Cursor vs Factory

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	Cursor AI-native code editor (VS Code fork) with agent mode, codebase indexing.	Factory Agent-native software development platform from Factory AI, powered by its Droid agents in the terminal, desktop, and web.
Category	harness	harness
Vendor type	commercial	commercial
Pricing	subscription	subscription
Strengths	+ Polished IDE UX + Strong codebase indexing + Multi-model support	+ Multi-surface platform spanning CLI, desktop, web, and headless CI/CD exec mode + Model routing across providers instead of single-vendor lock-in + Deep extensibility with MCP, custom droids, skills, hooks, and plugins + Multi-agent Missions for coordinated feature development
Tradeoffs	− Closed product surface; less programmable than CLI harnesses	− No free tier; entry starts at the $20/month Pro subscription − Usage is capped by rolling rate limits within each subscription tier − Enterprise-oriented platform breadth can be heavyweight for solo developers
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