Side-by-side comparison · Coding & Dev Tools
Claude Code vs Factory vs Google Antigravity
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Anyone building software, from first-timers to senior engineers, who wants an AI that does the work itself.
Pick it if: Software teams that want AI agents to take tickets off the backlog and come back with finished pull requests.
Pick it if: Google AI Pro subscribers, and anyone who wants to try handing coding work to AI agents for free.
Claude Code scores highest overall, but Google Antigravity gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | Claude Code | Factory | Google Antigravity |
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| In one line | An AI agent that works inside your project: it reads, writes and runs the code for you. | AI coding agents called Droids that take on whole engineering tasks from your backlog. | Google's free coding app. You hand tasks to AI agents and review what they produce. |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid | Freemium |
| Starting price | $20/mo | $20/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Free plan | No | No | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Claude Code | Factory | Google Antigravity |
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| Overall rating | 4.4Winner | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Claude Code | Factory | Google Antigravity |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | No | No | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | – | No |
| Desktop app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | – | Yes |
| API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | – | Yes |
| Makes images | No | No | Yes |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | Yes | – | Yes |
| Works in many languages | Yes | – | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 12/ 17 | 8/ 17 | 14/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Claude Code | Factory | Google Antigravity |
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| Plans | ProOur pick $20/mo, or $17/mo billed yearly Trying Claude Code and light daily use. | Pro $20/mo A developer trying agents day to day. | IndividualOur pick Free Trying agent-based coding without paying. |
Team From $20/seat/mo billed yearly, or $25 monthly Businesses with 2 to 150 people who want central billing. | PlusOur pick $100/mo Developers who lean on agents all day. | Google AI Pro $19.99/mo People who already have or want the Google AI Pro bundle. | |
Enterprise $20/seat/mo billed yearly, 20-seat minimum Larger companies with compliance needs. | Max $200/mo Heavy individual users. | Google AI Ultra From $99.99/mo Developers who want Antigravity as a daily driver. | |
Max From $100/mo Anyone running Claude Code for hours a day. | Teams $60/mo per team plus $40/seat Small teams up to 10 people. | Business (via Google Cloud) From $30/seat/mo Companies already on Google Cloud. | |
API (pay as you go) Usage based Teams who want to pay only for what they use. | Business / Enterprise Custom Larger companies with security requirements. | ||
| Which plan to pick | Start on Pro. It is enough to build a small site or tool in evenings and weekends. If you hit the limit most days, Max 5x is the next step; it costs five times as much but usually works out cheaper than paying for the API directly. Max also lets you spend up to half your weekly limit on Fable, which Pro only gets through paid credits. | Try Pro for a month to see if the agents suit your codebase. If you want Droids working in the background while you do other things, you need Plus. | Start on the free Individual tier; it is the whole point. If you hit the weekly limits and you also use Gemini for other things, Google AI Pro at $19.99 is a sensible step. Ultra only makes sense for full-time developers. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude Code, Factory or Google Antigravity?
Claude Code scores highest overall in our ratings (Claude Code 4.4/5, Factory 3.8/5 and Google Antigravity 3.9/5). Claude Code is best for building features end to end and fixing bugs you can't find. Factory is best for working through backlog tickets in the background and bug fixes and small features from Jira or Linear. Google Antigravity is best for Trying AI coding agents for free and running several agents at once.
Which is cheaper, Claude Code, Factory or Google Antigravity?
Claude Code: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $20/mo. Factory: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $20/mo. Google Antigravity: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.99/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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