Factory AI

Autonomous coding agents (Droids) for agent-native development

Hand-reviewed by the Toolglade team·Updated Aug 2026

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Toolglade’s take

Factory AI is among the most genuinely autonomous coding platforms, executing commands, editing files, and pushing changes across an unusually wide set of surfaces and integrations, with strong enterprise security and heavy funding behind it. The trade-offs are the lack of a free tier (aside from bring-your-own-key), rolling rate limits and usage-based costs that can be hit under heavy load, and a recently changed pricing model, plus the general need to review autonomous output on complex work.

About Factory AI

Factory AI builds Droids, specialized autonomous coding agents that write code, run tests, review PRs, generate docs, and handle migrations across terminal, IDE, web, and chat surfaces. Droids actually execute commands, edit files, and push changes, with cloud and local agents for parallel work and strong enterprise security. Well-funded at a roughly $1.5 billion valuation, Factory targets enterprises with well-specified work, but has no free tier and rolling rate limits.

Factory AI is a platform for what it calls agent-native development, centered on Droids: specialized autonomous agents that handle distinct software-development tasks end to end. Rather than just suggesting code, Droids run commands, edit files, generate and run tests, review pull requests, write documentation, perform framework and language migrations, and assist with incident response, with cloud and local background agents enabling parallel work. Factory is notable for its breadth of surfaces: a desktop app, CLI, web browser, and SDK, plus IDE support for VS Code, JetBrains, and Vim, and chat and work-tool integrations across Slack, Microsoft Teams, Linear, and Jira. It connects to GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, Notion, and Sentry, supports MCP for external tools, and offers enterprise capabilities including SOC 2 Type II, zero data retention, on-premises deployment, and bring-your-own-key. Founded in San Francisco in 2023 by Matan Grinberg and Eno Reyes, Factory is enterprise-focused and well-funded, having raised a $50 million Series B (September 2025, roughly $300 million valuation) and a $150 million Series C (April 2026, roughly $1.5 billion valuation), with named customers including large enterprises. Pricing moved to per-user subscription tiers with usage-based capacity in mid-2026, ranging from a Pro plan around $20 per month to Max around $200, plus a free bring-your-own-key option, but there is no free tier and rolling rate limits apply. Factory suits enterprise teams with well-specified engineering work rather than solo developers or ambiguous, design-heavy tasks.

TL;DR

Factory AI builds Droids, specialized autonomous coding agents that write code, run tests, review PRs, and handle migrations across terminal, IDE, web, and chat, actually executing commands and pushing changes. It offers broad integrations and strong enterprise security, backed by a $150 million Series C at roughly a $1.5 billion valuation. It suits enterprise teams with well-specified work, but has no free tier and applies rolling rate limits.

Company overview

Factory AI is a San Francisco company founded in 2023 by Matan Grinberg and Eno Reyes (formerly of Hugging Face), focused on autonomous, agent-native software development.

It is well-funded, having raised a $50 million Series B in September 2025 (roughly $300 million valuation, NEA-led with Sequoia, J.P. Morgan, and NVIDIA) and a $150 million Series C in April 2026 (roughly $1.5 billion valuation, reported led by Khosla Ventures with Sequoia, Blackstone, and Insight Partners).

Product features

Droids are specialized autonomous agents for codegen, testing, PR review, docs, migrations, and incident response, running across a desktop app, CLI, web, and SDK, with IDE support for VS Code, JetBrains, and Vim. Cloud and local background agents enable parallel work.

Factory integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, and Sentry, supports MCP, and offers SOC 2 Type II, zero data retention, on-premises deployment, and bring-your-own-key.

Target market

Enterprise engineering teams needing autonomous agents for migrations, refactors, deployments, and cross-tool workflows, with well-specified tasks rather than ambiguous design work.

Buyer personas

End users

Software engineers delegating well-specified tasks, migrations, refactors, and tests, to autonomous Droids across their tools.

Buyers

Engineering leaders, VPs of engineering, and platform teams at enterprises adopting agent-native development.

Key influencers

Senior engineers, platform and DevOps teams, and security stakeholders evaluating autonomous agents.

Ideal customer profile

An enterprise engineering organization with well-defined engineering work and cross-tool workflows that wants genuinely autonomous agents with strong security and broad integrations.

Funding & performance

Factory raised a $50 million Series B in September 2025 at roughly a $300 million valuation (NEA-led, with Sequoia, J.P. Morgan, and NVIDIA), and a $150 million Series C in April 2026 at roughly a $1.5 billion valuation (reported led by Khosla Ventures, with Sequoia, Blackstone, and Insight Partners).

Pros & cons

Pros

Genuinely autonomous: executes commands, edits files, pushes changes
Widest surface coverage (terminal, IDE, web, Slack/Teams, Linear, Jira, SDK)
Strong enterprise integrations and security (SOC 2 Type II, ZDR, on-prem)
Well-funded (roughly $1.5B valuation) with marquee enterprise customers
Cloud and local background agents enable parallel work
Good fit for migrations and refactors where autonomy pays off
Bring-your-own-key option lets cost-conscious users avoid markups

Cons

No free tier to evaluate beyond bring-your-own-key
Rolling rate limits (5-hour, weekly, monthly) can be hit under heavy load
Usage-based capacity makes costs less predictable
Autonomous output still needs human review on complex changes
Enterprise-oriented and overkill for solo or simple use
Poor fit for ambiguous, design-heavy work versus specified tasks
Pricing model changed recently, so guidance may keep shifting

Pricing plans

Bring your own key

Free (with your API keys)

Use your own model API keys
Access to Droids
No subscription fee

Pro

~$20 / month

Per-user subscription
Usage-based capacity
Core Droid access

Plus

~$100 / month

Higher usage capacity
Full Droid surfaces
Priority usage

Max

~$200 / month

Highest individual capacity
Droid Computers
Priority support

Enterprise

Custom

SOC 2 Type II and ZDR
On-premises deployment
Team management and support

Key features

API

Team collaboration

Self-hosted

Multi-language

Integrations

GitHub / GitLab, Jira / Linear, Slack / Microsoft Teams, Notion, Sentry, VS Code / JetBrains / Vim

Input types

text, code

Output types

code, text

Best For

Autonomous code migrations, Large refactors, Cross-tool engineering workflows, Enterprise development teams

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Frequently asked questions

What are Droids?+

Droids are Factory's specialized autonomous agents for distinct development tasks, code generation, testing, PR review, docs, migrations, and incident response, that actually run commands, edit files, and push changes.

Does Factory AI have a free plan?+

There is no standard free tier, but Factory offers a free bring-your-own-key option where you supply your own model API keys. Paid tiers start around $20 per month.

Which tools does Factory integrate with?+

It works across terminal, IDE (VS Code, JetBrains, Vim), web, and chat, and integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, Sentry, and MCP tools.

Is Factory suitable for regulated enterprises?+

Yes. It offers SOC 2 Type II, zero data retention, and on-premises deployment options, plus bring-your-own-key, aimed at enterprise security requirements.

How much has Factory AI raised?+

Factory raised a $50 million Series B in September 2025 (roughly $300 million valuation) and a $150 million Series C in April 2026 (roughly $1.5 billion valuation).