Factory just launched Factory Router, an automated routing tool that cuts enterprise coding token spend by 20-25%. It sends routine tasks to efficient models and saves frontier models for heavy reasoning, retaining 99% of Claude Opus 4.7's pass rate on Terminal-Bench 2 while routing across providers for 99.9%+ reliability. It is currently in private research preview.
Factory just raised $150 million at a $1.5B valuation to bring autonomous AI coding agents to enterprise engineering teams. Led by Khosla Ventures, the platform lets developers switch across foundation models like Claude and DeepSeek, already landing enterprise customers like Morgan Stanley. It shows investor hunger for AI coding tools is still red-hot despite heavy incumbents.
Factory.ai just launched a native desktop app for macOS and Windows, letting users run multiple AI Droids simultaneously with dedicated contexts and persistent environments. The app can control local tools like VS Code and browser tabs, while supporting air-gapped local models via Ollama or vLLM. Early enterprise data shows users juggling both CLI and desktop complete 4.6x more sessions.
A comprehensive guide breaks down how Factory Droid shifts software development from single-prompt code edits to coordinated agent teams. By pairing a research-first Spec Mode with native Git worktrees and milestone-driven Missions, Factory focuses on multi-file refactors and migrations that quickly overwhelm standard coding assistants.
Factory just raised $50 million in Series B funding while fully rolling out Droids, autonomous software development agents that topped the Terminal Bench leaderboard. Unlike tools locked to a specific IDE, Droids work across CLI, Slack, and browsers to handle refactoring, reviews, and incident response. Why it matters: It shifts AI engineering from autocomplete to full-lifecycle autonomy without breaking existing workflows.
Factory just opened general access to Droids, its autonomous software development agents. The platform connects directly into engineering stacks like GitHub, Slack, Linear, Notion, and Sentry, giving agents full system context to independently build production-ready software across both local and remote workflows.
