Jules review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for small coding jobs handed to a GitHub agent
Jules is Google's coding agent that plans a change, works in a cloud machine and opens a pull request on GitHub. It is free for 15 tasks a day, but the docs call it an experimental public beta, it only works with GitHub, and paid tiers come only through Google AI plans for gmail.com accounts.
Who Jules is for
- 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
Who Jules is not for
- 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
Why Jules gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyFree 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.
- BFree plan and trial15 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.
- CFeaturesPlans 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.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and you connect GitHub repositories and write the task prompts yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, and the docs describe no code host except GitHub.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Jules's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Jules's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 70 of the 101 other AI agents we grade, and level with 17.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 91 of 101) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. Jules’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 91 of 101, level with 10
- BFree plan and trialAbove 82 of 101, level with 13
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 101, level with 67
- CEase of useAbove 14 of 101, level with 78
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 101, level with 19
Keep Jules, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Jules you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 70 of the 101 other AI agents we grade.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
What this rests on. Jules’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Jules?
Jules is a coding agent from Google that works on GitHub repositories. You pick a repository and branch and describe a task; Jules clones the code into a cloud virtual machine, proposes a plan, makes the changes and opens a pull request. The vendor labels it a public beta.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Jules pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Jules has a free plan.
- Starts at
- Not published
- Free plan
- 15 tasks per day (rolling 24 hours), 3 concurrent tasks, Gemini 2.5 Pro.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Jules | $0 | 15 tasks per day, 3 concurrent tasks, powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro. |
| Jules in Pro | Includedwith 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 Ultra | Includedwith a Google AI Ultra subscription | 300 tasks per day, 60 concurrent tasks and priority access to the latest models. |
Read from jules.google on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Jules before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Jules have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Jules is listed for Web.
Does Jules have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Jules is listed for Web.
Is Jules open source?
Jules is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Jules have an API?
Yes. Jules offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.