Which API should you use with Factory Droid?

To run Factory Droid on one monthly model bill, add Standard Compute to customModels in ~/.factory/settings.json with provider generic-chat-completion-api and baseUrl https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1, from $19 a month with a $20 compute budget. Factory's own plans run $20, $100 and $200 a month with Factory-hosted models. The catch: Factory says bring-your-own-key use is free only up to an allowance on its Individual plans and is then charged according to your plan, and it does not publish the allowance size.

Light or occasional use

If Droid's usage fits inside Factory Pro's included usage, the $20 plan is the simplest bill. Check Factory's usage page after a busy week before adding a second provider.

One fixed monthly bill

For long Droid sessions on Claude or GPT, a Standard Compute custom model keeps the model bill at the plan price, and requests stop at the monthly compute budget instead of billing overage. Watch Factory's own BYOK allowance as well, since that is billed separately by Factory.

API and subscription options for Droid

Prices and allowances can change. Factory's plan prices and BYOK allowance terms were read from factory.com/pricing, and the customModels fields from Factory's BYOK docs, on October 14, 2026. Factory pricing · Factory: bring your own key. Spot an error? Tell us.

Add Standard Compute to Droid's custom models

{
  "customModels": [
    {
      "model": "standardcompute",
      "displayName": "Standard Compute",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1",
      "apiKey": "${STANDARDCOMPUTE_API_KEY}",
      "provider": "generic-chat-completion-api",
      "maxOutputTokens": 16384
    }
  ]
}

Export STANDARDCOMPUTE_API_KEY, start droid, run /model and pick it under Custom models. Add one entry per pinned model, for example anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5.

Droid questions

Which provider value do I use in Droid's customModels for an OpenAI-compatible endpoint?

generic-chat-completion-api, for the Chat Completions API. Factory's docs say to use it unless you are calling OpenAI's or Anthropic's official API. The value openai switches Droid to the OpenAI Responses API, and anthropic to the Messages API. Standard Compute serves Chat Completions and Responses at https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1, so either of the first two works; generic-chat-completion-api is the safe default.

Do I still pay Factory if I bring my own key to Droid?

Possibly. Factory's pricing FAQ says all Individual plans include an allowance of free BYOK usage, after which BYOK usage is charged according to your plan, and the allowance size is not published. Your model provider bills its part separately: on Standard Compute that is the plan price, with new requests stopping at the monthly compute budget.