Google Launches its AI Coding Agent "Jules"

Introduction to Jules and its Capabilities

Google announced the launch of its innovative AI-powered coding agent, "Jules," (Jules), making it freely available to everyone, after it had been a pilot project within Google Labs since December. Jules is designed to be a programming assistant that operates asynchronously in the background, allowing developers to pursue other tasks without the need for constant supervision of its work, representing a significant advancement over traditional coding assistants. Thanks to its advanced capabilities, Jules supports multi-modal inputs and outputs, aiming to automate the process of writing, testing, and optimizing code, while displaying the final results to users. According to TechCrunch, Jules functions as an asynchronous agent that integrates with the GitHub platform, where it clones code repositories to virtual machines on Google Cloud and uses AI to fix errors or update code.

Google's Goals and Jules' Impact

Google aspires for the new AI agent to become an indispensable tool for developers, web designers, and even employees in companies who do not possess extensive programming experience. During its experimental phase, developers used Jules to accomplish hundreds of thousands of tasks, resulting in over 140,000 publicly deployed code improvements, reflecting its effectiveness and acceptance within the developer community.

Core Tasks Performed by Jules

Among the most prominent tasks that Jules can accomplish, as stated in the official documentation, are bug fixes, adding documentation, and building entirely new features.

Available Plans and Pricing

Jules is now available with an improved user interface, with new features added based on user feedback, in addition to comprehensive bug fixes. The free plan is powered by the robust Gemini 2.5 Pro model, but is limited to 15 tasks per day and 3 concurrent tasks.

Pro Plan: Priced at $19.99 per month, it allows up to 100 tasks per day and 15 concurrent tasks, with "priority access to the latest models, starting with Gemini 2.5 Pro," meaning its subscribers receive model updates before the free plan.

Ultra Plan: Priced at $124.99 per month, it provides priority access to the latest models, and raises limits to 300 tasks per day and 60 concurrent tasks, designed for intensive, multi-agent workflows.