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Factory vs Qwen Code
Live matchup data for Factory and Qwen Code: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
usage — openrouter daily tokens
Usage crossover
usage series pending — daily OpenRouter snapshots build this chart
source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d · no OpenRouter feed: Factory
through Jul 7, 2026
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Spec & pricing
| Spec | Factory | Qwen Code |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Factory | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Homepage | factory.ai | qwenlm.github.io |
| GitHub | — | QwenLM/qwen-code |
| Package | — | @qwen-code/qwen-code |
| Subscription plans | — | — |
| GitHub stars | — | 25,867 |
| Pkg downloads/day | — | 7,610 |
| Latest release | — | v0.19.8 · 9 h ago |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
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Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Factory | Qwen Code | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Lite | 31.3%Jun 17 · factory code droid | 49.7%Sep 1 · entroPO R2E QwenCoder30BA3B tts | github.com |
| SWE-bench Verified | 37%Jun 17 · factory code droid | 60.4%Sep 1 · entroPO R2E QwenCoder30BA3B tts | github.com |
| swe-bench-test | 19.3%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
| Signal | Factory | Qwen Code |
|---|---|---|
| Mentions (30d) | 10 | 10 |
| Positive share | 0% | 20% |
| Negative share | 0% | 10% |
| Net sentiment | 0% | +10% |
| 30d trend |
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
through Jul 8, 2026
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Factory more used than Qwen Code?
- The Token Tape tracks daily OpenRouter usage for this matchup, but Factory has 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 Qwen Code?
- Qwen Code runs $0.5 per million input tokens and $1.00 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Factory and Qwen Code score on coding benchmarks?
- On SWE-bench Lite, Factory scores 31.3% (Jun 17, 2024) and Qwen Code scores 49.7% (Sep 1, 2025). All tracked results and their sources are in the benchmark table above.
- 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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