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Jules

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Google’s asynchronous coding agent that opens pull requests.

Jules is Google’s async coding agent: you assign a GitHub issue or task, it works in its own environment, and it comes back with a pull request. It is a cloud worker, not a local CLI. Gemini is the model.

Model independence
Locked
Deployment
Cloud
Open source
No
License
Proprietary
Pricing model
Mixed
Added / updated
19 Aug 2026 / 19 Aug 2026

jules.google · Docs

Editorial take

Jules is Google’s Devin-shaped product: asynchronous, environment-backed, PR-out. It is not Gemini CLI and not Code Assist. Use it when the job is “go away and open a PR,” not when you need to watch every tool call. Locked models and a Google-hosted computer are the trade.

Strengths

  • Async issue-to-PR loop on Google-hosted compute.
  • Separate product from the IDE assistant, which is the correct split.
  • GitHub integration is the documented path.

Limitations

  • Cloud-only, Gemini-locked, closed source.
  • You do not operate the sandbox.
  • Availability and limits move with Google’s preview/GA labels; read the current docs.

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