Factory vs OpenCode (2026): Which Vibe Coding App Is Better?

Both are popular terminal coding agents. Here is how Factory and OpenCode stack up on price, strengths and weaknesses, and which one we would pick.

Factory

Droids: coding agents for the terminal, IDE and CI from Factory

7.8 /10

Pricing: Paid from $20/mo

Pros

Works across terminal, IDE, Slack and CI
Team and enterprise controls
Custom droids for repeatable jobs

Cons

Aimed more at teams than hobbyists
Pricing based on usage tokens

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OpenCode

Open-source terminal coding agent that works with any model provider

8.4 /10

Pricing: Open source

Pros

Free and open source; any model provider
Claude Code-style extensibility
Fast, well-designed terminal UI

Cons

You pay the model provider directly; costs vary with usage
Smaller community of ready-made extensions

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Factory vs OpenCode at a glance

	Factory	OpenCode
Editor score	7.8 / 10	8.4 / 10
Pricing model	Paid	Open source
Starting price	$20/mo	Free
Reader upvotes	0	1
Best for	agent, enterprise	terminal, open source, byok
Agent Skills support	Yes	Yes
Subagents support	Yes	Yes
MCP support	Yes	Yes
AGENTS.md support	Yes	Yes
Plugins support	Yes	Yes
Hooks support	Yes	No
Rules support	No	No
Agent skills in this directory	46	53
Subagents & agents in this directory	7	26
MCP servers in this directory	72	73

Our pick

OpenCode edges it with a score of 8.4 versus 7.8. OpenCode is the better fit if you value: free and open source; any model provider, claude code-style extensibility. Choose Factory instead if you need: works across terminal, ide, slack and ci, team and enterprise controls.