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Factory vs Jules (2026): which should you pick?

As of Nov 12, 2026, Factory and Jules share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about features and platforms, where Factory grades higher, or value for money, where Jules does.

Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA

They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Factory

Coding agents called Droids for desktop, terminal and web

Free plan · from $20/mo
Full detailsfactory.com

Jules

Google's asynchronous coding agent that opens pull requests

Free plan
Full detailsjules.google

Which one is for you

Pick Factory if

  • Fits if you already pay for ChatGPT or Copilot and want to run a coding agent on it
  • Works for a developer who wants desktop, terminal and SDK in one product

Look elsewhere if

  • Watch out: the page shows monthly figures without saying whether they are billed monthly or annually
  • Pricey if you want more usage: Plus and Max are only 5x and 10x Pro with no token numbers
  • Not for you if you need SSO, SAML or audit logs, which are Business and Enterprise with no price
  • Tight if you are a group over 10, as Teams covers up to 10 seats

Pick Jules if

  • Fits if your code lives on GitHub and you want chores done in the background
  • Works for solo developers who can live inside 15 tasks a day

Look elsewhere if

  • Skip it if you use GitLab or Bitbucket, because the docs describe GitHub only
  • Watch out: the docs say limits and features may change, as it is an experimental beta
  • Tight if you want more, since paid tiers come only through Google AI Pro or Ultra
  • Watch out: paid tiers are for individual gmail.com accounts for now, and their prices are not on the Jules pages

How we grade them

2.6GPAFactoryGood2.6GPAJulesGood
Value for money
CPro is $20 a month, in the middle of the category, with Plus at $100 and Max at $200.
AFree for 15 tasks a day with 3 at once, which a single developer can live on. Paid tiers are bundled into a Google AI plan whose price the Jules pages do not state.
Free plan and trial
BFree works if you sign in with ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or OpenRouter, or use your own keys, so the model costs are yours.
B15 tasks every rolling 24 hours on Gemini 2.5 Pro with no card mentioned. You can work on that, though a busy day hits the cap.
Features
BDroids across desktop, terminal, web and SDK, with code review, automations and analytics; the listing shows no gap in the core job.
CPlans first, runs in a cloud VM, opens pull requests and reads AGENTS.md. The listing's gaps keep it at C: GitHub only, and a public beta.
Ease of use
CNo store rating on record. It has a terminal quickstart and model and key setup to do.
CNo store rating on record, and you connect GitHub repositories and write the task prompts yourself.
Platforms and integrations
BWeb, Mac, Windows and Linux with four integrations; no phone app is listed.
CWeb only, and the docs describe no code host except GitHub.
Best forcoding agents called Droidssmall coding jobs handed to a GitHub agent

The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Factory and Jules. How we grade

Where they differ

    In commonFree planWebPublic APIAI featuresWorkflow automationAI agents

    At a glance

    FactoryJules
    PricingFree planFree plan
    Starts at$20 per individual / month (billing basis not stated)Not published
    Free planBring your own inference by signing in with ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or OpenRouter, or by connecting your own API keys.15 tasks per day (rolling 24 hours), 3 concurrent tasks, Gemini 2.5 Pro.
    Free trialNone listedNone listed
    Web
    macOS
    Windows
    Linux
    Made byThe San Francisco AI Factory, Inc.Google
    Price read fromfactory.comjules.google
    CheckedNov 12, 2026Nov 12, 2026

    Worth knowing

    Factory

    • The pricing page shows monthly figures without saying whether they are billed monthly or annually.
    • Plus and Max are described only as roughly 5x and 10x the usage of Pro; no token or task numbers are given.
    • Business and Enterprise have no published price, and SSO, SAML/SCIM and audit logging sit behind them.
    • The Teams plan covers up to 10 seats; larger groups are routed to sales.

    Jules

    • It works with GitHub repositories; the docs describe no other code host.
    • Paid tiers come only through Google AI Pro or Ultra, and for now only for individual @gmail.com accounts.
    • The Jules pages do not state the Google AI plan prices, so no monthly figure is recorded here.
    • The docs call Jules an experimental coding agent in public beta, and say limits and features may change.

    Key features

    Factory

    Droid agents
    Droids plan, build and validate changes in a repository. The CLI quickstart shows the agent proposing edits and waiting for review before it changes files.
    Desktop, terminal, web and SDK
    The homepage lists desktop, terminal, web and CLI surfaces, and the docs cover an SDK, a sessions API and a non-interactive exec mode.
    Model routing
    Tasks can be routed across models, and the pricing page says the platform supports frontier and open-weight models from several providers.
    Code review and Automations
    Droids can review pull requests with inline comments, and Automations put repeated engineering work on a schedule.
    Analytics and Agent Readiness
    Per-developer and per-team usage reports, plus a readiness score for each repository, are listed as enterprise-facing features.
    Governance and deployment options
    Business and Enterprise plans add SSO, audit logging, zero data retention and admin controls, and Enterprise lists on-premise deployment.

    Jules

    Plan before changes
    After a prompt, Jules writes a plan that you can review and approve before any code is edited.
    Cloud virtual machine
    Jules clones the repository into a virtual machine, installs dependencies and edits files there, so work continues while you are away.
    Pull requests on GitHub
    Finished work arrives as a diff you can browse and approve, then as a pull request. Adding a 'jules' label to an issue also assigns it a task.
    AGENTS.md support
    Jules reads an AGENTS.md file in the repository root to learn conventions and how to work with the codebase.
    Scheduled and suggested tasks
    The docs describe scheduled tasks and suggested tasks, and there is a command-line tool and a REST API alongside the web app.

    Plans

    Factory

    • Free$0

      per individual / month

      Bring your own inference: sign in with ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or OpenRouter, or use your own API keys or endpoint.

    • Pro$20

      per individual / month, billing basis not stated

      Desktop, CLI and SDK access with full model availability.

    • Plus$100

      per individual / month, billing basis not stated

      Everything in Pro with about 5x the usage.

    • Max$200

      per individual / month, billing basis not stated

      Everything in Pro with about 10x the usage.

    • Teams$60

      per team / month, plus $40 per individual / month

      Everything in Pro for up to 10 seats, with centralized billing.

    • Business and EnterpriseCustom

      Sold through sales: custom limits, SSO, SAML/SCIM, audit logs; Enterprise adds on-premise options and data residency.

    Jules

    • Jules$0

      15 tasks per day, 3 concurrent tasks, powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro.

    • Jules in ProIncluded

      with a Google AI Pro subscription

      100 tasks per day, 15 concurrent tasks and higher access to the latest models, starting with Gemini 3 Pro.

    • Jules in UltraIncluded

      with a Google AI Ultra subscription

      300 tasks per day, 60 concurrent tasks and priority access to the latest models.

    Common questions

    Which is cheaper, Factory or Jules?

    As of Nov 12, 2026, Factory starts at $20 per individual / month (billing basis not stated), and Jules publishes no starting price.

    Which has a free plan, Factory or Jules?

    As of Nov 12, 2026, both Factory and Jules have a free plan.

    Which platforms do Factory and Jules run on?

    As of Nov 12, 2026, only Factory lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.

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    How this page was made

    • The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
    • The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
    • Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
    • The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.
    How we review and grade