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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
current leader: Qwen Code
source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d · ○ 6 lead changes
through Aug 20, 2026
side by side
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 |
snapshot Aug 12, 2026 | — |
| Latest plan change | Factory plans changed: Team limits changed; added PO; removed Plan1 detected Aug 12, 2026 | — |
| GitHub stars | — | 27,235 |
| Pkg downloads/day | — | 0 |
| Latest release | — | dsw-eas-full-20260821-r1 · 42 h ago |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
head to head
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) | 280 | 300 |
| Positive share | 20.4% | 15.7% |
| Negative share | 15.7% | 22.3% |
| Net sentiment | +4.6% | -6.7% |
| 30d trend |
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
through Aug 21, 2026
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Factory more used than Qwen Code?
- As of Aug 20, 2026, Factory shows 2.5B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps and Qwen Code shows 3.6B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
- How does Factory pricing compare to Qwen Code?
- Factory tracked plans: PO, Team, Enterprise. Qwen Code runs $0.5 per million input tokens and $1.00 per million output tokens (as of Aug 21, 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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