the agent proposing edits and waiting for review before it changes files.
- Desktop, terminal, web and SDK
- The homepage lists desktop, terminal, web and CLI surfaces, and the docs cover an SDK, a sessions API and a non-interactive exec mode.
- Model routing
- Tasks can be routed across models, and the pricing page says the platform supports frontier and open-weight models from several providers.
- Code review and Automations
- Droids can review pull requests with inline comments, and Automations put repeated engineering work on a schedule.
- Analytics and Agent Readiness
- Per-developer and per-team usage reports, plus a readiness score for each repository, are listed as enterprise-facing features.
- Governance and deployment options
- Business and Enterprise plans add SSO, audit logging, zero data retention and admin controls, and Enterprise lists on-premise deployment.
Plans
Devin
Free$0
Light quota to code with agents, limited models, unlimited inline edits and Tab completions.
Pro$20
per month
Higher quotas, access to frontier models, Devin Cloud agents and extra usage bought at API pricing.
Max$200
per month
Everything in Pro with significantly higher usage quotas, for heavy daily use.
Teams$80
per month, plus $40 per full user
Up to 100 users, shared sessions, SSO, three usage-cost tiers and central billing.
EnterpriseCustom
SCIM, role-based access, centralized admin controls, a dedicated deployment option and account management.
Factory
Free$0
per individual / month
Bring your own inference: sign in with ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or OpenRouter, or use your own API keys or endpoint.
Pro$20
per individual / month, billing basis not stated
Desktop, CLI and SDK access with full model availability.
Plus$100
per individual / month, billing basis not stated
Everything in Pro with about 5x the usage.
Max$200
per individual / month, billing basis not stated
Everything in Pro with about 10x the usage.
Teams$60
per team / month, plus $40 per individual / month
Everything in Pro for up to 10 seats, with centralized billing.
Business and EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales: custom limits, SSO, SAML/SCIM, audit logs; Enterprise adds on-premise options and data residency.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Devin or Factory?
As of Nov 12, 2026, they start at the same price. Devin starts at $20 per month, and Factory starts at $20 per individual / month (billing basis not stated).
Which has a free plan, Devin or Factory?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Devin and Factory have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.