Pick Amp if
engineers who want a thread that keeps going on an orb, and will watch hosted minutes.
Read the Amp pageAmp vs Factory
Our take
Pick Amp if engineers who want a thread that keeps going on an orb, and will watch hosted minutes. Pick Factory if engineers who want a reviewable coding agent across CLI and desktop, and will watch the rolling rate limit.
Best for
Amp An agent that continues in the cloud
Factory An agent that reads the tree and waits for review
Free plan
Amp No free plan
Factory No free plan
Lowest paid
Amp Individual $20/mo
Factory Pro $20/mo
Next step up
Amp
Factory Plus $100/mo
Coding agent
Amp Orbs
Factory Missions
Runs where
Amp Hosted
Factory Hosted
Watch out
Amp Hosted orb minutes are the meter
Factory $20 is Pro usage, then the rolling cap
Last checked
Amp 2026-10-22 · ampcode.com/pricing
Factory 2026-10-22 · factory.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Factory if
engineers who want a reviewable coding agent across CLI and desktop, and will watch the rolling rate limit.
Read the Factory page