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 AI
Our take
Pick Amp if engineers who want a thread that keeps going on an orb, and will watch hosted minutes. Pick Factory AI if engineers who will buy Pro at $20 / month (desktop / CLI / SDK, cloud and local background agents) while they open a first Mission Control TUI, then Plus at $100 when they need ~5× Pro usage and Droid Computers.
Best for
Amp An agent that continues in the cloud
Factory AI A multi-feature agent plan you steer at a public $
Free plan
Amp No free plan
Factory AI No free plan
Lowest paid
Amp Individual $20/mo
Factory AI Pro $20
Next step up
Amp
Factory AI Plus $100
Coding agent
Amp Orbs
Factory AI
Runs where
Amp Hosted
Factory AI Hosted
Watch out
Amp Hosted orb minutes are the meter
Factory AI $20 is Pro usage, then the rolling cap
Last checked
Amp 2026-10-22 · ampcode.com/pricing
Factory AI 2026-10-23 · factory.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Factory AI if
engineers who will buy Pro at $20 / month (desktop / CLI / SDK, cloud and local background agents) while they open a first Mission Control TUI, then Plus at $100 when they need ~5× Pro usage and Droid Computers.
Read the Factory AI page