Pick Warp if…
you already use Claude Code, Codex or other agents and want one terminal to run them together.
Both are about running coding agents rather than typing code with AI help. Warp is a terminal that orchestrates several agents — its own Warp Agent, Claude Code, Codex — and bills their usage at API rates. Factory sells its own agents, Droids, which run locally or in the cloud and span coding, testing, review and deployment. Warp is a place to run agents; Factory is the agent.
Pick Warp if you want to mix agents from different providers in one terminal; there's a free plan with bring-your-own inference, and Build ($20/mo) includes agent usage at API rates. Pick Factory ($20/mo per seat) if your team wants one agent platform across the software lifecycle, with options like Zero Data Retention and on-premise deployment.
| App | Free tier | Paid from | Top plan | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warp | Yes | $20/mo | $200/mo | Developers who want an agentic terminal layer to run and coordinate multiple AI coding agents at once |
| Factory (Droids) | No | $20/mo | $200/mo | Engineering teams that want an agent-native workflow spanning coding, testing, review, and deploys, not just an IDE sidebar |
Monthly prices in US dollars before tax, from each vendor's official pricing (US list price; weekly-billed plans converted to a monthly figure). Updated November 2, 2026
| Warp | Factory (Droids) | |
|---|---|---|
| What you're buying | A terminal that runs and coordinates many agents | Factory's own Droid agents |
| Free plan | Yes — Warp Agent CLI, bring your own inference | No |
| Entry plan | Agent usage at API rates, all model providers | Desktop, CLI and SDK; cloud and local Droids |
| Heavy-use tier | Max $200/mo: 10× Build's usage | Max $200/mo: ~10× Pro, early access |
| Enterprise | Self-hosted cloud agents, custom credit pools | On-premise deployment, dedicated compute |
you already use Claude Code, Codex or other agents and want one terminal to run them together.
you want a single vendor's agents to handle coding through deployment for a team, with strong security controls.
Since October 2026 Warp's plans include a dollar amount of agent usage at API rates, so long agent runs burn through Build quickly and Max is the step up. Factory's per-seat tiers scale the same way: Plus and Max multiply Pro's usage, so costs climb fast once a team outgrows Pro. Price a typical week of agent runs before picking a tier.
Yes. Warp orchestrates multiple coding agents, including Claude Code and Codex, in one agentic shell.
Warp is cheaper to start: it has a free plan and Build at $20/mo, while Factory has no free plan and starts at $20/mo per seat. Both have a Max tier for heavy use.
Warp Business ($50/mo per seat, up to 25 seats) adds SAML SSO and your own API keys. Factory's Teams plan covers up to 10 seats, and Business adds SSO, SAML/SCIM, Zero Data Retention and audit logs.
How we choose: prices come from each vendor's official pricing page and are re-checked every week. We take no affiliate fees, so rankings aren't for sale.