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Factory vs Kiro

Live matchup data for Factory and Kiro: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

Factory tape → · Kiro tape →

FactoryFactory

openrouter tokens/day

awaiting first snapshot

usage compares on other signals below

KiroAWS

openrouter tokens/day

not tracked in OpenRouter rankings

usage compares on other signals below

usage — openrouter daily tokens

Usage crossover

usage series pending — daily OpenRouter snapshots build this chart

source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d

awaiting first snapshot

side by side

Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for Factory and Kiro.
SpecFactoryKiro
VendorFactoryAWS
Homepagefactory.aikiro.dev
Subscription plans
  • KIRO FREE free
  • KIRO PRO $20.00/mo
  • KIRO PRO+ $40.00/mo
  • KIRO PRO MAX $100/mo
  • KIRO POWER $200/mo
  • KIRO PRO (Team) $20.00/mo
  • KIRO PRO+ (Team) $40.00/mo
  • KIRO PRO MAX (Team) $100/mo
  • KIRO POWER (Team) $200/mo

snapshot Jul 8, 2026

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

head to head

Benchmarks

Benchmark results for Factory and Kiro: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkFactoryKiroSource
SWE-bench Lite
31.3%Jun 17 · factory code droid
github.com
swe-bench-test
19.3%Jun 17 · factory code droid
github.com
SWE-bench Verified
37%Jun 17 · factory code droid
github.com

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for Factory and Kiro over the trailing 30 days.
SignalFactoryKiro
Mentions (30d)10
Positive share0%
Negative share0%
Net sentiment0%
30d trend

source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d

through Jul 8, 2026

faq

Frequently asked

Is Factory more used than Kiro?
The Token Tape tracks daily OpenRouter usage for this matchup, but Factory and Kiro have no usage feed yet, so no usage comparison is published. Pricing, benchmarks, and sentiment compare on the available signals.
How does Factory pricing compare to Kiro?
Kiro tracked plans: KIRO FREE (free), KIRO PRO ($20.00/mo), KIRO PRO+ ($40.00/mo), KIRO PRO MAX ($100/mo), KIRO POWER ($200/mo), KIRO PRO (Team) ($20.00/mo), KIRO PRO+ (Team) ($40.00/mo), KIRO PRO MAX (Team) ($100/mo), KIRO POWER (Team) ($200/mo). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
How do Factory and Kiro score on coding benchmarks?
The tape holds 3 tracked results for Factory and 0 for Kiro, but none on a shared benchmark yet — scores are listed side by side without a common baseline.
Where does this comparison data come from?
OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.

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