Jules
#11 Codingby Google · Best for asynchronous fire-and-forget coding tasks
Jules is Google Labs' asynchronous coding agent that clones a GitHub repo into a Google Cloud VM, drafts a plan, executes work, and opens a pull request. It has an introductory free plan capped at 15 daily tasks, with higher limits bundled into Google AI Pro ($19.99/month) and AI Ultra ($249.99/month) subscriptions.
Pricing
$19.99/mo
Free introductory tier (15 daily tasks); higher limits included with Google AI Pro ($19.99/mo) and Ultra ($249.99/mo)
Free tier: Yes · Open source: No
Strengths
- + Fully asynchronous, fire-and-forget task execution
- + Native GitHub integration with automatic pull requests
- + Powered by Gemini models via Google Cloud VMs
Limitations
- − Free tier limited to 15 daily tasks
- − Currently tied to individual Google AI plans, limited enterprise/Workspace support
Best for
Jules pricing in context
At $19.99/mo, Jules starts close to the $20/month median entry price for coding agents in this index. See the full AI agent pricing data for category medians and the verified pricing-change log.
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