Jules
by Google
At a glance
Google's asynchronous coding agent that clones a repository, plans changes, and completes tasks like bug fixes in the background.
ai-coding agent asynchronous
- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- Coding & Developer Tools
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2025-05
Overview
Jules is Google's asynchronous coding agent that clones a repository into a cloud VM, plans changes, and completes tasks such as bug fixes and dependency updates in the background. Developers review diffs and audio changelogs when work is done, and it integrates with GitHub. Jules is powered by Gemini models and offers a free tier with limits plus paid plans via Google AI subscriptions.
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Key features
- Asynchronous task execution in cloud VMs
- Repository cloning with plan-first workflows
- GitHub integration with reviewable diffs
- Powered by Gemini 2.5/3-class models
Use cases
- Offloading bug fixes and small features to an agent
- Automating dependency bumps and test writing
- Working through backlogs while developers focus elsewhere
Pricing
Jules includes a free tier with daily task limits; higher limits come with paid Google AI Pro and Ultra subscriptions.
Record details
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-09-10
- Founded
- 1998
- Headquarters
- US
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/jules/
Selection profile
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- Tasks it fits
- Writing new code Editing an existing codebase Reviewing diffs and pull requests
Derived from the record: category "coding".
Suggest a correction - How you use it
- Web app
Hosted product with no desktop/CLI tag in the record; assumed web-delivered.
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- Web
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Suggest a correction - Where it runs
- Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
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- Not recorded
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- Global
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- proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
Suggest a correction - Commercial use
- Not recorded
Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
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- Not recorded
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- Subscription Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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- Tasks it fits
- Our inference
- How you use it
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- Runs on
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- Where it runs
- Our inference
- Works offline
- Our inference
- Official service region
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- Public API
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- Licence
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- Commercial use
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- Interface languages
- Unknown
Frequently asked questions
What is Jules?
Jules is Google's asynchronous coding agent that plans and completes repository tasks like bug fixes in the background.
How does Jules run code?
It clones your repo into a secure cloud VM, makes changes there, and presents diffs for review.
Is Jules free?
There is a free tier with task limits; Google AI Pro and Ultra plans raise those limits.
What does Jules not establish?
Anyone who needs a separately published documentation or pricing page, or a self-hosted or offline option, will not find one established in this record for Jules.
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