I had the new version of the artists' Vue (now called Vue Creator) in the first year it came out, and that does come as a package with plant factory. The UI has been changed quite a bit, and I personally found it slower to use and less intuitive. Renders are a little bit faster, but I had trouble using the preview render as it was optimised for newer software than is on my graphics card, and updating the card caused problems with my older applications such as Vue 10 and Bryce, so I had to back the updates out. I think the price for Creator and Plant Factory together is good, but I don't know whether you get Plant Factory if you opt for Infinite. I did not renew at the end of the first year, mainly because of the graphics card problems. I would recommend getting the software on a 30 day trial, if they are still offering that option, before you decide.